05 04 1999 History Minutes
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Oro-Medonte Committee Meeting May 4, 1999
Present:
Kirkland,
Crawford (chair), Mary Garbutt, Jaydeen Henderson, Eunice Jo
Lucas, Bruce Wiggins. Welcome to Jeffery Booth :lÌ'om Oro
meeting were reviewed. Motion to accept Jadeen
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Information Items discussed:
GO The township has hired Daynard to write a community profile.
GO be made to the Historic Sites Monuments of Canada regarding
the AftÏcan Church.
visited archives and found some interesting items
a 1946 tax notice
a of car license numbers 1935
a 1920 map showing Gilchrist
Correspondence with the Black History Society of Toronto indicates several car loads
be attending the anniversary service. 10 plates be reserved for them.
made presentation to council, it went well with several questions being asked. They
agreed to freely reallocate funds as they are needed.
Ground radar will cost $1600.00 a day, this is beyond our budget so Tim will ask council
for comment. He will also check into federal grants.
There are three other burial sites: 1 K. south of Edgar
1 K. south of the church
3rd a solitary grave on
to include new
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The anniversary
.. prepare a map for the anniversary showing Wilberforce St. It was
the street signs are still there or have they been removed.
book has gone to print. will be 300 copies
Books will retail at 15.00 and wholesale at 9.00
There will be 96 pages colour, no index but chapter
sources.
A new feature is the addition of an essay by
Sheffield.
to editor descendants of Marion Keith
laws. Loreen will also call and Harvey
Alvin Currey, a black MPP Toronto has been
take place on Saturday, at am.
arrangements with
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and a preface by the Rev. Wilfted
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historical talk at the West Oro Baptist church at 11 am. tour will proceed down
1 (Wilberforce Sf) across to Highway 93, stop at the EC plaque, go down to Shanty
BaylRidge Road stopping at two plaques, retrace to go up Line 1, stop Country Style
Donuts for Return up 1 to the dosed sectio~ east to Line 2 and if there's
back down Simpson's farm to visit solitary grave. Back to the church by 2.00.
Hodges Landing Plaque
. put a display in the hall for July 1 st unveiling
. Christina Lachie is Girl Guide liaison
41> legal arrangements have not yet been
EI> plaque could be placed outside the fence
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Millennium Book
EI> suggestion that we
diary,
discussion about weather to
do a combination ofthe two.
Motion by Bruce Wiggins, seconded by Jadeen Henderson that
Millennium book be Mary Garbutt's research.
a collection of diaries including George Wilson's
Diary
the and 20 to book second or
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Future Projects:
'" plaques for the Gloucester, Penetanguishene and Shanty Bay roads
. tank training range Hawkstone used during WWH, some
Clean up will take place on Saturday, June 12 at 10 am. Bring cleaning supplies.