Name/Title
Wood BoxEntry/Object ID
2023.744.47Description
Wooden BoxContext
The wood box was used by Reford Whiteside to pack fish in ice for shipping.
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
9-1/4 inWidth
21 inLength
28-1/4 in
