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“One man who helped to shape our community’s history and left his mark through his exceptional skill as a woodworker and master mechanic was John K. Lemp”.
… extract from “Our Heritage” (Tavistock Gazette) dated February 5, 1997
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Do you like old movies? If so, chances are good you've seen a movie produced or directed by Armand Schaefer, a Tavistock boy. Armand was born in our village in 1898. He spent his adult life in California where he produced over 100 films between 1931 and 1956. He directed 24 more. Armand died in 1967.
If you have a famous (or even infamous) ancestor with Tavistock roots, we'd like to hear from you. You can contact us at info@tavistockhistory.ca
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Some years ago an individual left this photo at the museum with the words "I know the group was called 'The Washboard Band' but that's all I know. I don't know their names or when or where they played".
This photo remains a mystery. They are an interesting looking group. We rather like the man (maybe lady) who plays the washtub.
Might you be able to provide even a small clue? If yes, please contact the Historical Society at info@tavistockhistory.ca. Thank you.
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Reading and writing and arithmetic were unquestionably the mainstays of school life in years gone by. Ask any student who attended a one-room schoolhouse their favourite memory and almost everyone will say "the Christmas Concert".
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Jellyrolls, light and airy with bright red raspberry jam filling oozing from every slice. Sugar cookies the size of saucers. Pigs in the blankets. What???? Not pigs, of course, but oatmeal cookies shaped in crescent moons with date filling. Doughnuts to die for and cinnamon coffee cakes that made you drool just at the thought.
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Have you ever wanted to read someone’s diary? Let’s be honest. Most of us have. We want to know what hopes and dreams and certainly what secrets that person confided to his or her diary.
