Name/Title
Elm Park Cottages and the Adamson Family PhotosEntry/Object ID
2023.804.4Scope and Content
Photographs & PostcardContext
James B. Adamson (Jimmy) and Muriel Adamson owned Elm Park Cottages located at the corner of Zoo Park Road and River Road West, Wasaga Beach. The cottage court had 4 cottages in total. The original log cottage which still contained original beams was later refinished in stucco and was destroyed by fire a few years ago. The house located at 637 River Road West, which sat in front of the original cottage and which also was destroyed by fire in the past few years, was also part of the cottage court but was renovated to be a larger home. Jimmy also operated the first garbage collection in Wasaga Beach. Jimmy passed away in 1962.
Jimmy and Muriel Adamson had 6 children, Dorothy, Evelyn, Eric, Ruth, Bernard and Donald. Donald Adamson married Diane (Geddes) More Adamson. (Diane's first husband was More). Donald passed away in 2009 and Diane passed away in 2023. Deanna Adamson is granddaughter of Jim and Muriel Adamson and daughter of Diane and Donald Adamson.Acquisition
Accession
2023.804Source or Donor
Deanna AdamsonAcquisition Method
Gift
