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RSDFERN-DURKIN - .

In May of 1910 Peter and sdith xedfern Durkin and their two
children came to farm Grandsa xedfern's land. That first year they
planted the only land without stumes. Grandpa Redfern didn't tell
them that their choice of land was aiweys flooded with high water.
The second year, they planted east of the old barns and had a wonder-
ful garden. Horses had been keot in those old barns from the Genell
Cedar Camp days of 1893 to the zovernment

road construction camps of
1909-10. :

Mrs. Durkin loved flowers, she
with his successful greenhouse busin
efore her marriage. She brought wi
sterling silver cutlery, silx >
had a great love of children.
Herbert Redfern was born 2
university educated and did beau
ranch here.

helped her uncle Sam Redfern
on Bell Isle near Detroit
er, some priceless old china,
and chantilly lace shawls. She
nS were good neighbours.
2¥ Zngland in 1855. He was
handwriting. He died at his

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of our survey. Historicai artifacts are washing out on the site

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