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HISTORY IN WOOD, THE McCREA MODELS
1957

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HISTORY IN WOOD - THE McCREA MODELS

Author Frances Morden McCrea - Printed and Bound by The Hunter Rose Co. Limited - out of print
1957 Dedicated to John Morden McCrea and his wife Fae ( the son of John McNeely McCrea and Frances McCrea) This book was compiled and written by Frances Morden McCrea, the widow of John McNeely McCrea and contains black and white photographs of the entire collection that is now with the Toronto Museums. It has interesting personal observations and although out of print, copies can be obtained fairly readily. Much of the information in this exhibit has been derived from this book.

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MEMORY'S WALL
1956

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MEMORY'S WALL

The Autobiography of Flora McCrea Eaton - printed by Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited 1956. 210 pages Although the book primarily deals with Lady Eaton's life after her marriage to John Eaton, the early chapters in the book provide insights in the daily life of the McCrea family in Omemee.

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John, born April 16th, 1865, was serious and caring. John was a cabinetmaker, and had served his apprenticeship with the well-known furniture firm of Jacques & Hayes of Simcoe Street, Toronto. He may have become an architect, had he not suffered under a cruel, tyrannical teacher during this first year or so in high school. Between the ages of seventy and ninety, he made many the many models in this collection. When John was 38, he married Elizabeth Roberts (1868-1914), 34, of Lindsay Ontario, on June 4th, 1903. Their infant son, John Roberts, died May 8th, 1907. John later married Frances Morden and a second son was born in 1923, John Morden . John McNeely McCrea died April 6th, 1957 at the age of 92. John Morden McCrea resides in Pittsburgh.

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OMEMEE, MISSISSAUGA CAMP SITE TO ONTARIO VILLAGE
1968

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BOOKS - OMEMEE - Mississauga Camp Site to Ontario Village

Author - C. Hillier Williamson, Printed by A.D. Newson Co. Ltd., Peterborough, 1968 A comprehensive local history of the Village of Omemee 336 pgs.
134 illlustrations. This book provided much of the information for this exhibit and is invaluable for researchers seeking information regarding Omemee and its residents.