1929  Group at League of Nations meeting in Geneva. Grey County Member of Parliament, Agnes Macphail is present [see insert]. Miss Macphail was Canada's first female delegate to the League. She attended the 10th Annual meeting.B [or 3]. Com [?]

 1949  Candid photograph of A.A. (Albert Alexander) MacLeod and Agnes Macphail sharing a laugh at a dining table during a trip to Northern Ontario in 1949.A. A. MacLeod was the Labour Progressive Party (LPP) Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Bellwoods in Toronto...

 post-1902  Photograph depicts the farmstead belonging to Dougald and Henrietta McPhail, situated west of the village of Ceylon at Lot 17, Concession 3, (Six Corners), Artemesia Township. The McPhails moved to this property in 1902.Note from donor suggests the photo "was likely taken or kept by Gertha Reany,...

 1960  Mr. Farquhar Oliver is shown posing with Mrs. Gertha Reany (née McPhail) and Mrs. Lillian Bailey (née McPhail) in 1960 at the unveiling of the Agnes Campbell Macphail historical plaque in Hopeville, Ontario. Mr. Oliver, a good friend of Agnes', served Grey South for 39 years as Member of...

 1935  Agnes Macphail posing with her mother, Henrietta McPhail, and political supporters Mrs. E.C. Murray [Edna Lounds], Mrs. Fred McTavish [Lottie Bennett] and an unknown woman, possibly a housekeeper.This image can be found in the biography, "Agnes Macphail and the Politics of Equality" by T. A....

 c.1920  Portrait of Agnes Macphail in black c.1920

 c. 1927  Agnes Macphail with her youngest sister Lilly Bailey (née McPhail) and Lilly's twin daughters Lena Bailey (later Lena McCracken) and Jean Agnes Bailey (later Jean Clunas).A written description of the photograph by a family member states: "far left Aggie and her sister Lilly Bailey and Jean and...

 1938  Interior view of Canada's Federal Parliament seen in session, March 10th, 1938. Grey County member of Parliament Agnes Macphail is visible in the bottom right corner (see insert for close-up).

 c.1945  Agnes Macphail in a garden with a canine companion.

 c.1932  Photograph taken around 1932 of Agnes Campbell Macphail seated beside her mother Henrietta Campbell McPhail at their home in Ceylon.[See link to the photo 'Agnes Macphail as one of the Chautauqua Series Lecturers' to view the framed photo on the wall behind].

 c.1910  Agnes Macphail and a friend, taken between 1908 and 1910 in Stratford, Ontario, where Agnes attended Normal School to become a teacher.The girl on the right has been identified in the records at Grey Roots Museum and Archives as Lilly Bailey. However, a family member asserts that Lilly had...

 c.1922  Wearing a light coloured, short-sleeved dress with embroidery, lacework or beading, with pince-nez spectacles and 'marcelled' hair, this portrait of Agnes Macphail was taken in Ottawa shortly after her election to Parliament in 1921.[Pictaway?] Studio, Ottawa

 [n.d.]  Agnes Macphail's parents, Henrietta Campbell McPhail and Dugald McPhail at their farm in Artemesia Township, Ontario.

 n.d.  A group outside the McPhail residence in Ceylon, including Henrietta and Dougald McPhail, a child and two unknown men (possibly Merd Reany and Hugh Bailey). The sepia photo is taken from the Jane St side of the house.Dougald and Henrietta bought and moved into this house at Highway 4 and Jane St....

 1904-1908  Portrait of Agnes McPhail and her middle sister Gertha (later Gertha Reany), taken in Owen Sound.Agnes attended Owen Sound Collegiate Institute from 1906-1908 when this photograph may have been taken.[written in blue pen on matt] "Agnes and Gertha"

 c.1920  Lilly (Lillian) Bailey (née McPhail) and Hugh Bailey (Agnes Macphail's sister and brother-in-law)

 c.1920  Meredith "Merd" Reany and Gertha Reany (nee Macphail), Agnes Macphail's middle sister and brother-in-law Both sisters of Agnes Macphail married before 1921.

 1952  Agnes Macphail with parcels, on the street in Kirkcaldy. The photograph is from her 1952 Scrapbook."on the street in Kirkaldy [sic]a town of 40,000 in Fife" [written underneath]

 1952  Agnes Macphail on the steps of the Clenendey Hotel in Scotland. The photo is part of her 1952 Scrapbook.

 1953  Photograph of Agnes Macphail in 1953, not long before she died, being taken home from the hospital. From the left are Lilly Bailey (née McPhail), Jean Clunas (née Bailey), Agnes Macphail and Sandy McPhail.Inscription on a photocopied version of this image says: "1953 Agnes Macphail just a while...

 [n.d.]  Candid group photo of Gertha McPhail (left), Agnes McPhail and Lilly McPhail (right), with two unidentified men, likely taken at the farm in Artemesia.

 1952  Agnes Macphail's comments on the Abstract of Ship's Log about her return voyage from Liverpool to Montreal on the S.S. "Empress of Canada" from her 1952 scrapbook."No wonder we were sick"

 1952  Agnes Macphail's introduction to her 1952 Scrapbook, listing her reasons for making the trip to Scotland and Ireland."Trip Why Scotland and Ireland? Beauty of scenery (Weather cool & wet) Food -- one egg 1 ounce of cheese one bit of meat-on ration Fish, vegetable plentiful Crops good in...

 1958  Article by J. Brown in the K.P. Telescope, a publication of the Kingston Penitentiary, February 1958, commemorating Agnes Macphail and her work for prison reform.Cover states: The K.P. Telescope "printed by and for the men in Kingston Penitentiary"

 1952  Agnes Macphail's comments and emphasis written upon a menu from her sea voyage home from Scotland on the Empress of Canada.Menu is likely from Canadian Pacific Steamships Limited, S.S. "Empress of Canada," Captain J.P. Dobson D.S.C., D.D., R.N.R."Steward said on Empress [of France] on the way to...

 1952  Agnes Macphail's introductory page to her 1952 Scrapbook, which includes a picture postcard of the Canadian Pacific ship, the Empress of France. Agnes Macphail sailed to Britain from Montreal with her friend Mrs. W.H. Wilmott on July 18, 1952, on the Empress of France, returning from Liverpool,...

 1952  One of Agnes Macphail's regular postcards to her sister, Gertha Reany (nee McPhail)Dear Gertha, Ayrn July 28/52 we are doing the Burns and Grandma Campbell country to day - am fine - it is very cool here - talked by phone Sat. to the Hepton[s?] in Crodenheath. Love Agnes

 1952  Postcard to Gertha (nee McPhail) and Merd Reany from Agnes Macphail in Glasgow, ScotlandWe visited Glasgow Art Gallery & Museum to day - Now we are off to Cowenheath where the Haxton are and where Granny came from - weather just right for a suit - A

 1952  Postcard from Agnes Macphail to her sister, Gertha reany (nee McPhail)If I had known what to do before I left home I would have reserved a room - booked the seats at the Alexandra Hotel for a few weeks and took trips to the Highlands & the Is[l]ands of the West Coast.

 1952  Postcard from Agnes Macphail to her sister Gertha Reany (nee McPhail) from ScotlandSept. 9/52 I made a second trip and in a 12 mile taxi drive located the Campbell farms it may have been on one of those Aunt Maggie located Grandma's room. She worked there for some years. Agnes We leave for...

 1952  Agnes Macphail's comment on a page of her 1952 scrapbook with two postcards of Scotland, titled: "Castle and Princes Street Edinburgh" with the MacGregor crest and family tartan background; and, "Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain" with Cameron crest and family tartan background.After a few days...

 1952  Agnes Macphail's commentary about the last time spent before departing for Canada. Two postcards show the Houses of Parliamant, London, England and the Tower Bridge, London, England. Part of her 1952 Scrapbook.Back to Scotland for a week befor [sic] going for all the time left to England befor...

 1952  Photographs from Agnes Macphail's visit to Windsor Castle. Top photograph mounted improperly. Part of her 1952 Scrapbook.Approach to Windsor castle upside down Windsor Castle

 1927  One of Agnes Macphail's letters to her constituents in which she details the recent topics discussed in the House of Parliament, including the Budget and cadet training, and shares her opinions upon those subjects, as well as describing her social experiences as an MP in Ottawa.This letter was...

 1925  Agnes Macphail's letter to Patrick Sweeny, a constituent from Markdale, Ontario.According to Carol Black, local historian, the letter accompanied a gift of a silver cup for Sweeny's grand-daughter, Agnes Sweeny (now Agnes Cooper).[Letterhead] House of Commons Canada Ottawa, May 19, 1925 Dear...

 1959  Excerpt from an article about Agnes Macphail, with pages containing editorial remarks by Lilly Bailey, Agnes Macphail's sister.[Cover] Page 25. Article on Agnes (a good one) Mother so often laughed until tears came and would say "oh Aggie you're a terror" [Page 25] 3 in our family ? what a lie...

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