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HISTORY CO~~ITTEE LŒETING
NOVEMBER 8, 1994
The Township of Oro-Medonte History CoIT~ittee met this evening
~n the Committee Room at tr.e Township 0 f Oro-Liledon te s tra tinn
Building, in accordance with the Schedule set at a meeting held
on April 2, 1994.
The following members present:
Tim Crawford Bernice Hickling Jadeen Henderson
Loreen (Rice) Lucas Walter Hutchinson Mary Garbutt
Henry Neufeld Earl Robertson Carl Campetelli
All members of the Committeetresent for the meeting.
Opening:
Minutes:
The Meeting was opened by the Chairman at 7:40 p.m.
The Minutes of the last regular meeting held on
October 11,1994 were on motion of Jadeen Henderson
and Walter Hutchinson adolted as Drinted and received.
All members having receivÊd a COD¥ of same.
Carried
Business Arising from the ~inutes
meeting of October 11,1994.
The Chairman reported that qS agreed at the last regular
meeting Birthday cards had be~n taken to Mrs. Isabella
Woodrow for her lOath Birthàay and to Jenny Fletcher for
her 95th Birthday.
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Corr~spondence and Communications
(b)
(c)
Secretary presented copy of letter forwarded to Paul Millllr,
President Oro Agricultural Society as directed at the last
regualr meeting. Expressing the Committee's appreciation for
the opportunity to be allotted space on the grounds to dis-
play Township Publications, Photo Albums and antique artifacts.
Also congratulating the Oro Fair Board of the improvement to
the Fair Gro~dì - ~rea relocations.
Fresented order form from Printed Passage Books Ltd., 50 Princess
st., Kingston Ont., for a copy of tr,e "Story of Oro", qulbting
cost of book less discount of 40%. Secretary advised that
the matter had been discussed with the Clerk's Department.
It was moved by Loreen (Rice) Lucas and seconded by Earl
Robertson that a letter be forwarded advising of the cost
of the publication, single copy or order of ten.
Presented a letter from Mrs. D. Woods, Toronto in response
to information and material forwarded in reply to her enquiry,
during the summer months as reported 9t the September meeting.
Letter expresses appreciation for the material and information
forwarded and advises of further reseerch as well as for-
warding a che~ue in the amount of $10, s a token of her
appreciation.
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resent; a see t om ,,0 s ogra;hie
Research Office, further to earlier letter requestin~ to
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the completiom of a Biographical Questionnaire in order to
have the name of the Fr~sident or ether person from the
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is sponsored by the Ontario Genealogic Society.
This matter WaS further considered by the members and as
result the following cation was taken:
HIt was moved by kary Garbutt and s::;conded by Carl Campetelli
that the Secretary reply and advise that the Oro-~edonte
Eistcry Committee are not prepared to submit the name of
anyone individual of the Committee since all of the pub-
lications have been the result of research and work of
many ¡:eople participating with the Committee. Accordingly
it is the opinion of the History CoIT~ittee that the Township
History Committee shöuld be recognized for inclusion in the
Who's Who in Ontario, rather than one individual.
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Chairman presented a letter received from Robert Gilchrist,
North Battlefcrd, Saskatchewan, regarding enquiry of the
family of Calver1eys. Letter lists names and dates that
various members and where they had settled in the years
from 1833 to 1848, and that three of the 14 brothers had
arrived in western Canada in the 190015, or before.
Chairman cdvised that he had replied to the letter. A
copy of the letter is to be placed ~n the Township History
files for any future reference that may arise.
Old and Unfinished Business
Further consideration regarding the Book proposal put up
for disoussion at the last meeting by the Chairman.
During the discussion the Chairman advised the two membàrs
appointed frem the ~Ædonte area, suggestions of material
that could be used. Mar~ Garbutt and Carl Campetelli both
suggested material that could be used, such as unpublished
dairies that could be made available. It was also suggested
that the Committee go through the photographs cn hand.
~ary Garbutt made mention of a lady who has a collection of
photographs of early buildings and advised that she had
attended with this lady on v~rious picture taking excursions.
During the discussimn the Chairman made mention that possibly
the Committee should be giving thought to establishing of
a small 1.useum wi thin the Tm"lnship to rreserve tLe many
artifactes that are availãble.
New Rusiness
Mary Garbutt brought up the matter of the proposal by the
Medonte Historical Society to put together a book on Medonte.
Material has been and is still being gathered. At this stage
the Society is ready for organization experience, which is
needed to :ut tLe &.vailable material together. Suggesting
that the former Oro History Committëe members are experienced
in this regard. The Chairman suggested that he would be
hap1=Y to assist as did other members of the Committee.
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:evv Business (cont' d )
Loreen (Rice) Lucas suggested th~t the "story of Oro"
be placed in all Libraries in the surrounding area. It
would appeRr th~t a nu~ber of local Libraries do not
have a copy. She further indic&ted that shø would be
prepared to undertake to look into the matter. The
Chairman qdvised that he would rlace a notice in the
next Newsletter of the Simcoe bounty Historical Society.
Prior to the meeting and after the conclusion of the
business ct hand the members had an opportm'Ü ty to view
a video of pictures taken Df areas where farm buildings
h~d been and now on;t:y remains I>'crt founds tions exis ted.
W~lter Huthinson hAd taken Jadeen Henderson and the
Chairman on the tour, since he was familiar with the
area and the original Owners of the lamds. Jadeen
Henderson after the tour had composed a poem of the
event which will be placed in the History files.
There being no further business at hafld it w~s moved
by Earl Robertson thÐt the meeting adjourn to meet again
on Decom'Der'~ ,q9~ ~t ~.~n ~ m
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Henry Neufeld
Secret::ry.
Tim Crawford
Chairman.