Name/Title
Reford Whiteside, Working at Wasaga Beach, 1962Entry/Object ID
2023.744.21Scope and Content
PhotographContext
The photograph of the beachfront was photographed July 2, 1962. Reford Whiteside is standing on the left side of the photograph. Other people present, as noted on the back of the photograph are, Ron French, Howard Cose, John Challoner (boat builder) and George Fiddler.
Reford Whiteside was a licensed plumber, commercial fisherman, dug wells and laid blocks. Jean Gordon of Sunnidale Township, married Reford Whiteside and moved to Wasaga Beach. Reford and Jean had two daughters, Isabel, who married Ross Hutchinson, and Ella who married Neil Edwards. Neil Edwards worked on the CPR ships out of Port McNicol and later had a bread route and worked at Goodyear circa 1967-1996. Alan Edwards, son of Ella and Neil Edwards, and great grandson of Reford and Jean Whiteside donated the Edward's Collection.
Reford’s parents, Alan's great grandparents, were Mary Margaret Moore of Allenwood Beach married to George Whiteside.Acquisition
Accession
2023.744Acquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-3/4 in
