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Archive Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2010.099.1519 |
Title |
The game of Walkerton, county town of Bruce, Ontario, Canada |
Object Name |
Game, Board |
Dates of Creation |
1991 |
Creator |
G and J Ideas Cohen, Felix S. Henderson, W |
Other Creators |
Ideas Board Game |
Description |
This item is part of the Peter Schmalz fonds, Series 5, File 7 (Personal documents and publications - Miscellaneous). This board game, entitled "The game of Walkerton, county town of Bruce, Ontario, Canada" was created by "Ideas Board Game" Myerstown, PA" for Homecoming '91. From the Rules: "The object of the game is to bankrupt the competition by buying, selling, expanding and investing in local business properties that actually exist in your home town, plus investing in the "millionaire Stock Exchange" The equipment consists of a game board, a set of dice, 6 tokens, a set of profit cards and loss cards, a set of title cards and a stack of play money (American). The game board is set up in a fashion similar to the Monopoly game, with rectangles around the outer edge of the rectangular board featuring different Walkerton businesses. The center of the board features sketches of: The O'Connor / Bogdon House, The Town Hall / Victoria Jubilee Hall, The Joseph Walker House, Walkerton Herald-Times building, and the Rowland House. Also listed in the centre are the names of Walkerton Police Chiefs (1907-1991), Walkerton Postmasters (1853-1991), Town Mayors (1871-1991), Walkerton Fire Chiefs, Citizens of the Year (1984-1989) and Royal Canadian Legion Branch 102 Honour Rolls for World War I and World War II including Cargill & Greenock and Formosa. Businesses featured as properties in the game include: Superior Propane, Bud's Sound Boutique, Carman Cameras, Canadian Tire (D.W. Inglis Ltd.), Walkerton Herald Times, bank of Montreal, The Hartley House, Brown's Guardian Pharmacy, Walkerton Collision Centre, This is It, Tanner & Pearson Funeral Home, Stewart's Valu-Mart, Home Hardware (Gordon & Beverley Trecher, Bruce County Moving & Storage (Bill & Debbie Eidt), Mullen Small Animal Clinic (Dr. Wayne Murray), Saugeen Real Estate Ltd., Cuneo Interiors Ltd., N.E. Wear, Cox Signs, BDO Ward Mallette, Mel's 4&9 Diner, Chiropractic Team (R.J. Batte), Jack Lambertus, The Province of Ontario Savings Office, Walkerton Carpet & Colour Inc., CIBC, Skelton Memorials, Wright's Ema, Joy Source for Sports, Buehlow's Wide World Travel, Easthill Autohaus, Eveready, Hobley IDA Pharmacy, The Fabric Shoppe, Walkerton Police, The "New" Kenny's Flowers, Gaviller & Company chartered accountants, Holst Office Supplies Ltd. |
Collection |
Schmalz, Peter fonds |
System of arrangement |
See fonds-level description for information about system of arrangement. This item was donated in an unnumbered box. |
Parent Object |
Schmalz Series 5, File 7 |
Level of Description |
Item |
Physical Description |
1 board game with box ; 36 x 28 x 1 cm (metal spiral coil bound) |
Restrictions on Use |
Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user. |
Places |
Walkerton |
People |
Bell, Victor Milne Birss, Hugh Bolden, Jim Boyle, Gus Brown, Art Buehlow, Harry Burrows, W.A. Cooper, James G. Crawford, Bill Crerar, Wilf Damm, George Erdman, John Ferguson, Jack Gailing, Burrell Gilchrist, Don Goode, Robert Grant, Campbell Halliday, W.B., Dr. Hay, Stan Hehn, Rusty Henderson, John Heughan, A.E. (Arthur Edwin) Holden, Ray Inglis, Margaret Innes, Robert Janke, Julius Johnston, Andrew Kersey, Ross Klein, Alphonse Basil Knox, Jack Koebel, Frank Krampp, Ed Lambertus, Jack Lippert, Frederick Lobsinger, Christine Lobsinger, Irwin Marshall, Walter Marshall, Walter McDonald, Neil McLean, Andrew McLean, Malcolm McLean, Malcolm McNab, Alex E. McNaughton, Charlie Menzies, Alex Moore, David Moran, Joseph Murray, Wayne Nutting, Charles Francis O'Connor, Hamilton Park Richardson, William Rife, Samuel Robertson, David Rogers, Bruce (Boogie) Ross, Paul Schwindt, George Scott, Harold Shaw, Alex Sproat, Alexander Stalker, Malcolm Standish, John Stewart, Wally Stovel, C.W. Taylor, Ray Tolton, Archie Tolton, John S. Trescher, Gordon Truax, Reuben Eldridge Vogan, Samuel White Waldie, Edith Walker, Joseph Watts, Harry Weber, Carl Wilson, Dave Winters, William C. ("Bill") |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Advertising Business Fires & firefighting Games Police & policing Postmasters Reunions & homecomings Royal Canadian Legion Soldiers |