All Dressed Up

Here is a photo of my father, David Barton, with his brother John (on the left). They are all dressed up for some occasion but I have not quite figured out which one. My first thought was that it was the day of their sisters’ wedding. That would have made Uncle John almost 11 years old and my father almost 14 years in June 1949 when that wedding took place. Do they look that young in the photo below? I’m not sure. The other occasion that comes to mind is my Aunt Marion and Uncle Jim's wedding in 1953.

I’ve asked a couple of relatives if they have any photos of either day with them in it but nobody has seems to have any. For now, my best guess my Aunt Beth and Uncle Dean's wedding on June 18, 1949 at Carrville United Church.

Like a lot of small community churches, membership declined drastically over the years and it was no longer sustainable. The building itself was sold and is now a Jewish community centre.