Family Stories
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| 1 |  | 866 History of the Family Name Excerpt from "The House Belongs To The Government" by G. Kent Gooderham published by George C.K. Gooderham | |
| 2 |  | 1802 William Gooderham’s Early Years in England
William's youth until emigrating from England. Describes his army career with the Royal York Rangers including his work as a remittance man, apparently the source of his wealth. | |
| 3 |  | 1831 The Adventure Begins
By Douglas Worts The motivating origins for the move to Canada and the family partnership. | |
| 4 |  | 1834 This is a Yankee Place A story about selling wheat to the Gooderham Mill. Excerpt from Landmarks of Toronto by John Ross Robertson Publication date 1894-1914 | |
| 5 |  | 1837 Mr. Cawthra's Bags of Gold According to Louisa Gooderham Walker Score, during the rebellion, the mill was used to store articles of value and “Mr. Cawthra’s bags of gold” | |
| 6 |  | 1844 The First Babies Christened in Little Trinity Church Little Trinity Church was supported by members of the Gooderham and Worts families from its earliest days and contributed heavily to both World Wars. | |
| 7 |  | 1846 Twenty-Nine Children in William and Harriet Gooderham’s Care After tragedy struck the Worts family, William and Harriet Gooderham had 29 children under their roof | |
| 8 |  | 1854 Letters to William Henry Beatty from his father James Beatty (father-in-law of Charlotte Louisa (Worts) Beatty) Now and then we are lucky enough to stumble on a detailed account that a settler has left for posterity. James Beatty, the father of William Henry Beatty and the father-in-law of Charlotte Louisa (Worts) Beatty, left just such an account. Written in September, 1854, the account takes the form of a series of letters written to his son William Henry...describing his very eventful and difficult life. | |
| 9 |  | 1864 A Run on the Bank of Toronto A Story by J.W. L. Forster, a painter who painted William Gooderham Sr and Jr and William George Gooderham. The story is based on a tale told by William Sr as he sat for the portrait. | |
| 10 |  | 1868 The Fence around Osgoode Hall Osgoode Hall is surrounded by an intricate iron fence that runs the length of Queen Street. In 1868 the ornate fence was completed. It was built by William Gooderham's son, Henry's father-in-law, William Hamilton. | |
| 11 |  | 1869 Great Fire of ‘69 At six o’clock on Tuesday, October 26, 1869 – just as William Gooderham and his family were sitting down for dinner (or “tea”) – a small cask of benzene caught fire and exploded in the fermenting cellar of his 1860 Stone Distillery, precipitating a night of high drama by the Lake. Sally Gibson, The Distillery Archivist tells this tale... | |
| 12 |  | 1873 How the Town of Gooderham Got its Name If you celebrated the way the fine citizens of Gooderham, Ontario did (or so the story goes) perhaps you too would want to rename your home town after the source of your merry making. Or did that really happen? | |
| 13 |  | 1879 A Sad Railway Accident A sad railway accident occurred near Toronto resulting in the death of James Gooderham, son of William Gooderham. |
