Hello Everyone, This guest post is provided by Oxford County Libraries.
Your invitation to participate in Oxford Local History Day 2022!
Oxford County Library will again be taking the spirit of Oxford Local History Day online with our 2nd annual event celebrating the history of Oxford County.
On Saturday, April 23 we are hoping to again showcase a full day of virtual local history presentations that will bring to light the story of Oxford. Experience collections, exhibits & featured stories from archives, museums & heritage groups from around Oxford County.
Are you interested in telling the story of Oxford? Consider creating a short video or a narrated slide presentation to provide education around your collections and promote your organization that could be featured on Oxford County Library social media sometime during Oxford Local History Day.
Explore our outstanding submissions from 2021 on the Oxford County Library YouTube Channel:
If you would like to participate in this initiative, please indicate your willingness to do so by Monday, March 28. Video presentation submission deadline is Thursday, April 14.
Oxford County. We’ve made history!
Contact: VICKI BRENNER Digital & Local History Technician | Oxford County Library 519-485-2505 ext. 3280 | vbrenner@ocl.net
This guest post is from one of our members, George Calder.
George has this to say about Tim Falconer’s newest publication:
The author is Tim Falconer who is familiar with the Yukon but lives in Toronto. The book is a great record of the growth of the game of hockey in Canada. But it also focuses on the assistance given to it by Joseph Whiteside Boyle and the hockey team from the Yukon managed by him that challenged for the Stanley Cup in 1905. A great read.
Join a ragtag group of misfits from Dawson City as they scrap to become the 1905 Stanley Cup champions and cement hockey as Canada’s national pastime An underdog hockey team traveled for three and a half weeks from Dawson City to Ottawa to play for the Stanley Cup in 1905. The Klondikers’ eagerness to make the journey, and the public’s enthusiastic response, revealed just how deeply, and how quickly, Canadians had fallen in love with hockey. After Governor General Stanley donated a championship trophy in 1893, new rinks appeared in big cities and small towns, leading to more players, teams, and leagues. And more fans. When Montreal challenged Winnipeg for the Cup in December 1896, supporters in both cities followed the play-by-play via telegraph updates. As the country escaped the Victorian era and entered a promising new century, a different nation was emerging. Canadians fell for hockey amid industrialization, urbanization, and shifting social and cultural attitudes. Class and race-based British ideals of amateurism attempted to fend off a more egalitarian professionalism. Ottawa star Weldy Young moved to the Yukon in 1899, and within a year was talking about a Cup challenge. With the help of Klondike businessman Joe Boyle, it finally happened six years later. Ottawa pounded the exhausted visitors, with”One-Eyed” Frank McGee scoring an astonishing 14 goals in one game. But there was no doubt hockey was now the national pastime.
If you wish to purchase this book you can do so through the GoodReads website or through amazon.ca.
The following is a summary of Dr. Radu’s upcoming presentation:
Historic house museums are a common, if often overlooked, feature of the Canadian heritage landscape. As national historic sites, and community museums, they address cultural, social, historical and political facets of the past. Whether they recount the life of a previous owner, focus on how chores in early households were completed, give visitors a sense of how their foundations were built or walls were decorated, they reflect different regional identities, varied stories of domestic life and different architectural traditions. This presentation looks across examples from the west coast (British Columbia) to the east (Nova Scotia) and offers references to local examples in between. It looks at how closets are transformed into display cabinets for historic housewares, how antique lighting fixtures are converted into appropriate “Exit” lights and how entire dining table sets become frozen for viewing.
In exploring these transformations, the presentation looks at how private, domestic spaces are re-envisioned as public institutions. It further looks at how multisensory exhibits, interactive displays and participative programs are used to restage the environment of historic homes for the enjoyment and education of museum visitors. Be ready to step inside of Canada’s historic homes and as well as back in time.
Altadore, Legion Club Rooms, Woodstock ON Postcard from the D. Wilson Collection, Oxford Historical Society
Many thanks to all those who attend the Society’s 2022 AGM. Thanks to Brenda Boswell for her wonderful presentation – Harvest Excursion: Featuring the Story of Gordon Stanley Boswell. A summary of her presentation will be in the spring edition of the Pattullo Press newsletter.
As of January 2022 our current Board Members are:
President:Kathie Richards Past President:Jim Groulx Vice President:Vacant Treasurer/Secretary:Elaine Becker Treasurer/Secretary:Laura Centore Communications and Newsletter:Laura Centore Membership:Judy Klages Archives/Architecture:Eleanor Gardhouse Board Members at Large:Jim Groulx,Don Wilson Museum Liaison: Karen Houston
The Society wishes to welcome back our old members and give a warm hello to our new members. Please send in your Membership fees if you have not already done so, follow this link for how to renew for 2022: Membership Renewal
We are currently working on arranging presentations and some of the topics include Old Houses as Museum and Queen of the Con(Cassie Chadwick). If you have a topic that you would like to present please email the Society at info@oxhs.ca.
On March 2, 1872 the Bill to Incorporate the Town of Tillsonburg was given Royal Ascent by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and came into law. One hundred and fifty years to the day, on Wednesday March 2, 2022, the town is celebrating this important anniversary with a Cake cutting at the Town Centre Mall, 200 Broadway. We would like to invite you to the 150th Anniversary Cake Cutting ceremony which is being held in the Centre Court of the mall from 12:30pm – 2pm (FREE cake until the cake is all gone.) Please join Mayor Stephan Molnar, members of council and our Town Crier as we celebrate this momentous moment in our Town’s history.
We also want to remind you that we still have spaces in our “Celebrating 150 Years of Incorporation” Lunch and Learn Series, we are hosting at the museum. Please call the Annandale NHS at 519-842-2294 to sign up for some delicious meals and interesting talks!
Our new schedule will be:
Part I – Village or Town: The Path to Incorporation Thursday, March 24, 2022 OR Friday, March 25, 2022 Time: Noon to 2:00 PM Cost: $25.00 plus tax for a single ticket / $80.00 plus tax for a series pass
This first lecture of the four-part series examines the decision of whether or not Tillsonburg should be an Incorporated Village or Town.
Part II – By Acclamation: The Story of Tillsonburg’s First Council Thursday, April 28, 2022 OR Friday, April 29, 2022 Time: Noon to 2:00 PM Cost: $25.00 plus tax for a single ticket / $80.00 plus tax for a series pass
This second lecture in the four-part series looks at the story behind Tillsonburg’s first ever election for Mayor and Council.
Part III – “A Public to Serve” Thursday, May 26, 2022 OR Friday, May 27, 2022 Time: Noon to 2:00 PM Cost: $25.00 plus tax for a single ticket / $80.00 plus tax for a series pass
This third lecture of the four-part series looks the story behind Tillsonburg’s first Municipal Workers.
Part IV – “Our Town Clerks” Thursday, June 23, 2022 OR Friday, June 24, 2022 Time: Noon to 2:00 PM Cost: $25.00 plus tax for a single ticket /$80.00 plus tax for a series pass
This last lecture in the four-part series looks at the life and times of John Secord, Tillsonburg’s first Town Clerk and other Clerks of note over the last 150 years.
We have lots more exciting programming planned in the coming months; so look out for more information as it becomes available.
Yours in Heritage, Patty, Jen and Kathleen Annandale National Historic Site 30 Tillson Ave Tillsonburg, ON N4G 2Z8 Phone: 519-842-2294
