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Ken Durham Ken Durham is a 5th generation retired farmer living in Smithville. To be a fifth generation farmer means that 4 generations before you lived on the same farm. In 1879 Elijah Durham, his wife Annie and Elijah’s mother Emma the wife of the late Joseph...
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Len Troup Take care of the industry and the industry will take care of you. Len Troup was born in Jordan Station, was baptized in Jordan Station, went to school in Jordan Station, farms in Jordan Station and he suggests he will probably be buried in Jordan Station. ...
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Peter Oosterhoff Peter loves a challenge. Whether in the barn or while he was representing the dairy industry he was always prepared to face whatever came his way. Peter was born in northern Holland during the Great Depression. His parents owned a dairy farm. His...
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Pieter D. Buis Pieter and Margaret were married on May 19th, 1953 in Holland and that is when their adventure began. On May 22nd, 3 days after they were married, they left their home, family and friends and moved to Canada. Pieter and Margaret started working on a...
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Ernie Grimo Ernie Grimo loves nuts. He was not always a nut tree farmer. Ernie was born and raised in Niagara Falls. His parents immigrated to Canada from Italy. His father worked for the city in the 1920’s and slowly built up his business, Niagara Block and...
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Norman Vaughn Norman Vaughan loves to farm. He grew up on his parent’s dairy farm with his 2 brothers and 5 sisters. They milked 22 cows and farmed 150 acres of land on their farm located on Canboro Rd in Wellandport. Norman attended Pelham District High School. ...
