Christine Cowley

Collector of Stories, Explorer of Perspectives

Butchers, Bakers and Building the Lakers: Voices of Collingwood

By Christine E. Cowley

Butchers, Bakers and Building the Lakers: Voices of Collingwood
  • Publisher: LifeGems Personal Histories
  • Available in: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 0-9784932-0-2
  • Published: January 1, 2008

The history of a place lives in its people.

Heritage — both family and community — is being rediscovered as a treasure beyond price. We seek out our roots to find a sense of belonging and discover that we, too, occupy a place in history.

In the stories and images found in the pages of Butchers, Bakers and Building the Lakers: Voices of Collingwood, readers will hear and savour the richness of heritage preserved in the stories of 50, 100 and 150 years ago: stories passed on through generations of Collingwood’s people.

So find a cozy corner, pull up a comfortable chair and get ready to share in the heritage of Collingwood’s first 150 years.


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First Series: WHAT THE DAY DOES NOT KNOW, prequel to ALL THE DAY ALLOWS.

Twenty-year-old Marjory McAllister is running out of time. If she doesn’t act soon, her overbearing aunt will push her into a loveless marriage and small-town life. So, when a handsome stranger calls out for missionaries to northern Africa, the summons seems like an answer to prayer. But Marjory’s storybook notions about missionary service are about to meet with a fierce awakening.

Inspired by true accounts of Canadian missionaries in Nigeria and Ethiopia in the 1930s, ALL THE DAY ALLOWS explores a little-known nugget of Canadian history. In its prequel, WHAT THE DAY DOES NOT KNOW, Marjory must face harsh truths about her own motives.