Collection 2021-099 - Correspondence of John Brett McGeachie and copy of 'Bass Lake' book

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CA ON00156 2021-099

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Correspondence of John Brett McGeachie and copy of 'Bass Lake' book

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  • 1994-2003 (Creation)

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2cm of textual records

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(1912-2003)

Biographical history

Jack McGeachie was a resident of Limerick Township in Hastings County, and with his wife, Ethel Tweedie Morgan, was the donor of the McGeachie Conservation Area to the Crowe Valley Conservation Authority in 1994.

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Materials were given to the donor by Jack and Ethel McGeachie some years previously.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by Carlene Baker in November 2021.

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Copy of McGeachie's book Bass Lake - Hastings County and correspondence between McGeachie and various authorities about the management of the McGeachie Conservation Area and his efforts to change the name of Steenburg Lake in Limerick Township, Hastings County, Ontario.

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