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Old wooden tennis racquet c.1900s.1910
The Naismith Museum and Hall of Fame, Almonte
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ICAA Tennis Championship Medallion, Bronze. Designed by R. Tait McKenzie.1929
The Mill of Kintail
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The Snedden family and friends enjoy a game of tennis at the Manse in Blakeney in the early 1900's.1900
Almonte
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Almonte Tennis Club1899
Almonte
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School FairsThe teacher and pupils of the rural schools would converge on the N.L.A.S fairgrounds in Almonte each fall for the Rural School Fair. The day long fair would include events such as a stock judging, weed naming, public speaking, school parade and stretching exercises as well as a program of sports for the boys and girls. Running races and sack races were popular. Lois Guthrie remembers these fairs and the sports program:
" I remember Miss Wilson, Ruby Wilson, I never saw anything like it" She would have participated in the race for teachers. I guess she was quite quick, even with the 15 yard handicap afforded the men.
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Program of Events and prize list for the Rural School Fair of 1934 at N.L.A.S. grounds in Almonte.1934
Almonte
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The students of SS number 10, before the parade of schools at the Rural School Fair in Almonte.1940
Almonte
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The inside of the program for the 1934 Rural School Fair.1934
Almonte
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Three legged race at the Junior farmers picnic at McCullough's landing on Mississippi Lake.1947
Carleton Place
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CroquetCroquet and golf originated from the ancient roman game of PAGANICA. Using a curved wooden stick a player would to hit a small leather ball into marked trees. The winner was the person who hit all the trees in the fewest possible strokes. This game evolved into golf and croquet.
Settlers from Great Britain or Ireland would have brought the game with them. The game is played with wooden balls, mallets to strike the balls with and hoops, set up strategically to form the course. It is both a sport and a pastime. In the Victorian era it was one of the few activities that allowed young ladies to be unchaperoned. The long skirts in those days could also have been used to move ones ball into a better position.
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Croquet game played at the Young Farm in Blakeney, just outside Almonte.14 October 1905
Almonte
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Mr. and Mrs. Young host a croquet at the Young farm.1905
Almonte
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More crocquet action at the Young Farm.1905
Almonte
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Twin sisters Shariffa and Natalie play croquet on the Camelon farm, formerly the Young Farm.2003
Almonte
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