Sweat Equity – The Grimsby Homebuilding Co-operative 1953-1956 Sweat Equity – The Grimsby Homebuilding Co-operative 1953–1956 Grimsby Museum
Janet Muise is sitting on the left and Rita Morrocco is sitting on the right. They are in a house. Janet: The title “A light from one candle” […]
Children in the co-op neighbourhood were inevitably photographed on their front steps.
The back yard view as Maureen and her children, Bill and Joanne, look out on a sea of mud.
Although the co-operators did a lot of the grunt work, they learned and became very good at certain tasks. John Rowan with John Colleary (in white cap) who […]
Dominic was the brother of Francis Marrocco. Rita had worked with the Father Marrocco (later Bishop) in Ottawa at St. Patrick’s College, and there she met her husband, […]
Rick Muise and sister Carolin celebrate as their Dad Walter happily burns his paid-up 25-year mortgage. Hurray! It was on this anniversary that many of the co-op sons […]
The children of the co-op found endless opportunities for outdoor play – back and front yards when they were younger, but as they grew, the shoreline of the […]
Harold works on the roof of a 2-story building illustrating the challenges and dangers facing the builders. Fortunately there were contractors who over saw the day-to-day workings of […]
O’Brien and Sherlock had been introduced to co-operative methods a few years earlier, as students at St. Augustine’s Seminary, when Father Marrocco had come to lecture. After the […]
It took a few years, but eventually Father Tompkins encouraged the fishermen to work together. They needed to understand what was causing their poor circumstances and learn how […]
It took a few years, but eventually Father Tompkins encouraged the fishermen to work together to understand their financial situation and to learn how to improve it. Economic […]
Charlie and Pat met in Ireland, emigrated with friends to Canada and settled in Hamilton in the early 1950s. Charlie had worked with friend Jim Burns at Co-op […]