RSS 1.0Rickard Family Collection RG 786
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George Thomas Rickard (1885-1945) was born in London, Ontario. He studied at Western University in London before attending the American College of Osteopathy in Kirksville, Missouri. His education was interrupted when he served during the first World War, but he resumed his studies after he returned. While attending college, he met fellow student Cora Fowler (1885- 1959), whom he married in 1919. The couple settled in Bucklin, Kansas, where Dr. Rickard opened a practice. He continued practicing until his death in 1945, and lived with his family on a ranch where they farmed and raised animals. George Rickard also served as mayor of Bucklin for eight years.
George and Cora Rickard had a daughter, Mary Margaret Rickard (1923-1952). After high school she attended Colorado Women’s College, and later studied at the University of Kansas at Lawrence. In 1946 she married Richard Patterson and in 1948 they had a daughter, Mary Linda (1948-2019). Sadly, the family was involved in a serious car accident on February 24, 1952 and both Richard and Mary Margaret were killed. Their 3-year-old daughter Mary Linda survived but was seriously injured.
George Rickard had four brothers: John Johnston Rickard (1882-?); William Nicholas Rickard Jr. (1887-1959); Frederick Stanley Rickard (1890-?); and Robert “Bert” Walter Rickard (1891-?). John was a storekeeper in Quebec. William, Frederick, and Robert all lived in the Niagara area at some point and worked as electricians in local powerhouses. Robert’s wife, Grace Mercedes McGrail, operated “Shady Maples”, a home for tourists on Lundy’s Lane in Niagara Falls.
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Homister House on Hamilton Road in London, Ontario, August 19311931-08A photograph of Homister House on Hamilton Road in London, Ontario.
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Steamer Chippewa, August 19311931-08A photograph of the steamship Chippewa as it was travelling from Toronto to Queenston. The caption for the photograph reads "Steamer Chippewa. Cora and Mary Margaret rode on it from Toronto to Queenston".
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Casa Loma, August 19311931-08A photograph of Casa Loma in Toronto, Ontario.
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Notre Dame Cathedral, August 19311931-08A photograph of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Montreal, Quebec. There is some scaffolding set up at the front of the building and a sign is posted that reads "Richard and E.J. Ryan Limited General Contractors St. Martin and William Sts., Montreal".
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Brock's Monument, 6 August 19311931-08-06A photograph of Brock's Monument at Queenston Heights Park in Queenston, Ontario. The very top of the monument is not in the frame of the photograph.
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Mary Margaret & Betty at Queenston, 6 August 19311931-08-06A photograph of Mary Margaret and Betty eating ice cream cones while sitting on a canon at Queenston Heights Park in Queenston, Ontario.
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The Fowler Family, 19191919A large group family photograph that includes: top row - Clarence, George, Bill; middle row - Cora, Emma, Carolyn; bottom row -Lester, Mother Fowler, Dad Fowler, Beatrice.
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General Store at Manawan, Quebec, March 19201920-03A photograph of a general store in Manawan, Quebec. The photograph is part of an album George Rickard put together for his mother.
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Walking on Lundy's Lane, Niagara Falls, Ontario, 19191919A photograph of three people walking down Lundy's Lane in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Everything is snow covered. The caption of the photograph reads: "Dorothy, Fred, and Cora on Lundy's Lane"
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Ontario Power House, 19191919A photograph from a distance of the Ontario Power House (now called Ontario Power Company Generating Station) in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
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Cora and George on top of Ontario Power House, 19191919A photograph of Cora and George Rickard standing together on top of the Ontario Power House in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The caption for the photograph reads "Cora and George on top of Ontario Power House. 'Some icicles.'"
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On top of Ontario Power House, 19191919A photograph of two men standing on the Ontario Power House in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The caption for the photograph reads: "Dad and Bill on top of Ontario Power House".
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Fray Marcos Hotel, Williams, Arizona, November 19191919-11A photograph of the Fray Marcos Hotel in Williams, Arizona. George and Cora Rickard were travelling from Bucklin, Kansas to the Grand Canyon following their wedding and this was part of their "wedding trip" album.
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Mushroom Park in the Garden of Gods, Colorado, August 19191919-08A photograph of rock formations in Mushroom Park in the Garden of Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Buffalo Bill's grave at Lookout Mountain, August 19191919-08A photograph of Buffalo Bill's grave on top of Lookout Mountain in Golden, Colorado.
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Woodmen Sanatorium near Colorado Springs, August 19191919-08A photograph of the Woodmen Tuberculosis Sanatorium near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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The Balanced Rock in Garden of the Gods in Coloroda, August 19191919-08A photograph of two people sitting at The Balanced Rock in the Garden of the Gods while on a trip to Colorado.
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Margaret (Johnston) Rickard with her son William and his family, circa 1941circa 1941A 4"x6" photograph of four generations of Rickards. From left to right, rear: Inez (Rickard) Hughes, Marlene Hughes, David Hughes, William N. Rickard Jr., Margaret Isabel Rickard (?); left to right, front: Edna (Cook) Rickard, Diane Hughes, Margaret (Johnston) Rickard.
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Robert Rickard family, circa 1920circa 1920A 6"x4" photograph of the Robert "Bert" Rickard family. From left to right: Grace Mercedes (McGrail), Catherine Eileen, Robert "Bert" Walter, Thomas Rickard (above).
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Postcard of Dr. Rickards House and street in Niagara Falls, Ontario, circa 1930circa 1930A photo postcard of houses on Lundy's Lane in Niagara Falls, Ontario. There is a note on the rear of the postcard that reads "The house Dr. Rickard lived in when a young man on Lundy's Lane, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada". The Rickard's house is marked with a faint 'X'.