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ECISIV ICTOY FOR OHS AND OGS PROVINCIAL MOTION To PREVENT A FULL APPEAL HEARING IS DISMISSED ROB LEVERTY he struggle against the Irvin H. Sherman Q.C. concluded relocation of an historic cemetery “The Motion brought by the for private interests isn’t over, but Registrar for an order that the fortunately we have won another Applicants (OHS and OGS) be important battle. prohibited from relitigating the On July 4, 2006, The Licence issue of whether it is in the public Appeal Tribunal (LAT) ruled in interest to close (move) St. Albans favour of The Historical Cemetery, save and except for the Society (OHS) and The Ontario issue of whether proper notice has Genealogical Society (OGS) by been given to close (relocate) the clearly upholding the right of both Cemetery is dismissed.” societies to a full and fair appeal In June 2001, the OHS was the hearing of the Ontario Registrars sole appellant to the Provincial ( C enzeteries Act) decision to Registrar’s order to Close part of relocate the entire St. Albans St. Alban’s Anglican Church Anglican Church Cemetery in Cemetery and have it relocated to Palgrave for private real estate the northwest comer of the development. In his eight page VICTORY page 3 decision, the Vice—Chair of LAT,

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Cemetery A meeting between the developers of the property where the Cooley Hatt the Cooley and Hatt (circa 1786) is located in Ancaster and representatives of were asked the families took place recently. Rob Leverty and Marjorie Stuart by as their observers and advisers. One ofthe de- report — descendants to attend the meeting As of press time, there is no new Executive Director to stay 40 velopers outlined his prospective plans that include relocating approrimately tuned! an “unapproved graves. The Ontario Registrarfor Cemeteries has declared this interest clauses of cemetery" am’ therefore it is not considered under the public the cemetery. It is THANK Y()U VOLUNTEERS! the Cemeteries Act. Later that evening we were able to visit a lovelyfield one the area's few remaining natural areas. We walked through of he OHS would like to thank viewing the wildflowers and raspberries to reach the cemetery. While we were worked at our volunteers who to right) are: Richard Hatt site two deer viewed us from afar.’ Seen here ( left book sale the annual fundraising Shaune C opeman—Botosh (Cooley F atnily ). (Hatt Family ); Marjorie Stuart and in May. Plzoto Rob Leverty To Penny Potter and Jeanne Hughes, thanks again for donating so much of your time to organize manage- this sale. Thank you to the special thank you to our two Coordinator on database volunteers who helped on the day: wonderful summer students ment and publications organization. Frank Bartoszek, Glen Bonnetta, who worked very hard this past She did a great job and is a very Peter Buckley, Julia Dredger, summer on separate projects. pleasant and intelligent young Alison Hughes and Trevor, Carol Ma worked very effec- woman. Of her work at the OHS. “I learned several Joan Lloyd. Alison Norman, tively as the Promotions and Outreach Christy states, Daniel O’Brien, Arna Sloan, Assistant which incorporated a meaningful skills while working Les Tibbles, and Douglas Webster. wide variety of tasks from database on the membership aspect here at able ii} development to creating a publica- the OHS. I will definitely be experience to my A V1siTiTio M KENZIE HOUSE tions flyer. Of her position this to apply this DoN BROWN summer Carol noted, “I have future career in business.” This experience Christy will be going into been gained valuable work fall, n Thursday, June 8th, 2006. Mom and Dad and I had and will miss grade 12 at the University of Nell through this position wife Elinor and I decided visiting with my two aunts, my OHS.” This fall. Toronto Schools. who lived on everyone at the to drop in to the John McKenzie and Dorothy Brown Carol will be studying Honours The OHS is lucky to attract Norton Ave., directly behind the House at 34 Parkview Ave. in articulate, Arts at the University of . such bright, talented, Willowdale while we were in the McKenzie’s home. In later years, Christy Chak worked as an hard—working, and conscientious neighbourhood. We had been when my Uncle Frank Brown and Assistant to our Membership summer students! We wish you the changes his wife Florence (McKenzie) looking around at all both great success. owned the house, I would sometimes ~ in the area and were a bit Chak and Carol Ma take disappointed that so much had visit during the various family Christy (left), a moment _for a photograph on the plain torn down, get-togethers. I remember in been altered or just McKenzie House. 1961. porch of the John especially since we had both particular Christmas Eve My Both students worked very hard this Lansing/Willowdale. girlfriend (and wife—to-be) Elinor grown up in past summer and did a great job. operated the old had returned that evening from (My grandparents They were eager to learn and pitched under the being away for a year in the U.K. — Sheppard/Dempsey store in wherever needed a joy to have arrived just in time for name “Brown’s General Store” and had around the office. wonderful from 1888 to 1921.) both of us to attend a Photo Rob Leverty Uncle who Christmas party at my ,, ,______, _, We met Robert Leverty ~ ,1 Florence’s home very kindly invited us in for a cup Franks and Auntie CORRECTION — House. of tea and an interesting conversation the McKenzie OHS members for pointing out an inaccuracy in the Summer Prior to our marriage in 1963, Thank you to concerning his and The Ontario and not Lindsay OHS Bulletin. Premier was born in Orillia Historical Society’s role in the my Aunt Florence (McKenzie) an as stated. The Bulletin appologi zes for the error. restoration/preservation of the John and Uncle Frank hosted x in this house for V .4, McKenzie House. I recalled engagement party and me. I guess we were occasions where I went with one Elinor because Auntie of my parents for a short visit with pretty lucky up” with a Mrs. McKenzie, probably while Florence “followed shower for Elinor in this same house at a later date. As you can see, Elinor and I were no strangers to this house. The McKenzie House was a grand D old home, and Elinor

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Don anal Elinor Brown look at old photos o_fthe John McKenzie House during their visit. Photo Rob Leverty ~ Russ’ CREEK PIONEER TALLGRASS PRAIRIE CEMETERY BARRY KING

ome of the great legacies, designated a heritage site that handed down to us by the provides protection to plants as pioneers, can be found in abandoned well as markers. pioneer cemeteries. The vanished Recently, a group of descendants, agrarian community of Russ’ Creek citizens, and environmentalists has one remaining landmark: its have united under the banner cemetery. Over the past few decades. Friends and Families of the Russ’ it has suffered from extreme neglect, Creek Pioneer Cemetery, to petition with its markers stolen, or the Council of the Township of shattered into pieces during wild Alnwick/Haldimand not to spray field parties that plagued its isolated the cemetery with herbicides or forested location. About 30 mow the rare prairie remnant. ~ markers are left to mark 100 or Many ‘Letters to the Editor’ On June 0/’-IS 7. 2006, the attended the 50th Anni\'ersar_v of the ’United more graves, and of those, perhaps have been published Empire in the local Loyalist Assoeiation. Bay ofQuinte Branch, at their heritage property. six are still relatively the intact. newspaper in support of the U.E.L. Heritage Centre & Park in Adolphustown. On June 16, l956, One legacy remains, a rare preservation of the native flora. Premier Leslie Frost dedicated the Bay of Quinte U.E.L. Park. The 50th Anniversary remnant of native Canadian Tall grass While the tallgrass prairie remnant Celebrations included the re—eaetment of the Loyalist Bateaux landing and the original “drawing Prairie species, wildflowers and does receive excellent legal of lots". An oflieial parade then led to the l 784 Loyalist Cemetery and a grasses that survive here only protection — as a Key Natural after service of dedieation Rob Leyerty. on be- half the OHS laid a wreath of , at the obelisk. Later because the land was never ploughed. Heritage Feature, under the Oak in his speech, Rob referred to an Ontario History artiele (Vol. XLVII Autumn 1955) and These have been surveyed by the Ridges Moraine Conservation spoke of the vital role the volunteers of the Bay of Quinte Branch have Ministry of Natural Resources and Plan — played in the past and it is not being enforced. today in promoting and proteeting the I 784 landing site and eemetery. several eminent field botanists. As Nor is the municipality, who is To mark their anniversary year the U .E .L. Centre hasformed the Loyalist F i/"es a result, the cemetery has been charged with complying with the and Drums. Pietured above are members of the drums (back row left to right) given its own special Prairie ORM Plan in infrastructure Simone Paine, Maggie Ziitterberg, Christine Smith. Dionne Paine. and Fife designation within the Salt Creek projects Major Andrea and required to maintain Putnam. Front row (I to r) is Bronwen Zatterberg. Ryan MeGraw, Area of Natural and Scientific and improve the KNHF, carrying Allison Smith, Graham Lindsey. and Drum Major Mike Putnam. Interests (ANSI), and is a known out its responsibility. In fact, this Photo Rob Leverty Key Natural Heritage Feature year, the mowing, which was under (KNHF) the Oak Ridges previously done twice a season, is Moraine Conservation Plan. now done bi—weekly, preventing In l985, the Township of the survival of the prairie remnant. Haldimand, Northumberland Worse yet, a new 16—foot—wide County, decided to head up a road permits vehicles to drive over restoration of the cemetery (the the umnarked graves. a disrespectful prairie remnant was almost unknown and dangerous installation. in this at this time). They cleaned up the isolated wooded area, often scrub and brush, repaired some of frequented by off—road vehicles. the old markers, and put up a wire The reason given by the fence around the graves (as it Abandoned Cemetery Advisory turned out some gravesites were Board is that it would be lacking not included). For the first time in in respect to the ancestral burial its history, the cemetery’s rare ground if ‘weeds’ were allowed to prairie was mowed. Still the prairie grow amongst the markers. Further, survived, since the mowing was that it must be preserved in the infrequent and some of the species British Tradition of pristinely were able to seed in between the mowed cemeteries, as are other shearings. About 200], it was cemeteries in their care. They suggested that the wildflowers and refuse to acknowledge the special rare grasses should be allowed to historical nature of prairie cemeteries grow. since the pioneers had never and the ANSI or the KNHF mowed the cemetery, and they designation. Thus, 20th century ~ likely expected that these now traditions are being forced Though Sharon Miller upon a of Gananoque, Ontario looks like a barmaid ready to rare species, such as the pour out prairie 19th century Canadian pioneer a few, in reality she's portraying a colonial era seamstress who's buttercups, wood taking a break in her lilies, and wild cemetery. Since the vast majority kitchen at the “Loyalist Landing and Market Days" at lupines Adolphustown this “I " would decorate their last of burial sites are now unmarked, past June 17th. found them along the road. she says when resting asked about the variety of brass, eopper place. Sadly the Council’s it was the rare prairie wildflowers and silver pieces she displays, staying firmly in eharaeter, “I guess someone overloaded Abandoned Cemetery Advisory that continued to decorate the their wagons as they were leaving, Board or maybe a thie was ‘ditching the goods’ when the does not approve of preserving pioneers’ graves, reminiscent of authorities were catching up." Sharon ’s business the native is sewing colonial era outfits whieh she sells to flora. It is noteworthy the poppies in Flanders Fields. other re-enaetors, or interested members that the graveyard has been of the public. Sharon may be contacted Rt/ss' CREEK at: '[email protected] or 613.382.4619 page 5 y Photo Rob Leyerty

VICTORY continued from to relocate the entire cemetery in OHSS/were.fo’riced page 1 and the to appeal order to build PARK NAMED IN HONOUR OF a private residence to LAT “the order to close and property. The OHS appealed this on the HURRICANE property. Within the short move” this churchyard cemetery HAZEL HERoEs application by the owner, Mr. Barr, deadline of 45 days the OHS because both provincial societies n Tuesday, August 29th, on the grounds that “the closure received copies of over 115 felt the Registrar’s order decision was 2006, the City of Toronto served private interests and submissions to the Registrar of not in the public interest. named a small not the publie parkette in the interest.” The Cemeteries opposing the On May 15, 2006, Legal Humber Valley after two men who Province of Ontario, the Anglican relocation of Alban’s St. Cemetery. Counsel, Ministry of the saved more Church. and Mr. Attorney than 50 lives on that Barr, who had On November 16, 2005, General. representing the Registrar, site during Hurricane purchased the Hazel in 1954. cemetery, opposed Michael D’Mello, Registrar, ( Cemeteries Aet) filed with LAT a Using a small open boat with the OHS at a lengthy and costly Ontario’s Cemeteries, issued an lengthy Motion hoping to deny an outboard hearing. In March engine, Jim Crawford 2003, three order that it was in the public the OHS and OGS their and Herb Provincial full right Jones repeatedly risked Hearing Officers ruled interest to relocate the entire of appeal. If the OHS and OGS their lives that “the by launching their boat Licence Appeal Tribunal St. Alban’s Anglican Church did not defend their position of into the rushing flood finds on the evidence waters of that the Cemetery in Palgrave so that a protecting the public interest and the Humber River to save people partial closing of St. Alban’s house could be built on the succeed Cemetery in dismissing the Province’s trapped in trees and on rooftops. is not in the public graveyard. The Cemeteries Aet Motion, the Registrar’s order The parkette, interest. The Registrar’s Order called Crawford- is states that the Provincial Registrar would have been implemented. In Jones Memorial Park, is just not correct and is not west reasonable.” for Cemeteries may order a short, a pioneer cemetery would of Weston Road and Dee Avenue Having failed to close and cemetery closed and relocated if it have been desecrated for private on the former move part of Alban’s site of Fair Glen St. Cemetery, is in the public interest. real estate development and for Crescent where this heroic the applied in August 2003 act Inmgeceinber 2005, the OGS occurred.

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2006 UNTIL JANUARY 7, 2007 OCTOBER 13, 14 & 15, Labouring All Our Lives. A Glimpse Halloween Ghost Tours of Fort Friends of at Guelplfs Working Class Past. George, hosted by The Niagara-on—the-Lake. Guelph Civic Museum. 6 Dublin St. Fort George, must be purchased in S., Guelph. 519.836.1221, museum@ Tickets, $15, p.m. Not guelph.ca. www.guelph.ca/museum advance, tours start at 8 recommended for young children as These popular SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 this is a real ghost tour! soon to 25th Anniversary Gala and Banquet, tours sell out early so call Lanark County Genealogical Society, reserve. 905.468.6621. Other place Beckwith Township Community Hall, Halloween Ghost Tours take on October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30 Blacks Comers. Doors open 1 p.m., many activities including guest speaker & 31. Joan Finnigan, Tay-Valley Township OCTOBER 15, 2006 Choir, Mississippi Squares, silent A Journey into the Past House Tour, auction, $30 ticket includes “Hip of Bond Head, Ontario, hosted by Beef Buffet." www.g1obalgenealogy. Tecumseth & West Gwillimbury His- com/LCGS/index.htm — 5 p.m. Tour seven torical Society, I ST. LAWRENCE MARKET heritage houses, a Methodist Church, SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 and watch a Windsor chair maker at BRUCE BELL Henry Seaclcling's Don Mountain tea and re- what to do with the work. $15 ticket includes he St. Lawrence Market is question was C aves and Lairs — A Free urban freshments in an 1860s Orange Hall, arguably the cornerstone and old one on Front Street? ecology walk with Ian Wheal. Walk tour map and information on each the John Siddal, the architect chosen Scadding a historic heart of Toronto, and in the footsteps of Henry Hall building. junechambers@ rogers.com massive building that stands today to renovate the Front St. City along ancient pathways and trails. with southeast comer of J an/is and in 1899, decided to do away of the magical on the Steeped in the lore 2006 west wings and remove JOIN THE OHS AT THESE Streets has been through it the east and “Don Mountaineers” relive some of Front MORE INFORMATION the clock tower but rather than EVENTS! FOR all. The Market didn’t always look Scadding’s life and legends of an 416.226.9011 It’s tearing down the entire structure like it does today. been rebuilt, ancient waterway. Meet at the entrance www.ontariohistoricals0ciety.ca remodeled, rejuvenated and he instead created a treasure. If to Riverdale Library, Broadview Ave. and SEPTEMBER 26 revamped more times than Cher’s you stand facing St. Lawrence Gerrard St. E., 2 p.m., 416.593.2656. from across the street you OHS presentation at Bruce and Grey career. It has been home to a City Market outline Branch OGS, Bruce County Museum fisherman’s wharf, a Police can still see the yellow brick 2006 Hall, a SEPTEMBER 30, Southampton. of that second and Cultural Centre, ajailhouse. It survived of the center block Festival Oshawa station and Heritage . 6th Annual can get a better the Great Fire of 1849 and has City Hall. You Public Libraries. A showcase of SEPTEMBER 28 where been demolished twice. view from inside the Market Durham’s resources. Contact almost heritage OHS at the Sault Ste. Marie Museum once the Council The story of the Market is the that center block, Nicole at 905.579.61 ll Ext. 243. — Celebrating 100th Anniversary of In 1844 with a Chambers and now home to the Sault Ste. Marie. story of Toronto. the Old Post Office, a population of over 24,000 a splendid Market Gallery, is SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 reclamation. 23-24 decision was made to construct a wonderment of Historic House Tour, The Grenville OCTOBER Registrar Hall. Up until then featuring OHS and OGS vs. Ontario larger City County Historical Society, Recently, (Cemeteries Act) Licence Appeal Toronto’s first City Hall was a Editor’s note: five historic houses in the village of Market was named Tribunal. Toronto. small room above the entrance to St. Lawrence — 4 p.m., $12 includes Cardinal. 1 top 25 markets in the the then public market now the one of the afternoon tea. To reserve your tickets OCTOBER 24-25 Lawrence world in Food and Wine Magazine. 613.925.2914. site of the present day St. call 613.925.0489 or and OMA present a Canadian tour guide Bruce OHS Hall on King E. On the then edge Historian and Conservation Institute Workshop, Lawrence Market of Lake Ontario, architect Henry Bell offers theSt. OCTOBER 7, 2006 Allan Macpherson House, Napanee. two- Joseph Lane began work Food and History Tour. This Harvest Festival Bowyer 4th Annual Pioneer includes delectable food the new and desperately hour tour Friends of Muskoka 27 on hosted by The OCTOBER well as a visit to the — needed City Hall where, in the samplings as Pioneer Village, 11 a.m. 3 p.m., OHS and City of Greater Sudbury Police Station abandoned 19th century prison in Heritage Museums at Voyageur basement, would be homemade lunch. children’s games, a jails. the basement followed by Network‘s Fall Meeting No. 1 with its infamous amid fall Heritage music, and other attractions walking tour of the Old Workshops — “Emergency and During a storm, a nearby river fascinating Heritage Place, 88 and colours. Muskoka Toronto taking in St. James Disaster Planning for Museums” (now buried) would rise as it Town Brunel Rd., Huntsville. 705.789.7576. of Culture and Cathedral and St. Lawrence Hall. by Ontario Ministry made its way to Lake Ontario, Histories” with 10 am and 2 pm, “Collecting Oral flood the jail and the helpless people Tours at Canada contact: jim. Saturday, $25 per Voice Print shackled to the wall would drown, Wednesday to [email protected] person includes food samples. or at the very least, hang knee Groups of 10 or more $20 per deep in all the contaminated debris NOVEMBER 6, 8, 9 &10 food samples. washing up from the open sewer person includes OHS and OGS vs. Ontario Registrar 647.393.8687 Ontario. the late Reservations required Act) Licence Appeal that was Lake By (Cemeteries visit was booming. Its For more information Tribunal, Toronto. 1890s Toronto population was almost 200,000 so www.brucebelltours.com build PHOT().‘ Toronto's 2nd city hall that NOVEMBER 12 it was time once again to yet ABOVE Lawrence Cookbook Caper. Annual cookbook another City Hall (today known as today is surrounded by St. McKenzie House, Market. ~~ sale at the John Old City Hall with its 300ft clock Willowdale. The Photo Courtesy Market Gallery Kyle Ugton hs been leading ghst tower on Bay and Queen). tours ofFort George since 1994. These in NOVEMBER 20 VALUABLE FOR HISTORIC s("ar_v tours highlight real ghosts CCI WORKSHOP Niagara—on—the-Lake. OHS Presentation to Tillsonburg the I 8 I Zfort in STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS Historical Society, Tillsonburg. HOUSE MUSEUM See October 13, I4 & 15 listing. be conducted he Ontario Historical Society This workshop will Janet Mason and Deborah FRIENDS OF THE ARCHIVES OF ONTARIO PRESENT A and the Ontario Museum by Stewart, both conservators with RELIGIOUS ARCHIVES IN TORONTO. Association present a two—day UNIQUE SERIES OF VISITS TO Institute. Conservation Institute the Canadian Conservation archives: Canadian Each Tuesday in October, explore a different members of the OHS Workshop: Preservation House- The cost for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto; The Archives of and/or the OMA is $130 plus Diocese of keeping in Historic House Museums, The Presbyterian Church of Canada; The Anglican Allan GST. For non-members, the cost Archives of Ontario; and one more to be October 24 and 25, 2006 at Toronto; the Jewish GST. This includes and collections. House, Napanee. is $150 plus announced. 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Marjorie Stuart, Editor cemetery for burials in 1854. [email protected] The Interest Group is a party to monument that “strayed” the cemetery closing process and

many years ago has been is regularly communicating its lovingly cared for while we wait findings to the Registrar Mr. D’Mello, for information on its original The Ontario Historical Society location. It reads “Elizabeth Marks, and the Ontario Genealogical wife of John Marks, died October Society. The Registrar is just 2nd 1849, aged 36 years.” If finishing his second initial anyone has information that could consultation as the municipality lead to reinstalling this monument failed to observe some posting please email me or OHS or requirement during the first, and a Contact OGS at 416.489.0734. second period of consultation was The City of Peterborough ordered. The Peterborough Burial applied in January of this year for Ground Interest Group has recently a partial closing of a pioneer taken its case to the Ontario Burial Ground (1826-1854), now legislature where it appealed to a park, known as Confederation the Minister of Culture to use her

Square. did so ~9 They to accommodate good offices with the city and if 9Libierl Jim Btownell, MPP for Stormott 9 Dmdas — C hlottenburglz and a large Wall of Honour memorial necessary apply the powers she Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism has tabled a Private to all Peterborough veterans. This has under Ontario Regulation “An Members Bill 25, entitled Act to preserve the gravesites offormer Premiers property is the last relatively 10/06 under the Ontario Heritage of Ontario." Recently Mr. Brownell has been touring each burial site of undisturbed two acres of what was Act to Ontario's overrule the municipality. former Premiers. The purpose ofhis tour is to promote Bill 25 and the a six—acre pioneer Burial important Ground This is the first cemetery with a role eemeteries play in heritage education. OHS and OGS support where Bill 25. Mr. many UEL and Peter Heritage Designation that has Brownell is committed to the preservation of Ontario's heritage. including “It Robinson settlers were buried. It cemeteries. is my hope that Bill 25 apart faced relocation and PBGIG is , from ensuring our former is also Premiers get the recognition deserve, the setting for a beautiful hoping the Minister supports the they will also bring the issue ofpreser1'— ing all cemeteries Alward Cenotaph. If the closing in their original locations to the forefront." Seen here at the is Heritage Designation that it believes approved gravesite of Sir , Mount Pleasant C emetery, Toronto, are an archeological study will be significantly impacted by (left to right): Rob Leverty (OHS); K erry Towndrow and Andrei M etelkine has illustrated that remains will the changes the has (Office of Jim City proposed Brownell MPP); Jim Brownell; Bob have Crawford (President OGS): C hristy C ha/< to be disinterred and moved for Confederation Square. (OHS Summer Experience Student); Anna Clapp (OHS member, volunteer & from 40 to 45 burial shafts. Canadians and our visitors over donor); Marjorie Stuart (Editor, OHS Cemetery News) and Confederation Ari Portens (O/ffiee Square, which is the Canada Day celebrations have of Hon. Michael Bryant, Attorney General). Sir Oliver Mowat was Premier of located across from City Hall, has been Ontario shocked and disgusted over 1872-1896. In 1897 he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of0ntario a municipal heritage designation and served the total lack of respect shown by until his death in office in 1903. The other four Ontario Premiers (1983) under buried the Ontario Heritage certain young men in regard to at Mount Pleasant Cemetery are: 1899-1905: William Howard Act, and is also listed nationally their desecration of the National Hearst 1914-1919; George 1923-1930 and George as a Historical Place. War Memorial Stewart Henry 1930-1934. Photo Ofliee of Jim Brownell MPP A in Ottawa. This local group of relatives of just adds further to the lack of costly for cemeteries those and it is His story appears in the May 2006 buried, local and family respect that seems to be occurring devastating to families. It is time issue of Norfolks, Norfolk historians and others, the daily in Ontario’s cemeteries. We Peterborough that this was stopped. Branch, Ontario Genealogical Burial Ground hear very regularly about vandalism. A notice of the proposed Society newsletter. Interest Group (PBGIG), is Just recently during the early extension of opposing the Highway 404 appeared The Roman Catholic Cemetery closing and been hours of the morning six young in local newspapers. A advocating for the check with at Bellamy’s Pond near Toledo preservation of people toppled 230 tombstones in the Project Engineers indicated was restored. The the historic Burial Ground. They Hamilton Cemetery. Among pioneers of this the that no known have not been burial grounds early parish have been recognized successful in damaged monuments was a 2000- having would be affected. Thanks to our and honoured. City Council or PACAC pound engraved slab pried from members who notified us. (Municipal Heritage Committee) the above—ground vault of William In London, change their Mount Zion United Russ’ stance on the Gourlay. Police arrested three CREEK continued from page 3 Church, teacher David Hall and application for partially closing 17 year old two boys, 16 year old Westminster Secondary the cemetery, or their School It cannot be claimed that the position that boys and a 14 year old girl. In have adopted Brick Street Cemetery. preservation of prairie cemeteries the closing will not impact the King City Cemetery last year an An attempt Heritage is being made to is a new idea. In fact, Red Cloud attributes of Confederation 11 and a 13 year old did thousands identify those Square. In the process interred there. Funds Cemetery, a wonderful success the group of dollars of damage. Last year are being raised to do some has identified the names of about of the story, is located only five kilometres in several Jewish cemeteries maintenance 500 persons work. east of Russ’ Creek. Many others who were most likely monuments were spray painted King Township has been can be found in the Midwest originally buried in the Burial with graffiti. Carvings States. which are restoring Ground. their small cemeteries While the municipality feels the They have used secondary, often apart of a memorial have and preparing material for Heritage cemetery would be abandoned church, obituary and reinterment been stolen and removed from to Designation. A single tombstone weeds, nothing records since the original Burial cemeteries could be further in the Kingston, remains Book at the site of Laskay from the truth. These prairie is missing. Many buried Ottawa Valley area and in Quebec. Primitive Methodist were UEL or Peter Robinson Cemetery. cemeteries receive abundant care, The thought is that these cross the Information is sought on the family with removal settlers. They have also been able border and of non—indigenous are sold. Little Lake of to claim Margaret L. Warren who died plants and saplings that would that despite assumptions Cemetery in Peterborough should in 1877 to the contrary aged 16 years. Please crowd out the native species on a more than 90% of be on a list of one of Ontario’s contact those Burt Duclos at regular basis. Grants are available originally buried in this part most picturesque cemeteries; of the cemetery are [email protected] to help with the preservation as apparently instead it is on a high risk list Thanks to an eagle-eyed still buried there. These findings because well. Red Cloud, the neighbouring it has been vandalized so member strengthen some weaknesses who spotted a notice that Prairie Cemetery, receives many in many times. The subject of lack of Peel Region is conducting the designations which often an interested visitors, from genealogists note respect and vandalism and how to that there was Environmental Assessment on the to botanists, who delight no information as stop these increasingly shocking in to who was Derry Road and Hurontario Street following narrow gravel buried and that many situations has been discussed paths intersection. of the remains had The Region advised through the prairie flora to view been removed among our associates. We welcome that they are aware of following the closing of the Derry West the historic markers. It has become suggestions. This is extremely ~ Cemetery located at that comer. a popular stop on the Rural Ramble At Elgin ~~~ Manor in St Thomas a Tour every year. Yet Russ’ Creek’s ‘l ~~~~~~ ~ W~ L memorial stone was ~ dedicated ~ to prairie wildflowers, described by

y. those « who were buried on the an 2 eminent professor as a natural former at is House of Industry & treasure, «I continue to be are constantly an under t the Refuge property. 06ml assault by the municipality and its .

~ at“ ~~ Congratulations to Tim McGinnis cemetery board. We can only hope who personally arranged for ~~ the that wiser heads will come to its restoration of the Mcginnis family aid before the prairie is completely headstones in Hemlock Cemetery. destroyed and the pioneer gravesites Tim outlined the problems he exist only as a mowed lawn, encountered and the excellent unmarked and forgotten. advice he received as well as the For more infomation visit: high quality repair that was done. ~~ www.tallgrassontario.org ~~ ~~SEP'I'l~l,VlBER 2006 ~ OHS BULLETIN ~~ P.\(:1c 5 ~ Museum News

LAMBTON COUNTY HISTORY DVD COMPLETE AND AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE about our new historical film, Sarnia— they can still learn a lot technology.” Lambton: Just Passing Through history using today’s placed in all documents the history of Samia— The DVD will be Lambton and includes many of Lambton‘s schools, libraries, cultural desti- reenactments filmed locally. Over museums, and other 100 area residents volunteered to nations, and is available for sale at museum gift shop. act in the production. any community The four—hour DVD “includes The film project was initiated Samia—Lambton, with stories about the discovery of oil, by Heritage ’N Bones Museum acting the arrival of Alexander MacKenzie, Stones applicant for a $75,000 and the birth of Gallery Lambton,” as lead the Ontario Trillium said Robert Tremain, Chair of grant from The group also received Heritage Sanria—Lambton, a group Foundation. LAUNCHES ONTARIO from the private, public ONTARIO J EwIH ARCHIVES of area museums. “This is the first donations A trailer of time we have had a comprehen- and non—profit sectors. SMALL JEWISH COMMUNITIES PROJECT the DVD is available at sive, full length feature that tells Jewish Archives result, many of the towns have www.visualheritage.ca/lambton The Ontario our story with state of the art struggling to keep their (OJ A), a department of United been ' ~ ~“.- I <3” technology.” ~~ synagogues open and their ~ Jewish Appeal Federation of unveiling the Shortly after Greater Toronto, will be launching communities intact. film crews arrived in the OJA Chair, project, a project to document the history Brooky Robins, area with coordinator Zach Melnick, significance of this of 11 small Jewish communities highlights the produced the Ontario “Although the who has across the province. The OJA was project stating, Heritage Project series. 9 records Visual awarded $117,000 in funding IO OJ A possesses some Researchers interviewed residents, of these towns, support this initiative from the documenting many records, and of searched historical Ontario Trillium Foundation. This we do not have a full picture a storyline. accomplishments developed project will involve the OJA the experiences and Pixel The production team, The Ontario for each of them. It is therefore C ottagers on the main beach at Grand partnering with Dust Studios, has made similar that we visit them and Bend. around 1915. As early as the Historical Society (OHS) as well critical films for other municipalities their histories while 1870s. the medical fraternity was pre- as the Regional Joint Communities document Chatham—Kent, Oxford, citizens and including scribing visits to "The Grand Bend" Organization (RJOC), which is a some of the early Brant. This is the first still alive and Elgin and to take in “the healthful rigors of the branch of United Israel Appeal. In their relatives are DVD that has been produced in ozone" however the development those communities.” In pine turn, the OJA will establish living in format. “It’s travel tourism on a “If we want high definition of Lake Huron partnerships with community turn, she states, truly important to use new major scale had to await the coming provincial mandate of especially leaders from each of the towns. to fulfill our technologies to the automobile. The new Lambton documenting all and emerging of The project will last 18 months collecting records of today’S DVD details the emergence oftourism we need to capture the attention and involve sending a professional of Ontario’s Jews, as Lambtons third largest industry today. youth,” said Tremain. “Young assist these communities and Photo Courtesy researcher/writer and oral historian people appear more interested in produce products such as this that Lambton County Museums to these communities to conduct books, but histories and technology than text research into existing records and will make their everyone on interview Jewish residents. Oral records accessible to VICTORY continued from page 3 Cemetery for private real estate Web.” history training sessions will also the development is scheduled to began this the first time in the history of be offered in many of these towns This project commence October 23rd in Toronto. Web product will Ontario, an appalling legal precedent OJA and OHS during the summer and the Tribunal’s by the Upon reading the in the winter of 2008. against the public interest would course of this initiative. The OJA be launched decision, a retired lawyer and infonnation visit have been established. will also secure a web designer, For more OHS volunteer, Gerry Weinberg, www.ontariojewisharchivesorg With the stakes so high and who will produce a large website who has also donated many hours 416.635.2883 Ext. 170. both OHS and OGS lacking the which will capture the history of or phone particular case, resources to hire of work to this critical financial each town and will be accessible ABovE PH()T().' S haara y S homayim syna- stated, “Mr. Sherman’s decision is a lawyer, our backs were suddenly to everyone. After the grant expires, gogue was established during the early Jesse should be to clear and decisive. Jewish commu- against the wall. After speaking the OJ A intends to include as many I 900s and sewed the proud of himself because in William and Thunder Bay many lawyers across the Province, as 15 additional small communities. nity of Fort OHS and OGS to work law assisting until it closed during the 1980s. I approached Jesse Kugler, a The 11 towns included in the on behalf of the public interest Ontario Jewish Archives, student at Queens University who first phase of this project include both societies have been able to accession 78-4/8, photo #1550. was highly recommended by a Cornwall, Kingston, Belleville, perform a valuable public service. lawyer with the Canadian Kitchener/Waterloo, Niagara Falls, When this decision is posted and ONTARIO HISTORY Environmental Law Association. Catharines, Peterborough, on Quicklaw, other St. Kugler generously accepted the available Owen Sound, Sudbury, AUTUMN PREVIEW non—govemment North Bay, on our case as citizens groups and communities challenge and took and Thunder Bay. These An eclectic mix of articles will we organizations will be able to use a volunteer. First of all, were selected based on their greet readers of Ontario History it to defend their right of appeal negotiated for more time and were location, size, proximity to Several manuscripts Licence Appeal this autumn. on the not just at the able to get the hearing Toronto, and, for most of them, are currently being revised but at Tribunal but at other tribunals such Province’s Motion adjourned from existence of a functioning confirmed, Board the least four are now Kugler as the Ontario Municipal towns June 5th to June 29th. synagogue. Although some covering fully 135 years of the He and the Environmental Review worked round the clock for us. like Cornwall and Thunder Bay province’s history. The first asks Tribunal.” absorbed the history of our struggle have operating thank no longer why the number of artisans and Finally, I would like to for the public interest, synagogues, it is important to serving on Toronto’s City Council all the OHS and OGS volunteers relentlessly researched and include them, since the history of declined between 1834 and 1901. who attended the hearing in support prepared our legal defence. On those communities was unique examines the politics and also The second us of our two organizations June 29th, Kugler represented and provides another facet of behind a scandal at the Provincial our donors for their generosity. It at the Tribunal like a seasoned small community life. Lunatic Asylum in the mid- is because of you that we continue litigator. In fact, his presentation Many of the Jews who moved nineteenth century. A third article the to serve the public. was so professional that at to these towns during the early analyses the role of the Canadian end of the hearing Vice—Chair 20th century opened businesses Mortgage and Housing Corporation Jesse Kugler asked publicly Editor’s Note: shop Irvin H. Sherman Q.C., and became successful in the creation of the town of Ajax Rob Leverty to produce an extensive congratulated Mr. Kugler. Thank owners. Their businesses however (1948-1950), and the fourth studies affidavit for this case. If you are you Jesse for your tremendous were tied to the local economy, the power exercised by the interested in a copy of Rob’s work and generosity in defence of and as many of the large industries Children’s Aid Society over affidavit and/or the Tribunal’s the public interest! closed, such as those in Cornwall unwed mothers between 1921 and decision, please contact him at On July 4, 2006 the Tribunal and Sudbury, they began to relocate 1969. Look for the usual excellent rleverty@ontariohistoricalsociety ruled in favour of the OHS and to larger cities such as Toronto book reviews and a number of or 416.226.9011. The Tribunal’s OGS, entirely dismissing the and Ottawa. In turn, many of the new archival collections in need decision is also posted on the Provincial Motion to deny our children from these communities of researchers. Licence Appeal Tribunal’s website: right of appeal. A full appeal attended universities out of town Tronrud, Editor www.lat.gOv.On.ca/english Tory hearing before LAT on the order and found jobs elsewhere. As a History /decisions/2006/CA/CA.htm Ontario the entire St. Alban’s ~~~ to relocate ~ ~ Sr<:P'r‘r:Mrrr<:R 2006 Bl'l.l.l~‘.'l‘l.V ~~ OHS ~ l’~.<.r- (I A revised and updated edition practices. Horse culture involved of a work which leads the history so much—joint ownership of From The Bookshelf tourist to more than 400 sites, each stallions, specialized breeding with a brief description of the practices, and attitudes to heredity, event(s) making it of interest. market dynamics, military demand, Chris and Pat Raible, Editors Various forces were at work in Arranged geographically, Canadian and government regulation. [email protected] the decades just before and after readers may be surprised to Fascinating! the American Revolution—BIitish discover how many of the sites are AFTER MEMoRIEs colonial administrators, American in the United States! G REEN GABLES Frontiers and Sanctuaries: A republicans, native tribes, traders I .\I M....,s.....-nx nu... n. . Lgvitraim Wvhrr. nun. ,. >4. Woman’s Life in Holland and and merchants, land speculators Canada. By Marianne Brandis. and settlers. 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Edited by often difficult life she was to political playing off one power for legalization nor an attempt to Hildi Froese live.” against another. Tiessen and Paul This delightful and Essential reading demonize the drug. It is instead a Gerard Tiessen. University of compelling appreciation of the life for anyone who wants to understand well-researched study, a looking Toronto Press. 288 pages. of Mazdy Brender a Brandis—van the place of the Six Nations, then back to the conflicting attitudes Illustrations. $34.95 softbound. Vollenhoven shows a woman of and now. and approaches of the 1960s and What a treasure trove for independent nature and 1970s, laying out the difficulties scholars—academically, if not extraordinary courage. With her faced by those concerned with necessarily financially L. M. two small children to care for, she MYsTERY HIsToRY fomiulating policy during that Montgomery continues to be! Here lived through the dangers and The Brother of Sleep. By period. The “Marijuana Question” is yet another book of her letters, hardships of the German Maggie Wheeler. General Store is still with us and this careful these sent by Montgomery to occupation during the Second Publishing House. 235 pages. review will be of special interest Ephraim Weber. Weber was a World War. Reunited with her $24.95 softbound. to those who are today wrestling struggling young writer when he husband after the war, the family Wheeler is an author who with the right decisions. began his letters to Montgomery in emigrated to Canada in 1947. merges the craft of writing ~~ 1902. Her appreciative response After challenging times in British mystery novels with a passion for HEARTH ~ initiated a correspondence that Columbia and Nova Scotia, a Canadian history. In The Brother AND HME ~~~ would, the editors note, become an happy move brought them to of Sleep she moves seamlessly intellectual mainstay for both of Ontario in 1959. Throughout all, between the present and the past, them over the next Mazdy wrote—books, short the period of the construction of forty years. This volume includes Montgomery’s stories, diaries, letters—in English the St. Lawrence Seaway, the ~~ letters to Weber from 1916 to and in Dutch. Despite crippling power dam, and the “Lost Villages.” 1941; for her, this was a period that saw rheumatoid arthritis, Mazdy also Her heroine, history professor literary success but much found expression for her creative Farran Mackenzie, is approached ~ unhappiness on the domestic zeal in by an old friend whose father, a front. painting and photography, CULINARY HIsToRY An excellent introduction sets the some of which is included in the police officer, had apparently been Hearth and Home: Women and letters in context. book. killed in the line of duty. But, of the Art of Open-Hearth Cooking. course, there is a good deal more Earl; Viizgrlriz Dlslrlcl R I TN 7-! RI I ~ (bur! rcards. By Fiona Lucas. 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