My ancestor Cortland Alton was a conductor for the railroad in the 1900s.
He met my grandmother Leonie Parkin in Lindsay. Leonie lived with her family at the home on Ball Point, Mariposa Township, Victoria County. ( now the City of Kawartha Lakes)
Eventually Cortland was stationed in Belleville during the war years and afterwards.
Recently at a Kawartha Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society online webinar with the Peterborough library, resources from the Archives of the Municipality of the City of Kawartha Lakes were discussed.
It was mentioned that a train museum existed in Coboconk. According to some internet research it was one of 60 stations that served the communities of Victoria County My maternal grandfather Ernie Ellis was buried in the cemetery in Coboconk.
Trying to find a museum was tough. There is not one. There was information however on the Coboconk Train Station.
Click on above link for detailed information.
The Train Station was renovated in recent years and is now a Wellness Centre in Coboconk. As all towns suffer the loss of Heritage buildings it was great to see the train station was saved.
On their website there is some history about the train station.
Lindsay was a hub for train activity. Train history buffs can research more information on trains and their role in Ontario's history on many online sites.
I will try to discover more of the train history in this region.
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