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Whether living and working
in a farming community, or watching a harvest sunset while travelling
a rural highway, Ontarians take great pride in their agricultural
heritage. |
The story of Ontario is rooted in
agriculture. With a landscape as diverse as the people who have
cultivated it, the province’s farming past is rich with
stories of success, hardship, innovation and community spirit.
The Archives of Ontario is proud to hold an important key to
the province’s agricultural heritage through the documents
it acquires, preserves and makes accessible to the public.
This exhibit celebrates the farming way of life as it is captured
in private and government documents, focusing on the settlement
of the land, its use, and the people who have made agriculture
one of the province’s greatest assets. |
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Farmhouse and load of pumpkins, September 1905
Marsden Kemp
Glass Plate Negative
Reference Code: C 130-6-0-12-2
Archives of Ontario, I0013550
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Woman and two young children standing in a farm yard, with chickens,
[ca. 1900]
Photographer unknown
Black and white negative
Rowley Murphy collection
Reference Code: C 59-2-0-0-2
Archives of Ontario, I0013795
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Follow the links below to explore
Ontario's agricultural heritage.
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Woman inspecting eggs, November 8, 1988
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Colour print
Reference Code: RG 16-276-1 88-B1094
Archives of Ontario, I0003218 |
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Under inspection for gobbler approval in
Manitoulin, 1926
Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Representative
Photograph Albums
Reference Code: RG 16-274, Album 3, pg.1
Archives of Ontario, I0019237 |
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We also welcome any suggestions for ways it can be improved so
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Personal information
provided to the Archives through this request will be used
only to respond to requests. This information is collected
under the authority of the Archives and Recordkeeping Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, chapter 34, Schedule A.
Questions about the collection of this information should
be directed to: Team Leader, Strategic Business Solutions,
Archives of Ontario, 77 Grenville St. Toronto, ON, M5S 1B3,
416-327-1527. |
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