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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grant's 60th wedding anniversary
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ross Andrews fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- textual records
- Date Range
- December 11, 1971
- Accession Number
- 2008-27
- Storage Location
- M1 S3 Sh3 B5 215
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ross Andrews fonds
- Creator
- Ross Andrews
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2008-27
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M1 S3 Sh3 B5 215
- GMD
- graphic material
- textual records
- Date Range
- December 11, 1971
- Series
- Ross Andrews fonds- Photographic negatives series
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w negatives ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- Ross Andrews was a photographer for the Tillsonburg News.
- Scope and Content
- Three photographic negatives of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grant's 60th wedding anniversary, on December 11, 1971. An envelope with the identification of what is depicted in the negatives, is stored with the negatives.
- 215a was published in the Tillsonburg News on December 20, 1971 with the following article: "Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grant celebrated their diamond jubilee in the United Church parlor on Saturday, December 11, 1971. Mr. Grant was the former Florence Atkinson. They were married in the Methodist Church parsonage, Vienna, on December 12, 1911, by the late Rev. Clark. The wweather was mild and it rained a lot. The sandy roads were water-soaked. There was no pavement but everyone accepted what was handed out to them. It was a double wedding. The other couple was Bertha Priddle, a cousin of the bride, and Norman Ramsey. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Grant were blessed with a little daughter, Audrey, who was taken from them when she was nearly a year old. They have two sons, Jack, of St. Marys, and Lyle, of Straffordville, and two daughters: Muriel, in Montreal, and Mrs. Bert (Verna) Brown of Scarboro. They were all present on Saturday with their children, grand children, an dthree great-grandchildren. Mrs. Grant's dress was in a violet shade and this colour was carried out in the decorations of the cake, the candles, and the flowers on the tea tables. Her corsage was a mauve and white orchid, the gift of the groom, and he wore a white carnation boutonniere. Many guests were received at the door, including relatives and friend. The couple received many lovely gifts of flowers. Telegrams were received from the Queen, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, PM; Robert L. Stanfield; William G. Davis; Robert Nixon; R.K. McNeill and Harold Stafford. The UCW served lunch in a very attractive way. Mr. and Mrs. Grant wish to thanks all who helped in any way".
- Handwritten notes by Ross Andrews on the envelope state: "Harry Grant, father of Lyle and Jack, all operated the White Rose service station and garage on Plank Road in Straffordville at one time or another".
- Subject Access
- Anniversary
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