| Photos
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 | 2-Herb Francis, The Curler
Herb Francis (President of Cobden Curling Club) throwing the first stone at the opening of the Cobden Curling Club in 1961. Ladies President, Eileen Truelove, looking on. |
 | 2-Herb Francis, The Icemaker
Herb Francis served at the Cobden Curling Club in a number of capacities including Icemaker |
 | 2-Herb Francis, The President of Cobden Curling Club
Herb Francis served at the Cobden Curling Club in a number of capacities including President on a number of occassions. Here he and Hugh McGinn (the oldest member) are burning the original mortgage on the Club |
 | 3-Francis, Gladys curling Dec 2009 - age 94 - loved her curling
photographed by Kristy Bennett Dahms |
 | 3-Francis, Gladys nee Bates - The Curler
from Gladys Francis collection |
 | C-Cobden Curling Club
Original building |
 | C-Cobden Curling Club
also known as Champlain Trail Curling Club, Cobden, Ontario |
 | C-Cobden Curling Club #2
New Building |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club - men's team: Gordie Stokes, Ken Francis, Garfield Broome & Orlie Hawkins
from the collection of Ken Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club - Sr Men's Team: Bill Schnarr, Al Seigel, Keith Gould & Art McInerney
photographed by & from collection of Ken Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club - tear down
photographed by & from collection of Ken Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club - tear down
photographed by & from collection of Ken Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club -opening of new rink, 1982; Murray Sly president throwing stone; Fay Bennett, ladies president, sweeping
photographed by & from collection of Ken Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club c1982
photographed by Ken Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club exterior completed
Photographed & provided by Ken Francis abt 1983 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Jr. Mens Team
photographed by & from collection of Ken Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies reunion celebrating new rink;
Bk: Carla Pilatzkie, Pattie Eckford, Margaret Broome
Ft: Debbie Juby, Beth Leach, Anita Juby
photographed by Fay Bennett, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies reunion celebrating new rink;
Bk: Wilma Costello, Eileen Truelove, Sharon Jaremko, Thelma Breen
Ft: Anne McWade, Erla McLaughlin, Agnes Jackson
photographed by Fay Bennett, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies reunion celebrating new rink;
Eva Warren & Gladys Francis
photographed by Fay Bennett, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies reunion celebrating new rink;
Freda Carson, Dorothy Childerhose, Lura Morris, Beatrice Collins
photographed by Fay Bennett, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies reunion celebrating new rink;
Margaret Burwell, Margaret Stewart, Edna Mains
photographed by Fay Bennett, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies reunion celebrating new rink;
Margaret Peever, , Joan Miller, Dobson, Ann Holmes
photographed by Fay Bennett, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies reunion celebrating new rink;
Myrtle Scott & Donna Code
photographed by Fay Bennett, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies reunion celebrating new rink;
Vivian Smith, Dorothy Corneil, Bernice Helmer, Peg Kohlsmith, Lucille Vigras, Margaret Robinson
photographed by Fay Bennett, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies' Presidents - Anita Juby
photographed by Fay Bennett, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies' Presidents - Eileen Truelove
photographed by Fay Bennett, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies' Presidents - Fay Bennett
photographed by Ken Francis, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies' Presidents - Mary Moss
photographed by Fay Bennett, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies' Presidents - Myrt Severin
photographed by Fay Bennett, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies' Presidents - Torie Hawkins
photographed by Fay Bennett, 1982 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club under contruction
photographed by Ken Francis c1982 |
 | CHx-Cutting the Ribbon at new Cobden Curling Club, 1982 by Murray Sly President; Russ Buttle & Garfield Broome stretching ribbon; In background - Don Whillans, Herb Francis, Ron Jaremko, Bert Carswell, Fay Bennett, Terry O'Gorman, Harold Robinson, Lennox McLaughlin
photographed by & from collection of Ken Francis |
 | McInerney, Art at curling rink
from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Ladies Competitive Curling Team Feb 7 1964
Front: Gladys Francis, Anita Juby
Back: Donna Henry, Gladys Leach
Winner of Centre 11 Ladies Curling Association Plaque
from scrapbook of Gladys Francis |
 | Cooks in the Kitchen in old curling rink: Myrt Severin, Theresa Pilgrim, Ruby Bennett, Phyllis Delport, Eva Warren, Mary Duncan
from Gladys Francis Scrapbook, date unknown |
 | Competitive Curling Team 1967
L-R Herb Francis, Len McLaughlin, George Somerville, Don Whillans
from scrapbook of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club Opening - Ribbon Cutting January 1961
l-r William Ryan, Lennox McLaughlin, Terry O'Gorman, Fred Sadler, Jack Gemmill, Herb Francis (President), Frank Dench, Fred Truelove, Eileen Truelove (Ladies President)
from scrapbook of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club Float at 1967 Centennial
from scrapbook of Gladys Francis
L-R: Hugh McGinn, Eileen Truelove, Elva Barratt, Herb Francis, Harold Laidlaw, Anita Juby, Mac Scott, Wilma Costello |
 | CHx-Parade to the ribbon cutting ceremony at the opening of the new Cobden Curling Club in 1982
photographed by & from collection of Ken Francis |
 | CHx-Opening of new Cobden Curling Club, 1982; Fay Bennett-Ladies President throwing stone; Murray Sly CCC President sweeper
photographed by Ken Francis |
 | CHx-New Cobden Curling Club under construction
photographed by & from collection of Ken Francis |
 | Posthumous Award: Royal Caledonian Curling Club President Maurice Robert presented Gladys Francis, Fay Bennett and Ken Francis with a life membership for their late husband and father, Herb Francis. Mr. Francis, the initial present, ice maker and avid curler passed away last summer.
Photo appeared in The Cobden Sun Dec 12 1983
from the scrapbook of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Little Rockers, 1993
Photographed by Fay Bennett |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club trophy presentation to Jack Gemmill, Dawson Welk and Ward Faught by Gladys Francis
photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club trophy presentation by Gladys Francis to Beth Somerville and Shawna McBride
photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club Junior Team- Chad Francis, Denty brothers Lee and Jai, Ian Boudreau (2nd from right)
Photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden curlers
Photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club seniors -L-R Keith Bulmer, Keith Gould, Margaret Bulmer, Bill Schnarr and Gladys Francis
Photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | 3 Cobden Curlers celebrates 50 years of curling- Don Whillans, Gladys Francis, Jack Gemmill
Photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | 50 Years of curling Celebrated. - Don Whillans, Gladys Francis, Jack Gemmill
Photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Francis, Herb in costum for curling event
Photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | McWade, Ann honored at Cobden Curling Club
Photograph from the collection of Ken Francis |
 | Ladies Competitive Team
L-R Gladys Francis, Anita Juby, Donna Henry, Gladys Leach
from scrapbook of Gladys Francis |
 | Celebration of 50 years of curling for Gladys Francis, Jack Gemmill and Don Whillans
photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Gladys Francis presenting trophy to Ken Francis' team
photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club - Ladies competitive team
Photograph from the collection of Agnes Jackson |
 | Cobden Men's Competitive Team - CHOV winners
L-R Herb Francis, Ken Francis, Bill Schnarr, Harold Robinson, Jack Gemmill
Photograph from the collection of Ken Francis |
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| Cobden Curling Club team wins Pembroke Spring Bonspiel, 1971
Sheldon Robinson, lead; Jim Dunn, second; Norm Juby, vice; Ken Francis skip;
Mr. Barnes, manager of Zellers presenting trophy
The same team in 1970-71 won Centre 11 Div 2 Consoles, Governor Generals, Jubilee (with Ron Gamble in Jim Dunn position); semi finalists in Major League
Photograph from the collection of Ken Francis |
| Documents
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 | 1978 Branch Seniors Curling Champions
l-r Art McInerney, Al Seigel, Branch Rep, Bill Schnarr, Herb Francis
scrapbook of Gladys Francis |
 | 3-Francis, Gladys nee Bates curler
Newspaper clipping from The Cobden Sun, Gladys still curling |
 | Broome, Garfield, veteran curler at Cobden Curling Club
newspaper clipping, The Cobden Sun, 1991 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curlers appoint officers, Dec 1928
newspaper clipping from The Ottawa Journal 29 Dec 1928, P. 4 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curlers in Pembroke
The Cobden Sun, Mar 10, 1932 p. 1 |
 | CHx-Cobden curlers win against Renfrew
Newspaper articles from The Cobden Sun, January 24, 1929 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curlers win cup
Newspaper articles from The Cobden Sun, January 31, 1929 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curlers win Renfrew Men's Bonspiel
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbooks of Grace Miller & Olive Hill, Paper & date unknown |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Clob closing banquet
Newspaper Clipping from the 1961 Scrapbook of Irene McLaren,
provided to Fay Bennett by Jack McLaren
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 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club - starting the build 1960
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbooks of Grace Miller & Olive Hill, Paper & date unknown |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club January Draw, 1961
Newspaper Clipping from the 1961 Scrapbook of Irene McLaren,
provided to Fay Bennett by Jack McLaren
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 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club nearly complete
Newspaper Clipping from the 1960-61 Scrapbook of Irene McLaren,
provided to Fay Bennett by Jack McLaren
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 | CHx-Cobden Curling Rink accepts the late Bill Schnarr's honorary membership in the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Canadian Branch
newspaper clipping, The Cobden Sun, date unknown |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Rink accepts the late Bill Schnarr's honorary membership in the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Canadian Branch
newspaper clipping, The Cobden Sun, date unknown |
 | CHx-Cobden curling winners (played out of Eganville Curling Club until Cobden Club built)
Newspaper Clipping from the 1958 Scrapbook of Irene McLaren,
provided to Fay Bennett by Jack McLaren
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 | CHx-Curling winners, 1931
The Cobden Sun, Jan 29, 1931 p. 1 |
 | "Duty" list for a curler, author unknown
from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Meeting of Directors of Agricultural Society re: new dining hall; Curling club to participate
Newspaper Clipping from the collection of James Parro,
The Cobden Sun, Apr 29, 1926 p. 1
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 | Ladies Curling Club schedule, 1978
from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club Teams from Closing Draw, April 1983
from scrapbooks of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club President's Trophy winners, 1997
newspaper clipping, The Cobden Sun, 1997 |
 | Cobden Curling Club Life Membership awarded to Gladys Francis on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary
Newspaper Clipping: The Cobden Sun paper date unknown 1986
from Gladys Francis scrapbook |
 | Cobden Curling Club Executive 1986-1987
from Gladys Francis scrapbook |
 | Cobden Curlers: Russ Buttle, Laura Bilson & Gladys Francis
Newspaper clipping from Scrapbook 1984 held at Whitewater Historical Society. |
 | CHx-Opening of Cobden Curling Club
Newspaper Clipping from the 1961 Scrapbook of Irene McLaren,
provided to Fay Bennett by Jack McLaren
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 | CHx-Local farmers loose in semi-finals of Massey-Ferguson Curl-O-Rama: Mervin Angus, Dick Leach, Bill Breen, Donald Hamilton. Bob Black was sponsor
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbooks of Grace Miller & Olive Hill, Paper & date unknown |
 | CHx-Ladies organize for curling
Newspaper Clipping from the 1960 Scrapbook of Irene McLaren,
provided to Fay Bennett by Jack McLaren
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 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club 50th Anniversary
newspaper clipping, The Cobden Sun, Mar 9, 2011 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club receives donation from Cobden Community Fundraising Association
Newspaper clipping from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club winners of Broome trophy 2011
Newspaper clipping from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club wins Kumm trophy
Newspaper clipping from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curlers win Queenswood Trophy 2005-2006
Newspaper clipping from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club - curlers Dorothy Childerhose & Margaret Broome
Newspaper clippings from the scrapbook collections of Lena Byce |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club President, Leo McCallum presents the President\'s trophy to Jim Dunn, Ron Purcell, Howard Carr & Stewart Bennett
Newspaper clippings from the scrapbook collections of Lena Byce |
 | Chx-Cobden Curling Club Miller Trophy winners: Ron PUrcelll, Gladys Francis, Wally Welsh & Perry Yach
Newspaper clippings from the scrapbook collections of Lena Byce |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club - winners of Don Whillans trophy Harold Barrington, Gladys Francis, Garfield Broome & Isobel McLaren
Newspaper clippings from the scrapbook collections of Lena Byce |
 | Cobden Curling Club - sweepers in action: Earl Pilgrim & Jack Alexander
Newspaper clipping from the collection of Teresa Pilgrim |
 | CHx-Cobden Curlers win bonspiel in Renfrew
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collections of Lena Byce |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling News 1982
The Cobden Sun, Mar 17, 1982 |
 | CHx-Opeongo High School curling team 2006-07
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Season comes to a close
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club curler & reporter Bill Schnarr
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Senior curler - always the teacher
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Kohlsmith, Peg sweeps at Cobden Curling Club
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club sweepers Don Corneil and Margaret Broome
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis
The Cobden Sun, April 9, 1986 |
 | Cobden Curlers Peg Kohlsmith and Earl Pilgrim
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club Sadler Trophy winners: Ken Francis, Earl Bennett, Rick Gutz and Melanie Vigrass
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curlers Lloyd Dunn, Brian Hamilton and Rick Gutz
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curlers win Miller Trophy - Ellis Holmes, Les Buttle & Jeff Mains
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Junior Curlers win St. Patrick\'s Day bonspiel
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Junior Curlers 1984
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Royal Caledoneon Curling Club life membership presented to Francis family for late Herb Francis
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Curling news from the days Cobden curlers travelled to Eganville to curl
The Cobden Sun, Mar 14, 1957 |
 | Curling news from the days Cobden curlers travelled to Eganville to curl
The Cobden Sun, Mar 21, 1957 |
 | CHx-Francis, Gladys curling at 87 yrs c2003
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Schnarr, William receives honorary life membership to Royal Caledonian Curling Club
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club honors 3 curlers active 50 years - Don Whillans, Gladys Francis & Jack Gemmill, 2001
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Chx-Cobden Curling Club honored 3 members on 50 years of curling - Don Whillans, Gladys Francis and Jack Gemmill
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club has two winning teams at Renfrew Bonspiel
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club winners of Garfield Broome trophy
Whitewater Cobden Sun, Mar 28, 2012 p. 22 |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club one of 3 clubs holding Royal Victoria Jubilee Playoffs, January 11, 12, 13
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club Ladies Vice Skips Draw
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club Ladies Vice Skip Draw winners
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club ladies celebrate 25th year
The Cobden Sun, Nov 13, 1985 |
 | Little Rock Program introduced in Cobden
The Cobden Sun, Nov 27, 1985 |
 | Little Rock Program initiated in Cobden
The Cobden Sun, Nov 27, 1985 |
 | Little Rock program initiated in Cobden
The Cobden Sun, Nov 27, 1985 |
 | 1985-86 Curling season begins
The Cobden Sun, Nov 27, 1985 |
 | Little rock program receives funding from Cobden Community Fund Raising Committee, 1985
The Cobden Sun, Dec 4, 1985 |
 | 1986 Winners of Closing Mixed
The Cobden Sun, April 9, 1986 |
 | 1986 Winners of Thursday night mixed
The Cobden Sun, April 9, 1986 |
 | 1986 winners of the Sadler Trophy
The Cobden Sun, April 9, 1986 |
 | 1986 winners of St. Patrick's Bonspiel
The Cobden Sun, April 9, 1986 |
 | 1986 winners of President's trophy
The Cobden Sun, April 9, 1986 |
 | 1986 winners of Friday night mixed
The Cobden Sun, April 9, 1986 |
 | 1986 Winners of Vice Skips Draw
The Cobden Sun, April 9, 1986 |
 | 1986 Curling Results
The Cobden Sun, April 9, 1986 |
 | Little rock status
The Cobden Sun, Dec 18, 1985 |
 | Cobden Curling Club Ladies team travelled to Montreal and won competition
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook of Lena Byce |
 | Cooke, Lorne & Madelaine hnored by Cobden Curling Club on departure. This was a sad day for my friend Jean & I. Lorne always brought a chocolate bar for us on nights he curled.
Newspaper clipping from the collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Opeongo H.S. curling team wins EOSSA championship
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Olive Hill |
 | CHx-Cobden Curling Club - Brace Trophy winners 1976 - Mary Moss, Margaret Broome, Bernice Helmer, Beth Somerville
Newspaper clippings from the scrapbook collections of Lena Byce |
 | Cobden Curling Club Bonspiel winners 2008
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Cobden Curling Club's Senior Mens team wins district
The Cobden Sun, Dec 1, 1976 |
 | Cobden Curling Club ladies celebrate 25th Anniversary
The Cobden Sun, Nov 13, 1985 |
 | Gemmill, Jack delivering curling stone
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Curling Club winners of Sadler Trophy, 1987
Newspaper Clipping from the scrapbook collection of Jack & Janice McLaren |
 | Cooke, Lorne & Madelaine are bid farewell at curling rink
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys Francis |
 | Sweeping at the curling rink
Whitewater Cobden Sun, Mar 28, 2012 p. 22 |
 | Cobden Curling Rink presented Life Membership to Margaret Broome
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Lena Byce |
 | Curling news in new club
The Cobden Sun, Feb 4, 1981 |
 | Men's invitational bonspiel, Cobden
The Cobden Sun, Jan 10, 1996 |
 | Curling Column
The Cobden Sun, Jan 10, 1996 |
 | Cobden Curling Club opening draw winners
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Jack & Janice McLaren, compiled by Irene McLaren, 1989 |
