07 07 2008 History MinutesJuly 7, 2008
Ora-Medonte History Association Minutes
Attendance: Allan Howard, Chair; Sheila Kirkland, Secretary; Bn~ce Wiggins; Jadeen
Henderson; Margaret Prewer
Regrets: Geoffrey Beath
Moved by Margaret and seconded by Brine that the minutes of the June meeting be accepted as
circulated.
Old Business
* Sheila spoke with the woman missing her book and she will pick up a copy at the
Township office
• Gratrix family-Margaret and Allan responded sending them to the Simcoe Coulzty
O.G.S. (Ontario Genealogical Society) website
• Margaret in the process of sending the Red Cross document copy as requested
Correspondence
• Email re: Collection of Sir Sam Steeie's memoirs, etc. that has been bought by the
Province of Albetrta for $2.5 million. The documents will be available online at
w4~t~ . _e ellibrarv.ualberta.ca
• Invitation to an event to be held in the lower Ottawa River region titled "Hiking for
Health & History" on July 13 was received
• United Way one time grant application was received and discussed but we da not fit the
eligibility requirements
• Invitation to attend Caribfest Annual Dinner and Vance Cruise for July 19 was received.
This is the group Allan did a presentation on Black History for last year.
New Business
• Jadeen visited the Dufferin Museum and encourages anyone to visit as a great collection
is on display of a general store that will be set up for one month. They have a large
collection of Cornflower crystal as well.
• Allan suggests people visit the Midland Museum that Jamie Hunter is curator far.
Midland also has a Veteran's Museum at the local legion by appointment or chance only.
• Victoria hawse in Stayner is having their annual sale of Victorian English laces and
linens.
• Inventory for the History Association will be needed for the consultant
1. Sheila did Guthrie Arena
2. Margaret has done the furnace room of the Administration Office where we have storage
and has only to complete the top two drawers of one filing cabinet.
3. Jadeen added to our list what is at her Name
4. Brice will do the Old Town Hall and his aunt's home where more of our articles are
stored
S. Allan has minimal thins stored at his home.
6. Sheila made a list of what is stored at her home
7. We will generate a report once our inventory is complete.
8. It was noted that the desk. from the furnace room is missing`? It belonged to the history
asSOCiatlon.
9. To include in the report is the loss of 1000's of Nluilicipal records and books when the
Old. Town Hall flooded and they were subsequently sent to landfill or burnt by the
'Township. We believe copies were made prior to their destruction. We do not know
where the original Oro and Medonte embossing (corporate seals) machines were stored
by the previous clerk of the Township. An ongoing problem beside storage is that our
materials get shuffled and moved without our knowledge. Articles like one of the original
armchairs of council from the late 1800's went missing from the Old Town Hall. The
remaining armchairs are stored at Guthrie Arena,
l0. The Nuefelt collection-we are Lulsure where it is stored at the Township. Margaret will
look for the file for the Ascension documents for all articles donated to the OMHA.
1 1, VVe will also include mast of the hanging artwork and historical pictures at the
Administration Centre in our list as they originated with the OMHA through donations.
• Ground radar: Margaret is seeking quote.
• Margaret will get the garbage can at the African Church moved to the area of the portable
toilet.
• Allan and Margaret attended a Ministry of Culture and I~Ieritage workshop covering
topics like Heritage Municipal Committees; Ontario conservation, archeology and
municipal land use; and designating districts. Margaret will send a map of Oro-Medonte
marking the archeological sites in the township to the Planning Department and give the
web site reference.
Next meeting is August 25, 2008 at 6pm at the Administration Centre.