03 17 1994 Oro-Medonte History Committee - MinutesTHE TOWNSHIP CF ORO-MEDONTE
HISTORY CCM'MITTEE MEETING
:.larch 17, 1994
The Township of Oro-Medonte History Committee met this eves. ;ri.g
at the Township Administration Building in the Committee Room .
All Members having been notified by telephone. The meeting had
been called by the Chairperson.
The following members were present:
Loreen (Rice) Lucas
Walter Hutchinson
Henry Neufeld
Walter Hutchinson
Earl Robertson Absent
Jadeen Henderson Bernice Hickling
Tim Crawford Sandra Shelswell
Opening: The Chairperson opened the meeting at 7:35 p.m.
Minutes:
The Minutes of the last regular meeting held on
January 13, 1994, were on motion of Tim Crawford
and Earl Robertson adopted as printed and received.
Copies of the Minutes had been forwarded to all members.
Business arising from the last meeting
Report cn re -appointment of the Township History Committee
and proposed Budget for the Committee fro 1994.
Council's response under Communications.
Correstondence and Communications
(a) Presented letter from the Township Clerk advising that
Council had instructed that an appropriate By-law appoint-
ing members to the Township of Oro-Medonte History Committee
be prepared and presented once the Medonte Historical Society
had been contacted to submit names of persons which they
would like incorporated into the History Committee appointment
By-law. Also that to Committee request for a Budget in the
amount of $2000 for 1994 had been referred to the 1994 Budget
and that the status of the Budget request will be confirmed
through the Treasurer at the completion of the 1994 Budget
deliberations.
(b) Presented Memo from the Deputy -Clerk enclosing a letter
from Mrs. Joyce Harrison, Chilliwack, B.C., being an enquiry
as to any information or family history on Morrison, McPhee
and McGinnis families. Stating that her great grandparents
were Neil Morrison and Sarah Minnie (McPhee) Morrison and
that she was interested to know if there are any relatives
of these families buried in Oro. And that Ann McInnes w2s
the daughter of Neil and Sarah Morrison and that her son
Peter was her father. Letter also advises that she had
written to the Simcoe County Branch of C.G.S. and had re-
ceived a letter from them advising of three books published
by the Branch and two Oro Township Historical Books -
"The Story of Oro" and Kith 'N Kin, and that she had asked
the Library in Chilliwack to see if they could obtain them
through Interlibrary loan. The foregoing enquiry had arisen
from T.V. program on Cemeteries in Oro, which her daughter
had seen.
eecr-tary .-advised tnt ert_r o ntarn :g _ eelbers cf the Committee,
:,''Ater Hutchinson, Earl 3obertscn and Lcreen Lucas reg riling the
r.nauiry, it arr : red. th • t r 11 i re femiliar .vit- the family names
thet :..Grriscns „ d tc: r:e •s -.gore nuri ec in •ns^il cemeteries
:d - 'ter r?Seerch =-- } ' TT Ki r r^rpublication rn V- a s of
,-itness", nistory of Eli-evaie i resbyt- rian Church, ublis^ed to
celebr. to its 125th ...rivers~.ry in 195. (Esrl ;obertscn hss a
cory of :.his :'ook) After all research_ e rely rT"-s forwerded of
all the inform_ tier_ obtained in the yublicaticns alone with 21
i!ctc cozies cf razes from one ueslicet1Cns having reference to
the fi'ii_y names in vcivcd. :Leo (visit _.rs Joyce Harrison of
the Oro ; ublic-tions evailcble ter.^ cost cf each. 1'._e fcrsecing
acticn was texen tc :void delay in resronse until the next meeting
:f the Committee.
In the meantime a re7ly h .s been received from :..rs. Harrison
acknowledging recent ef the letter and enclosed Iheto conies
aicng with e cheque fn the _:cunt of S1 .; to:vnrds cost of postage
and photo copies. Piss that sne is looking forward to any additional
information th t the Committee may come uror., .=i r'c- further enquiries
^- ve been .rrde 752 :'ding t- _ faI.liies in elie eticn
1t w^s ..._'led by Jed en Henderscn • r_d seconded by ".'..lter Hutchinson
that the ccrres7cnder ce as presented and fcr: reed t= iccet tea
as setisf - r'tory =_ .c be filed for reference.
C1c Eusiness
(-' The Oh_.irre- son advised th t she r long with Tim Crawford
had ccntine,d indexing the slices th-t had been -laced in
. rcrer f,er .reserv'-ticn.
(h) Tim Cree ftrc' resented ccr , cf a short -rticle ,.ritten
by 1.eriar. Keith sbee d be mace use ef, ly -t the next
f �ssib
Merior:`1 Service . ;, the .fricsr. The =rticle b c beer_ in
the ristcry files. Also th-t he hed edited c,:me changes in
it to reflect rncr. ern y saying. (such -s efrican in rl» ce
rmcrC
It was left the t further inquires be made before any ecticn
is .taken.
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(c! The __.,rtt-r of preserving the-.lr Guthrie z chcci house :s had
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been considered ;.end : ro; used by Larry Cotten end nth-_ members
in the Community. Jadeen Henderson -r,c elter Hutchinson
had-tterded meeting at the site es to whether it '•las et
all se_table to be moved. short discessicn was held cn
the matter :nd it ws left that the Committee take to active
tart cn t'i- i att =r the following motion was ; assed.
' It -e,s moved by Tim Crawford nd seconded by Earl Rcbertscn
that Jadeen Henderson inform; Larry Cotten th t members of
the "ristcry Committee appointed by the Township Council
are not eble co partici-pate in ry fund raising for the
Tresery tion of the old Guthrie School House.'
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Committee _ ro7 used - rogr:::m for 1 '_ 4.
..i_ 4,tcs ^f Jaruc.ry
ca.
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ro_ csed :.. ._.�ri. _�ric� :t the rfr±cr r Episcc1 el ketr Deist
Church i" 1)94.
Tim Crowfcrd resorted that he ; j contacted the Elack
_.istcry L,ociety in Toronto _ - 'arcing .. f rc, 'osed Jervice in
CQL. The Berson ne:d ccrtct•-d had indic: ted that the
Society would be Ereeable to T • rt ci;.atin_g shbuld • Sertce
:.'r' 1_rogr ...erg to to___ _ace.
It was left that Tim Crawford ^cntinue ,-•contact ether members
of the Black ::_st--ry Cc:ci sty fro__. names th't har been made
evailabie at the __.st service - Pld in 1988
(c) Tim Crawford F resented some archival i terial : urchnsed
for us, in r reserve on of ^•curie. is -. d �h :r?'; teri 1
of Fist':-_._ value.
It was M01,7fl by J4c'.een Henderson and seconded by 71ter
':utchi son '.-t the u�� Ott, recommend to Council that an
account of less than 100 _^r C,arr i.-cLean be paid for the
._rchiva1 rate: iai purchased.
Election cf officers for 1994
?'!:P C rirperson declared all offices vacant.
The Secretary c::_11ed for ncm nati-ns for Chairperson -
Lovren (Rice) Lucas nomin::ted Tim Crawford for Chairman
Henry :,'eufeld declared nominations
Tim Crawford indicated th t since he wns very in_t-_ested in
Historical work Le .-cu_c ..ccet, the nomination
Earl robert-cr_ : _r ted Henry Neuf old for Secretary.
Loreen Lucas deci-rsd rotmotions closed.
It was moved by Tim Crawford and seccnded by Henry Xeufeld
thLt Eutctinscn 1.nd r ; ri 1 ' ertscn be hcrcurary co-ChLir
for the Committee in 1994.
:Thmes cf Officers to be submitted to Council.
Tim Crawford ste.ted the t a vote cf thr.nks s'r ould be recorded
for the .:.rd ,ucrk that Loreen h- d , ut into this Committee for
mery `Teas.
It was moved by Earl Robertson :nd seconded by 'Walter Hutchinson
that a vote cf thanks be extended to Loreen (Rice) Lucas fcr
her Excellent work cn the Committee since 1968 --nd. es Ch: ir-
terson since 1984.
Adiourr_ment It was moved by Walt-r Hutchinson that the meeting
adjourn t 10:00 p.m. to meet again on Tuesday,
April 12, 1994.
Committe members si_er_t some time r -viewing some documents
for preservction or disc=:rd. _._ateriai to be kert and : rerared
for record r_d ristcric use ;vas placed in the Hist7ry Committee
filing cabinet fcr further action.
Ccm itt� e members .:±l_ C•,rti: in_. with some c!17. the t.rc jests
it , r ogres:' betwen iL-'ecings .
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