Family Archives | Sweat Equity – The Grimsby Homebuilding Co-operative 1953

The Komadoski family at the Sweat Equity exhibit

The Parent Tribute Poster was a collage of the photos of the parents taken at the time of the build. For many of the children raised in the […]

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 […]

A visit to the neighbours

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

Komadoski family

Feeding the workers The Komadoski family, Helen and Mike, had moved into their co-op home while the co-op was still in progress. She remembers cooking for some of […]

Barb Colleary with her daughter, Barb

Grassy lawns eventually replaced muddy yards, to the delight of Barb Colleary and her daughter. Barb: Oh that red mud. Oh [emphatic] the mud. Everything was dyed […]

Adele and Bob Walsh with son in Hamilton, 1955

Adele and Bob were among the many couples who gathered at the local high school to hear about co-operative homebuilding. They would eventually join 81 families in forming […]