Newmarket Centennial, 1857-1957
Description
- Creator
- Luck, John, Compiler
- Media Type
- Text
- Publication
- Item Type
- Books
- Description
- In early 1957 A centennial committee was formed to mark the anniversary of the incorporation of Newmarket as a village. One of the tasks of the committee was the creation of a souvenir book. Jack Luck, a member of the Committee, invited the public to contribute photos and facts for the souvenir project. The contributions included many articles along with pictures of historical events, buildings, community leaders, and organizations.
Advertising space was sold to local businesses. The selling price of the book was set at $1.25 per copy and was available for sale at various locations along Main Street.
The celebrations took place the week of August 15-18, 1957.
A financial statement submitted to the town in February 1958 reports the sale of advertising $5,683.75; sale of centennial book $1,848.60; cost of printing $4,977.77; profit $2,554.58.
(Source: Newmarket Era and Express)
See also New Era March 27, 1857, pg.2, col.1 for Newmarket Incorporation Act
- Place of Publication
- Newmarket, Ontario
- Date of Original
- 1957
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Copyright Holder
- Town of Newmarket
- Location of Original
- Newmarket Public Library - Local History and Genealogy Collection
- Reproduction Notes
- Digitized by Newmarket Public Library
- Contact
- Newmarket Public LibraryEmail:aref@newmarketpl.ca
Website:
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