Photograph: Hartin family Clock

Photograph

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Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Photograph: Hartin family Clock

Entry/Object ID

000.11.21P

Description

Photograph of Mrs. Margaret Hartin's Clock.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Margaret Hartin

Context

During the "Great Fire of 1870" wildfire reached the family home. Mrs. Margaret Hartin looked after the children as the men fought the flames. To protect the children she covered them in wet blankets and hid them in the well. With her home in danger she rushed back to the house to retrieve a clock, a family heirloom brought from Ireland. Mrs. Hartin was last seen on her way to Poole Creek. She died searching for safety from the flames and was found with the clock beside her.

Collection

Goulbourn Township Historical Society Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Copyright

Copyright Details

Goulbourn Museum provides access to these photographs for research, private study, and educational purposes. Copyright status varies, and the Museum does not hold rights to all content. It is the user’s responsibility to determine and obtain any necessary permissions before reproduction or distribution, in accordance with the Copyright Act of Canada and applicable Ontario law.

Restrictions

Credit line: Goulbourn Township Historical Society Collection