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Archive Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2014.044.019 |
Title |
News clippings about the Bruce County Historical Society |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Dates of Creation |
1955 - 1982 |
Description |
This folder contains photographs and newspaper clippings about the activities of the Bruce County Historical Society, from 1955 to 1982. Five black-and-white photographs show members of BCHS: 1955 - "Opening ceremony of Museum at Southampton", "Mrs. Dudgeon", "Dr. Morton of Southampton". Two men and a woman at an exterior doorway. 1960, winter - Standing, l-r: Bruce Krug, Harvey Palmateer, Dr. Frank Morton. Seated: Mrs. Jim McClure; Stuart Robertson, president; Mrs. George Downey. 1966 - "Annual dinner meeting, Oct. 27/66". L-r: "Harvey Linklater, president; Mrs. Jamieson Hunter, treas.; Hilda Downey, sec't.; Pharis Mathers, vice-president". "Kincardine Legion Hall". [This photo appears in a 1966 newspaper clipping.] "KN" inscription may signify Kincardine News. About 1969 - "Mr. Norman McLeod and Dame [ ]". "KN". Man in kilt and woman seated. 1970 - "Bruce Historical Society - 1970". "Back row, l-r: Peter Knechtel (visitor), Fritz Knechtel, Rev. John Fortier, Harold Sutherland, Jim McClure, John Sim." "Front row, l-r: Mrs. Pharis Mathers (visitor), Mrs. Earl Ferris, Mrs. Jim McClure, Miss Beulah Ruthven, Pharis Mathers (president), Mrs. George Downey, Mrs. Fraser Farrell, Mrs. Blair Robertson." Selected news clippings: 1957, Aug. - "Praises County Museum activity". Bruce County Historical Museum visited by Dr. Carl Guthe, American Museum Association. 1957, Sept. 30 - "Historical group formed in Bruce: active after 42 years". Bruce Krug elected president. Next meeting set for Oct. 28 at Walkerton. 1958, Jan. 26 - "Bruce Society receives gift" of $100 from Bruce County museum to start research into history. 1958, April - Log cabin moves to Bruce Museum. 1858 - "Fossils millions of years old presented to Bruce Museum" by George Bladen, Walkerton. 1960 - "New executive" for BCHS, 1960-61, at annual meeting in Wiarton; photograph of president Stuart Robertson, Harvey Palmateer, Mrs. George Downey. 1962, Aug. 30 - Program for unveiling of plaque to David Brown Milne in Paisley. 1962 -- Folder, "Bruce County Historical Museum" describing history and contents of the museum. 1962, Sept. 9 - Napkin, blue paper, with gold printing "Bruce County Historical Museum Picnic, September 9th, 1962". 1963, Sept. 25 - "Historical Society hears tale of LaSalle's ill-fated ship, the Griffon". Bus tour to Tobermory. Orrie Vail. Other speakers: "Chief Vernon Jones, Wilmer Nodules, Alfred Jones" of Cape Croker Indian Reserve; "this year a Historical Society has been organized on the Reserve ...". 1963, Oct. 7 - "Officials elected" (photo): M.J. McClure, president, and Mrs. George Downey, secretary-treasurer. 1964, July 16 - "Peninsula Indians host Historical Society Banquet". Address by "Wilmer Nagaiwon". Over 240 attendees. 1964, July 23 - "Chesley man presided at historical meet" (photo). Chief "Wilmer Nadjiwan" at the plaque at Cape Croker to "Peter Kededonce Jones". Dr. Frank Morton, Mrs. George Downey. 1964, Oct. 13 - "Family histories need not be dull, kilted MacKinnon tells Society", at the BCHS annual meeting held in Paisley, at which was displayed the Bruce County tartan (photo). 1965, Oct. 14 - "Historical Society elects local resident president": Harvey Linklater of Kincardine. Annual meeting at Formosa. 1966, Oct. 27 - "Re-elected to office" [photo] at Kincardine Legion Hall. Harvey Linklater, president; Mrs. Jamieson Hunter, treas.; Hilda Downey, sec't.; Pharis Mathers, vice-president. 1968, May 22 - "Mrs. George Downey receives medal". Canadian Centennial Medal, for her work for BCHS. 1969, July 20 - Program, unveiling of plaque, "The Allenford Pow-Wow of 1855". 1969, Oct. 4 - "Bruce County Historical Society" (two photos). At annual meeting, launch of Norman McLeod's "The History of Bruce County, 1907 to 1968". 1980, Nov. 5 - "Bruce County Historical Society honours four members" at annual meeting in Red Bay. 1982, Aug. - "Historical Society met at Lurgan" in August. The speaker at the September meeting in Wiarton was John Nadjiwon; a film on David Milne was shown by Jim Coyne. |
Provenance |
These items were initially collected and/or created by Hilda Downey who helped found the Bruce County Historical Society and who worked as the Society's secretary-treasurer for many years. |
Collection |
Bruce County Historical Society fonds |
System of arrangement |
This item is part of the Bruce County Historical Society fonds, series 7, file 1 (Media and Public Relations - Scrapbooks and Newspaper Clippings about BCHS). |
Parent Object |
BCHS series 7, file 1 |
Level of Description |
Item |
Physical Description |
0.5 cm of textual records |
Places |
Bruce County |
People |
Downey, Hilda (Fairbairn) Krug, Bruce A. Mathers, Pharis Morton, Frank Palmateer, Harvey Robertson, Stuart |
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