Archive Record

Metadata

Item ID#

A2017.125.004

Title

As I remember

Object Name

Book

Dates of Creation

1991

Creator

Archer, Glen Edmund

Description

This book is a series of remembrances in the life of Glen Edmund Archer from the time he was born in Paisley in 1915, through to 1985 (in seemingly no particular order).

Inscription inside cover page reads, "Presented to Paisley Branch Library - May 31, 1996

Contents:
Dates and places
Glen Edmund Archer
Number four and the twelfth
Our home in Paisley
Family relationships
Ballachey's store
Grandfather's livery stable
The family of John Franklin (Frank) Purdy
The family of Samuel Archer, Sr.
Bobsledding
Christmas at Aunt Mary's
Early radio and my musical career
Skating
White wyandotte chickens
Pigeons and potatoes
Fish and game
The Paisley sap
Swimming
Boating on the rivers
Sunday school picnic
Nicknames
Some unusual characters
All aboard - Paisley / Southampton train
Paisley public and continuation school
Paisley's library (or was it Nettie's?)
Goble's Grove
Memories of the good old days make me shiver
Off to school and on to work
Guy Lombardo
Get me to the church on time (Alan J. Lerner)
The pledge is broken
Some nice and not-so-nice events

Level of Description

Item

Physical Description

78 pages : black and white illustrations ; 21.5 x 17.5 cm (spiral bound)

Restrictions on Use

Responsibility for determining the copyright status and permissible use rests with the user.

Places

Bruce County
Paisley

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