05 26 2008 History Minutes~,
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. Oro-Medont~ History Meeting
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Attendance: Allan Howard, Jadeen Henderson, Bruce Wiggins, Margaret Prewer, Sheila Kirkland, and
Geoffrey Booth
Invited: Shawn Binns
Minutes of previous meeting accepted as written.
Old Business:
• Patrick Fogarty came far a tour but did not send any money to date.
• Ground radar: Council has set aside the money, $10,000, and Margaret will get a quote Pram the
company to do this. OPP doesn't da it and the Department of National defense does not do it.
• Shawn met with Paul Marshall and Joanna McEwen about the rail trail signage. They are looking at S
sites, one at Penetanguishine Rd., Oro Station, Hawkestane, Carthew Bay, and Thunder Bridge. Geoff is
our contact with this group. Talked about putting something at the third regarding the African church.
This is exploratory at this point. Hurania Trails has done an excellent job mapping out the trail and
Shawn thought they could be linked.
• Funders Forum: Attended by Sandy Agnew, Geoffrey Booth and Sheila Kirkland. Sheila reported back
about the groups that attended. Copies of information given to Shawn and Margaret to save here at the
Township. Shawn Binns-- culture is included in the survey Parks & Rec. is doing.
• Shawn will need a report an our facility storage requirements, needs, etc that we will require in the
future. It will need to be on the agenda far the June meeting. Our goals that are reflected in our needs.
Things like being able to accept and storejdisplay heritage artifacts.
• African church repairs: are all the quotes in and when will it be awarded? -Margaret will look into it.
New Business:
• Saturday the Barrie group for Haunted Buildings met at the African Church. Allan attended. They felt it
was not haunted. They donated $170.
+ Jadeen has been contacted by individuals concerned by the state of the Black Creek Pioneer Village,
which is falling into disarray. Jadeen visited and felt it was run down and the artifacts are being sold off.
Museums are selling off antiques here in Ontario and this is a concern. Funding is a major concern for all
museums that are all hurting.
• Dufferin Museum has the largest collection of Cornflower pieces and they have a new display that is
worth visiting.
• Camp X set up by the British to train the secret service in Whitby and would be interesting to visit.
• Coldwater Canadiana Museum has asked Jadeen to be on their Board.
• Geoffrey attended the annual meeting of the Simcoe County Historical Association at the birthplace of
T.P Loblaw and let them knave our dates for the African church.
• Jadeen informed the group that 16 churches have been broken into lately and had various things stolen.
• Goodwill is na longer a charitable organization as the owner has kept all the profits.
• University of BC has had a Haida artifact, which has gold in it, stolen. It was by the artist who did the
artwork an our currency.
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Correspondence:
+ Email from Gaston re: new Kith n'Kin and Allan replied
• Kellogg's has a project that wilt promote museums across Canada and sent us an email of National
Museum Campaign to promote the NHS. Margaret will get the application and Geoffrey will assist in the
application process. Allan and Sheila will look at the Sam Steele booklet again.
+ Heritage Conservation Workshop is being held June 2S in Bracebridge. Allan can attend and Geoffrey will
see if he can attend.
• Email re NHSAa workshop May 26 & 27 in Buxton-no one attending.
Next meeting: June 12 at 6pm at the Township Administration building