RK Photo Essay

Side of a large rectangular red brick building with a grey roof. There is a curved room protruding from the building face, and a wooden porch at the back. The lawn is brown and the tree beside the curved wall has no leaves.

Stevenson Schoolhouse 3

The side profile of the building, formerly a schoolhouse from the 1920s, has now been converted into a family dwelling.

Photo of a red brick building, with an angled grey roof and a small white bell tower without the bell. There is a wooden porch visible on the left side, at the back of the building. There are 4-5 trees on the sides of the building and lawn, with their leaves missing for winter. The sign at the top of the building's front facade reads "Union School Section No 9 Romney-Tilbury East 1920," and was an original part of the structure when it was a schoolhouse.

Stevenson Schoolhouse 2

The building, formerly a schoolhouse from the 1920s, has now been converted into a family dwelling.

Photo of a red brick building, with an angled grey roof and a small white bell tower without the bell. There are trees on the sides of the building and lawn, with their leaves missing for winter. The sign at the top of the building's front facade reads "Union School Section No 9 Romney-Tilbury East 1920," and was an original part of the structure when it was a schoolhouse.

Stevenson Schoolhouse

The building, formerly a schoolhouse from the 1920s, has now been converted into a family dwelling.

Two photos beside each other of the back of the Toronto campus of York University. The river is in the foreground, with a few trees and bushes in shades of yellow and brown, with a building visible up a small slope in the background. The two photos are almost identical but the one on the right has more saturated colors.

York University campus

Two photos of York University campus at dusk with slightly different exposures.

A photo of a rectangular light grey gravestone placed on a slab of light pink stone taken in winter.

Gravestone of Henry B Knister and Christine Anne McNaughton

Gravestone of Henry B Knister (1851-1940) and Christine Anne McNaughton (his wife) (1854-1936) at Ruscom United Church Cemetery.

Photo of a black metal sign inlaid on stone wall. Title reads: "Ruscom United Church." Text reads "Built on this spot in 1855, dedicated to the glory of God as a Methodist Church. Moved to Ruscom in 1889 where it served the community until 1985, where the remaining congregations amalgamated with Woodslee United Church. The building of brick is gone but the living sanctuary continues. Jesus is our salvation, we have become his dwelling place. 1855-1985."

Ruscom United Church sign

Ruscom United Church sign.

Side on view of a large pink rectangular marble gravestone with the name Knister on front and the names of the specific deceased carved on the side.

Gravestone of W. M. H. Knister and A. Pearl Wilcox

Gravestone of W M. H. Knister (1879-1967) and A. Pearl Wilcox (1884-1971) at Wooslee United Church Cemetery.

Photo of a flat pink gravestone inlaid in the ground surrounded by brown grass.

Gravestone of William Henry Knister

Gravestone of William Henry Knister (1879-1967) at Woodslee United Church Cemetery.

Two white gravestones with circular decorative carvings at their top back lit in a cemetery. The writing is faded and they look weathered.

Gravestones of brothers, Christian and George Knister.

Gravestones of brothers, Christian (1864-1880) and George Knister (1853-1880) at Ruscom United Church Cemetery.

Photo of 2 white stone sign inlaid on to short stone pillar in front of a fence. The larger top sign reads "Wesleyan Church 1855" and the lower smaller one reads "Rebuilt 1889."

Wesleyan Church stone cairn

Stone cairn of the Wesleyan Church , 1855, rebuilt in 1889.

The gravestone is a weathered white and there is a tree and a row of graves behind it perpendicular to this one.

Gravestone of Francis Knister

Gravestone of Francis Knister.

A medium sized white house with a grey roof stands in the background with a lawn and some trees standing in front and a river in the foreground. The photo was taken in winter, and the trees all have no leaves.

Former Knister home

Former Knister home near the Ruscom River.

A large house of red brick and a grey roof stands in the background with trees, a fence and a lawn in front. The house has a small circular tower jutting from the right side and white detailing.

Former house of John Wesley Knister

Former house of John Wesley Knister, Raymond Knister's uncle.

A photo of a red brick house with white detailing and grey roof surrounded by a yellowing lawn. The spine of the roof is covered in metal spikes. There is a tree with no leaves to the side in the foreground.

Former house of Dr. Knister, front

Front of the former house of Dr. Knister.

A red brick house with a grey roof stands to the side of a small two lane road. There are trees without their leaves lining the road side beside the house.

Former house of Dr. Knister, back

Back of the former house of Dr. Knister.

A photo of a brick church with a rectangular tower on the left side of the building, and a shorter right side, with an inverted triangular roof.

St. Andrew's United Church

St. Andrew's United Church in Comber, Ontario. Potential place of Raymond Knister's funeral wake.

Photo of grass leading up to limestone boulders on the edge of Stoney Point, at Lake St. Claire.

Lake shore with limestone boulders

Shoreline at Lake St. Clair with limestone boulders.

Photo of grass leading up to limestone boulders visible in the far distance, on the edge of Stoney Point, at Lake St. Claire.

Lake shore

Limestone boulders on the edge of Lake St. Clair.

Photo of a concrete pathway in the foreground between grass. Houses are visible on the left side of the path in the distance, behind a few trees. On the right side there is a back of a rectangular pumping station.

Pumping station and house, back

Back of fenced pumping station and house with concrete pathway in between. Formerly a grassy thoroughfare to the beach.

A photo of a fenced grey pumping station on the left, a narrow concrete pathway in between it and a garage of a house and its driveway. The foreground is a muddy path across the bottom of the photo.

Pumping station and house, front

Front of fenced pumping station and house with concrete pathway in between. Formerly a grassy thoroughfare to the beach.

A large rectangular building with two levels in black and dark grey. The lower rectangle is larger with a smaller black rectangular floor on top. There is a flag pole with a Canadian flag in front, a narrow road running horizontally and a section of dirt in the foreground.

Public works building

Public works building which now stands adjacent to the cottage Raymond Knister was renting at the time of his death.

A photo of four white and beige cottages in the distance under a large blue sky. There is a dirt road running beside them and a patch of grass on the far left side beside the road.

Cottage at Stoney Point

Cottage formerly owned by John Goatbe, Raymond Knister's uncle. This was the same cottage rented by Knister on the weekend of August 29, 1932.

Blue and white highway sign on wooden stakes. The sign reads: "Stoney Point, Pointe-Aux-Roches, Bienvenue - Welcome, Population 600."

Stoney Point road sign

Photo of Stoney Point welcome sign on Highway 77.

York University campus 2

Campus of York University at dusk.

York University campus

Campus of York University at dusk.

My Star Predominant: Essex County’s Raymond Knister

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Stevenson Schoolhouse 3

Stevenson Schoolhouse 2

Stevenson Schoolhouse

York University campus

Gravestone of Henry B Knister and Christine Anne McNaughton

Ruscom United Church sign

Gravestone of W. M. H. Knister and A. Pearl Wilcox

Gravestone of William Henry Knister

Gravestones of brothers, Christian and George Knister.

Wesleyan Church stone cairn

Gravestone of Francis Knister

Former Knister home

Former house of John Wesley Knister

Former house of Dr. Knister, front

Former house of Dr. Knister, back

St. Andrew's United Church

Lake shore with limestone boulders

Lake shore

Pumping station and house, back

Pumping station and house, front

Public works building

Cottage at Stoney Point

Stoney Point road sign

York University campus 2

York University campus