Object Number:
A985.4.41
Object Number:
Print, Photographic
The Story:
George S. Thompson arrived in Haliburton in 1869. He worked initially for his brother Stephen Thompson in the cartage business before entering the lumber business in 1871when he hired on with Mossom Boyd. In 1877 George Thompson married Jane Ann Thomson and began to raise a family. This photo of the couple dates circa 1900.
Thompson had an interesting career both locally and in Lindsay. He later became a government ranger in North Bay. He passed away at Copper Cliff (near Sudbury) after an adventurous life. His book "Up to Date or the Life of a Lumberman, published in 1895 relates a first-hand account of lumbering in Haliburton in the 1870s.
Thompson had an interesting career both locally and in Lindsay. He later became a government ranger in North Bay. He passed away at Copper Cliff (near Sudbury) after an adventurous life. His book "Up to Date or the Life of a Lumberman, published in 1895 relates a first-hand account of lumbering in Haliburton in the 1870s.
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George S. Thompson and his wife, Jane Ann
George S. Thompson and his wife, Jane Ann