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Double Wedding Ring Quilt circa 1948

Rectangular quilt with multi-coloured, scalloped edges is quilted in a multicoloured version of the "wedding ring" pattern that consists of...

  Double Wedding Ring Quilt circa 1948
Tea Leaf Quilt circa 1955

Rectangular quilt on white backing, with multicoloured leaves attached by the applique technique in a regular pattern. This pattern is identified...

  Tea Leaf Quilt circa 1955
Log Cabin Quilt circa 1860

Rectangular quilt made in the Log Cabin pattern. Uses small strips of fabric to make squares. Dominant colours include light beiges, dark blues,...

  Log Cabin Quilt circa 1860
Cross-Stitch Quilt circa 1963-1965

Rectangular quilt on white backing, with cross-stitched flowers and rings in yellow and brown.The quilt top was made by Ena Childs, a teacher who...

  Cross-Stitch Quilt circa 1963-1965
Fan Quilt Unknown Date

The rectangular quilt has a white background, with multicoloured fans quilted and arranged in a regular pattern.Nothing at all is known about this...

  Fan Quilt Unknown Date
Cross-Stitched Pineapple Quilt pre-1963

This rectangular quilt has a white background, with a yellow cross-stitched border, also bordered by cross-stitched flowers. The central part of...

  Cross-Stitched Pineapple Quilt pre-1963
Applique Quilt circa 1940

Rectangular quilt with beige background, has 12 squares laid out in a grid pattern. Inside each square is an applique of a cabin and trees.The...

  Applique Quilt circa 1940
Eight-Pointed Star Patchwork Quilt circa 1954

Rectangular quilt on pink background has one central eight-pointed star quilted out of yellow and green fabric.The patchwork quilt top was made by...

  Eight-Pointed Star Patchwork Quilt circa 1954
Wool Coverlet Crib Quilt circa 1940

This square wool quilt is made of adjoining squares in a checkered pattern of grey and blue plaid. There are red wool tassells attached to the...

  Wool Coverlet Crib Quilt circa 1940
Wool Quilt Unknown Date

This square wool quilt is made of adjoining squares in a checkered pattern of grey, blue, red and white squares. There are white wool tassells...

  Wool Quilt Unknown Date
Flower Pattern Quilt Unknown Date

Rectangular quilt on yellow backing with 20 multi-coloured flowers arranged in a regular pattern.This quilt was made by Nancy Luetta White, nee...

  Flower Pattern Quilt Unknown Date
Little Log Cabin Quilt circa 1900

Rectangular quilt has multicoloured interlocking rectangles of fabric that form the "Log Cabin" pattern.This quilt was made by Nancy Luetta White,...

  Little Log Cabin Quilt circa 1900
Ohio Star Quilt circa 1920

Rectangular quilt with white background, has thirty (30) yellow, eight-pointed star-bursts quilted on the front in a regular pattern. Known as the...

  Ohio Star Quilt circa 1920
Queen's Crown Quilt circa 1945

White rectangular quilt with red triangles along the edge, and red quilted circles arranged in a staggered pattern. Inside each circle are are four...

  Queen's Crown Quilt circa 1945
Moon and Stars Quilt circa 1936

Rectangular quilt has a white background colour and two broad stripes of red that run vertically and horizontally forming a grid. Within each...

  Moon and Stars Quilt circa 1936
Fan/Clamshell Quilt circa 1920

Rectangular quilt with beige border. The centre portion of the quilt is dominated by a red diamond pattern. Inside each diamond is a quilted fan...

  Fan/Clamshell Quilt circa 1920
Family in front of Log Cabin

This picture depicts a family of seven, posed in front of a log cabin.Individuals are identified as members of the Gutzman Family, from left to...

  Family in front of Log Cabin
Family Portrait at River Farm

This photograph depicts a family portrait of men, women and children in front of a home.From left to right, back row: Reinholdt Gutzman, Carl Jr....

  Family Portrait at River Farm
Gutzman Homestead

Two men dressed in black suits with black hats, standing in front of wooden house.The man on the right is identified as a member of the Heinze...

  Gutzman Homestead
Gutzman River Home

This photograph depicts a white house, with a shed in the background. There are six people posing in front of the building.This house and out...

  Gutzman River Home
Family Portrait at River Farm

This photograph depicts a family portrait of men, women and children in front of a home.Back Row: Reinholdt Gutzman, Carl Jr. Gutzman, Ada Gutzman,...

  Family Portrait at River Farm
People on Bridge

Is the location in Petawawa, ON? Do you recognize any of the people? What event might be taking place?

  People on Bridge
Giesebrecht Postcard

A large building is in the background of this image and there is a group of men on wagons in the foreground. The word Petawawa is written on the...

  Giesebrecht Postcard
Emilia and Carl Gutzman at Retirement Home

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  Emilia and Carl Gutzman at Retirement Home
Portrait of Albertina and Johann Gutzmann

Black and white portrait of a man and a woman. The woman is in a long skirt, wearing a kerchief or bonnet on her hand. The man is dressed in a...

  Portrait of Albertina and Johann Gutzmann
Gutzman Family River Farm

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  Gutzman Family River Farm
Mrs. August Gutzman and Spinning Wheel

A woman in a light coloured dress is seated outside, working on a spinning wheel.The woman is Mrs. August Gutzman, nee Frederika Heinze. This...

  Mrs. August Gutzman and Spinning Wheel
Paul and Caroline Dannhauer Portrait

Black and white portrait of a bearded man and a woman in an oval, gilt, wooden frame.The people depicted in this photograph are Paul Dannhauer and...

  Paul and Caroline Dannhauer Portrait
1939 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa

This booklet is a an Assessment Roll for the Municipality of Petawawa. It is 19 pages long, and is made up of large ledger-type pages. The...

  1939 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa
1937 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa

This booklet is a an Assessment Roll for the Municipality of Petawawa. It is 18 pages long, and is made up of large ledger-type pages. The...

  1937 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa
Interview - Mrs. G.E. "Minnie" Robertson

This audio is from a recorded interview with Mrs. G.E. "Minnie" Robertson, born in Cobden, Ontario. She discusses summer family vacations at a...

  Interview - Mrs. G.E. "Minnie" Robertson
Interview - Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Clouthier

This audio is from a recorded interview with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Clouthier of Petawawa, Ontario. The lumber industry in the Stonecliffe area...

  Interview - Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Clouthier
1946 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa

This booklet is a an Assessment Roll for the Municipality of Petawawa. It is 21 pages long, and is made up of large ledger-type pages. The...

  1946 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa
1945 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa

This booklet is a an Assessment Roll for the Municipality of Petawawa. It is 22 pages long, and is made up of large ledger-type pages. The...

  1945 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa
1944 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa

This booklet is a an Assessment Roll for the Municpality of Petawawa. It is 21 pages long, and is made up of large ledger-type pages. The...

  1944 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa
1943 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa

This booklet is a an Assessment Roll for the Municipality of Petawawa. It is 22 pages long, and is made up of large ledger-type pages. The...

  1943 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa
1941 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa

This booklet is a an Assessment Roll for the Municipality of Petawawa. It is 20 pages long, and is made up of large ledger-type pages. The...

  1941 Assessment Roll for the Township of Petawawa
Interview - Mrs. Callie Logan (nee Black)

This audio is from a recorded interview with Mrs. Callie Logan (nee Black) of Shady Nook, Ontario. She discusses her time as a teacher in Petawawa,...

  Interview - Mrs. Callie Logan (nee Black)
Interview - Mr. Elmer Maves

This audio is from a recorded interview with Mr. Elmer Maves of Pembroke, Ontario. He discusses his early days in a lumber camp, stories of other...

  Interview - Mr. Elmer Maves
Interview - Mr. Adolph Gust

This audio is from a recorded interview with Mr. Adolph Gust of Petawawa, Ontario. He discusses lumbering in the Petawawa area, with references to...

  Interview - Mr. Adolph Gust