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HomeMy WebLinkAbout800"Article taken from the Pickering Post,Vol.28 No. 45, Wed. Nov. 6, 1985, page1. Move Old Anderson House Mrs. Jean Anderson Tyas and her grandson Randy Tyas, watched anxiously as the old family homestead was moved from its original site on Fairport Road North to make way for more new homes in a Subdivision. Members of the Anderson family have lived on the property since around 1855 in a very small house until the present house was built in 1870. Mrs. Jean Tyas' grandparents. William & Mary Stuart Anderson, were the first to occupy the new built farmhouse, and their six children were born and raised there. Up until 1972 the 61 acres were used for mixed farming; Mrs. Tyas' mother and father Christina Ross and Robert Stuart Anderson, bred horses, shipped apples and grew sugar beet that was shipped out from Frenchman's Bay! During the depression years Christina Ross Anderson was known for her kindness and generosity to those in the area. The farm provided milk and vegetables for those suffering malnutrition and she herself often helped nurse them back to health. Now thanks to the efforts of Miss Mary Anderson, granddaughter of William and Mary, and the executors, Harold and Dan (grandsons), this charming old home will not be demolished and bulldozed away for the sake of progress. " "Move Old Anderson House Mrs. Jean Anderson Tyas and her grandson. Randy Tyas, watched anxiously as the old family homestead was moved from its original site on Fairport Road North to make way for more new homes in a Subdivision. Members of the Anderson family have lived on the property since around 1855 in a very small house until the present house was built in 1870. Mrs. Jean Tyas' grandparents. William & Mary Stuart Anderson, were the first to occupy the new built farmhouse, and their six children were born and raised there. Up until 1972 the 61 acres were used for mixed farming; Mrs. Tyas' mother and father. Christina Ross and Robert Stuart Anderson, bred horses, shipped apples and grew sugar beet that was shipped out from Frenchman's Bay! During the depression years Christina Ross Anderson was known for her kindness and generosity to those in the area. The farm provided milk and vegetables for those suffering malnutrition and she herself often helped nurse them back to health. Now. thanks to the efforts of Miss Mary Anderson, granddaughter of William and Mary, and the executors, Harold and Dan (grandsons), this charming old home will not be demolished and bulldozed away for the sake of progress Come To The Fair Ajax Pickering Christian Women's Club will bold their next Morning Coffee meeting on Thurs. Nov. 21 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Grenada Restaurant at the Pickering Town Centre. The theme for this month's meeting is ""Come to the Fair"" and it will feature crafts, baked goods and much more. Music will be by Ted and Vivian Hiltz and the guest speaker will be Carol Petersen of Cambridge, Ontario. Admission is $3 at the door but reservations and cancellations must be made before Nov. 18 by calling 683-7615 or 8394437. A nursery is available."