Social History Archives | Page 6 of 11 | Sweat Equity – The Grimsby Homebuilding Co-operative 1953

Lakeview Public School students

Lakeview was aptly named, as Lake Ontario was visible from its front doors. Many of the co-op kids would see one another again at Grimsby Secondary School. Some […]

Teachers and students 55 years on

Meeting at a co-op anniversary exhibit held at St. Joseph’s Church in 2015, teachers and students felt a real connection as they shared memories from all those years […]

St. Joseph’s Separate School

The opening of the school was an eagerly awaited event in the parish. For the children from the newly finished co-op neighbourhood, the new school meant a one-mile […]

Auxiliary Fundraising

A keen interest in their church and school communities meant lots of volunteer work for co-op Moms and Dads of all faiths. Volunteering became part of their lives, […]

Awarded for leadership

Many in the co-op neighbourhood took the courses, which included instruction on public speaking. This education only deepened people’s commitment to each other and to the community. Being […]

John and Margaret Dalgleish with two of their three children, 1956.

John recalled that he and Margaret would host prayer meetings in their home, inviting anyone interested in starting a church in Grimsby. They held the first church services […]

The Hill family

Derwyn joined the co-op while working as a plasterer in the family business (The Hill Brothers). In 1963 he was ordained after completing courses at Knox College, so […]

Worley house on Stewart Street

Years later, almost everyone can remember a red clay or a mud story, whether it was about getting stuck in the mud or about Mom trying to clean […]

A visit to the neighbours

Albertine would battle the red clay all the years of tending her magnificent vegetable garden.

Earth and mud everywhere

As some houses neared completion, the families began to move in. It must have been a challenge for Moms and Dads to keep their children safe and clear […]

Stuck in the mud

It was noted that a man who became stuck in the mud had to walk out of his boots and carry on “with one bare foot.”

Expert shingler John Colleary

Although John was a plasterer by trade, he was very good at shingling during the build. And so he was honoured as the King of the Shingleers.