Elgin in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Clifford Pennock & His Times
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2022
1. Clifford Pennock & His Times Marker
Cliff Pennock was born in Elgin in 1880 and lived there until his death in 1945. After completing his schooling, he became a barber, a merchant, but most importantly, a passionate photographer! Today, Cliff's photos provide a vivid glimpse of what life was like in the Elgin / South Crosby area from c1900 to c1920.
[Photo captions, clockwise from top left, read]
Family churning butter outside
Loading hay before farm mechanization
Tea time in the parlour
A mother's pride and joy
Diver (and his audience) inspecting the Newboro Lock
Filling the ice house for summer
Jean Dargavel & her porcelain doll
The Elgin theatre players strike a pose
Elgin, looking east from the Davis Lock Road
Opinicon visitors with motoring scarves
Newboro hockey team (and an official in a raccoon coat)
One boy having a barrel of fun (one of several Pennock double exposures)
Muscrat & raccoon pelts ready for the buyer
The Opinicon kitchen staff
A family grieves before placing the casket in a vault (at right), awaiting spring burial
Casualties of WWI and the Spanish flu
Waiting for the spring thaw log drive
Exciting times at the Delta
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Erected 2022 by Elgin and Area Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
Location. 44° 36.561′ N, 76° 13.198′ W. Marker is in Elgin, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. Marker is on Main Street (County Highway 8) 0.2 kilometers east of Kingston Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 52 Main Street, Elgin ON K0G 1E0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Historic Elgin (here, next to this marker); The Artistry of Clifford Pennock (here, next to this marker); Remember The Fallen (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Red Brick School / L'Ιcole en Brique Rouge (about 180 meters away); The Methodist New Connection Church (approx. 5.5 kilometers away); Blanche A. Thompson Leggett (approx. 5.6 kilometers away); Crosby Methodist Church Bell (approx. 5.6 kilometers away); The Lyndhurst Bridge / Le Pont de Lyndhurst (approx. 10 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elgin.
Also see . . .
1. Heritage Walking Tour of Elgin.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2022
2. Clifford Pennock & His Times Marker
2. Storyboard Unveiling Elgin. (Submitted on October 10, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Lakes and Islands, Times Past. (Submitted on October 10, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Additional keywords. Clifford Pennock & His Times
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
