Frank Garfield Denniss is a Canadian historian, newspaper columnist, retired public school teacher, speaker and ordained minister born in 1944 in Bracebridge, Ontario "Gary" Denniss is the author of 43 books on the history of the District Municipality of Muskoka,
Biography
Gary Denniss was born at Bracebridge Memorial Hospital on May 31, 1944, to Frank Edwin Denniss II, and Jessie Evelyn Arnott. Mr Denniss taught in the public schools in the Bracebridge, Ontario area until his retirement in 1998. He continues to live in Bracebridge, where he writes, teaches piano, and officiates at weddings and funerals. Since 1991, Mr Denniss has held a leadership role in the maintenance of Bracebridge veterans' gravesites and Langford Cemetery, Macaulay Township.
Published works
"Macaulay Township in Days Gone By" : Herald-Gazette Press, 1970,.
"The Pioneer Zimmerman Family of Macaulay Township", newspaper article, Herald-Gazette, Bracebridge, ON. April 2, 1970.
"A Brief History of the Schools in Muskoka", Herald-Gazette Press, 1972.
"Free Methodist Hill, a Centennial History", 1879–1979, Herald-Gazette, 1979.
"The Spirit of the Twelfth ; The story of the Orange Order in Canada", Gravenhurst Printing, 1982
"Muskoka - Ontario’s First District Municipality", 1995, GarDen Press.
"A Brief History of the Churches in Muskoka", 1997, 1998 and 2003, Publisher: GarDen Press, 2003,
"The Story of Springdale Park", Publisher: Springdale Park Spiritual Association, 1998., by Gary Denniss.
"Educating Muskoka District", 1999,, by Gary Denniss.
"Bracebridge in the Seventies", GarDen Press, February 2018,
"Muskoka Scrapbook", 1952.
"A Good Town Continues - Bracebridge 1915–1999", contributed to by Gary Denniss.
"The Orange Lodge and its' History in Muskoka", 1999.
"Titch of Muskoka "
"Muskoka Scrapbook - a five-part series of books on World War 1" -1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918): Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5 "Muskoka Scrapbook - Speaker Series", sponsored by Muskoka Steamship and Historical Society", First speaker, Gary Denniss, Sun., April 22, 2007.
Bracebridge in the Eighties, December 2018, zharDen Press
The Family Heritage of Howard and Sheila Vincent,, December 2018, GarDen Press
Heritage Community Recognition Award, presented to Mr. Denniss at the Rene Caisse Theatre, the Town of Bracebridge, by Councillor Steve Clement and C. Hammond, June 27, 2012
Robert J. Boyer Award, "honours the dedication of individuals in our community who work to keep the natural and cultural history of our region alive", presented to Gary Denniss by the Board of Directors, Muskoka Conservancy, May 17, 2013.
