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Community : Innisfil
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Description : On June 19, 1999, 8:30 am, a big coach bus was waiting for the members of the Society at the Knock
Community Centre. The Transtario bus was complete with, reclining upholstered seats and a loud speaker system so that we all could hear the commentator. We left at 8:45 heading towards Collingwood, through the lush countryside. The weather was excellent, a bright sunny warm day. We arrived in Collingwood, the bus driver drove down Hurontario street which is the main street. The street was lined with lots of motorcycles, Saturday was the "Ride for Sight". Collingwood's downtown is considered one of Ontario's most beautiful, thanks mostly to the efforts of the local merchants. Between 1970-80 they upgraded the area including cobblestone sidewalks, crosswalks, trees and benches and the facades of the buildings. The bus continued around the corner and we disembarked at the Station, this is Collingwood's newest heritage building, opened September 1998. It is designed in the spirit of the 1873 rail station. We spent an hour viewing the artifacts that were used to build the ships in the harbour. We travelled on to just outside of Collingwood to Frank Fisher's farm, called "A Step Back in Time". He has obtained buildings that were ready to be torn down. There was a barn full of horse drawn carriages all labelled as to the manufacturer and who last owned the carriage.

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Community : Bradford West Gwillimbury
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Description : Calling all local Councillors, historical societies, heritage committees, owners of older homes - and anyone interested in the built heritage of Ontario... The community welcomes George Duncan, Heritage Planner for Markham in a special presentation on Thursday, June 7th, 7:30 p.m. upstairs in the Treasury Building, 61 Holland St. East in Bradford (just look for the Millennium Clock Tower). Duncan will speak on Heritage Preservation in Markham. All are welcome to come and hear how the Town of Markham has approached the preservation of its built heritage, from an expert.

"On vacation in Alaska, Mr. and Mrs. Art Wright and their daughter, Susan, of Gilford pose beside a huge glacier. They took the trip on the Strand Cruise vessel, SS Veracruz, and sent the photo along to the Witness."

"Tonight at Barrie Raceway, old style horse racing will be featured, as six high-wheeled sulkies will take part in a special race. The sulkies, imported from the United States, will be used by horses and drivers usually competing at the raceway. The sulkies are replicas of an 1864 model and have high wheels. The large wooden spokes in the original wheels have been replaced with steel spokes. The special sulkies were the idea of California racing executive Jim Dunnigan. They were built by Harry Alberty of Los Angeles, who builds wagons and coaches used by movies and television programs. Alberty had problems constructing wheels and axles which would stand the strain of racing but eventually after months of experimenting, he came up with a workable design. The sulkies cost about $12,000, far more than the $450 price of a modern cart."

This portrait is of Samuel Oldham, the Reeve of 1906. It was featured alongside members of the Municipal Council including F. Moore, Thomas Pratt, L.J. McConkey, and George W. Stoddart.

The Bond Head residence on Old Wm Hill.

If you have any additional information about this photo please contact the library at 905-775-3328.

Article about the renovations at the Edmanson Hotel (71-73 Holland St East), the Village Inn (2 Holland St East), and the new South Division Police Station (75 Melbourne Drive).

This building was built around 1862. It was close to John Edmanson's Hotel which was a very important (and sometimes only) public building in town. Town Hall became the towns first community center and the town grew around these two buildings.
Town Hall survived the Great Fire of 1871 but was damaged in the storm of 1875 and the bell tower was removed. The wooden front doors were replaced by glass. A World War I memorial used to be on the grounds (two crossed rifles). Up to the mid 1930's a weekly market day took place here.

"The Auld Kirk, a historical church located at the Scotch Settlement will be the scene of an old time church service Sunday, June 22 at 3:00 p.m. The service is being jointly arranged by the Barrie Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church and the Simcoe Presbytery of the United Church. The Auld Kirk is on the 6th line of West Gwillimbury Township south of Highway 88 at the Scotch Settlement. The outdoor service will be led by Rev. Henry Dahlin, minister of Bond Head United Church and Chairman of the Simcoe Presbytery. Also participating in the service will be Rev. Ken Purdon, minister of Burton Ave. United Church in Barrie and Rev. Ed MacDonald, minister of the Presbyterian Church in Orillia and moderator of Barrie Presbytery. The guest preacher will be Rev. W. Stanford Reid, Professor of History at the University of Guelph.
The Auld Kirk's beginnings go back to 1823 when a log church was built by the settlers of the Scotch Settlement. In 1827, a frame church was built and the original log building was moved and used as a school until 1840. The present Auld Kirk building was erected in 1869 at a cost of $1,000. Due to a dwindling population the church was closed in 1885 and for some years fell into disrepair. In 1912, it required a new roof. In 1953, the restoration of the cemetery was started and in 1958 restoration work began on the church."