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Oro-Medonte History Association I ,
r-.ilEETING: COUNCIL I FEB 0 8 2005 I
Meeting Minutes, 11 January 2005 I i
C.OFW.D I ORO-MEDONTE
Attendance: Sheila Kirkland, Allan Howard, Bruce Wiggins, Geoffrey Bootl1 TOWNSHIP i
Regrets: Jadeen Henderson, Councilor Ruth Fountain
Minutes of25 November meeting attendance amended to read Ruth "Fountain." MOVED
by Sheila, SECONDED by Bruce that minutes be aeeepted as amended.
PASSED.
Business Arising
. Medonte Book Presentation - ongoing. Geoffto report at next meeting.
. PowerPoint presentation - ongoing. Allan showed members the slide presentation
and reported that the project is almost complete. Ten CDs of the finished
presentation will be burned for distribution. Material is also available in HTML, for
Internet aeeess. Sheila reported that there will be a meeting on 13 January 2005, 2
p.m., at the Springwater Community Centre to diseuss a eelebration of Black history
on 20 February. As no members are available at this time, Sheila will advise that
minutes be forwarded to the Assoeiation. An appropriate display could be set up on
the day, and the Church book ean be available for purchase.
. Doors Open Huronia - first meeting is to be scheduled for some time in February. It
was deeided that the Oro Afriean Chureh be chosen as our signature destination this
year. A 50-word deseription, eivie address and photo are required for the event.
Sheila will contaet Jadeen re: wording, and ask that the Township sean a photo for
this purpose.
New Business
. Priorities for 205/Carryover from 2004:
1. Plaques for picture and pew - Bruce will contaet Jadeen on this.
2. Ground radar - Bruce will contaet Jamie Hunter to explore cost and logisties.
3. Stone fenee at Oro African Church - volunteer fenee builder has baeked out.
Decided that Township will be asked to drop stones on site and members will
build fence this summer.
4. Website design - Allan will explore this.
5. Black history/museum tour - Jadeen's project. Deferred to next meeting.
6. Historie calendar - diseussion ensued about format and paper. Bruee
reeommends colour jacket. Sheila to approach Rose Printing to cost out 250,
500, 1,000 copies.
7. Road Rally - Bruce has a team ready. Diseussion about route, eentral
loeation, sponsors. etc. Bruce will continue working on details.
8. African Church pamphlet - deferred to next meeting. Discussion about
content e.g. hours of operation, direetions, etc.
9. Historic postcards - Sheila will eost 500 at Rose Printing.
10. Garbage cans at Chureh site - Sheila to ask Township about these.
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II. Afriean Church Spring Cleanup - to be done one week before opening to
publie.
12. Second Black Cemetery - Sheila will contact Simcoe County Arehives for
reeords to support this project.
13. Local fairs - discussion about whieh fairs to attend. Agreement that Oro and
Coldwater fairs be attended.
14. Replica historic hinges - to be stored in Guthrie Arena site.
15. Signage for Gloucester Road - Allan will investigate possible locations.
Geoff suggested members visit the Thunder Bridge historic plaque, for
possible material/setup.
16. Outstanding Association historic materials - Jadeen to be asked to arrange a
tour of Earl Robertson's eollection in Spring.
17. Photo albums - Association collection needs to be repaired and updated.
Some arehival expertise may be required. Sheila will investigate.
18. Tour of Medonte - planned for this Spring.
19. Note that fonner member Tim Crawford is reported to be compiling a history
oflocal churehes.
20. Bruee suggested a possible speaker for a future meeting.
Correspondence
. Offieial approval of Kith 'n' Kin reprint. MOVED by Bruce, SECONDED by Geoff
that the retail priee be set at $37. APPROVED.
. Minutes reeeived from Midland historical meeting of October 2004 (attended by
Sheila, Allan and Geoff).
. Request to be included in ProQuest database. Geoffwill fill in fonn and return.
. Roger's TV contact re: any upcoming events/activities of the Association. Geoffwill
email infonnation.
. Simcoe County Historieal Association meeting minutes and New & Views received.
Geoff is a member and will report events as needed.
. Emails re: significanee of Township name, two local pictures. Sheila will respond.
Charge for eaeh picture is $10, in keeping with Association policy.
Next meeting: 31 January 2005, 7:30 p.m. at the Northway.
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