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Item ID#

A2012.117.122

Title

Bruce County historical notes, 1998 - 2012 [newsletters]

Object Name

Newsletter

Dates of Creation

1998 - 2012

Creator

Bruce County Historical Society

Description

[To download newsletters dated 1998-2009, scroll down through this description to the "Finding Aids, Transcriptions & Links" section and click on: "Download a PDF copy of BCHS Newsletters 1985 - January 1997."]

This folder contains newsletters of the Bruce County Historical Society, entitled "Bruce County Historical Notes", dated April 1998 through September 2012.

Contents include:

1. BCHS BOOKS

"Books for sale, Bruce County Historical Society". List of BCHS books for sale. Authors: Bartley, Brown, BCHS, Fox, Hilditch, Hiltz, Kennedy, McGillivray, Reynolds, Robertson, McLeod. BCHS Yearbooks for 1973 and 1979 are out of print.
1998 Aug., v40, #2

"Area outlets for Society publications". List of sales locations for BCHS books: Tobermory, Southampton, Owen Sound, Walkerton, Wiarton, Port Elgin, Lion's Head. Sales coordinator, William D. Stewart. 1998 Aug., v40, #2

"Society's new index adds 1,400 surnames to Robertson History". Fourth printing of Robertson's History of the County of Bruce was in 1988. A new 36-page index contains 1,600 to 1,700 surnames, revives a project started in 1979. $5.2000
Apr., v42, #1

2. BCHS EVENTS

"Our June bus trip".June 16, 1998, BCHS bus tour of Culross, Huron and Kinloss townships. $40. Wingham Museum.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

Bus tour, 1999. June 16, 1999, BCHS bus tour of Walkerton and Kincardine. $40. Jubilee Hall, Walkerton.1999 Apr., v41, #1
"Bus trip to explore Cape Croker reserve"June 20, 2000, annual bus tour of Cape Croker reserve, Adair Foundry, talk at Harry Whicher home in Colpoy's Bay, Betty Patterson's gardens. $40.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"Bus tour June 19". BCHS annual bus trip, June 19, 2001. Pioneer Post Road from Burgoyne to Owen Sound. History of Tara and Owen Sound. $45.
2001 Apr., v43, #1

"Society's bus trip (by boat) will visit Chantry Island".
Aug. 20, 2002, BCHS bus tour with boat trip to see restorations on Chantry Island. Limit 28 people.
2002 Apr., v44, #1

"Cruise to Tobermory replaces Society bus trip".
May 1, 2003, cruise Owen Sound to Tobermory replaces annual bus tour. Commentary by local experts. Bus return.
2003 Apr., v45, #1

"Bus tour to Kincardine area". June 7, 2005, BCHS bus tour to Kincardine and Tiverton area. Log Scott house. Bruce Power visitor centre. St. Luke's Anglican Church at Lurgan. Point Clark lighthouse. Pine River Cheese.
2005 Apr., v47, #1

"June bus trip to Country Heritage Park". June 27, 2006 BCHS bus trip to Country Heritage Park, Milton. $45.
2006 Apr., v48, #1

"May bus trip". May 29, 2007, BCHS bus trip to Parks Canada visitor centre, Tobermory. Princess Hotel lunch. $45.
2007 Apr., v49, #1

"Annual bus tour". Annual bus trip is May 27, 2008, to Dundurn Castle and Royal Botanical Gardens; $50.
2008 Apr., v50, #1

"Annual bus trip",. May 27, 2009, annual BCHS bus trip, to southeastern Bruce County. $50. Victoria Jubilee Hall, Walkerton. Carlsruhe brewery. Diefenbaker House, Neustadt. Formosa.
2009 Apr., v51, #1

3. BCHS HISTORY

"Bruce County Historical Society formed, 1901" From the Bruce Herald, Sept. 19, 1901. How BCHS was founded at Walkerton, Sept. 16, 1901. Images of Norman Robertson and Col. A.E. Belcher. Membership 25 cents. BCHS editors BCHS return address includes the mentions "Historical Notes editor, John Weichel" and "Year book editor Shirley McClure".
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Life memberships and the Historical Society". By Donald McClure, BCHS president. Government grant cut by $436. Problem with BCHS life membership, 279, versus annual, 67. Life membership increased to $120. Books stored at a cost of $500. "Our yearbook editor sets the type for the yearbook on her personal computer."
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Thank you, Formosa Mutual". Formosa Mutual Insurance Company contributed to the four extra pages in this issue of "Historical Notes".
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"An inventory of county churches". BCHS might prepare an inventory of the churches of Bruce County, as proposed by Ontario Genealogical Society.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Book sales co-ordinators" Bill and Mary Stewart of Allenford will act as BCHS book sales co-ordinators, replacing Donald and Irma McSporran.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Donalda McClure honoured". 90th birthday of Donalda McClure. She and her husband James have both served as BCHS president, she from 1971 to 1973. Her son Donald is BCHS president. Donald's wife Shirley is yearbook editor.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Surname index found for Robertson's book". The long-lost surname index to Robertson, The History of the County of Bruce, was found in the Bruce County Museum & Archives. It was mentioned in "Historical Notes" Feb. 1976.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Historical Notes & Index now available in Archives". All issues of BCHS Historical Notes, 1957-1998, are in the Archives. An index to subjects has been created.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"You're welcome to join" Benefits of joining Bruce County Historical Society.
1998 Aug., v40, #2

"Essay contest proposed to celebrate the millennium" BCHS will run a Year 2000 History Essay Contest, in three age categories, essays to be the property of BCHS.
1998 Aug., v40, #2

"BCHS will commemorate 'Year 2000' with a major history essay contest" BCHS "Year 2000" essay contest seeks papers on three categories of Bruce County history. List of suggestions for topics. $5,000 in prize money.
1999 Apr., v41, #1

"Don't forget the Year 2000 essay contest" BCHS contest essays will be placed in the Archives and printed in the Yearbooks.
1999 Sept., v41, #2

"Society's new brochure" New BCHS membership brochure, "Discover your Bruce County heritage". Drawing (farmer and oxen) by Annie Duff, Tara.
See also 2001 Sept., v43, #2, page 2.2001 Apr., v43, #1

"Honoured" Nov. 1, 2003, Marion McGillivray of Arran Township was honored by BCHS for her years of service. Image, plaque presentation.
2004 Apr., v46, #1

"Photo day Apr. 17 for Teeswater & South" BCHS holds Photo Day in Teeswater, Apr. 17, 2004. Ann-Marie Collins will copy old photographs for the Bruce County Archives. Archivist David Sharron.
2004 Apr., v46, #1

"A word about life memberships"By Donald McClure. BCHS seeks donations from life members to help recover costs. BCHS stores books at Bruce County museum for $500 a year.
2004 Apr., v46, #1

"Constitution of BCHS" BCHS Constitution. Eight articles. 18 by-laws.
2004 Sept., v46, #2

"What is it?" Image of unidentified tool at a BCHS executive meeting.
2005 Sept., v47, #2

"What is it?" Unidentified tool at a BCHS executive meeting is a piano tuner's tool, says Bill Kearns.
2006 Apr., v48, #1

McGillivray, Marion "Marion McGillivray was local historian" Death in 2006 of Marion McGillivray, BCHS Yearbook editor in the 1980s; BCHS secretary; editor of township histories; author of novel From City Streets to Trackless Forest; co-author, with Chris Paterson, of Critical Years. BCHS plaque recipient in 2003. Image.
2007 Apr., v49, #1

McKinnon, Donelda"Donelda MacKinnon was membership secretary" Death on March 15 of Donelda MacKinnon (1926-2007), BCHS membership secretary, 1997-2006.
2007 Apr., v49, #1

"Audrey Underwood honoured for conservation" Saugeen Shores' Heritage Conservation Award given to Audrey Underwood, BCHS Eastern Area director, for her work with Bruce County Genealogical Society.
2007 Sept., v49, #2

AGM, October 2007"2007 annual meeting"
2007 Teeswater annual meeting featured unveiling of a plaque to commemorate battlefield artist Mary Riter Hamilton (1867-1954) of Teeswater, to be located at Teeswater Town Hall. Image of unveiling.2008 Apr., v50, #1

"President's message" New project, a book of postcards of Bruce County. New newsletter editor, Ann-Marie Collins. Annual bus trip is May 27, 2008, to Dundurn Castle and Royal Botanical Gardens; $50.
2008 Apr., v50, #1

BCHS books for sale, 25% off for members. Lucknow history book, The place we call home, $45.
2008 Apr., v50, #1

BCHS executive for 2009: Proposed BCHS positions for 2009. President, Karen Ribey. Secretary, Catharine McKay. Treasurer, Dorne Fitzsimmons. Newsletter editor, Ann-Marie Collins. Yearbook editor, vacant.
2008 Sept., v50, #2

"Greetings from the president" by BCHS President, Karen Ribey. BCHS acquires the John (The Rebel) Stewart papers. Article "Rebel with a cause" in the 1978 BCHS Yearbook. Book committee of Teeswater and Culross launches All our yesterdays, Vol. 2. Township of Bruce Historical Society to launch Laneways and Landmarks.
2009 Apr., v51, #1

"John Stewart papers return to Bruce County" BCHS acquires at auction the papers of John (The Rebel) Stewart, friend of William Lyon MacKenzie and partisan in the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion. He settled in Paisley and ran the Paisley Agricultural Works. Successful bidder was Ann-Marie Collins, Bruce County Archivist, at Aberfoyle, Jan. 25, 2009. His notebook, 27 photos, nine letters to him.
2009 Apr., v51, #1

"Greetings from the president" by BCHS President, Karen Ribey. BCHS working with Bruce County Archives on another Photo Day, visiting Royal Canadian Legions to digitize their collections.

2009 Aug., v51, #2

"Bruce County Heritage Association Steam Show"
Five images of BCHS volunteers at the Society's booth at the Steam Show, Paisley, Aug. 14-16, 2009.
2009 Aug., v51, #2

"Bruce County postcards needed" BCHS seeks postcards for A pictorial history of Bruce County, volume II. Image, Audrey Underwood postcard of Yonge Street, Tara.
2009 Aug., v51, #2

4. BCHS IN MEMORIAM

Wilson, Betty. "Betty Wilson will be missed" Death of Betty Scott Wilson (1927-2002) of Wiarton, taught at SS 9 Amabel (Skipness school) and Wiarton District High School. BCHS Area Director for the North.
2002 Sept., v44, #2

McClure, Matthew James ("Jim")"M.J. 'Jim' McClure dies" Death of Matthew James (Jim) McClure, 98, BCHS president in 1963, joint newsletter editor until 1970. His poem about lemon pie.
2003 Apr., v45, #1

McGillivray, Marion "Marion McGillivray was local historian" Death in 2006 of Marion McGillivray, BCHS Yearbook editor in the 1980s; BCHS secretary; editor of township histories; author of novel From City Streets to Trackless Forest; co-author, with Chris Paterson, of Critical Years. BCHS plaque recipient in 2003. Image.
2007 Apr., v49, #1

McKinnon, Donelda "Donelda MacKinnon was membership secretary" Death on March 15 of Donelda MacKinnon (1926-2007), BCHS membership secretary, 1997-2006.
2007 Apr., v49, #1

5. BCHS MEETINGS

BCHS annual meeting, 1998Oct. 24, 1998, BCHS annual dinner meeting, Elmwood Community Centre. Peter Ruprecht on "Patterns of Germanic settlement along the Garafraxa".
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Society's annual dinner, Oct. 24 at Elmwood" Oct. 24, 1998, BCHS annual dinner meeting, Elmwood Community Centre. Peter Ruprecht of Chesley on Germanic settlement patterns of Bruce and Grey counties; Lutheran and Roman Catholic church settlements.1998 Aug., v40, #2

BCHS annual meeting, 1999Oct. 16, 1990, BCHS annual meeting, Tiverton Community Centre. Rev. George Thomas of Glammis, on Irish immigration to the Bruce area. $12.1999 Apr., v41, #1

BCHS annual meeting, 1999 Oct. 16, 1990, BCHS annual meeting, Tiverton Community Centre. Rev. George Thomas of Glammis, on Irish immigration to the Bruce area. $12.
1999 Sept., v41, #2

"Annual meeting" Oct. 28, 2000, BCHS annual dinner at Kincardine Legion Hall. Marine theme; history of the Bruce coast. $14.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"Annual meeting Oct. 28" Oct. 28, 2000, BCHS annual dinner at Kincardine Legion Hall. Displays of marine history, and talk. Film of wrecks at Fathom Five National Park.
2000 Sept., v42, #2

"Annual meeting" BCHS annual meeting and dinner, Oct. 20, 2001, Kincardine Legion Hall. Allan Thompson on Barnardo children in Bruce County. Dr. Joy Parr, author of Labouring Children, lives in the Spence house, Southampton.
2001 Apr., v43, #1

"Annual meeting to have new format"
BCHS annual dinner meeting, Nov. 2, 2002, Lucknow Community Centre. Program of Scottish music; McCarrell Sisters; piper Bruce MacDonald gives a history of the pipes.
2002 Sept., v44, #2

"Annual meeting in Chesley" Nov. 1, 2003, BCHS annual dinner meeting at Chesley Community Centre. Robert Greenberg on Bruce County buildings, their origins and care.
2003 Apr., v45, #1

"Preservation of buildings will be topic at annual meeting" Nov. 1, 2003, BCHS annual dinner meeting at Chesley Community Centre. Robert Greenberg, slide show on Bruce County buildings, their origins and care.
2003 Sept., v45, #2

"Annual meeting in Tara" Oct. 30, 2004, BCHS annual meeting, Tara Community Centre, $15. Bruce Miller, author of Tara Before 1981, with the stories behind Tara sites. BCHS membership to go up to $15; life membership $125. New constitution.
2004 Sept., v46, #2

"Annual meeting" Oct. 29, 2005, BCHS annual meeting, Knights of Columbus hall, Walkerton.
2005 Apr., v47, #1

"Murray Gaunt to speak at annual meeting" Oct. 29, 2005, BCHS annual meeting, Knights of Columbus hall, Walkerton. Murray Gaunt, CKNX farm news broadcaster and former MPP, on Country Heritage Park (Ontario Agricultural Museum). $15.
2005 Sept., v47, #2

AGM, October 2006 "Annual meeting and dinner" Oct. 28, 2006, BCHS annual meeting, Bruce Township Community Centre, Underwood. Mary MacKay of Paisley, past president, on a book she wrote on county historian Norman Robertson; stories from pioneer times.
2006 Apr., v48, #1

AGM, October 2006 "Annual meeting and dinner" Oct. 28, 2006, BCHS annual meeting, Bruce Township Community Centre, Underwood. Mary MacKay of Paisley, past president, will retell stories from Robertson's History of the County of Bruce. $15.
2006 Sept., v48, #2

AGM, October 2007 "Annual meeting to have new format" Oct. 27, 2007, BCHS annual meeting and dinner, Teeswater-Culross Community Centre. Plaque to commemorate battlefield artist Mary Riter Hamilton (1867-1954) of Teeswater. Speaker Campbell Cork of CKNX Wingham. $15.
2007 Sept., v49, #2

AGM, October 2008 "BCHS 2008 annual meeting" Oct. 25, 2008, BCHS annual meeting, Chesley Community Centre. Senator Lorna Milne (image) on her life as a senator.
2008 Apr., v50, #1

AGM, October 2008 "Honourable Lorna Milne speaker for BCHS annual meeting" Background of Senator Lorna Milne, at the BCHS AGM, Oct. 25, 2008; $15.
2008 Sept., v50, #2

AGM, October 2009 "BCHS annual dinner meeting" BCHS annual meeting, Oct. 31, 2009, Paisley Community Centre. Archivist J. Mark Rowe on John Stewart of Paisley. Display of Stewart artifacts at Treasure Chest Museum.
2009 Aug., v51, #2

"Have you sent a postcard lately?" July 16, 2009, Ross King spoke to BCHS meeting about the history of and market for postcards. Bill Stewart announced that BCHS will publish a second postcard book. Five images.
2009 Aug., v51, #2

BCHS PAPER:

"Happy 150th birthday Kincardine & Southampton!" On the 150th anniversaries of Kincardine and Southampton. Brief history of Kincardine since Cameron and Withers, 1848; "Kincardine Calls" musical. Brief history of Southampton since Spence and Kennedy, 1848; early houses; buildings lost. Image, "Southampton, about 1880", Picturesque Canada.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Cairn dedication." June 14, 1998, dedication of cairn to pioneers at Salem Presbyterian Church, con. 10, Elderslie Twp. Book, Families buried in Salem Cemetery, by Mary MacKay.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Mary MacKay & Ellengowan." BCHS member Mary MacKay has compiled a history of Ellengowan on County Road 3.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"R.W. Kearns writing history of Inverhuron". R.W. "Bill" Kearns of Kincardine is writing a history of Inverhuron.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Folkes & Weichel on the J.H. Jones disaster". Patrick Folkes and John Weichel are writing a history of the J.H. Jones disaster. Years ago, a BCHS booklet, "Wiarton's Great Disaster".
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"John Weichel & Capt. Spence". John Weichel is writing a booklet on Capt. John Spence, to raise funds for the Bruce County Museum & Archives.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Sheila Gatis". Sheila Gatis has a book on Wiarton fish dealer Mary Howell, transcriptions of taped interviews. 118 pages.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Two Elderslie WIs will mark 14 forgotten communities". Gillies Hill and Williscroft Women's Institutes will mark the sites of 14 forgotten pioneer communities. Histories of Cantire, Carnegie, Dunblane, Ebenezer, Gillies Hill, Grimston, Lockerby, Mickle, Porridgeville, Salem, Scoop Town, Skibbereen, Vesta, Williscroft.
1998 Aug., v40, #2

"WI sign plan is preservation in action". Opinion of editor John Weichel. WI plan to signpost 14 communities preserves an important part of county heritage. Municipal amalgamation to cause many names to disappear.
1998 Aug., v40, #2

"And the streams?" By John Weichel. Elderslie Township has many streams and rivers. Arkwright Creek. Burgoyne Creek. Grimston Creek. Sauble River. Saugeen River. Snake Creek. Tara Creek. Teeswater River. Vesta Creek.
1998 Aug., v40, #2

"Fifth steam show attracts big crowds". Bruce County Heritage Society's Steam & Tractor Show was in August in Paisley. Church service conducted by Rev. Donald McClure, BCHS president.
1998 Aug., v40, #2

"Inspired by Nature Campaign". Fundraising campaign for the Institute for Outdoor Education and Environmental Studies (formerly Outdoor Education Centre) at Oliphant. Robert Bateman on advisory council. Monitoring station for World Biosphere Reserve.
1998 Aug., v40, #2

"New guidelines issued for cemetery conservation".Editor John Weichel decries well-meaning but ill-conceived repairs at Southampton's abandoned Public Burying Ground. Inscription deterioration. List of recommendations from Ontario ministry publication Landscapes of memories, a guide for conserving historic cemeteries: repairing tombstones.
1999 Apr., v41, #1

"Kincardine Calls". Musical "Kincardine Calls", by Ian Burbidge and June Daniel, put on by Kincardine Theatre Guild for the town's 150th anniversary, 1998. Image, the CD cover showing schooner Lyman M. Davis, by John Scougall about 1915.
1999 Apr., v41, #1

"Teeswater reunion" July 30-Aug. 2, 1999, Teeswater-Culross Old Boys Reunion. First reunion was in 1905.
1999 Apr., v41, #1

"Tara, Paisley have newspapers again". From December 1998, The Life and Times of Tara, 4/year, Bruce A. Miller. Paisley Advocado, David Samuels; Paisley Advocate was published 1870s to 1990s.1999 Apr., v41, #1

"Paisley and Port Elgin both celebrating incorporation". Opinion by editor John Weichel. Celebrations of incorporation dates shortchange villages of decades of history. Paisley marked 125 years since incorporation (1874) this year, but was founded in 1851. Port Elgin also marked 125 years since incorporation, but was settled by Europeans 150 years ago. Southampton's 1998 homecoming celebrated 140 years but in fact it was 150 years since founding in 1848. Photo, "Militia inspection at Paisley, before turn of the century".
1999 Apr., v41, #1

"Port Elgin is site of early Iroquoian village". By Carm Levi. Routes of pioneers to reach Port Elgin; incorporation 125 years ago. 1849, Lachlan "Loch Buie" McLean's tavern. Iroquoians at the Nodwell site, 500 years before Europeans; James V. Wright excavation, 1969. Site occupied 10-20 years by ancestors of Huron and Petun. 1851, Alexander Vidal survey. 1854-1857, town plan. Photo, "Longhouse recreated on Nodwell site. (No longer standing)"
1999 Apr., v41, #1

"Kincardine: two history projects under way". By R.W. "Bill" Kearns. In Kincardine, a volunteer project to restore the Walker House, damaged by a 1995 fire. A project to conserve the colours of the 32nd Bruce Battalion, formed 1866. Image, "Kincardine unit of 32nd passes 'Paddy' Walker's tavern".
1999 Apr., v41, #1

"What's its history?"Image, A-frame "whimsical log structure" by the road north of Stokes Bay. 1999 Apr., v41, #1

"Greenock remembers six of its early villages". Signs mark six early villages in Greenock Township: Greenock (Enniskillen) had a post office in 1852; Glammis, settled in 1852; Pinkerton; Riversdale, settled 1849 by Jean Caskanette and Joseph Chatreau; Cargill, first an Indian village, Yokassippi; Chepstow, founded 1852.
1999 Apr., v41, #1

"Happy 150th birthday to the County of Bruce!" Jan. 1, 2000, 150th birthday of Bruce County, date of law passed creating Huron, Bruce and Perth counties.
1999 Sept., v41, #2

"The walls come crumbling down". Image, "Demolition of the Krug Furniture factory at Chesley". Bricks sold with Bruce Krug's autograph.
1999 Sept., v41, #2

"A summer mystery". By Shirley McClure. Chesley post office robbed; vault blown; possibly by a gang which also worked in Wiarton and Park Head.
1999 Sept., v41, #2

"Porridgeville". Photo of sign, "Porridgeville, erected by local Women's Institutes", "one of the Elderslie Institute signs marking early communities".
1999 Sept., v41, #2

"Teeswater reunion another big success".By Jim Whitock and Gerald Baptist. Over 3,000 former residents attend Teeswater Old Boys and Girls Reunion, July 30-Aug. 2, 1999. Bill Stewart displayed BCHS books.
1999 Sept., v41, #2

"United Presbyterian Church". By Donald McClure. "U.P." means United Presbyterian Church. Differs from Free Church of Scotland. Photo, carved plaque, Saugeen Reserve Church.
1999 Sept., v41, #2

"An early crash". Image, train wreck three miles south of Mildmay, June 22, 1908. Engineer William Allward died. 125 passengers.
1999 Sept., v41, #2

"Lucknow street scene". Image, about 1909, Lucknow street scene with furniture factory. [page 2] 1907 postcard; buildings identified.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"Cemetery restoration follows Ministry guidelines". By Jim Connell. Lloydtown Pioneer Cemetery, King Township, York County, has a plot with James Pinkerton and two sons. Two other sons, Henry and David Pinkerton, settled in Greenock and Pinkerton; daughter Jane Pinkerton married Joseph Walker, founder of Walkerton.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"Much more than a cemetery history". By John Weichel. Invermay Methodist Cemetery opened 1861, closed 1881. A 1998 project found 53 grave markers, recorded 61 interments. Douglas Richards gives their history in Invermay Methodist Cemetery: the church and local settlement, 151 pp., with highlights of each year in Arran and Tara, 1851-1861; method of causewaying across a swamp.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"One of the markers; Doug Richards". Two images. Doug Richards. Grave marker of Robert Knox at Invermay Methodist Cemetery, with anchor symbol.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"The caboose is here". Image. "Caboose" is a store on wheels, on its annual round in Saugeen Township; a wagon which took eggs as payment for groceries. Showing Edna Crowe, Reta Stanton (Audrey Underwood's mother), Mr. Williscroft, Thomas Stanton.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"Manitoulin corner post". Image. Patrick Folkes of Tobermory and a corner post of iron hoops, posts and stones, on Manitoulin Island.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"Teeswater street scene". Image. "Teeswater street scene" shows celebratory arches of boughs over street. Postcard dated Sept. 30, 1909. From Bill Pace of Kincardine. Transcription of three visible signs.
2000 Sept., v42, #2

"Letter from 1861 describes Port Elgin". Letter, Aug. 6, 1861, probably by Archibald Lamont, settled Con. 3, Saugeen Township in 1855. Businesses in Port Elgin. Steamboats come every day, besides schooners. Recipes for washing fluid, soap, ink and vinegar.
2000 Sept., v42, #2

"Ellengowan revisited". By John Weichel. Mary I. MacKay publishes history It happened in Ellengowan, 140 families, since 1854 arrival of David Hopper. Book has articles from Paisley Advocate. Ken Thorburn sketch of what Ellengowan might have looked like.
2000 Sept., v42, #2

"Zinc monuments in Bruce" By John Weichel. Rare white bronze (zinc) grave monuments in Bruce County. Their shapes, durability. Inventory needed. Images of six monuments; Campbell, Potts, Thomas, McNeill.
2000 Sept., v42, #2

"Visitor finds Bruce heritage disappearing". Letter from Colin Phillips of UK. Visitor to Southampton finds two or three historic houses are being lost to development each year. Need for real protection.
2000 Sept., v42, #2

"Wheat in Bruce: 1855" By John Lynch, in "Report of the Agricultural Condition and Prospects of the County of Bruce", 1855. Wheat acreage and yields in Bruce County, early 1850s. Wheat crops superior to rest of Ontario. Barley, oats, peas.
2000 Sept., v42, #2

"Heritage buildings rapidly disappearing" By John Weichel. Historic buildings are being torn down in Bruce County. Send examples of endangered buildings.
2001 Apr., v43, #1

"Gillies and Martin Foundry"Image, Gillies and Martin Foundry at Teeswater, 1880.
2001 Apr., v43, #1

"Researching?" Image, Sons of Scotland badge, McPherson Camp No. 48, from Bill Pace, Kincardine. Also researching lodges.
2001 Apr., v43, #1

"The rescue of the Walker House". By R.W. "Bill" Kearns. Francis "Paddy" Walker arrived in Kincardine in 1850, built a hotel, operated schooner Mud Turtle, worked on the Durham Road, straightened the Penetangore River. Restoration by volunteers. Period image of Walker House, Kincardine's oldest building. 2001 Apr., v43, #1

"Kincardine's town hall" By John Weichel. Kincardine's town hall, built 1872. Images show damage caused by renovation, sandblasting.
2001 Apr., v43, #1

"It's a bleedin' knife!" Four images, veterinarian's lancet (fleam) for bleeding horses. Lignum vitae, heaviest of all woods.
2001 Apr., v43, #1

"Clearing the land in Bruce County, 1855" By John Lynch, in "Report of the Agricultural Condition and Prospects of the County of Bruce", 1855. Pioneers clear the land. Chopping down trees. Burning brush. Timber for fence rails. Oxen.
2001 Apr., v43, #1

"The Home Children". Talk, May 19, 2001, Port Elgin, on over 80,000 British children sent to Canada, 1870s to 1930s. Dr. Barnardo.
2001 Apr., v43, #1

"Barnardo children topic of annual meeting". BCHS annual meeting and dinner, Oct. 20, 2001, Kincardine Legion Hall. Allan Thompson on Thomas John Barnardo and his plan to send British children to Canada. $14.
2001 Sept., v43, #2

Cargill hotelImage, hotel in Cargill, variously, "Power House", "Powers Hotel", early 1900s. From Bill Pace.
2001 Sept., v43, #2

"Follow up". Gillies and Martin Foundry products are mentioned in Teeswater News, Apr. 19, 1894. Foundry history.
2001 Sept., v43, #2

"A disgraceful scene". Letter to the Tara Leader, May 15, 1882 from T. Ackley, Invermay. Dog fight in Invermay attracts 70 or 80.
2001 Sept., v43, #2

"Cleanup begins at Rusk Cemetery in Elderslie Township" Mary MacKay and Judy MacKinnon clean up Rusk Cemetery, Con. 10, Elderslie. Mary is writing about the people buried there. Galbraith, McNeil. Image, box-type tomb; map of burial plots.
2001 Sept., v43, #2

"Gas buoy may have been victim of the Great Storm" Images and drawing of gas-powered navigational buoys, one wrecked at the mouth of the Crane River.
2001 Sept., v43, #2

"Preserving Ontario's cemeteries" From Tombstone tales from Ontario cemeteries by Harvey Medland, Ontario Historical Society. Need to protect and maintain Ontario pioneer cemeteries. 1989 Cemeteries Act.
2001 Sept., v43, #2

"Here and there in Bruce County". Three images. Ruins of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Con. 14, Brant Township. Matheson House, Tobermory, now the Princess Hotel. Funeral procession, Kincardine.
2001 Sept., v43, #2

"No longer standing"Image, SS #5 Elderslie school at Gillies Hill, built 1875, demolished 2001.
2001 Sept., v43, #2

"Lone grave". Image, Angus Buie grave marker, Bruce Township hill overlooking County Road 11.
2001 Sept., v43, #2

"Some early Bruce County feats". (Paisley Advocate, August 1898) John McPhee, 83, cut an acre of hay with a scythe in 4.5 hours. (Lucknow Sentinel, Apr. 12, 1917) Sam Babcock, Paisley (122nd Battalion, Muskoka Wildcats), split 10.5 cords in 6.25 hours. (Wiarton Echo, June 24, 1887) Mr. Todd, Hepworth mill, cut 2,720 feet of pine lumber in one hour, with 18 HP engine. (Port Elgin Times, Mar. 1, 1888) William Morrow's logs at Vanstone's mill; at Chippewa, Charley Kerus' Indian pony took 1,000 feet of logs up Buckley's Hill. (Wiarton Canadian, June 27, 1895) Wiarton lumber raft of one million board feet. (Port Elgin Times, Feb. 14, 1895) At Greenock Swamp, 100 men and 30 teams at work; Cargill forecasts 7 million board feet. (Times, November 1889) Lumber shipments from Hepworth; 25 train cars a day; telegraph poles, tanbark, cordwood, cedar blocks.
2001 Sept., v43, #2

"Scottish settlement marks 150th anniversary" By Gwen Harrison, Ripley. 1851, two ships left Scotland with Isle of Lewis emigrants. 1852, 109 Gaelic-speaking families formed the Lewis Settlement in Huron Township. August 2002, Lewis Celebration in Ripley; performance of Angus MacLeod's "The Silent Ones".2002 Apr., v44, #1

"Riversdale 100 years ago" Image, Riversdale, 10 miles from Walkerton. Originally Mud River. Businesses. Church.
2002 Apr., v44, #1

"Chepstow, 150 years old" By Oliver Coumans. Chepstow founded 1852 by John Phelan, who came in along the Durham Road to Riversdale.
2002 Apr., v44, #1

"Place-names of Bruce". By John Weichel. Factors in choosing place names in Bruce County; examples. Features, families, towns, street names; name changes (Burnt Corners became Spark's Corners). A list of county place names is being compiled.2002 Apr., v44, #1

"Men in photo" People in the photo "Glamis Baptist: men with thresher" in Bruce Township Tales and Trails. Robinson, Kidd, Ferris, McPherson.
2002 Apr., v44, #1

"Coins under the mast" By Stan McClellan. "Good luck" coins under the mast for good luck. Use in dating ships. With references.
2002 Apr., v44, #1

"Krug book a hit". Image, Bruce Krug at a Chesley book signing for A century of excellence, by Howard Krug, editor Ruth Cathcart. Over 1,000 copies sold.
2002 Apr., v44, #1

"Cemetery walk". May 13, 2002 Bruce County Genealogical Society tour, Pam Mather as guide, through Southampton Cemetery; she explains the meaning of headstone symbols.
2002 Apr., v44, #1

"Oliphant's 100 years of tradition". By John Weichel. 2003 is 100th anniversary of the Oliphant Campers' Association. Moved from picnic to regatta. Article in 1993 Yearbook. Archives with Marje McKenzie, Oliphant. Three images: medal, trophy, "Campers' church".
2002 Apr., v44, #1

"Lion's Head landmark". Image, Williams Hotel at Lion's Head, due for demolition.
2002 Apr., v44, #1

"Early Wiarton store-front uncovered by new owners". Image of work to uncover storefront from the 1880s, by Jim and Debbie MacDougall, Wiarton. Image of restoration.
2002 Apr., v44, #1

"Barnardo Children speech available". Photocopy available of Allan Thompson's talk, Oct. 20, 2001, on Thomas John Barnardo. 2002 Apr., v44, #1

"Three Society members assist Cabot Head project". Interpretive centre at Cabot Head lighthouse, built 1896. Sketches of Stan McClellan, Patrick Folkes, John Tozer. Scale model. Friends of Cabot Head. Images of two plaques; Folkes wrote the text for nine plaques; display of artifacts from Bruce County Museum. 2002 Sept., v44, #2

"Lone-grave inventory?" John Weichel is compiling an inventory of single graves. Image, gravestone of Lawrence Leon Dunham (1902-1902), Dyer's Bay.
2002 Sept., v44, #2

"Dunk's Bay project" Lynn Watson and Peter Dean have been recording gravestones at Dunk's Bay cemeteries. Slide show of gravestone photographs. Image, Watson with stone of James Forbes (1819-1906).
2002 Sept., v44, #2

Three images of homes. Cobblestone porch on a Teeswater home. Detail on an Amabel farmhouse. Intersection at Ferndale, possibly 1930s, from Kimball/Dawson collection.
2002 Sept., v44, #2

"No longer standing". Image, tobacco kilns on Tomori farm, B Line, Arran, days before demolition.
2002 Sept., v44, #2

"Forgotten Tobermory". Five images of Tobermory. Fish tugs docked. Flowerpot light (demolished). Harbour gas pumps, about 1920. Dockside, Aug. 3-9, 1927. Crews of tugs Clucas, Juno, Evelyn, named; four rows, children in front.
2002 Sept., v44, #2

"Southampton wreck dated to 18th century". From "Newsletter of the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History". Fall 2002 excavation (Southampton beach shipwreck) uncovers swivel gun. Duncan McCallum. Patrick Folkes. Stan McClellan. Ken Cassavoy. Nancy. Weasel.
2003 Apr., v45, #1

"The ox: pioneer beast of burden". Summary based on Edwin C. Guillet, The pioneer farmer and backwoodsman. Oxen, preferred to horses, came from U.S. Use in land clearing, ploughing, teaming. Reprint from BCHS Bulletin, September 1963, on oxen in bush work.
2003 Apr., v45, #1

"The ox in Bruce County: 1855". By John Lynch, in "Report of the Agricultural Condition and Prospects of the County of Bruce", 1855. Value of a yoke of oxen. Obedience. Endurance. Ox bells made by John Belcher of Southampton. Short articles: Oxen of Samuel Emerson, Kincardine Township. Oxen pulled coffin of Mrs. John McLeod, Kincardine Township.
2003 Apr., v45, #1

Photo-sharing session/ Two images, Williscroft cheese factory and Chesley main street, from the photos brought to a photo-sharing session Feb. 10, 2003 in Chesley. Copies made by Ann-Marie Collins for Bruce County Archives. Other sessions planned.
2003 Apr., v45, #1

"Committee formed to save portion of Wiarton school". By author Ruth Cathcart. The old section of Wiarton school, built 1878, could be saved from demolition. Image, stone section of Wiarton school.
2003 Apr., v45, #1

"Kinloss history book to be ready this summer". Two-volume Kith and Kin of Kinloss will launch in summer 2003. Farms and families, churches, schools, veterans.
2003 Apr., v45, #1

"New Greenock history" Update of the 1981 Greenock Township history, in 2003.
2003 Apr., v45, #1

"Bervie then and now" Two images from the same viewpoint, a century apart. Bervie buildings, Highway 9 east of Kincardine. Three Bervie images: Emmerton's Department Store, now much changed; old building.
2003 Sept., v45, #2

"Our changing landscape". Two images, a century apart. Burgoyne general store.
2003 Sept., v45, #2

"Historic lodge building for sale". By John Weichel. Protection needed for St. Lawrence Masonic Lodge, Southampton, for sale. Built 1860 as first village hall. Doug Johnson. George M. MacDonald. Image.
2003 Sept., v45, #2

"Isle of Tiree descendants to gather". Plans for 2004 gathering in Guelph of Isle of Tiree descendants. Waves of emigration and settlement.
2003 Sept., v45, #2

"Belfry restored at Tara church". Image, Tara Presbyterian Church, built 1875, with restored belfry.
2003 Sept., v45, #2

"Traditional place names, terms and local nicknames". By Stan McClellan, Tobermory, BCHS North director. Early place names in St. Edmunds Township. Names and lore, in categories: timbering, fishing, hunting, people, local lore, buildings. McVicars (Hidden Valley). Mrs. Munn's Bathtub. Wireless Point. Signal Pole Hill. Singing Sands.
2003 Sept., v45, #2

"Strange epitaph in Burgoyne cemetery" By John Weichel. Maude M. Reany (1874-1902), daughter of Hugh and Mary Patterson, died of typhoid fever a few days after getting married. Lyoness. McDonald.
2003 Sept., v45, #2

"Lost gems of Bruce County". Three images of destroyed Bruce County buildings. House of Refuge, 1962. Flower Pot Island lighthouse, 1968. Teeswater mill.
2003 Sept., v45, #2

"Dormant 28 years, Stark's Mill re-opens" John Valentine built his flour mill and a sawmill at Paisley in 1854. History of the mill. James Stark. Faithful restoration. Paul and Helen Crysler. Store, Nature's Millworks.
2003 Sept., v45, #2

"Early settlers near Paisley: the Pearce family" By Barbara Fullerton. Thomas Pearce claimed Lot 19, Con. A, Elderslie Township in 1854. Brother John and Mary Pearce had 12 children. Fullerton. Disappearance of Richard Pearce about 1862. 2003 Sept., v45, #2

"Mortuary at Douglas Hill". Worth preserving, the Mortuary at Douglas Hill, north of Dunkeld on the Elora Road. Image.
2003 Sept., v45, #2

"Three new local histories printed". Publication of Kith and Kin of Kinloss, Greenock Township 150 years and Bill Stewart's At the crossroads: a history of Hepworth.
2004 Apr., v46, #1

"Letter: Douglas Hill Cemetery history outlined". By Florence Mackesy (image), compiler of the Douglas Hill and West Brant microfilm history. History of the West Brant church. West Brant Presbyterians. 1999 microfilm of cemetery records.
2004 Apr., v46, #1

"Culross Township has 'Alps' and its own Flowerpot Island". By John Weichel, who, with Bill Stewart, Jim Whytock and Gerald Baptist, visited the flowerpot (rock column) in the Teeswater River (image). Three-storey barn (image), Con. 2, Culross, by Jabez Pennington. The Alps are a section of great rolling hills (moraines). Images, four signs using the name Alps. In Kinloss Township, Langside Presbyterian Church. Restored Charter log home, Con. 4, Culross. Sinkholes. Four images, Wesleyan Methodist Church, Vendome Hotel stables, Melissa's Hair Gallery, eight-sided house (octagonal) in Teeswater by Pennington. Westford Corner. Tinkertown. Salem (Williamson). Manley Hills. Teeswater Bush (Hardwood Hill). Teeswater buildings. Hughes quarry (image). Image, Charlie Koo's Fairtown Restaurant sign. Smith cemetery; William Smith, 1854; "tree stump" symbol as monument. Images, in Teeswater, Omega Place and Alpha Lodge are twin neighbours.
2004 Apr., v46, #1

"Riversdale Hotel" Image, Riversdale Hotel, Greenock Township, destroyed by fire.
2004 Sept., v46, #2

"House that Captain Alfred built"By John Philpot. Specifications for a brick house to be built, 1880s, for Capt. Alfred Brunton in Tara. His uncle Capt. John Linton. Stonework. Brick work. Lathing and plastering; mortar. Images, Capt. Brunton; Tara house. See article, 2005 Yearbook.
2004 Sept., v46, #2

"Men of Bruce answered call of 1870". By John Weichel, excerpted from his Forgotten Lives. Riel rebellion, 1870. Red River Expedition. Image, Thomas Adair, volunteer quartermaster. Bruce County teamsters named. 32nd Bruce Battalion.
2004 Sept., v46, #2

"Over to Grey". Image, group photo of BCHS members and friends visiting Grey Roots Museum, June 2004; first group to tour.
2004 Sept., v46, #2

"A note from our museum". By David Sharron, Archivist. Archives research for others is not the archivist's primary duty. Outside researchers needed. Possible fee $25/hour.
2005 Apr., v47, #1

"Chesley homecoming". June 29 to July 3, 2005, Chesley's 125th birthday and homecoming celebrations.2005 Apr., v47, #1
"Ripley-Huron reunion"July 28 to Aug. 1, 2005, reunion for Ripley and Huron Township.
2005 Apr., v47, #1

"With rucksack through Arran". Article (9 pp.) by John Weichel, who travels Arran Township, a land of undulating hills (drumlins) and shallow valleys. Old buildings are not protected from demolition. For each concession, roads and streams, homes and businesses, schools and churches. Ebenezer. Bethel. Rosemount. Mount Hope. Arranvale Mills. Staffordville. Invermay. Old Post Road (Con. 6-7) from Bourgoyne, its route. Arkwright. Burgoyne. Loch Arran (Arran Lake). Tara. Hall's Corners. Sang's Creek. Little Ireland. Little Scotland. Allenford (Driftwood Crossing). Gimby Trail. Elsinore. Images: Tara main street in 1898 and today. Drumlin, con. 10. Map of Arran Township. William Grange house, 1870s and today. Esplen House, 1870 and today. Christ Church, Invermay. Louise Broadfoot and Bernice Funston. Gardner House, 1870s and today. Dick House, in 1880 and today. Farm house at Gowan's Bridge.
2005 Apr., v47, #1

"Some tips on preserving your old house". Conserving old houses. Trim, bricks, windows, doorways, siding, sheds, barns.2005 Apr., v47, #1

"Tobermory photo" Image, steamer at Tobermory harbour mouth with fishing boats and net sheds.2005 Sept., v47, #2

"Ontario promises stronger Heritage Act" Ontario government news release. Changes to the Ontario Heritage Act. Preservation, designation, conservation.
2005 Sept., v47, #2

"Renovations uncover original house siding". By John Weichel. House of Ross and Joanne Evans, Berford Street, Wiarton, reveals its inch-thick siding. Choice of paint colour. Image of Wiarton house.
2005 Sept., v47, #2

"Cargill residence" Image, Henry Cargill mansion, Cargill, destroyed by fire.
2006 Apr., v48, #1

"A morbid, yet enlightening glimpse into the past"By David Sharron, Archivist. Archaic medical terminology. Brain fever (meningitis). Gravel (kidney stones). Consumption (TB). Other causes of death. Spanish flu, nine of 34 Chesley deaths in 1918, 19 of 33 deaths on Saugeen First Nation Reserve. Ontario Vital Statistics records. Image, Ann Maria wrecked off Kincardine, 1902.
2006 Apr., v48, #1

"With rucksack through Bruce" Article (11 pp.) by John Weichel, who travels from Tobermory to Walkerton. Unusual place names. Ferndale Flats: Crane River, Stokes River, Centreville, Edenhurst, Rankin River, roadside stands. Southampton's shame: first Public Burying Ground, 1860; erosion; vandals; survey 1999-2001; hidden stones uncovered; Adair; Gilbert disappeared. Elderslie misspelled on topographic map. Lockerby grist mill where George Jardine died, 1866. Lion's Head tales; forgotten place names: Bannister's Hill, Astrop's Hill; Shannon Empire; Harry Oswell, organist; grocery store film show; Lion's Head airport gone.

Images: Log cottage "Vimy" at entrance to Cypress Lake park, built by Samuel Frederick Harkness. Highway 6 roadside memorial (shrine) to Anthony McLay. Sign, Krug Forest, Crane River Tract. Steel fallout shelter (not bomb shelter) on Highway 6, for the forest ranger; Donalda McAfee; Patrick Folkes. Building, old Lands and Forest station. Corbett gravestone, Eastnor Cemetery, has phrase "She done what she could". Two wooden memorial crosses at Sauble Falls. Gravestone of Margret (1833-1870), wife of Thomas Adair. Gravestone of Joseph Gilbert (1818-1872) and Herbert Gilbert (1841-1858). On "B" Line, plaque in memory of Brian (Curly) McDermid (1965-1998). Roadside memorial to Aaron Roote, died 2003. Power turbine at Lockerby; Ken Rothenberg, Michael Sterling. Pewter communion set, 1700s, at Westminster Presbyterian, Paisley. Presbyterian Church, Gillies Hill, closed 1936. Lorne Majury's wooden cutout street sign of a barbershop scene, Paisley. Walker House, Walkerton, restored by Gary Fischer. Iron bridge to McClure frame mill in Chesley, to be replaced. Grindstone, "McClure's Mill, 1880". Three images of deserted homes. Roadside memorial south of Tara, to a hockey player. Tara home with elaborate bargeboard. Remains of Tara Dam on Sauble River. Roadside memorial to Jill, north of Tara. Vane of an old wind turbine, Con. 10, Arran Township. Roadside memorial to Joe Tavares, north of Colpoy's Bay, died 1982; Troy Schmidt. Sign of produce for sale, south of Paisley.
2006 Sept., v48, #2

Footnotes to "With rucksack through Bruce" By John Weichel. Bruce Krug's road trips enlightened his passengers. Denny's Dam sign misspelled "Denney's". Harry Oswell and Rev. R.W. James, St. Margaret's church, Cape Chin.
2006 Sept., v48, #2

"Bruce County Archives" By David Sharron. Goal of the Archives. Newspapers, family histories, researchers, donations, a public space.
2006 Sept., v48, #2

"Anniversaries"150th anniversary, South Kinloss Presbyterian Church. 150th anniversary, Holyrood Post Office. 150th anniversary, Ripley Knox Presbyterian Church. 150th anniversary, Bethel United Church. Addition to Pine River United Church was dedicated August 2006.
2007 Apr., v49, #1

"Our rustic monuments" In cemeteries, carved limestone tree stones, or rustic stones, resemble tree trunks. Image, rustic gravestone at Tara's Hillcrest Cemetery, to Ann Vivian Richards (1867-1897), page one. Six images of rustic stones at Burgoyne, Culross, Oliphant, Port Elgin, Walkerton, Wiarton.2007 Apr., v49, #1

"Fairest of them all" 150th anniversary of the Arran-Tara Fall Fair celebrated by book The Fairest of Them All, by Bruce Miller.2007 Apr., v49, #1

"Sinking of the Jones 100 years ago commemorated"100th anniversary of sinking of J.H. Jones, Nov. 22, 1906. Church service in Wiarton; plaque unveiled, Bluewater Park; over 30 descendants at dinner at the Meeting Place. History from The Saddest Calamity by Patrick Folkes.
2007 Apr., v49, #1

"Old Masonic Lodge has impressive history" Masonic Lodge, Southampton has a long history. Built in 1860. Restoration by Curtis and Barbara Sprague. McGregor. Holmes. Michael Cleary, carpenter. Two images.
2007 Sept., v49, #2

"Anniversaries and (alas) a closure" 150th anniversary of Church of the Messiah, Kincardine; home of 32nd Bruce Battalion regimental colours. 150th anniversary of St. Luke's Anglican Church, Lurgan Beach. Closing of Whitechurch United Church.2007 Sept., v49, #2

"Kingarf and Martindale" By John Weichel, johnbw@golden.net. Kingarf and Martindale, near Glamis.
2007 Sept., v49, #2

"Senators connected with Bruce County" Senator Alexander Vidal was a Public Land Surveyor, one of the first to enter Paisley; his journal. Senator J.J. Donnelly, Greenock Township, succeeded Henry Cargill as M.P. for Bruce East. Senator Duncan Marshall was from Elderslie Township, where a plaque honours him. Senator James Houston Spence, of Greenock Township, lived in Southampton while attending Osgoode Hall. Senator James A. McKinnon of Port Elgin went to Alberta at 19. Senator George Lynch-Staunton lived in Southampton until he was seven; his father Francis H. Lynch-Staunton was a land surveyor from Southampton, 1855-1865. Senator William Humphrey Bennett married Margaret Cargill, daughter of Henry Cargill.
2008 Apr., v50, #1

"Coming events in Bruce County" Events at Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre. Lucknow Reunion, July 24-27, 2008. Kincardine Reunion, July 31-Aug. 4, 2008. Southampton 150th, Aug. 14-17, 2008. International Plowing Match, Teeswater, Sept. 16-20, 2008.
2008 Apr., v50, #1

"At the Bruce County Museum" Appointment of Ann-Marie Collins as Acting Archivist, Jan. 1, 2008; archival assistant Susan Schlorff; curatorial assistant Laura Leonard.
2008 Apr., v50, #1

"Wedding rugs" By Sybil Mercer. Hooked rugs exhibit at Bruce County Museum. Image, rug hooked by Lottie Reid, 1929, for wedding of Frances Reid and Radcliffe Murray. Couple say vows while standing on a wedding rug.
2008 Sept., v50, #2

"New book cruises from Port Elgin" Brucedale Press publishes John G. Mackay's book Restless on Huron. Tour boat out of Port Elgin, 1937 to late 1960s. Image, Restless and Restless Two.
2008 Sept., v50, #2

"Launch of Southampton Remembered" Southampton 150th Anniversary Committee launches book of reminiscences, Southampton Remembered, on Aug. 11, 2008 at the 150th store on High Street. Also, "Then and now" souvenir calendar and "Beaches and Beacons" historical booklet.
2008 Sept., v50, #2

"International Plowing Match". Sept. 16-20, 2008, International Plowing Match, Teeswater. BCHS display booth.
2008 Sept., v50, #2

"Do you know any of these people?" Two images, a bride and groom, and a sports team from Ripley. Identities sought. Possibly Basso, Pinnell, Pennel, Wight, Willoughby or Love families.
2009 Apr., v51, #1

Five honoured by Ontario Heritage Trust. The five recipients of awards (lifetime achievement, and recognition certificate) from the Ontario Heritage Trust are: John Weichel, Audrey Underwood, Mike Sterling, Bob Trelford, Kirk MacGregor. Two images.
2009 Apr., v51, #1

"Capt. Pryse Clark"By John Weichel. Tombstone found in Southampton of Capt. Pryse Clark (1793-1865). Fought at Waterloo, 1815. Farmer in Saugeen Township. Mrs. H. Jackson. Thomas Morton. History of Southampton Burying Ground. Anglesea/Anglesia.
2009 Apr., v51, #1

"Teeswater/Culross history book dedication". Launch of All our yesterdays, volume two, history of Teeswater and Culross, Feb. 28, 2009. William Stewart, editor. Image.2009 Apr., v51, #1
New publication for Township of Bruce Historical SocietyTownship of Bruce Historical Society launches Bruce Township Laneways and Landmarks, June 12, 2009. Lot ownership from crown deed to October 2006.
2009 Apr., v51, #1

"Visit our local museums & lighthouses". Contact information for Bruce County museums and lighthouses.2009 Apr., v51, #1
Reunions celebratedTeeswater Old Boys Reunion, July 31, Aug. 1-3, 2009. Tiverton Old Boys and Old Girls Reunion, July 31, Aug. 1-3, 2009.
2009 Apr., v51, #1

"What was the cause of the Rebellion of 1837"
History behind the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. Causes of unrest. From Encyclopedia of Canada, 1948.
2009 Aug., v51, #2

"Quotes from commentaries about John Stewart"Comments on John Stewart from Robert Burnett, Attorney-General Hagerman and text of indictment.
2009 Aug., v51, #2

"Rebel with a cause". Biography of John Stewart (1808-1893). Owner of Paisley Agricultural Works. Brick chimney (image) in Willow Creek Park is all that remains of his foundry. Image, John Stewart tombstone, Paisley Cemetery.
2009 Aug., v51, #2

Audrey Underwood postcardImage, postcard from Audrey Underwood. Two-span iron bridge, Paisley, built 1891, and Flood House.
2009 Aug., v51, #2

"Captain Allan Peter Todd" By Ann-Marie Collins. Uniform of Capt. Allan Peter Todd (1882-?), 160th Bruce Battalion, returned to Bruce County. His military artifacts bought by BCHS and donated to Bruce County Museum. Images, WWI Chesley souvenir album, Capt. Todd, uniform on display.
2009 Aug., v51, #2

"Upcoming events"Upcoming events and exhibits at Bruce County Museum, Chesley Woodworking Museum and Doors Open Kincardine.
2009 Aug., v51, #2

5. NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

"Bruce County news 100 years ago". From Chesley Enterprise, Mar. 31, 1898: boat sailing from Walkerton to Paisley capsized at Fennell's rapids. From Chesley Enterprise, Apr. 14, 1898: James Buie of Gillies Hill retires from blacksmithing. From Chesley Enterprise, Apr. 17, 1898: Henry Coleman moves his pork packing business from Paisley to Kincardine.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Highlanders of Saugeen". From Kincardine Review, Nov. 27, 1873. Pioneer times in Saugeen Township, then three-fourths Gaelic speaking. Changes in the past 17 years [1856-1873]. Grist mill. 200-acre lots. Churches and wigwams. Port Elgin, centre for wheat export. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Con. 3, Saugeen, temporary granary in winter. Frame houses. Church interior. Grain shipments from Port Elgin, 1868 to 1873. William Cairns, Neil Cairns. Map shows W.G. & B. Railway east of Port Elgin, North Bruce and church location.1998 Apr., v40, #1
"News of Bruce, 100 years ago"From Paisley Advocate, 1898, Bell Bros. brick yards of Paisley has sold all its bricks. From Mildmay Gazette, Apr. 7, 1898, Carrick Percheron Horse Co. will display a horse at the British Hotel, erected 1867. From Mildmay Gazette, Apr. 7, 1898, Carrick and Howick fresh beef union [beef ring] chose C. Johann for their butcher. From Mildmay Gazette, Apr. 7, 1898, Formosa Mutual Fire Insurance Co. is flourishing.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"Bruce County news: 1898" From Port Elgin Times, Apr. 28, 1898; P. McKay, con. 6 Saugeen, has Pearl and Beauty of Hebron potatoes for sale. From Mildmay Gazette, Apr. 14, 1898; Spring Show of horses in Mildmay; treasurer absconded with the funds. From Port Elgin Times, 1898; death of Mary Quakegeshig, 128, of Saugeen Reserve; her son Simpson is between 80 and 90; lived in a wigwam. From Wiarton Echo, Apr. 21, 1898; elopement in Hepworth foiled; new shingle mill on the N.H. Adams property.
1998 Apr., v40, #1

"First train, first accident" Two items from Owen Sound Advertiser, Dec. 5, 1872, show that the first Wellington, Grey & Bruce passenger train to enter Southampton, on Nov. 31, 1872, had earlier struck a sleigh and killed a little girl, at Hunter's [Turner's] Corners.
1998 Aug., v40, #2

"Bruce County 100 years ago" From Wiarton Echo, Apr. 21, 1898; J. Creighton is Hepworth's new policeman. From Port Elgin Times, Apr. 21, 1898, cricket to be played in Port Elgin; Apr. 14, 1898, Brooks & Schwass took huge load of logs to Golden Valley Dump; Apr. 7, 1898, in Elsinore a blacksmith shop is open, but no blacksmith. From Chesley Enterprise, Apr. 14, 1898; James Buie of Gillies Hill quits custom blacksmithing.1998 Aug., v40, #2

"Summer through winter: Bruce news items from 1874" Weekly Saugeen Pioneer started in Southampton in 1856. Following items all appeared in the Toronto Daily Globe in 1874, as received by telegraph.
(June 25) Immigrants flood into Amabel, Albemarle and Eastnor.
(June 27) James Prusk of Amabel killed by falling tree. \
(June 30) Temperance supporters gather in Port Elgin by train and steamer.
(July 6) Steamer Manitoba leaves Southampton before passengers arrive by rail.
(July 6) William Snell of Hanover will build Presbyterian church in Walkerton.
(July 6): William Brown, editor of the Bruce Herald, breaks arm in a converted grain car, on the temperance supporters' train to Port Elgin.
(July 6) In Port Elgin, Orangemen parade; 5,000 attend; Mary Robinson, Capt. McKellar, toured Chantry Island; Port Elgin Brass Band. (Aug. 6) New brick Methodist church in Tara.
(Aug. 10) Steamer Fairy Queen of Southampton takes pleasure-seekers on Lake Huron.
(Aug. 14) In Southampton, train waits an hour for Manitoba passengers debarking for Toronto.
(Aug. 17) 500 Freemasons meet in Southampton, tour the docks being built at Chantry Island, dance at Town Hall.
(Aug. 22) Yacht Phantom arrives in Kincardine from Cleveland, entertains local ladies.
(Aug. 27) Frances Smith calls at Owen Sound, has on board "32 Indians from Southampton, accompanied by their band" on their way to a camp meeting at Garden River.
(Sept. 10) Sabbath School Assn. convention at Southampton.
(Sept. 14) 1,000 arrive by train at Southampton for first annual picnic of W.G.&B.R.R. railway employees.
(Sept. 30) New Presbyterian church in Port Elgin.
(Oct. 3) Fall fair of the Agricultural Society of the North Riding of Bruce, in Port Elgin.
(Oct. 27) At Port Elgin, Washington Gaukell drowns.
(Oct. 27) Buildings in Teeswater readied for arrival in a few days of the construction trains of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway.
(Nov. 2) 300 at oyster supper for James Laidlaw, Paisley Agricultural Works.
(Nov. 11) Engineers of Stratford & Lake Huron Railroad finish survey of line to Wiarton.
(Nov. 19) Tara fire, at Richard & Vandusen block; list of buildings lost.
(Dec. 2) Walkerton passes market bylaw regulating sale of farm produce.
(Dec. 8) Burning cat sets Kincardine barn on fire.
(Dec. 8) Chesley farmer Robert Allan killed in threshing machine accident.
(Dec. 10) Southampton Curling Club rink is 150 by 50 feet.
(Dec. 22) Southern extension of W.G.&B. railway opens in Kincardine.
1999 Sept., v41, #2

"1902: Ochre and marl" From Paisley Advocate, Dec. 12, 1901. About a year ago, beds of ochre and marl-clay for cement-found in Greenock and Culross on the farm of Robert White.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"1874: Set cat on fire" From Huron Signal, Goderich, Dec. 16, 1874. Burning cat destroys barn of William Leadbeater, Kincardine.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"1887: Big work" From Wiarton Echo, June 24, 1887. Mr. Todd's Hepworth mill cut 2,720 feet of pine lumber in one hour with an 18 horsepower engine.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"1875: Indian hoes" From Globe, Sept. 15, 1875. Settlers discovered Indian hoes of wood at junction of Teeswater and Saugeen rivers.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"The hardships of pioneer life" From The Pioneers of Old Ontario (Makers of Canada series), 1923. Article "Up Bruce and Huron Way" details pioneer life in Bruce County. Hugh Murray of Underwood. Famine year. Settlers canoe up the Saugeen, or raft down. Thomas Bryce of Dunblane. Shanty of Mrs. Cook of Southampton, 1851. Capt. McLeod of Kincardine cuts lumber for his vessel with a whip-saw. John McNabb on Capt. Anderson and annuity money, 1854 land sale, Indians selling maple sugar. Corduroy roads. Scarcity famine prices.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"Heritage buildings neglected, publisher says" By David Samuels, Paisley Avocado, April 2000. Paisley town hall deserted; stores defaced by renovation. Image.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"1901: a close call on Willow Creek" From Paisley Advocate, Dec. 19, 1901. Owing to an ice jam, Willow Creek flooded the road. Joseph Wrightson Jr., Con. 4, Bruce, and his horse were rescued by George Patterson.
2000 Apr., v42, #1

"From the files: 1881" From the Toronto Globe, Sept. 9 to Oct. 15, 1881.
(Goderich) Henry Wells' Goderich brewery burns.
(Tiverton) Body of unknown man found at Lorne, Kincardine Township, interred.
(Elderslie) Marriage of James Cruickshank, 86, and Mrs. Coleman, 69.
(Lucknow) Kinloss Agricultural Fair, report on showings.
(Underwood) Bruce Township Agricultural Society Fall Show.
(Chesley) 14 cars of cattle shipped by train; start of passenger trains, Oct. 10, 1881.
(Eastnor, Lindsay, St. Edmunds) Township taxes misapplied; investigation.

(Walkerton) County registrar John McLay investigated for extortionate fees. (Paisley) Toronto, Grey and Bruce bridge flaw found just before express train passed. (Walkerton) An action for seduction, Wood v. Thompson, saw defendant win. (Formosa) John Fehrenbach brewery destroyed by fire. (Neustadt) Fisher & Tucksch cabinet factory and saw mill razed.
2000 Sept., v42, #2

"The bee tree: 1892"From Paisley Advocate, Sept. 1, 1892. Tara men find a bee tree and 50 pounds of honey. Another tree held wasps.
2001 Sept., v43, #2

"Garafraxa Road" From London Free Press, Oct. 31, 1960. Garafraxa Road (Highway 6) was surveyed by Charles Rankin, from Fergus to Owen Sound, to start settlement of the Queen's Bush. Corduroy road. Oxen. Cattle fairs.
2002 Sept., v44, #2

"Wood fires and torches"From Paisley Advocate, Jan. 2, 1874. Cedar bark torches lit the way at night in the forest. Wood fires had a backlog.2002 Sept., v44, #2

"Fish for the poor" From Paisley Advocate, Dec. 8, 1886. At Colpoys, seized fish were distributed to the poor and the nets sold.
2005 Sept., v47, #2

McClure, Donalda. "Donalda McClure was BCHS president "From Owen Sound Sun Times, Nov. 16, 2005. Death on Nov. 14 of Donalda (McGregor) McClure (1908-2005), former BCHS president and "voice of Chesley". Obituary. Memories of Spanish flu in Chesley area; many died. Market garden produce to survive the Great Depression. Eggs for Salk polio vaccine.
2006 Apr., v48, #1

"An 1887 visit to Fisher's Woollen Mills at Paisley" From Paisley Advocate, Nov. 3, 1887. Visit to the new Fisher woollen mill, Paisley. Dye house. Picker, breaker, carder. Jack spinner. Looms. Fuller. Drying frames. Image, mill complex at Paisley.2007 Sept., v49, #2

"Mustered out" From Paisley Advocate, July 27, 1893. Death of John Stewart (1808-1893), "hero of 1837". His papers bought by BCHS and donated to Bruce County Archives.
2009 Aug., v51, #2

"John Stewart's eulogy"From Paisley Advocate, July 27, 1893. Excerpts of John Stewart's eulogy, by Judge A.B. McCallum.2009 Aug., v51, #2

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