{"id":3140,"date":"2018-03-19T22:26:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T02:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/?page_id=3140"},"modified":"2018-05-26T10:52:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-26T14:52:08","slug":"the-archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/the-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Cooke Memorial Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-3140\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-3140-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3140-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3140-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The Milton Historical Society Archives are officially identified as the\u00a0<strong><em>Alex Cooke Memorial Archives<\/em><\/strong> to honour Alex Cooke <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/about-us\/the-awards\/\">read more about Alex Cooke...<\/a>)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hours of Operation<\/strong>:<br \/>\nWednesday and Saturdays, walk in between 9:30 am and 12 noon.\u00a0We can provide more comprehensive service if you telephone or e-mail the Society with full details of your inquiry prior visiting the Archives.\u00a0Archival use at other times is by appointment only.\u00a0Please contact the Milton Historical Society for an appointment\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 24px;\">(<\/span><a style=\"font-style: normal; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"mailto:info@miltonhistoricalsociety.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">e-mail<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 24px;\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 24px;\">telephone\u00a0905-875-4156<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 24px;\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Archive Material Available<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>documents, photographs, post cards, diaries, letters, maps, school yearbooks<\/li>\n<li>Military records<\/li>\n<li>L. Robertson Collection<\/li>\n<li>Alex Cooke Collection<\/li>\n<li>Jim Dills Research Collection<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Champion Negatives<\/li>\n<li>Milton Canadian Champion 1862-1969 <em>(microfilm)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Halton Journal: 1855-1857 <em>(microfilm)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Archive Fee Schedule<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><em>hourly<\/em> archival research by MHS volunteers for Milton resident: <em>$50<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>hourly<\/em> archival research by MHS volunteers for MHS member: <em>$25<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>hourly<\/em> archival research by MHS volunteers for professional consultant: <em>$100<\/em><\/li>\n<li>photographic image reprint:\u00a0<em>8 x 10 black and white photograph is $25 (for other sizes \/ prices please contact us)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-3140-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-3140-0-1\" ><div id=\"panel-3140-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Alex Cooke<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3708 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Alex-Cooke-04280.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Alex Cooke\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Alex-Cooke-04280.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Alex-Cooke-04280.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Alex-Cooke-04280.jpg?resize=210%2C210&amp;ssl=1 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Alex-Cooke-04280.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Alex-Cooke-04280.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>\nAlexander (Alex) Cooke<\/strong>\u00a0was a lifelong resident of Milton who had great interest in local history and genealogy and a founding member of the Milton Historical Society. He spent many hours researching history on local area families. Alex diligently researched biographies of Milton\u2019s early leaders for more than four years. His research was published by the society in two volumes and provide an important record for the future generations of Milton. Alex was also a consistent volunteer with the Friends of Halton Region Museum and an active member of the Halton\/Peel Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Milton Historical Society Archives are officially identified as the\u00a0Alex Cooke Memorial Archives to honour Alex Cooke (read more about Alex Cooke&#8230;). Hours of Operation: Wednesday and Saturdays, walk in between 9:30 am and 12 noon.\u00a0We can provide more comprehensive service if you telephone or e-mail the Society with full details of your inquiry prior visiting the Archives.\u00a0Archival use at other times is by appointment only.\u00a0Please contact the Milton Historical Society for an appointment\u00a0(e-mail\u00a0or\u00a0telephone\u00a0905-875-4156). Archive Material Available: documents, photographs, post cards, diaries, letters, maps, school yearbooks Military records L. Robertson Collection Alex Cooke Collection Jim Dills Research Collection Canadian Champion Negatives Milton Canadian Champion 1862-1969 (microfilm) Halton Journal: 1855-1857 (microfilm) Archive Fee Schedule: hourly archival research by MHS volunteers for Milton resident: $50 hourly archival research by MHS volunteers for MHS member: $25 hourly archival research by MHS volunteers for professional consultant: $100 photographic image reprint:\u00a08 x 10 black and white photograph is $25 (for other sizes \/ prices please contact us) &nbsp; &nbsp; Alexander (Alex) Cooke\u00a0was a lifelong resident of Milton who had great interest in local history and genealogy and a founding member of the Milton Historical Society. He spent many hours researching history on local area families. Alex diligently researched biographies of Milton\u2019s early leaders for more than four years. His research was published by the society in two volumes and provide an important record for the future generations of Milton. Alex was also a consistent volunteer with the Friends of Halton Region Museum and an active member of the Halton\/Peel Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3410,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":[],"_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3140","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9Mlxi-OE","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3140"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3814,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3140\/revisions\/3814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}