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1954-1973 (Creation)
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1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
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File consists of clippings, a snapshot, typescript notes, and correspondence related to the Holy Ann Prayer Shed and Well. The majority of clippings in this file relate to the controversial property development proposed for the Thornhill site and the refusal of Elizabeth Smith, the owner of the house, to surrender it to the developer who owns the land it stands on.
The typescript notes and some of the clippings describe the life of Ann Preston, who emigrated from Ireland in 1830 and worked as a servant in Dr. Reid's family home on the Thornhill Estate, as well as the origins of Ann's Prayer Shed and Well. A photograph which appears to depict Ann's Prayer Shed is also contained in this file. Some of the correspondence contained in this file (1973) took place between Mr. and Mrs. Clark and William G. Davis, Premier of Canada, and relates to Holy Ann's cottage and Annswell, located on the on the property.
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Donated in 1999 by the Estate of Clara Evelyn Clark.
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Photograph scanned as TIF file December 2024.
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Ann Preston was a devout Christian who devoted much of her life to prayer and to serving God. She is thought by some to have been a mystic of the 19th century and she is said to have had healing powers and to have performed miracles.
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- North America » Canada » Ontario » Thornhill
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- Preston, Ann (Subject)