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English: The following is the article from The Pioneer Times, Oct 2003 (written by Jackie Wickware Philip, May 2003).

The Wickware house was owned, run and, I believe, built by Alpheus Philip Wickware whowas born in Mallorytown, May 9, 1840 the second of ten children born to Libeous Philip Wickware and his wife Catherine Mallory. They were married May 25, 1837 in Mallorytown, Ontario.
Alpheus Wickware came to Cloyne probably in the 1860's. As the logging and mining businesses in the area and to the north were flourishing, a hotel in Cloyne - for overnight stay -was desperately needed. Alpheus met and married Marg Spencer in Cloyne and together they ran the busy, bustling Wickware House. The eight children, all from his first marriage to Mary Spencer, a wonderful wife and mother, were ALL born in the Wickware House: Annie E., Philip Almont, Essie Blanche, Liena May, Cool Burgess, Charles Iner, Mary I., Elburn E.
Alpheus' wife, Mary Spencer died either during the birth of Elburn (1878) or shortly af- terwards. Our grandfather Burt was so dis- tressed by the loss of his wonderful mother that he was sent to stay with relatives in New York State.
The Canadian Wickwares were United Empire Loyalists who had emigrated from the United States. Other relatives had remained and/or returned to the U.S. - mostly to Michigan and New York.
Four or five of Alpheus' brothers had received land grants from the Canadian government for large tracts of land around the north end of Mazinaw and MacAvoy Lakes. Wickware Lake, N.E. of Mazinaw is still marked on existing maps (Ora Wickware showed me the surveyed maps of these properties granted to Libeous Wickware, Philip and William etc.
These, plus letters, were all with the Wickware Family Bible that was in Ora's possession, but unfortunately has disappeared.
With a large family and a booming hotel business, rooms, meals, bar, livery stable and barn (as described by Grandfather Burt, who returned) Alpheus (circa 1879) needed a wife and helpmate. He married Isabella. Roy and later Margaretta Hench, both of whom, I believe, also died - and no wonder!
Alpheus Wickware died in Cloyne and was buried in Dempsey's Cemetery in 1905. The Wickware House was later taken over and run by Harry and Lime Levere and later by Harry's sister Belle Cole and her husband Clayton Cole. They later moved to Buffalo where Glenna attended High School and Nursing School, at which time the Wickware House was run by Grandma Cole, Clayton's mother. It was no longer very busy as a hotel and was used as a private residence and bed and breakfast type of business. Later it was sold to Alf Edwards who owned it when it burned to the ground in the winter of 1965 or 66.
It was a magnificent old building on a beautiful property. The wooden "Wickware House" sign hung out on the front lawn and the metal, blacksmithed letters hung on the south wall of the building. After finding the individual letters in the grass, after the fire, Alf Edwards gave them to me and they are among my most cherished possessions - WICKWARE HOUSE
I will not forget the shock and sadness on hearing that the Wickware House had burned to the ground. We Wickwares all have a strong sense of connection to that wonderful old building that is no more - except for the drive- way and the old steps across the front of the building, where I sometimes still sit, think, re- call and often weep.

Because of the Wickware House and many more reasons and connections, Wickwares have strong ties to Cloyne. Many of us have been drawn back to this wonderful area that we love and feel a part of.