Wallbridge House Publishing

ISABELLA SHAW

Isabella Shaw is no stranger to the farm scene. She has lived on and around the farm most of her life except for a brief period of three years that she spent in training. As a former member of the 4-H Clubs, the Junior Farmers and Women's Institute, she knows their story from the inside. She also spent some time as a 4-H leader. As a farmer's wife and daughter, she has an inside view of their story as well.

Isabella was born near Queensborough, Ontario, north of Belleville, and spent her childhood there. After she graduated as a registered nurse, she married Cyril Shaw. Then her time was spent as a wife and mother.

After the children had left home, her spare time was turned to genealogy. Her interest in genealogy has led her to getting involved in larger projects. First she published Quest for Gold, 200 years of history on the village of Eldorado, then Tribute to Agriculture.


TRIBUTE TO AGRICULTURE Publisher: Isabella Shaw Author: Isabella Shaw Price: $24.95 CAN/$24.95 US ISBN: 1-55306-275-2 Year: 2001 Cover: Soft cover Pages: 320 Photos: Black and white photos and sketches Category: History Who was responsible for the invention of whey butter? Why were the Women's Institutes organized? When did the tractor replace the steam engine? When were threshing machines invented? How many horses did it take to pull a gang plow? When did wire fences begin to replace rail fences? Further facts... • The first cheese factory in Ontario opened in 1864; by 1908 there were 1,284. Learn how they make cheese the Eldorado way in this book. • A celebration of the growth of agriculture can be found in the Hastings County Musem of Agricultural Heritage in Stirling, Ontario. In Tribute to Agriculture, you can follow the development of agriculture in Ontario from the early pioneers with their rudimentary tools, through the mechanization that followed the war years, up to the current business approach to farming. The book springs from Isabella Shaw's life on the farm in central Hastings County of eastern Ontario, and her involvement in 4-H Clubs, Junior Farmers and the Women's Institute. Her story of the evolution of farming in Ontario is told through the prism of life in Hastings County. QUEST FOR GOLD Publisher: Isabella Shaw Author: Isabella Shaw Price: $24.95 CAN/$16 US ISBN: None Year: 2000 Cover: Soft cover Pages: 236 Photos: Black and white photos and sketches Category: History Much has been written about the "Famed Richardson Gold Mine" near Eldorado in Eastern Ontario but the man behind the name remained a mystery. Follow John Richardson from his homeland on his ocean voyage. Live with him as the family struggles to survive in the primitive, formerly uninhabited land. Learn with John the skills that were needed to live without the benefits of doctors, telephones and railroads. After John's death, follow the life of the community as Eldorado survives the short-lived quest of gold. This story traces the development of Eldorado in the rocks and hills north of Belleville in Hastings County.