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Birth, Marriage, Will and Cemetery papers related to Alfred Gofton and family. They include:
1. Birth certificate for wife Charlotte Braun;
2. Marriage certificate for Alf Gofton and Charlotte Braun dated June 6, 1923;
3. Will of Elizabetha Schneider dated Jan. 10, 1905 naming John Metz and Albert B. Schneider as executors;
4. Receipts for perpetual care at Mount Hope Cemetery from the 1930s

Film of Brita Schneider's first birthday party that beings with the view of a sign board that reads: "Britay May / "Sweet Gal" / Age 1 Year Mar. 21 1932". Includes footage of children in party hats seated around a candle lit table drinking from tea cups; Brita in a high chair reacting excitedly and in front of a cake with one candle on top; children seated on a floor with Brita among them. Footage then cuts to a close up Herbert and Howard seated beside each other playing and smiling at the camera. Footage cuts once more to the grounds surrounding a trout pond in Mount Forest, including Alf Gofton, Norman Schneider and an unidentified man showing off fish laid along the length of a piece of wood.

Film box includes handwritten notes about film that read: "Herb + Howie close up. Mount Forest trout pond. Brita birthday party 76 Schneider Ave. Close up Herb + Howie. Trout pond property. Alf Gofton on right + NCS at right."

Alfred Gofton's first World War discharge certificate, dated August 26, 1919, and a snapshot from his time at war. A holograph letter dated March 25, 1990 from Annette H. Augustine to Dorcas Williams, archivist at J.M. Schneider Inc. about the donation of the discharge papers and photograph are also included in the file.

Film of the Schneider family and friends. Includes Herbert and Howard Schneider dressed up in in hats, glasses a rubber nose and beards; Norman C. Schneider dressed up like Hebert and Howard lighting a cigar; a dark view of Victoria Park; Alf Gofton outside a home with Gord McPhail and another unidentified adult; a view of a road taken from a car as it drives under a sign that reads "Gateway of the North / City of North Bay"; a panoramic view of a fishing camp and surrounding lake as someone unloads a car and others converse along the shoreline; and general views of buildings on the lake and people, including Gord McPhail and Fred Schneider, fishing and eating on a rocky shoreline.

Film box includes handwritten notes about film that read: "Herb + Howie Funny faces, NCS - Cigar, Victoria Park, Alf Gofton House, Gateway to North ? , Lake ?, Camp, Gord McPhail, Alf Gofton, Fred H"

Snapshots showing Alf Gofton and Charlotte Braun on their wedding day. Includes Ethel (Lapsley) Schneider as bridesmaid or matron of honour and Norman C. Schneider.

Photograph of Alf Gofton and Charlotte Braun on their wedding day. Dressed in a suit and wedding dress, the couple are seen standing arm in arm, looking at the camera. Charlotte is holding a bouquet of flowers in left arm.

Photograph of (left to right) Norman C. Schneider, Alf Gofton, Charlotte Braun and Ethel Schneider on the Gofton's wedding day. The group is seen dressed in formal wear, standing on the balcony of a residential home. Charlotte and Ethel are holding bouquets of flowers.

Photograph of (left to right) Alf Gofton, Charlotte Braun, and Ethel and Norman C. Schneider on the Gofton's wedding day. The group is seen dressed in formal wear, standing on the front steps of a residential home. Charlotte and Ethel are holding bouquets of flowers.

Group portrait of Alf Gofton (back row, far right) and unidentified friends, partially in uniform, standing on a muddy wooden staircase.

Photograph of (left to right) C. Sutherland, M. McDonald, S. Smith, J. MacKenzie and Alf Gofton seated on and standing next to two Kelly Trucks.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Alfred Gofton seen looking at the camera, dressed in a suit and tie.

A modern copy of an old formal portrait of Alfred Schneider Gofton as a young child.

Contains snapshots of Alfred Schneider Gofton and his family and friends at various special events. Includes identifications on the verso of the photographs.

Fully body studio portrait of Norm Schneider and Alfred Schneider Gofton. Norm is standing with arm on Alfred's shoulder. Both are wearing coveralls with a shirt and tie underneath.

Series consists of material relating to Alfred S. Gofton family. Includes correspondence, World War I ephemera, certificates and artifacts, one piece of J.M. Schneider ephemera, genealogical information about the Braun family and the will of Elizabeth Schneider.

Two modern copies of an old formal composite portrait, made after the death of Elizabeth Schneider Gofton, with her son Alfred Schneider Gofton, and her husband Roger Gofton.

Four photographs and one news story about the Schneider family's Pope Hartford car. One photograph shows Norman and Fred Schneider, Alf Gofton, Walter Zeller and Carl Ahrens in the car, with Norman Schneider's note : "Our first car, a fifth hand Pope-Hartford". One shot shows Freeport Bridge in background.

One snapshot shows J.M. Schneider in the car; one is in the form of postcard from Fred Schneider to Alf Gofton. Two snapshots show the car in a garage with Norman Schneider's motorcycle parked in front.

Formal portrait of Norm Schneider and Alfred Schneider Gofton. They are dressed in overalls but are wearing shirts and ties. Includes a note on the verso of the photograph about Alfred Gofton's relationship to Norm Schneider.

Three contact prints, possibly of Alf Gofton, on a motor assisted bicycle. Initials "ASG" on verso. Note on front by NCS: "Bet you a dollar you can't count the spokes in back wheel."

Photograph of Ethel and Norman C. Schneider having lunch with friends.

Left to right: Margaret Schafer, Alf Gofton, Ethel Schneider, Albert Schaefer, Norman Schneider, Isabelle Chivers.

Six snapshots of Norman and Fred Schneider, their friends, and Ahrens cousins. Includes photographs of Norman and Carl Ahrens rowing a boat, Norman and Fred Schneider and Carl Ahrens on a swing, Norman, Walter Zeller and Alf Gofton with bicycles, and mini-portraits (head shots) of Walter Zeller and Arthur White.

Eight candid snapshots and negatives of Norman and Fred Schneider and their friends, including Alf Gofton, Walter P. Zeller, Ivan Keffer, Carl Ahrens, Floss Ahrens, Mabel Ahrens, Agnes Law and Ethel Lapsley. Includes shots of people camping, wearing bowler hats, and with bicycles.

Three snapshots of the "Hungry Seven", a musical group composed of Norman and Fred Schneider, Walter Zeller, Alf Gofton, Gordon and Fred Bowman at camp at Freeport.

Image of (left to right) Norman C. Schneider, Walter Zeller and Alf Gofton on bicycles seen looking at camera. The group is in a natural area with milkweed, trees and a waterway visible in shot.