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Handwritten notes for newspaper article

This handwritten announcement by Bob Walsh turned up in the Grimsby Historical Society Archives, along with the final printed version. Walsh was a strong believer in the co-operative […]

Bob Walsh

Bob Walsh would become one of co-operative housing’s greatest advocates. On a visit to a co-op build site near Ottawa, he burned with the ideals of co-operation. Known […]

“34 Family Men Pool Cash, Toil to Build Homes,” The Ottawa Journal, Nov. 10, 1953

Although they were able to raise funds from each of its members for purchase of land, obtaining the down payments for their mortgages proved challenging. After further research, […]

Knowledge for the People Booklet

“Knowledge for the People” was written by Father Jimmy Tompkins and published in 1921. Some 5000 copies of this pamphlet were circulated in Nova Scotia. With unemployment driving […]

Hamilton Co-op Housing

Some who attended the information meetings in Hamilton would have learned about co-op homebuilding from this promotional invitation in Hamilton Spectator and other publications in the area. Besides […]