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More than 1,000 customers flock each Saturday to Elmira
More than 1,000 customers flock each Saturday to Elmira

More than 1,000 customers flock each Saturday to Elmira

Date7/31/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Many vendors are Mennonite families who get up at sunrise to have their produce on sale by 6:30 a.m. Market was set up by townsfolk who want farmers and customers to get a better deal by eliminating the middleman in the industry.
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Woolwich (Ont. : Township)
Historical location:Elmira (Ont.)
Neighbourhood:Elmira (Woolwich Township, Ontario)
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:Waterloo (Ont. : Regional municipality)
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-125-GO-061
Gingerbread men attract customers of all ages at the new Elmira farmers' market
Gingerbread men attract customers of all ages at the new Elmira farmers' market
7/31/1972
Horse and buggy at the Elmira farmers' market
Horse and buggy at the Elmira farmers' market
7/29/1972
The old-world dress of Mennonite families enhances the rural atmosphere of a new farmers' market which opened last month at Elmira, 12 miles north of Kitchener
The old-world dress of Mennonite families enhances the rural atmosphere of a new farmers' market which opened last month at Elmira, 12 miles north of Kitchener
7/31/1972
A Mennonite couple with a buggy full of farm produce head for the new Elmira farmers' market
A Mennonite couple with a buggy full of farm produce head for the new Elmira farmers' market
7/31/1972
Pony cart rides were one of the events of the fair staged by Mennonites Saturday in New Hamburg to raise more than $90,000 for the Mennonite Central C(...)
Pony cart rides were one of the events of the fair staged by Mennonites Saturday in New Hamburg to raise more than $90,000 for the Mennonite Central C(...)
5/27/1973
Mennonites tear down Barn, piece by piece, A 50-strong Mennonite group from the Elmira area on Monday tore down a huge barn in Vaughan, on the east si(...)
Mennonites tear down Barn, piece by piece, A 50-strong Mennonite group from the Elmira area on Monday tore down a huge barn in Vaughan, on the east si(...)
5/4/1990
Horses Are Tethered, to the cemetery fence near the Mennonite hall in Elmira, in the area where many Old Order Amish have farms. The Amish don't use c(...)
Horses Are Tethered, to the cemetery fence near the Mennonite hall in Elmira, in the area where many Old Order Amish have farms. The Amish don't use c(...)
11/20/1973
Amish farmers take a break yesterday during the Ontario Milk Commission hearing
Amish farmers take a break yesterday during the Ontario Milk Commission hearing
10/17/1977
Amish dairy farmer wait to present their case to Milk Marketing Board
Amish dairy farmer wait to present their case to Milk Marketing Board
10/17/1977
Priciest horseflesh in town, Central Canada's farmers gather annually in Metro at the Farm Show in Exhibition Place to do more than chew hayseeds and be neighborly
Priciest horseflesh in town, Central Canada's farmers gather annually in Metro at the Farm Show in Exhibition Place to do more than chew hayseeds and be neighborly
1/30/1980
Quilting bees like this one in Hillcrest Mennonite Church are held each year prior to the Relief Sale
Quilting bees like this one in Hillcrest Mennonite Church are held each year prior to the Relief Sale
5/18/1972
Homemade goodies: At left, Mabel Sauder shows off a tray of fresh tarts which will be on sale Saturday, and above Helen Duerrstein holds a wall hanging
Homemade goodies: At left, Mabel Sauder shows off a tray of fresh tarts which will be on sale Saturday, and above Helen Duerrstein holds a wall hanging
5/20/1982