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- "'~ resent: hair Allan Howard, Secretary Sheila Kirkland, Treasurer Bruce Wiggins,
Vice-chair Geoffrey Booth, Jadeen Henderson and Margaret Prewer
Minutes of 3uly 11: Moved by Geoff and seconded by Margaret that minutes be accepted
as amended. Second page under point 9 should be type not typed.
Business Arising
• Fairvalley 175`h Anniversary: September 9 at 2pm. Allan will set up a display in
the display case we just purchased. Camera and scanner-will need table-
available there. Will use our sign not The banner. Can set up on Saturday-Bruce
to assist Allan. Sunday Geoff and Margaret will help A11an. Jadeen and Sheila
will try to come. Books to sell-Margaret will bring some of the Medonte books.
Allan will get copies to sell of the Fairvalley grave transcripts.
• Guthrie church up-date: Nothing to report at this time.
• Heritage Day report from Bruce: Sold some books. Next year will be a week
earlier so there will be less conflict with other activities in the region. The dinner
was excellent-done by Bob Richards and his daughter Christine. Was well
attended-almost IQO eating. All monies went to the Agriculture Society and we
just had book sales and public awareness of our function.
• African church quotes: None have responded to Bruce's request. Don Robinson,
~~'arren Fitzgerald-Sherwood Construction, Warren-Bruce's contact. Geoff
will follow-up with Warren Fitzgerald. Bruce will contact Don:
• Trillium grant process stalled due to heavy personal schedules. Sheila to set up an
appointment with Trillium co-coordinator John Pugsley.
• Margaret report on Municipalities Heritage committee's:
1. Barrie-by-law as circulated
2. Midland-did not respand so she got on-line information only.
3. Orillia-bv-law as circulated. On-line you can get a case study `Uncovering
Cultural Spansorship Opportunities in Orillia'
4. Springwater-as circulated
5. Tay-as circulated.
Dist of similarities and differences needs to be looked at for the next meeting-
. Geoff reponed that Ban'ie hired someone to draft the historic building by-law for
them. This may be something we will need to do. If we used another municipality
we would ask pernaissian first. The Laurent ion University History Professors-
Brad Rudachyk and Many Wood that teach upper level courses that might be able
to help. Many is not interested. Brad teaches a course called `Historical Methods'
and `Approaches to History' and he thought the exercise of going to the Archives
to research, as long a clean}' written guidelines of what we would a~.~ant, would be
doable for his class. Information we want is: When crop+~n grant and to whom; a
description of t1aE prapeny when granted from the crown: date of any major
buildines; current description of properly today with curent owner. Geoff will
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ask Brad if he thinks there is anything more we should add to our list and if he is
still interested.
Correspondence
• Ontario Heritage Tt~ast-Young Heritage Leaders program we do riot have
anyone in mind at xhis time. If anyone thi~tks of someone send an email to
everyone before October 31.
• Neufeld Room sign is still missing and we are unaware of where the Township
stored it.
• Kathy Blackbourn-Ontario A4useum Association
• Email Jannie Wilson thanking Allan for his attendance at the event in
Collingwood welcoming the group from Alabama. The warmth of the group
overwhelmed them.
• National Historic Sites Alliance-meeting this year is October 1, 2 and 3.
Margaret, Allan and possibly Jadeen and Sheila will attend. The Township as
budgeted will cover expenses.
• Copy of article on geo-caching as circulated. Discussed that this issue should die
down on its' own. The History Association has never publicly pointed to geo-
caching for any digging at the church.
• Email on request for Fagan family-from California. Allan will email information
to family. We will request a copy of the diary from this family.
• Email from Ann Andrusyszyn re: Conference series for grant proposal writing.
Intermediate to advanced level. Discussed. General consensus that we are
beginning level proposal writers.
New Business
• Peter Coppin, Ban-ie Antiques, donated a posting board from the front of a church
to the African Church. Sheila will send thank-you.
• Linda Bradley-Gooderham donated a folding field military dental chair. It
belonged to her late father, George Bradley. Also dmrated a military helmet and
gas mask. Sheila will give athank-you to Bn~ce to forward.
• A showcase was purchased for $90.
• Thank-you to be sent to Richard's for Heritage Day food preparation and for
allowing us to participate at the Ontaria Federation of Agriculture meeting. Bruce
will deliver.
• FYI: Oro Station Community hall is financially getting into trouble.
• Bruce is to submit a bill for the materials used to build our display cases that we
use at all events.
• Oro Fair-display cases will be set up. Bruce will do days on Friday and
Margaret will do evening, and Geoff will do I2-4pm Saturday, Allan will fill in
as needed. Sheila will be away.
Next Meeting
September 20 at 7:30pm at the Northway Restaurant
Adjournment at 8:AOpm.