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Simcoe County Historical Events

August 18, 2012 will mark the Centennial celebration for the
Carley Schoolhouse- Oro-Medonte Twp., 396 Warminster Sideroad

If you attended the Carley School or are interested in the
history of this community please join in the celebration

More details about the event will be available on the Carley Hall website http://www.carleycommunityhall.com/

A brief history of the Carley One Room Schoolhouse

The building was constructed in 1912 as a one room schoolhouse for the community of Carley which sprang up as a result of the CPR being put through the area. It functioned as a school until 1965 at which time it became community hall and remains that to today.

~News and Views Submissions ~

You are invited to submit photos and articles regarding your historical happenings in Simcoe County. Photos will be returned.

Mail to: SCHA, Box 144,
Barrie, ON L4M 4S9
or send digital pictures/documents to
mark.jill@sympatico.ca

President’s Report
Annual General Meeting, 2011
Preserving the Past in the Present for the Future

Exciting historical anniversaries are upcoming in the next couple of years, and your Board hopes to collaborate with the local Member Societies to celebrate this. Stay tuned as well for themed speakers and other special plans.

At our meetings with speakers this past year your Board tried to bring a variety of presenters related to the history of the County. We would welcome suggestions from any of you. Thank you Barrie Historical Association for sharing a meeting with us in March. As you know we arrange speakers for September, October, November, March, and April as well as at the AGM. As you also know we publicize those evenings in News and Views. We would appreciate hearing from any other group interested in sharing the speaker's cost at a joint meeting, at your location or ours. It's one way to arrange for a more expensive speaker.

My role as President is made easier by the Board members who each diligently do their appointed duties and bounce ideas off each other to come up with speaker ideas. My thanks to each of you, and especially

to the corresponding secretary for News and Views, and for being patient with this person who is always late with submissions,
to the recording secretary for the minutes and meeting reminders, as well as the liaison with the Museum for our meetings,
to the treasurer for keeping good records for us and updating us in writing at every meeting,
to the Membership person who keeps track of you all and shares with the treasurer and News and Views editor,
to the media relations for all the notices I see in the papers and other places,
and lastly, to our social convener who works quietly and organizes coffee and cookies at our meetings.

As the spring flowers indicate that summer is coming, may you have a relaxing season and come to our meetings in the fall ready to learn more of our history. As for me the daffodils planted all around my house and yard and the forsythia bushes are putting a golden glow on every day as will the other flowers until late fall.

The Simcoe County Historical Association is excited about the opportunities for the coming year(s) as we continue to help preserve our County's great history and support the other people with the same aims.

Mrs. Helen Coutts
President

~ SCHA 2012 Meeting Schedule ~

March Meeting
All are welcome, no cost, this is a joint meeting with Barrie Historical Association.

Date:Tuesday March 20th
Location: Simcoe County Museum, 1151 Hwy 26 W, Minesing
Time: 7:30 p.m.
For Information Contact: Gord (705) 721-9401

Speaker: Award-winning author Christine Cowley will present "Butchers Bakers and Building the Lakers: Voices of Collingwood".

In Butchers, Bakers and Building the Lakers: Voices of Collingwood author Christine E. Cowley shares the stories of generations of Ontario residents, skilfully combined with historical research for a richly presented oral/pictorial history spanning more than 150 years. Historical accounts of life in a key Great Lakes port offer insight into the social and economic evolution of northern Ontario as transportation routes to the head of the lakes were first opened.

Butchers, Bakers and Building the Lakers: Voices of Collingwood was awarded an Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) Gold Medal and the Fred Landon Award Certificate of Merit from the Ontario Historical Society.

Christine is an author, collaborator, editor and/or publisher of over 30 books and is the founder of LifeGems Personal Histories, a company specializing in personal, family and corporate histories.

You can learn more about the book’s contents, reviews, and ordering information at the website, www.lifegemsbio.com/book.htm

April Meeting
All are welcome, no cost.
Date:Tuesday April 17th
Location: Simcoe County Museum, 1151 Hwy 26 W, Minesing
Time: 7:30 p.m.
For Information Contact: Gord (705) 721-9401

Speaker: To Be Announced

May Meeting
- Our Annual General Meeting (AGM)
All are welcome, Ticket Price to Be Announced
Date:Tuesday May 15th
Location: TBA
Time: TBA
For Information Contact: Gord (705) 721-9401

Presentation: Featuring a noted local speaker, Ken Weber presenting
"Why Canadian History Is Not Boring"

Sir John A. with a special friend on the side? (He was not the only one!)
The only officer to win the Victoria Cross in the Charge of the Light Brigade was a Canadian (and a major embarrassment).
Was Jack the Ripper educated in Canada? Evidence points that way.
And were our soldiers so randy they terrified Europeans?

Not possible! This is Canada! There is a lot more of our country’s history in this presentation that no one bothered (or dared) tell us in school: about prime ministers whose bedroom hanky-panky was more interesting than their policies; how a discovery by a Canadian geologist quite literally changed the world; how a mistake by a teenage soldier from Toronto changed the Boer War, not to mention how the bravery of Canadian soldiers shaped the outcome of the First World War.

The list goes on.

Our country’s story has delights and disasters. It has firsts, like the world’s first woman driver and the first world champion of any sport ever. It has weird stories, heroic stories, and above all, truly funny stories for Canada is a country with a great sense of humour. Much of our history is unknown. Some of it is sad, some of it hilarious, and some of it is shocking, but as this presentation shows, none of it is dull!

20010-2011 Association Member Meetings

Monthly meetings are scheduled on the 3rd Tuesday in
September
October
November
March
April
May - AGM