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01 18 1990 History Minutes p .. .- TOWNSHIP OF ORO HISTORY COMMITTEE MEETING January 18,1990 The Township of Oro History Committee met this evening at the Township of Oro Administration Building in the Board Room, at the call of the Chairperson. All members h,yingbeen duly notified by telephone. The following members were present: Loreen Lucas Henry Neufeld Howard Campbell Earl Robertson Walter Hutchinson Neil McNiven Absent - Bernice Hickling The meeting was opened at 8,00 p.m. by the Chairperson. The Minutes of the last regular ~eet1ng held on October 17, 1989 which had been circulated to all members and read this evening were on motion of Howard Campbell and Earl Robertson adopted as read, printed and received. Motion carried Business arising from the Minutes - of October 17,1989. Opening Minutes (a) Report re: Chain of Office by Loreen Lucas - advising that she and Howard Campbell had attended a meeting of Council to present the recommendations of this Committee, and th8t the material had been forwarded to Dominion Regalia by the Township. (b) Report re: names of Hills of Oro by names used in general. Walter Hutchinson advised that the names of Hills h~d not been placed on maps as yet since SOffie more research is still re~ed, also that it is anticpated that a legend will be prepared and only numbers marked on a map. It ar~ears that there will be some difficulty placing the hills in the right spots of the lots. Report re: Flaque in Memory of Marian Keith (Author) - not much further information is available at thiw time. (c) It was moved by Neil McNiven and seconded by Walter Hutchinson that the verbal reports be accepted as satisfactory and a letter be forwarded to James Mathews and Company Ltd. along with the proposed wording to obtain an estimated price, Glso an estimated length of time required to prepare the Plaque. Motion carried Old end Unf'inisaed Business There arpe~red to be none other than what had been presented and considered under - Business arising from the Idnutes of October 1-, 1989. Corresrondence and Communications The Secretary presented a letter from the Administrator/Clerk forwarding COlY of letter Orillia Heritage Centre Board and letter. forwarding. .c.ouncill s resolution regarding the reques\t from the Orillia Heritage Centre Board requesting Council to ãppoint a contact person for the Beard and to serve on 80mmittee(s) of the Board. Resolution refers the letter to the Township of Oro History Committee for consideration and < r - 2 - Cont'e]. nd recommendation. Also co~y of letter forwarding Council's resolution to the Orillia Herit e Centre Board, and advising that further correspondence will b~ forwarded once the History Committee s given consideration toe the request and made. recommendations to Council. After consideration the following action was taken by the History Committee: It was moved by Earl Robertson and seconr:ed by Howard Camtbell that the Chair~erson of the History Committee contact Marlene ~awdsley and Joanna McEwen as to their interest and willingness to serve as the Townshi~ of Oro contact person and act on Committees of the Orillia Heritage Centre Board as the re~resQ~tat~ lve from the Townshi~ of Oro. other Correspondence (a) cory of letteF forwarded to at the last regular meeting. (b) Letter from ",:rs. Frederick Williem Rook as corresrondence - to HowArd Campbell in res~onse to his forw?rding of a cory of "Kith I n I Kin", ex~res sing her an:recia tion for the assistance received in forwarding a cOlY the book to assist her in her research. rcia Sinclair as directed It was moved by Neil ~cNiven and secon~ed by Walter Hutcinson that the correspondence and Communications as received and forwarded, s presented, be filed for necessary reference. New Business Howard Camlbell advised that ~rs. ~ary Haskell of Midland would ap~reciate any ~hotos of prints showing land bordering Lake Simcoe and lands backing same. Mary Haskell is an Executive of the Simcoe Co~nty Historical Society. "Cn motion of EErl Robertson End Neil l\~c!Üven that it be left in the hands of Howard Cam~bell to assist her with pictures or slides should 3hE ~ish to come to the Township Office with Ho'Nard Can:l bell tc review any r ictures or slides on hand." Howard Carorbell also advised that he had been approached by Janet Currie ith respect to preraring a talk and illustration with respect to òevelID~ment of Schools from Log Schools to more modern buildings and eventually to School Area Schools. nIt was moved by 'Halter Hutchinson anò seconded by NeiL I.c'Tiven that d C~mtbell and loreen Lucas be a Cow~ittee of two E,nd undertake ~ the rroj ect to ~re~are a develo1 ment of Schools from Log Schools to modern Area Schools~ "Cn motion of WéÜter Hutchinson and Earl Robertson that tte Township of Oro History Committee recommend to Council that the biO German 1:achine Guns ~resently ir~ the Town Hall Basement be ke~t out of view ~nd further suggest that they be ~roperly moirnted inside the Centorh .!C"ence and orer-ly coated for ITotectioJ - <, - There being no furtber business it was Œoved by lter Hutchinson and seconded by E~rl Robertson ttat tte meeting adjourn to meet again at the call of the Chair~erson. Henry Neufeld, Secret~ry. Loreen Lucas, Ché,ir~erson Townshir of Ora History Committee.