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The Cockshutt Homecoming
Festival - Brantford,
Ontario - June 3, 4, 2000 - was a reunion of company employees,
Cockshutt
family members, collectors of Cockshutt equipment and memorabilia
.... and anyone else with an interest in the COCKSHUTT PLOW COMPANY and
related businesses.
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Of
great interest to collectors
and history buffs were the memorabilia displays in the TREASURE HUNT
room. Old photos and items of value filled glass cases.
Included
were some donated items which were later auctioned off to the
highest
bidder. A popular bus tour visited the old factory sites, former
family homes and other Brantford sites of interest.
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Vendor booths,
shuttle rides (On wagons
pulled by Cockshutt tractors, of course!), V.I.P. LUNCHEON and
a COCKSHUTT FAMILY TEA, were among other highlights of
the
day. Those who had wisely ordered their tickets early enjoyed a
chicken
barbecue and a social time with entertainment closed off the
evening.
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Beautiful weather
and the Homecoming Spirit continued
on Sunday as the celebration moved to join in the festivities of FAMILY
PICNIC DAY at GLENHYRST GARDENS, originally the home of E.
L.
Cockshutt. A parade of red and yellow tractors left Cockshutt
Park
at 9:00 a.m., leading through city streets to the museum grounds.
Annual Family Day activities and entertainment continued
throughout
the day to conclude a great commemoration of all things
Cockshutt
in Brantford.
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Copyright (c) 2000,
G.A.
Jackson
Updated June 27, 2001
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