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BOOK - Forest to Farm: Early Days of Otonabee (Second Edition)
By D. Gayle Nelson
Twenty-five years after first publishing Forest to Farm, D. Gayle Nelson published a greatly enlarged edition that provides
insights into pioneer life in the township.
Apart from the more than 100 new historical photographs, Gayle included a number of excerpts from primary sources: diaries, newspapers and letters. These sources describe a different immigrant experience than those reflected in the writings of Moodie, Strickland
or Traill. John McFarlane's Journal details events we can all recognize: " ... the mosquitos are out as thick as hair on a dog and they
work with a will and no mistake." Skunks often proved more than a nuisance. When one falls in McFarlane's well and dies, he notes
that it was "woeful, woeful." Other times he shows remarkable sensitivity: "We cut down one of our old time big sugar maples about 3
feet thick. It seemed like killing an old friend." In a reflective mood he writes, "The nights are beautiful. It seems a downright
shame that we young people have to get up so early in the morning and work so hard all day that we can't afford to knock around a bit
at night."
Gayle has included a large section on Otonabee families that genealogists will find particularly helpful. An extensive family
index is provided to simplify research.
Contents include:
- Forward (from 1975 edition)
- Introduction (2000 edition)
- Forward (2000 edition)
- The Township of Otonabee
- A History of Otonabee Township
- Names of the farms on an 1860 map
- Otonabee Cemeteries
- Otonabee Families
- The Settlement of Otonabee
- Roads and Bridges
- The Cobourg & Peterborough Railway
- Keene Station
- The Otonabee Fire Department
- Township of Otonabee Public Library
- Otonabee Municipal Telephone System
- Serpent Mounds
- Indian River
- History of the Churches in Otonabee
- Education in Early Otonabee
- Histories ofthe Schools in Keene and Otonabee
- Doctors of Otonabee
- Otonabee Sports and Recreation
- Communities in Otonabee
- Campbelltown
- Hiawatha
- The Village of Keene
- Indian River
- Lang Village
- Villiers
- Industries in Keene and Otonabee
- Clubs and Organizations in Keene and Otonabee
- Otonabee West
- Pioneer Families of Otonabee West
- Tho Story of Wild Rice
- Pioneer Stories
- Old Times in Otonabee
- Stories of Pioneer Days
- Pioneer Families South of Keene
- Acknowledgements (1975 edition)
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- Photographs
- The Herkimers
- Dr. John Gilchrist
- Otonabee's First Industry
- Two Men of Vision
- The Peter Robinson Settlers of Otonabee
- Lost and Found in Otonabee
- What Became of S. Bellingham?
- "A Fearful Calamity"
- The Mysterious Death of David Scollie
- Tom Gall's Memories of Keene and Gall's Store
- Rice Lake and the Trent System
- The Development of Tourism in Otonabee
- The Postal Service of Otonabee
- The Rebellion as Viewed from Otonabee
- The Brough Family Letters
- David Nelson's Day Book
- John Knox's Journal
- John McFarlane's Diary
- Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
- Early Schools in Otonabee West
- Stewart Hall Store and Post Office
- The Grange and Forester's Hall at Zion
- Newcastle District and the Land Board
- Land Grants
- Otonabee Land Grants
- United Empire Loyalists Grants in Otonabee
- Otonabee Farm Families of the Year
- Otonabee Council
- Events in Otonabee's Early Years
- Businesses, Trades and Craftsmen
- The Last Twenty-five Years
- Lest We Forget
- Bibiography
- Index of Surnames
- Acknowledgements (2000 edition)
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About the author: D. Gayle Nelson:
D. Gayle Nelson has an enduring affection for her adopted township. Arriving in 1954 as a bride, she found herself a member of one of Otonabee's oldest families. Since then she has served the township in a variety of capacities, but most notably, as the founding librarian of the township library.In 1975 she published the first edition of this book marking the 150th anniversary of Otonabee. This new and greatly expanded edition of the the book was published by the author in 2000.
469 Pages
6.25 X 9"
Photos
Index
Illustrations
Maps
Hardcover with colour dust jacket
Originally published by The, Keene, Otonabee Anniversary Committee, 1975
This edition published with significant additions, by the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan, 2000
ISBN 0-9683935-1-9
O R D E R D E S K
1-800-361-5168( 9-5 Monday to Friday )
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