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Volunteer Team Transforms Aga Khan Museum a Striking Historic Lighthouse Site Symbol of Pluralism in Canadian Lighthouses of Lake Superior ’s Newest Cultural Centre Focuses on incorporates through OHS World History, Community, and Enlightenment

Paul Morralee, Secretary, CLLS around the dwellings, work sheds, [email protected] and lighthouse tower. The wild grass has been cut, exposing the hen a team of dedicated original grounds, dwellings have Wvolunteers team up to save been cleaned inside and out, exteri- a part of Ontario history that they ors have been painted and primed, are passionate about, it is amazing and many new panes of glass have what can be accomplished! That’s been replaced. exactly what happened recently on Volunteers were treated to a de- Photo AKDM the north shore of Lake Superior lightful surprise when two rusting near during the Por- 1950s-era automobiles were un- phyry Point Lightstation cleanup. covered from wooded overgrowth. Canadian Lighthouses of Lake Breathing fresh air into the light- Superior (CLLS) incorporated house has offered volunteers a The recently opened Aga Khan Museum, clad in Brazilian granite, is seen through affiliation with the OHS moment to pause and reflect about here reflected in one of the park’s five pools. Light and reflection are im- in February 2014 with a mandate the possibilities for the near future. portant concepts incorporated into the museum’s design and mandate. to preserve, promote, and provide CLLS’s goal for the general public public access to lighthouses and and tourists is for them to enjoy ac- the stories surrounding them. cess to the many amenities on the Andrea Izzo The volunteer-based team has islands. For kayakers and canoe- Heather Anderson for Culture (AKTC); Malik Talib, been active in restoring historic ists, there are places to camp out Sarah Pirani President of the Ismaili Council northwestern Ontario lighthouses. and some shelter offered at the boat [email protected] for Canada; and a representative of A team of eleven donated over yard. For boaters and sailors, there architect Fumihiko Maki of Japan, 330 hours of hard work that has is the opportunity to stay overnight n September, the OHS was we toured the light-filled museum seen Porphyry Point Lightstation in one of the houses, and tourists Igranted a behind-the-scenes first and were treated to an intimate transformed from a site that was can fly in by float plane, charter a look at Toronto’s newest cultural tour of the Ismaili Centre by its characterized by fallen trees, long boat, or even land on the helipad centre, the Aga Khan Museum architect Charles Correa. weeds, and a number of buildings to access the lighthouse tower and and Ismaili Centre. After a brief Located at Wynford Drive and left in disrepair. panel with speakers including: the Don Valley Parkway, the site The area woodlands have been Henry Kim, Director of Aga Khan ‘CLLS’ cont’d page 2 ... tamed and deadfall removed from Museum; Luis Monreal, General ‘Aga Khan’ cont’d page 3 ... Manager of the Aga Khan Trust Our Next Webinar for Heritage Organizations Tuesday, February 3, 2015 | Time TBD Nominate Excellence in Topic: Financial Management for Heritage Organizations Speaker: Heather Young of Young Associates, Your Heritage Community! Arts Administration & Cultural Management at Humber College OHS accepting nominations for Registration will open January 5, 2015 annual heritage awards until January 9, 2015 Register: www.ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/webinars Email [email protected] to learn more o you know of a volunteer or stood out to you above the rest? Dprofessional working tireless- Recognize excellence in your In This Issue ly to preserve and promote your heritage community today! local history? This issue of the OHS Bulletin President’s Report...... 2 Museum News...... 5-6 Are you inspired by an excellent has a copy of the nomination program, service, or exhibit of- brochure inserted. Please read it New Members and Donors...... 2 fered by a local heritage organiza- for further information. tion, museum, or other institution? Visit www.ontariohistorical Have you recently come across society.ca or call 1.866.955.2755 a book on Ontario’s history that with questions or concerns.

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Preserving, promoting, and protecting Ontario’s history since 1888, from the grassroots to the scholarly www.ontariohistoricalsociety.ca President’s Report T h a n k Y o u W e lc o m e D o n o r s ! N e w M e m b e r s ! Joe Stafford, President American soldiers who fought [email protected] at Lundy’s Lane, were also in Sheryl Adelkind attendance. Keith Jamieson, a rep- S i n c e J u ly 2014 t is my great pleasure to pres- resentative of the Haudenosaunee Rosemary Ambrose ent my first report as the newly warriors also spoke, reminding E. J. B. Anderson The Bunker Military I Museum of Cobalt elected president of The Ontario listeners of the important role that Carmela Andraos Historical Society. As I consider the the played in the Courtney Cameron long and distinguished history of War of 1812. I can only imagine Kenneth Armson the OHS, it is also a great honour. I the amount of time and effort that Robert Banks John Case would first of all like to thank Brad the volunteers spent in prepar- Sonja Bata Coldwater Canadiana Rudachyk, now past president, for ing such a significant event. Bill Jane Beecroft Heritage Museum all of his hard work and dedication. Houston, the president of the He has left large shoes to fill! I also Lundy’s Lane Historical Society Gyuszi Berki Ralph Cunningham Robert Biggs look forward to working with the (LLHS), its executive, and all of the Jack de la Vergne executive director, Rob Leverty, volunteers, epitomized what a well- Glenn Bonnetta OHS staff, and the new board of organized and dedicated historical Fred Bradley Friends of Moreston directors. society can accomplish in terms of Village at Grey Roots I am indeed fortunate to become preserving and celebrating the Pamela Cain president at a time when the OHS heritage of Ontario. Elaine Campbell Hamilton Public Library is expanding its influence with an The Lundy’s Lane Historical George Carere Local History & Archives ever-increasing number of affili- Society was one of the eight origi- John Case Gil Hardy ated societies across the province. nal local historical groups that As Rob constantly reminds the came together to found a provincial Marco Covi Roger Harris Deborah Cushing board, the success of the Society is historical society in 1888, which John Hesse largely because of the tireless work would later become The Ontario Sidney Down of its volunteers. It is because of Historical Society. LLHS incor- Bruce Elliott Historical Society of South Dundas their efforts that there are hundreds porated through affilation with the of successful historical societies OHS in 1993. A. Ernest Epp Kristin Ives and heritage organizations saving As a retired secondary school his- Ross Fair Culture & and celebrating history across the tory teacher, I was also impressed Jane Gibson Heritage Network province. to see that the commemorative Gil Hardy On July 25, 2014, I witnessed event had a strong educational Austin Luhtala Torrance Henderson the results of such efforts. I had component. The formal ceremony Edward Macdonell the honour of representing The concluded with a gripping de- Ruth Hess Ontario Historical Society at the scription of the battle by Sherman Helen & Aarne Juhola Joan Miller Bicentennial Commemoration of Zavitz, the past president of the Ronald Junkin Newmarket Historical Society the Battle of Lundy’s Lane. It was Lundy Lane’s Historical Society, here that British forces thwarted who reminded us all of the grue- Nine Mile Point Lighthouse the last American invasion of Ca- some reality of warfare and of the Paul R. King Preservation Society nadian soil during the War of 1812. ultimate sacrifice paid by so many Barry Laver Peter Okonski The commemorative event was in the defence of Canada. J. Douglas Leighton outstanding – a testimony to the Education is an important part of Susan Purdy dedication of the volunteers. Tak- the mandate of the OHS, and one Catherine McEwen ing place on the actual battlefield of the areas of focus for my term Joan Miles Renfrew County Museums Network and beginning at the exact time as president will therefore be edu- Joan Murray Lora Sanford when the battle started, 7:30 p.m., cation, with a special emphasis on Barry Penhale the ceremony was well-organized, the youth of the province, inviting Heather Seguin dignified, and impressive. Dig- them to take a more active interest Penny Potter nitaries included the Mayor of in the history and the heritage of Geoffrey Reaume Settlers’ Village Quilters Quilt Guild Niagara Falls, Jim Diodati, and this great province. Ian Reilly Maximilian Smith the Minister of National Defence, I look forward to my term ahead Lora Sanford Robert Nicholson. In the true spirit and I invite your correspondence. Ginger Stevens Robert & Kathleen Saunders of commemoration, 160 American Contact me by emailing president@ West Nipissing Historical Society veterans, descendants of the ontariohistoricalsociety.ca Amy Scott Alan Shiels Donald Smith D o n o r s (C o n t ’ d ) other historic lighthouses – the James Stanley ‘CLLS’ from page 1 collective efforts made this sum- Ginger Stevens Gail Warner-Metzlaff mer in order to continue to build V. N. Styrmo Larry Waters survey the beauty Lake Superior is the business case of the organiza- Margaret Surtees Samuel Whyte famous for. tion taking on the responsibility of W. A. (Dale) Wilson The lighthouse group’s board of permanent lighthouse stewardship. Vankleek Hill & District directors is assembling a second The excitement experienced Historical Society J. David Wood team of volunteers to continue by the group is infectious, with George Warecki Glenn Wright painting and sealing the second many people in the community dwelling from the elements. The commenting about how important group is working towards restor- it is to preserve our ing a second leased lighthouse, a history and conveying few kilometers east at Shaganash their appreciation of Lighthouse, dating back to 1922. the pragmatic approach The sense of pride shown by all taken by the group. the volunteers was illustrated by Together, the CLLS the fact that so much work was ac- and OHS can help complished in so few days. Now showcase the maritime

others are joining in to help where history within this Photo Paul Morralee they can. More tools are being do- wonderful archipelago nated for the work parties, along of islands, also known with some much needed donations as the Lake Superior by local business. The group re- National Marine cently received charitable status Conservation Area, and can now provide donors with which stretches tax receipts. from Thunder Bay’s In the coming months, CLLS Sleeping Giant to will share with the Canadian Terrace Bay, and Department of Fisheries and begin to rediscover A “before and after” shot of the Lighthouse Keeper’s Place at the Porphyry Point Oceans – the federal department how we got to where we Lightstation demonstrates the transformation undertaken through the efforts of which has divested this and many are today. the Canadian Lighthouses of Lake Superior (CLLS) volunteer team.

Page 2 OHS Bulletin December 2014 corporations. OHS salutes the over skills to preserve and promote our eighty historical organizations that history. Each day, I am reminded Executive Director’s Report have incorporated through affilia- that if you did not struggle, often tion in the past eight years. against impossible odds, to save In 2014, we held incorporation our history, including our stories, Rob Leverty, Executive Director Museums Network (RCMN); and meetings in Thunder Bay, West built structures, cemeteries, natural [email protected] Historical Society of South Dun- Nipissing, Renfrew, Arnprior, heritage, archives and museums, it das. Articles featuring CLLS and South Dundas, Simcoe Island would all be destroyed and forgot- am pleased to report that on RCMN can be read in this issue of (adjacent to Wolfe Island), New- ten – forever. If you lose, we all I October 18, 2014, the OHS the OHS Bulletin (page 1 and 6). market, Owen Sound, Windsor, lose. Your victories and amazing Board of Directors incorporated I recently visited Trafalgar Lindsay, Leslieville (Toronto), and accomplishments make this a more the Kawartha Lakes Culture and Township Historical Society Bobcaygeon. decent and civilized society for all Heritage Network and Settlers’ (TTHS), which has saved and re- Congratulations to all our fellow . Village Quilters Quilt Guild. stored the Palermo Schoolhouse in fearless citizens at the grassroots Thanks to each and every one Since January 2014, OHS north Oakville. It was in January level across Ontario who are do- of you. My best wishes and good has also incorporated the Essex 2007 that I held a meeting in this nating their time and invaluable health in 2015! Armoured Soldiers Museum; historic (then unheated) school- Sharon Burying Ground Assoc.; house to incorporate the TTHS. Canadian Lighthouses of Lake Looking back, it never occurred Superior (CLLS); West Nipissing to me that in the ensuing years Historical Society; Friends of OHS would be swamped with an Moreston Village at Grey Roots; unprecedented number of applica- Nine Mile Point Lighthouse Pres- tions from all regions of Ontario ervation Society; Renfrew County to legally establish not-for-profit Photo Rob Leverty

Photo Richard Longley On Labour Day weekend, the OHS was proud to join one of its affiliated societies, The Jack Munroe Historical Society of Elk City (JMHSEC), in celebration of the centenary of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI). Jack Munroe founded the Town that became known as Elk City, which grew to more than 10,000 residents during the mining rush. In August 1914, Jack enlisted in the PPCLI with his beloved Scots Collie “Bobbie Burns” and both served in France during the Great War. Seen here (above) with Terry Fiset, President, JMHSEC, unveiling the plaque commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the PPCLI and Jack’s OHS staff took part in a day-long session of strategic discussions as enlistment are his three great-nieces; from the left, Marjorie Morse and a member of Heritage Canada The National Trust’s National Council Ethel Eagles of Berwick, Nova Scotia, and Jean Bennett from . of Provincial and Territorial Heritage Organizations. OHS’s Built A major event of the day was the inaugural awarding of the “Order of Heritage Intern Sarah Pirani also represented the OHS at Heritage the North,” an honour created by JMHSEC to recognize the contribu- Canada’s Conference “Heritage Builds Resilience” in Charlottetown. tions of the Society’s namesake to the North and, indeed, Canada. The actual medal features the iconic portrait of Jack and Bobbie on the obverse with the reverse featuring the “Order of the North” surround- ed by a wreath of maple leafs and topped by a windswept conifer, consensus is that the Aga Khan suspended from a green and white ribbon. This special level of rec- ‘Aga Khan’ from page 1 Development Network has done a ognition can be awarded posthumously; the first recipient was Jack fine job in revitalizing the space – Munroe. His three great-nieces received replicas of the Order, with the is interconnected by a private, but and has even received vocal original being displayed in Elk Lake. publicly accessible 6.8-hectare support from Sonja Bata and the JMHSEC incorporated through affiliation with the OHS in 2009. park. This serene green space is initially critical Toronto Star a contemporary take on a formal writer Christopher Hume. Islamic garden designed by land- scape architect Vladimir Djurovic The Museum with art from the beginning of the America. Ontario has the larg- of Lebanon. The Aga Khan Museum boasts 20th century. est Ismaili population in Canada Symbolic of the diversity of 1,800 square metres of gallery Upstairs in the temporary galler- (~30,000). The group is led by His Toronto and of Canada, the cul- space, which includes one per- ies, an art exhibition entitled “The Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th tural centre was a coming together manent exhibition gallery on the Garden of Ideas: Contemporary hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of teams from across the globe, main floor and two temporary Art from Pakistan” will be up of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. The representing a wide range of ideas. exhibition spaces on the second until mid-January 2015 and “The Aga Khan Development Network The project seeks to foster under- floor of the building. The collec- Lost Dhow: A Discovery from the (AKDN), a private international standing within Muslim societies tions are focused on exhibiting art Maritime Silk Route” until April. development agency, works to and between other cultures, and of the Islamic world – not neces- Museum staff plan to change transform communities around the reflects the Aga Khan’s lasting sarily Islamic art, as there are a temporary exhibitions on a roughly world, with a special focus on revi- relationship with Canada, and his number of secular objects in both three-month basis, which is a rela- talizing heritage sites and improv- appreciation for our country’s com- the permanent and temporary gal- tively quick turnover. This speaks ing quality of life. AKDN also has mitment to embracing pluralism leries, but art that was produced to their mission of becoming an major centres in Vancouver and and cultural diversity. During the by people living in Islamic com- engaging and “vibrant educational . 2010 groundbreaking ceremony, munities, both historically and up institution” that will encourage the Aga Khan said of the centre: to through the modern day. From visitors to return again and again. The OHS’s mandate and goals “Together, these three projects will the Aga Khan Museum’s mission Uniquely, the museum restaurant align with that of this project, symbolise the harmonious integra- statement: the aim of the museum menu will change alongside the namely bringing together people tion of the spiritual, the artistic and is to show its visitors “the artistic, temporary exhibits, in order to of all ages, walks of life and cul- the natural worlds – in keeping intellectual, and scientific heritage reflect the cultures and areas of the tural backgrounds and providing with the holistic ideal which is an of Islamic civilizations across world featured in them. a forum for individuals, organiza- intimate part of Islamic tradition. the centuries from the Iberian Although this is an institution tions and institutions to exchange At the same time, they will also Peninsula to China.” with an international focus, we ideas, research and experiences express a profound commitment The main floor’s permanent hope to see some evidence of related to Ontario’s rich history in to inter-cultural engagement and gallery is laid out roughly chron- Ontario’s Muslim community re- our case. We encourage and assist international cooperation.” ologically. Starting from the flected in future additions to the cultural institutions and groups, Readers may recognize the loca- entrance, visitors are greeted with collection or temporary exhibits. and sponsor projects with wide tion of the cultural centre as the artefacts dating as far back as the general appeal to discover more of former site of the Bata Shoe head- eighth century CE, including a The Ismaili Community Ontario’s history, and encourage quarters. Although the destruction display of ancient manuscripts, The Ismailis are a global commu- our members to visit this site with of the 1960s John B. Parkin build- paintings and portraits, bottles and nity spread across Central Asia, its masterful architecture, peaceful ing was lamented by many in our dishes, furniture, and an entire mo- the Middle East, South Asia, sub- park and world-class museum. heritage community, the general saic fountain. The exhibition ends Saharan Africa, Europe and North

December 2014 OHS Bulletin Page 3 Across the Province In Memory of Jean Morrison

ongratulations to the 7th Town Brûlé and 12 companions will he OHS was saddened to learn CHistorical Society, celebrating recreate their 1615 journey from Tof the passing of Jean Morrison 45 years, and its Marilyn Adams to Humber Bay. They will on September 22, 2014, at the age Genealogical Research Centre, travel over 100 kilometres by ca- of 87. For over four decades, Jean celebrating 20 years this year. noe and foot over two days. Visit played a vital role in the historical Congratulations also to the many www.sht.ca to learn more. community within Thunder Bay heritage award recipients an- A new historical plaque and across the province. nounced this autumn! The Ontario explaining why the Quebec- Jean was the first woman to Museum Association and Heritage Ontario border is located where receive a Master of Arts degree in Toronto recently hosted award cer- it is was unveiled in June. This History from Lakehead University. emonies recognizing excellence in was the culmination of a decade- Her thesis, “Community in Con- Ontario heritage. long effort spearheaded by the flict: A Study of the Working The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 Glengarry Historical Society to Class in the Canadian Lakehead, Remembrance Committee, which replace or restore some 50 border 1903–1913,” brought national was recognized by OHS in June monuments along the border. attention to the history of north- with the Dorothy Duncan Award, The Ontario Genealogical Society western Ontario and remains a has also been recognized by Cana- is offering access to scanning tech- seminal work in Canadian Labour da’s History with a national award nology for electronic archiving History. for community programming. and online posting of valuable and Her last book, Labour Pains: Congratulations GLS1913! fragile paper records. The equip- Thunder Bay’s Working Class community led the historic park to The old Stiver Brothers feed mill ment is portable and can be brought in Canada’s Wheat Boom Era, name its Fur Trade library in her on Station Lane in Unionville has to your site or location. Info: www. received recognition with the memory. been restored to pristine condi- ogs.on.ca or 416.488.0734. 2009 OHS J. J. Talman Award. In addition to Jean’s significant tion. Now owned by the City of She also won two M. Elizabeth impact within the historical com- Markham, it will be preserved as a Some Dates to Remember: Arthur awards and is the author of munity in northwestern Ontario community centre. January 10: The Bicentennial the book Northwest Company in and beyond, Thunder Bay Museum Our best wishes go out to Kai- Tribute Banquet to Sir John A. Rebellion: Simon McGillivray's Director and Editor of Ontario tlyn Malleau, recipient of the an- Macdonald, hosted by the Kingston Fort William Notebook, 1815. History, Dr. Tory Tronrud, nual Andrew Hunter Prize for her Historical Society in the Senior Until her retirement in 1990, remarked that she will be remem- paper, “The Time and Place for Staff Mess, Royal Military College Jean served as a research histo- bered, “most for her sparkling Subsistence Activities,” presented at 6 p.m. [email protected]. rian at Old Fort William (now Fort personality, her willingness to annually by the Simcoe County January 12: Christine Lei William Historical Park). Her help, her sense of humour, and her Historical Association. Essay discusses the First Commonwealth expertise and impact in that constant professionalism.” entries for The Andrew Hunter Games in Canada, 1930, with the Award for 2015 should be post- Burlington Historical Society. marked by April 15, 2015, to: Sim- www.burlingtonhistorical.ca. coe County Historical Association, January 14: “Sir John A. Box 144, , ON L4M 4S9. Macdonald – One Among Equals” Congratulations to Toronto’s with the Honourable Michael Pearson Airport, celebrating 75 Chong, MP Halton Hills, at years since it was first created on Helson Gallery, Halton Hills Photo Hockey Hall of Fame / Library the land from nine farms, total- Cultural Centre, Church Street, and Archives Canada / PA-050294 ling 1,050 acres. It became the Georgetown at 7.30 p.m. future site of the municipal airport Plan Ahead!! The Ontario in Malton and was later renamed Genealogical Society Confer- Lester B. Pearson International ence “Tracks Through Time” is Airport. coming to Georgian College in In September 2015, Etienne Barrie, May 29 to 31, 2015.

Barry Penhale’s Ontario:

Remembering One Who Served British runner, Alfie Shrubb. tion with other military units that Tom Flanagan frequently stated its all-round athletic superiority that Longboat could “run all day resulted in their being awarded the and often did.” He took his speed prestigious Sam Hughes Trophy. Barry Penhale a young man living in nearby overseas following his enlist- It seems that none of this achieve- [email protected] Caledonia, Tom attracted attention ment with the 180th Battalion at ment escaped the enemy, who as a tireless natural runner who on February 17, 1916. were also aware of Tom Longboat, ith the First World War daily ran to his place of work in Initially appointed lance-corporal, and his having been dubbed the Wcentenary observances under the city of Hamilton, a distance he voluntarily reverted to the rank “Bronze Mercury.” way throughout our country, it is of approximately seven miles. In of private in the fall of 1916 in Longboat was honourably dis- time for one and all to pause and time, he joined the very active in order to proceed overseas, and charged upon demobilization at reflect on the enormous sacrifices its day Irish-Canadian Athletic sailed for Britain aboard the S.S. Hamilton on May 9, 1919. His made by the many Canadian sol- Club, which was based in Toronto. Olympic on November 13, 1916. service awards consist of the diers who served in what military There he met the colourful Tom His service record confirms British War and Victory medals. historians have labelled the Great Flanagan, an outgoing larger-than- his transfer to the 3rd Reserve As a runner, he never again com- War. A huge number of the young life personality and a born entre- Battalion on January 6, 1917, and peted in major competitive events, men involved came from humble preneur. Flanagan was to become to the 107th Battalion on Janu- but did make numerous public ap- backgrounds, including, among Longboat’s friend and manager, ary 18, 1917. The next month, on pearances for a period of time. Tom others, Ontario farm boys, daily a relationship later strained partly February 25, 1917, found him Longboat died in 1949. In August labourers, and lumberjacks. They because of differing views involv- proceeding to France. Throughout of 1957, a plaque in his honour was represented every nook and cranny ing training. Under Flanagan’s the war, the famous runner proved erected by the Ontario government of the province. Among them was tutelage, Tom quickly advanced ideally suited to running mes- outside the Six Nations’ Council a famous athlete, an Onondaga in major race circles, placing sages to those involved in trench House near Brantford. May he be known as Tom Longboat. It is this first in internationally recognized warfare. This he did, in addition to forever remembered. remarkable Canadian that I choose competitions. Winning the famous ditch digging when not boosting Editor’s Note: “Barry Penhale’s to remember in this important an- in 1907 may the morale of others with his role Ontario” will be a semi-regular niversary year. have been his greatest victory as in athletics. series exploring less well known, Cogwagee, Thomas Charles an amateur. But once he turned It was with the 180th Sports- but fascinating stories in our Longboat, was born on the Six professional in 1909, his races drew men’s Battalion and the Canadian province’s past prepared by Barry Nations of the Grand River widespread interest as he matched Engineers that Longboat found his Penhale, publisher emeritus, Reserve, just outside of Brantford, his skills against the cream of the stride, so to speak. This battalion Natural Heritage Books. Ontario, on June 4, 1887. While running fraternity, including noted so distinguished itself in competi-

Page 4 OHS Bulletin December 2014 seum situated there. Members of the Saugeen First Windsor’s Community Museum Nation and the Chippewas of Museum News is growing and expanding onto Nawash demonstrated traditional the ground floor of 401 Riverside skills and crafts. Interpretive pro- Drive, which is also home to the gramming and cultural demonstra- Dr. John Carter ated by the federal and provincial Art Gallery of Windsor. Renova- tions also took place. This highly [email protected] governments, municipalities and tions there will be starting soon; interactive education programme conservation authorities, or are the much-anticipated opening is was made possible through a grant MUSEUM MILESTONES run as private museums. This edi- expected in October 2015. The from Bruce Power, and with part- How many museums exist in tion of Museum News considers original museum will remain open nerships created between local Ontario? Although a definitive four such community museums in in the François Baby House on Pitt First Nations and the museum. A answer to this question is not read- south-western and central Ontario. Street. This is a long-awaited step successful collaboration to be sure! ily available or known, Heather The feature article, written by in the upgrading and expansion of After 29 years as Director of Anderson and I have compiled a list Scott Gilles, provides fascinating the WCM. the Huronia Museum in Midland, of 154 not-for-profit museums and information about the Ingersoll The First Peoples exhibit gallery Jamie Hunter has retired. The new heritage centres. I’m sure that we Cheese Museum. This is a site you at the Bruce County Museum in Executive Director appointed is have overlooked or are not aware should visit if you haven’t done so Southampton was busy with activ- Nahanni Born. Congratulations to of some others in this category. Of previously. You’ll also be able to ity throughout the summer months. both on their new adventures. course, hundreds more are oper- tour the education mu-

Cheese Museum Offers Added Bite to Local History

Scott Gillies, building had to be Curator, Ingersoll Cheese & added to the site, and Agricultural Museum an original 19th cen- [email protected] tury barn was moved from a nearby village. magine a wheel of cheese weigh- Around the same Iing 7,300 pounds…that’s just time, there was a one of the stories featured at the movement by Inger- Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural soll Town Council Museum. Founded in 1793 by to establish a Sports Thomas Ingersoll, father of Laura Hall of Fame to hon- Secord, Ingersoll is a town steeped our the community’s The “Mammoth Cheese,” made in 1866 in Ingersoll, Ontario, was featured at the in history, which is reflected in its numerous athletes, New York State Fair in Saratoga. The cheese wheel weighed over 7,000 pounds and new corporate slogan, “Ingersoll: including Olympic measured 7 feet in diameter and 3 feet high! Pictured here are approximately 20 Our Heritage, Your Future.” diver Ken Armstrong, people standing on top of it. For a town “built” on cheese, it’s Canadian Ski Team only natural that a museum cel- member Brent Coyle, ebrating this dairy product would NHL linesman George Hayes, and of different varieties of cheese, but Several new public events have be part of Ingersoll’s local flavour. world champion race boat drivers this is not the case. While you can also been held at the museum, Opened in 1977 in a replica of a Harold and Lorna Wilson. certainly learn about the processes from book launches and a War of 19th century cheese factory, the Branded “Festival Town involved in making cheese, there is 1812 multimedia extravaganza, to museum pays homage to dozens Ontario,” Ingersoll hosts a number much more to see and do! Shakespeare under the Stars. of such enterprises that at one time of free public events throughout The world-class wood carving by 2014 is a year of numerous graced nearly every side road in the year, many of which take place former resident Wilson Johnston anniversaries and the Ingersoll Oxford County. at the museum, including Harvest will take your breath away and a Museum was in the thick of them For more than a century, Festival, Pumpkinfest, and Down bicycle ridden around the world with special exhibits, events and Ingersoll and cheese have been on the Farm. The museum site will inspire. For some, Ingersoll activities related to the centennial synonymous. The southwestern marks the beginning of both the has also become a destination for of World War One, the bicenten- Ontario town was the home to Thomas Ingersoll Trail and the pilgrims coming to learn more nial of the War of 1812, the 150th a mammoth cheese wheel (pic- Festival of Winter Lights driving about world famous evangelist anniversary of the first commer- tured right) made in 1866 and tour. Even Santa Claus sets up Aimee Semple McPherson. cial cooperative cheese factory in the headquarters of the Canadian shop in one of the museum build- What originated as a seasonal Canada, the centennial of Inger- Dairymen’s Association, which ings during the busy days leading museum with a specialized focus soll Machine & Tool Company, formed a year later. The town up to Christmas! has morphed into a full-fledged and centennial of the death of gradually became one of the chief Over the years, additional community museum that contin- “Martha,” the world’s last passen- cheese markets in Ontario. To this buildings have been added to ues to garner tremendous public ger pigeon. day, people from across Canada the museum complex situated in support. Being conveniently located one still inquire at the museum about Centennial Park. More recently, In 2012, the Town Council com- kilometre north of Highway 401 at purchasing the now unavailable the site became the new home mitted to hiring a full-time curator Highway 19, the Ingersoll Cheese Ingersoll Cream Cheese. of the Oxford County Museum and to keeping the facility open & Agricultural Museum has As the Cheese Factory Museum School, which had to relocate from year-round. Since then, a new become a popular stop for grew in popularity, local residents Burgessville in 2011. exhibition gallery has been in- thousands of travellers. Why not began donating agricultural imple- Visiting a cheese museum, one stalled and a schedule of rotating drop by and make our heritage part ments, and so, in 1984, a second might expect to only see displays displays has been established. of your future?

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December 2014 OHS Bulletin Page 5 at least once. In 2010, the in- Museum News (cont’d) formally operated RCMN finally set up a governance structure by estab- Incorporation Through OHS lishing a board of directors and bank “A Major Step Forward“ for account, and by holding an annual Regional Museums Network general meeting. This improved the possibility of be- ing able to apply Allan Symons, Membership, tive goal now is to bring all of the for grants for net- RCMN, and Manager and Curator, county museums to the forefront work projects. The The Canadian Clock Museum of tourism in the Ottawa Valley. next step would [email protected] In 2004 the RCMN received be incorporation an Ontario Trillium Foundation with the OHS (see he Renfrew County Museums grant to fund the publication of the below). TNetwork (RCMN) was estab- network’s first brochure, titled The organization lished by representatives of several Your Guide to the Museums in applied for and re- county museums at a special meet- Renfrew County – Preserving and ceived an Ontario ing held in Pembroke in 2002. Promoting Our Rich Heritage. Trillium Foun- Carmen Goold, Ontario Ministry The twenty-page booklet has a dation grant in Front and back covers of a recently developed of Culture and Tourism, was the map and brief descriptions of all 2011 to develop brochure (2011) profiling the programs and sites driving force for that meeting museums with hours of opera- a five-year stra- in the Renfrew County Museums Network. and with her ongoing interest is tion, plus pictures of some of their tegic plan, a new now considered our “godmother.” artifacts. brochure, and Before then, the various county mu- Also created was a communal our first-ever brand, logo, and phone QR code. seums, some decades old, had op- Resource Kit with books, publi- network website (www.renfrew In spring 2014, Rob Leverty, erated more or less independently. cations, and pamphlets from the county museums.org). Executive Director of the OHS, The purpose of this new network Canadian Conservation Institute. The RCMN home page includes attended an RCMN meeting in was to encourage the sharing of Also part of the Kit are several a map that shows the locations of Renfrew to advise us about the technical information and the environmental monitors for light all member museums, an editable benefits of incorporation. This mutual promotion of the museums intensity, temperature, and humid- page for each museum, a photo gal- would represent a major step for- throughout the county and beyond. ity measurement in our museums. lery, and an events listing. The site ward for our organization. After Membership has grown steadily Stored at a central location, the acts as a network tool for member much discussion, the member rep- from the original 13, and currently Kit is available to be signed out by websites and social media pages. resentatives present voted unani- includes 23 organizations that members for short-term use at no The new RCMN brochure is now mously to accept this important operate museums, some of which charge. available in various locations in service offered by the OHS to its are new since 2002. We also have For many years, the RCMN held Renfrew County, including most members. The result? Effective several important heritage partners. between two and four meetings museums and the OVTA tourist June 25th, the RCMN is now an A key member of the latter annually at our member museums, information centres. It lists the Ontario corporation. This change group is the Ottawa Valley Tourist with special technical topics for addresses and telephone numbers for the RCMN will allow broader Association (OVTA), a very strong discussion and occasional guest of all 23 member museums, but is access to government funds as we supporter of our local museums for speakers. In that way, we were also state-of-the-art with a smart look forward to the next decade. more than a decade. The collec- able to see each other’s museums

Cemetery News

Marjorie Stuart, Editor [email protected] Donations Needed for the OHS Cemetery Defence Fund! The resources of the OHS are constantly he Commonwealth War challenged as we try to defend threatened TGraves Commission cemeteries across the province. We can’t do maintains cemeteries and it alone. All donations receive a tax receipt. memorials for soldiers of the First and Second World Wars in 23,000 locations in 153 countries. This year marks the centenary of beginning and unknown burial sites have In September, the OHS was a guest speaker at the 17th Annual of the First World War. There have surfaced in many locations across Memorial Candlelight Service hosted by the SilverShoe Historical been numerous celebrations, nota- the province and can cause huge Society (SHS) at the Bethel-Union Pioneer Cemetery in New Lowell. The bly in Belgium and France. Descen- headaches for unsuspecting prop- ceremony is a non-denominational celebration commemorating the dants visited many of these sites erty owners. Under the Cemeteries diverse history of Simcoe County, the Blue Mountains and surrounding this past summer. The distinctive Act, property owners are respon- Georgian Bay region. The SHS, which incorporated through affiliation headstones marking the military sible for all costs associated with with the OHS in 2007, has completely restored, researched, and opened burials are visible in many cem- finding human remains, as well as for public access this historic cemetery. Pictured (from left): SHS Presi- eteries across Canada. It is also not maintaining the site on their prop- dent Janie Cooper-Wilson; OHS Executive Director Rob Leverty; and unusual to see that those who were erty or arranging for relocation. Dr. Naomi Norquay, President, Old Durham Road Pioneer Cemetery killed overseas are commemo- The discovery of even the smallest Committee. rated on family tombstones here in burial site can cost thousands of Canada. Canada’s Military Burial dollars, all borne by the owner. you know of a local cemetery that when the property owner prepared Ground is located at Beechwood The joint OHS-OGS Unregis- is unregistered so it may be added. to build. The cemetery will be Cemetery in Ottawa. In Toronto, tered Cemeteries Project continues The Town of Saugeen Shores unmarked and maintained in per- there is a special military section in to identify unknown burial sites conducted an assessment of the petuity by the municipality. Prospect Cemetery. As you visit that are not on the Ontario Registrar Old Southampton Cemetery. Descendants are concerned various cemeteries, pause before a Cemeteries lists. An Unregistered They are to be congratulated for about a possible closure of the military headstone and remember Cemetery is not protected under the their efforts to preserve the buri- McNichol Cemetery in Chingua- Rudyard Kipling’s quote, “Their Cemeteries Act and can be closed als that are threatened by ongoing cousy Township in Peel. This is a Name Liveth for Evermore.” and/or moved with minimal notice bank erosion. registered cemetery. It has been suggested that mu- and input, with no right of appeal. In Chatham a resolution was In Weston, possible construction nicipalities create archaeological There are some cemetery owners reached to preserve the site of at the site of the former St. John plans to identify areas of high ar- who feel that by failing to register St. Paul’s Anglican Cemetery. the Evangelist Roman Catholic chaeological potential. These areas with the Ministry, their cemetery is The remains were supposed to Cemetery may impact the burial should include both Aboriginal and protected while, in fact, the reverse have been removed around 1860. ground in use c. 1848 to 1898. non-Aboriginal sites. Unmarked is the case. Contact me by email if They lay undisturbed until 2012,

Page 6 OHS Bulletin December 2014 buff; these combined interests tracks” to load and unload people inspired him to explore the grand and goods. Until at least the mid- From The Bookshelf movie houses of early twentieth- dle of the twentieth century, train century Toronto. Many of those stations were more than merely described in this book, which is points in a functioning railway Dr. Cynthia Comacchio include some period treats that also nicely illustrated with period system: they were vital commu- [email protected] few would attempt now, such as and contemporary photographs, nity hubs, as important to ordinary “Coffee Creamed Much Admired,” appeared prior to the Great War, people, whether conducting their t may well be snowing by the time a jellied coffee dessert that first when “the movies” were still in everyday lives or reaching out to a Ithis issue of the OHS Bulletin is in required the boiling of a calf’s foot their infancy, but already pulling in wider world, as was the local post members’ hands; as I write, it is Thanks- “till it wastes to a pint of jelly,” the locals for what was considered office. Many of these stations were giving weekend, the appropriate and others that, while traditional, a sophisticated yet “respectable” architectural reflections of the ide- time to consider the riches that we might better suit contemporary public amusement, and also cheap als of an age: stolid Victorian red enjoy, in this province and in this coun- tastes, such as a classic Bread enough for working people and brick buildings with hardwood try, and to be thankful for each and Pudding. Moreover, Gamble dis- even children to enjoy regularly. floors and service wickets, or all of them. Not the least of these is cusses how residents benefited, in The 1920s saw their flourishing as perhaps made of local stone; later the ever-dazzling seasonal transition: terms of food and cooking sup- never before; with dozens of new models boasted Art Nouveau and the trees outside my window are still plies, from Niagara’s market town theatres built, they became firmly even Art Deco flourishes. Many of resplendent in autumn dress. We can status, and shows the remarkable established in modern popular these historic buildings are gone, also be thankful that we once again variety of fruits and vegetables to culture. Even the Great Depres- replaced by more contemporary, have a great bounty of books about be found in kitchen gardens, also sion could not put a damper on utilitarian boxes, if replaced at Ontario history to consider “putting key sources. The first appendix Torontonians’ thirst for the mov- all. Some, however, as Brown away” for cozy reading this winter. Or to amusingly reveals how the “Mess ies. Interweaving personal mem- demonstrates, have been officially indulge in now as a means of pre-empt- Rules for the 41st Regiment of ory and research, Taylor deftly designated for preservation, re- ing, or at least postponing, thoughts of Foot,” as of 1804, laid out twenty discusses fifty historic movie gardless of whether they still serve the inevitable cold and ice and snow... detailed rules to govern dining theatres, tracing the changes and their original purpose or have been at the Fort, establishing fines for continuities in their style and ar- repurposed. Yet Brown does not WHAT MAKES ONTARIO: transgressions such as reading rangements during “the golden age simply detail the changing history CULTURE AND MATERIAL CULTURE “Books, Letters etc. without Leave of the silver screen.” But he actu- of train stations across the land. He Much more easily defined than the of the President” at table that were ally goes beyond his title’s prom- also considers their immediate en- encompassing term “culture,” material levied in bottles of wine. The sec- ise to conclude with a discussion vironment, the “outside” parts that culture – the tangible remnants of our ond appendix is an equally fasci- of the contemporary city movie served both the railway business past – nonetheless poses challenges nating post-mortem inventory, in scene, ending with the state-of- and the surrounding community, of interpretation for those who try to chart form, of General Brock’s the-art Bell Lightbox, home to the such as the station hotels and res- understand both what it constitutes in household furnishings, upon sale acclaimed annual TIFF event, taurants, and the local YMCA. The the tangible, material sense, and in its of the estate to Major-General and an integral part of the cultural latter was deliberately situated in relationship to the changing culture, Sheaffe in November 1812. There community of Toronto and its proximity to serve the many trav- or cultures, of the past. These books is also a thorough bibliography sprawling metropolitan area. elling men, young and old, who suggest the fruitfulness of striving of primary and secondary materi- disembarked in towns where they toward making these connections, als. This little book should inspire knew no one and might therefore where “things” and experiences come many Georgian-themed Christmas venture into trouble. As befitting together to make culture. feasts. what was historically the industrial John Goddard’s book provides and communications heartland, The Fort George Bill of Fare: an entertaining foray into the there is much Ontario content in The History of Cooking and inside stories of select Toronto this national history. Although the Eating at Fort George heritage sites – and to the actual stations’ stories form a compelling Amanda Gamble. Friends of lives that unfolded in such desig- social history, Brown also reminds Fort George, 2014. PB: 205 pp. nated private homes as Mackenzie us that they, and the trains travers- $16. friendsoffortgeorge.ca House, Campbell House, Gibson ing them, helped to bring to frui- House, and The Grange, as well tion the Confederation dream of Inside Museums: Toronto’s as such public spaces and institu- a new nation “from sea unto sea.” Heritage Sites and Their tions as the City’s first post office, His book closes with “the fight to Most Prized Objects Montgomery’s Inn, and Fort York. BY LAND AND BY LAKE: save our stations,” a contest well John Goddard. Dundurn, 2014. While such commemorative spac- TRANSPORTATION HISTORIES worth taking on for both heritage PB: 224 pp. $20. dundurn.com es promise tourist experiences that So much of Ontario’s history, as that of and environmental reasons. provide a sense of what life was Canada, has been written – literally – Rick Leswick was also moti- Toronto Theatres and the like for Torontonians of their pe- along the lines of transportation and vated to delve into the history of Golden Age of the Silver Screen riod, much of this is, of necessity, communication, as these traversed Collingwood trains because of his Doug Taylor. The History of the “walk-through” variety. Yet terrain and water, flatlands, moun- own affinity for trains, his love Press, 2014. PB: 160 pp. the fact that these sites were pre- tains, lakes, rivers and oceans alike. of history as story-telling, and his $22. dundurn.com (in Canada) served, designated, and opened to Our continued fascination with these growing personal connection to the public in this manner demon- elements of our past demonstrates the community. As does Brown, Published by the Friends of Fort strates that they were not exactly the powerful hold of rail and ship – he focuses more on the sociocul- George, and authored by one of “typical,” even in their own times. and of stations and shipwrecks, in this tural aspects of rail history than on the historic site’s dedicated em- Visitors come away with a sense instance – on collective memory. the trains as feats of engineering. ployees, Amanda Gamble’s lovely of the era’s household or business The railway at the heart of this lo- (in fact, delicious) book serves its activities, but visits generally offer The Train Doesn’t Stop Here cal history began as the Ontario, readers on many levels. It is first little to satisfy the curious visitor’s Anymore: An Illustrated Simcoe and Huron in the pioneer- of all intended as a companion to need to know the “true story” of pri- History of Railway Stations ing mid-century years, running the Fort’s cooking program, but it vate lives behind these now-public in Canada, 4th Ed. from Toronto through Barrie to stands alone very effectively. As spaces. A former Toronto Star Ron Brown. Dundurn, 2014. Collingwood as of the beginning the title indicates, this book ex- reporter, Goddard was intrigued PB: 192 pp. $30. dundurn.com of 1855. The “Hog Special” of the plores the history of cooking and enough by what was missing that title was aptly named for its regu- eating, bringing to light the daily he set out to research a selection of Riding the Hog Special: lar porcine passengers, who, sadly, practices and rituals of food sourc- ten such sites, both the brick-and- The Trains of Collingwood were destined to make a one-way ing, preparation and dining in early mortar aspects and, most impor- Rick Leswick. 2014. PB: 115 pp. trip southward out of Collingwood nineteenth-century Ontario, and tantly, the human “back-stories” of $27. [email protected] on the Hamilton and North West- more specifically in the Niagara the lives they contained. This is an ern Railway that ran between the region. It provides insights into excellent resource, clearly written Shipwrecks of Lake Erie: town and Beeton, twice daily until the ordinary routines of the Fort, and organized, for those intending Tragedy in the Quadrangle Depression exigencies reduced the and, since the Fort was in many to explore the places whose his- David Frew. The History ways a microcosm of its surround- tories and mysteries are detailed Press, 2014. PB: 144 pp. ing community, some glimpses here, both as visit preparation and $27. dundurn.com (in Canada) ‘Bookshelf’ cont’d page 8 ... into the local culture and society also to take along as enriching ac- of 1812. In all this, the book con- companiment; the author helpfully The simple fact that Ron Brown’s Editor’s Note: Prices (in CDN$) may or tributes to the burgeoning field includes transit directions and lists lovingly penned and illustrated may not include shipping/taxes. How do we select books to be of food history, but also in many of other attractions in the vicinity history of Canadian railway sta- reviewed? Our criteria are simple: we ways to the social and cultural of each site featured. tions is now in its fourth edition is review all recently published books history of the period. For history Much like John Goddard, author evidence of how we continue to be relating to the history of this province enthusiasts who are also “foodies” Doug Taylor is a Torontonian with fascinated by our rail heritage. In that are sent to us by publishers, au- and recipe-collectors, it features a a fierce appreciation of the city’s this case, it’s not so much routes or thors, and readers. To submit a book to be reviewed, forward a copy to: sampling of recipes, some updated cultural history. A former history trains that are the focus, but the sta- “From the Bookshelf,” 34 Parkview Ave., and others simply reprinted. These teacher, he is also clearly a film tions where they stopped “in their Willowdale, ON M2N 3Y2.

December 2014 OHS Bulletin Page 7 ‘Bookshelf’ from page 7 discussion about “things that we communities under study in an missed” in the earlier book, as he The Promised Land: History ostensibly traditional, but also a sets out to remedy those gaps, pri- and Historiography of the Black fresh biographical, approach that schedule to one daily trip in 1931. marily by means of the vastly ad- Experience in Chatham-Kent’s presents the life stories of three By 1955, the train was defunct. vanced technologies that are now Settlements and Beyond prominent residents as case stud- The tracks were ripped up in 1960. available to detect shipwrecks, Eds. Boulou Ebanda de B’béri, ies of both agency – abolitionist Thus, the Hog Special met the fate photograph them, and otherwise Nina Reid-Maroney, Handel and civil rights activism – and also of so many other small-town rail provide for a wider range of arti- Kashope Wright. Epilogue by “representation,” as seen in the services. Leswick structures this factual evidence and closer analy- Afua Cooper, 2014. PB: 234 pp. ideas about “blackness” projected lovingly written and illustrated sis. His new research (Stone passed $25. utppublishing.com from within the community, and tribute in two parts: the first pres- away in 2007) also confirms the also projected at its members by ents biographical sketches of the partners’ earlier contention that Petun to Wyandot: the white society. The third section is prime movers during the railway’s the Quadrangle has the highest Ontario Petun from the in many ways the most innovative, various incarnations, while the shipwreck density in the world. Sixteenth Century in that it emphasizes the spatial second consists of stories, some Part II begins the actual histories, Charles Garrad. Eds. Jean-Luc dimensions of identity and cul- first-hand, others handed down, by focusing on the War of 1812 that Pilon and William Fox. Canadian ture with its emphasis on the role and about people whose lives were marked the beginning of a century- Museum of History/University of of “place” in shaping these. Here, directly touched and often shaped long “golden age” of Lake Erie Ottawa Press, 2014. PB: 623 pp. an exciting “recontextualization” by their connection to the rail- Shipping, and the first shipwreck, $90. press.uottawa.ca of abolitionism, as ideology and way. Leswick integrates original that of the schooner Amelia in practice, moves us past the dra- research into local archives and 1813. Subsequent chapters discuss Notwithstanding the rich histories matic story of the Underground newspapers with these oral histo- changing practices in commerce, of our Black communities, and the Railroad to see its interaction and ries, and numerous photographs and the impact of advancing tech- importance of these histories to the coexistence with a “web of asso- and other historic illustrations help nologies and new business models, larger picture of provincial evolu- ciations,” Canadian and American, to achieve his objective: “a book in chronological order, with atten- tion, politically, economically, Black and White, that sustained the for all people who like to read his- tion to the individuals and families socially and culturally, through movement. The epilogue, by histo- tory as a story and who revel in the behind their implementation, and to the present, the historiography rian Afua Cooper, casts a critical tales of ordinary people.” It’s hard includes a chapter on modern (post of Black Ontario remains under- eye to the larger questions of ge- to think who this might exclude. Second World War to the late developed. The editors and con- ography, identity and culture that David Frew is an organizational 1990s) wrecks on the lake. Well- tributors of The Promised Land animated this project, as well as psychologist by training, but, as a illustrated with maps, historic and take their title in its various those that it has so astutely raised. native of the Lake Erie area, a lo- contemporary photographs, and meanings, “as both metaphor and Charles Garrad is well known cal history enthusiast and an avid various advertisements and news reality”: the Chatham-Kent settle- to many in OHS circles due to his sailor, he was drawn to the lore that announcements, Frew’s engaging ments represented new hope and long engagement with the Society, surrounded the so-called “ghost study ends with a reasoned, his- also, in an ironic take, an ideal and also with the Ontario Archaeo- fleet of Lake Erie,” the sunken torically grounded discussion of beyond attainment. This exciting logical Society, over which he pre- ships that count in the hundreds the question, “Is Lake Erie’s Ship- anthology derives from what its sided for some time. He is also an (491 since 1797, by Frew’s own wreck Era Over”? editors classify as “the remarkable acclaimed scholar, his accomplish- estimate), of which proportion- collaboration” of The Promised ments in local and First Nations ar- ately few have been recovered in FIRST NATIONS AND Land Project, a community-uni- chaeology all the more impressive more than bits and pieces. His first NEWCOMERS: ARCHAEOLOGY, versity research alliance formed for the fact that he is also largely publication on the subject in 1993 HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY expressly to study the Black ex- self-trained. Garrad has devoted effectively catalogued many of the Although many centuries of First perience through an interdisciplin- the better part of fifty years to the sunken ships. This book represents Nations residence had already passed ary, multidisciplinary, cross-gen- early history and development of when Europeans arrived, Ontario, his return to the subject, both to erational team encompassing aca- Craigleith and the Blue Mountain update the scholarship and also from the imperialist perspective, was demic and community scholars as region. His life’s work is presented to revise and fill out his original in great need of “settlers” of a particu- well as students at various levels. here in a comprehensive volume work, born of his friendship with lar kind – a racially and economically This scope is itself ambitious, but of more than 600 pages that aims renowned “Beachcomber of Long selective notion that underlay immi- the ultimate objective was to un- to uncover some 500 years of the Point,” Dave Stone. Introduced in gration policy well into the twentieth cover the deeper elements of those area’s Indigenous history, com- the earlier work, the Quadrangle century. For Indigenous peoples, experiences in nineteenth-century mencing at the point of contact in the title is his own appellation physical and cultural displacement southwestern Ontario while also in the early sixteenth century. His for the roughly 2,500 square mile by the European colonizers was the situating them in “a national and approach, as his earlier studies area around Long Point. Frew be- tragic outcome. African-American ultimately global context.” The demonstrate, is a complex layering gins this volume with a personal newcomers of the nineteenth century approach is, broadly speaking, a of documentary sources (largely history that briefly outlines his would also find their “settlement” in cultural one that focuses on human European/Jesuit observations), interest in, and his approach to, a rapidly developing Anglo-Ontario relationships: with the land itself, archaeological recovery and in- historic shipwrecks, describing his society challenged by the racism of within the community, and with terpretation, and anthropological acquired skills in qualitative his- the host society. These two stud- the external community. Histori- evidence. The result is a masterful torical methodology, and his adap- ies, promise much in our continued cal geography informs much of the study that traces the trajectory of tation of a database for the project. attempts to understand “race” and approach, at once mapping “settle- what was once known as the Pe- He also ventures into an honest indigeneity in historical context. ment, culture and identities.” The tun Confederacy to its culmination book is structured as the Wyandot Nation. A joint in three parts: project of the Canadian Museum the first is con- of History and the University of The OHS Bulletin is the newsletter of institutions and non-member individuals for The Ontario Historical Society (OHS). $31.50; and to non-member organizations and ceptual, method- Ottawa Press, the book is edited institutions for $42. Membership inquiries ological and his- by Jean-Luc Pilon, the Museum’s February 2015 issue copy deadline: should be directed to Christina Perfetto at toriographical, Curator of Ontario Archaeology, Friday, January 16, 2015. [email protected]. its chapters, indi- and William Fox, a Trent Univer- vidually and col- sity anthropologist. Faced with the Reprinting of articles must be accompanied Inquiries about submissions and advertising: lectively, serving challenge of cutting the original by the acknowledgement: “Reprinted from Editor, OHS Bulletin, 34 Parkview Avenue, to map imagi- manuscript by twenty percent, the OHS Bulletin, (issue & date) published Willowdale, ON M2N 3Y2, 416.226.9011, native entries they have done an excellent job of by The Ontario Historical Society.” All [email protected] into this often- curating the data alongside many photo credits and bylines must be retained. www.ontariohistoricalsociety.ca obscured past. enhancing tables, photographs, il- The second pro- lustrations, maps and appendices, Views expressed by contributors and Cemetery News Editor: Marjorie Stuart; From advertisers are not necessarily those of the OHS. the Bookshelf Editor: Dr. Cynthia Comacchio; vides a gateway as well as a very helpful, detailed The Society gratefully acknowledges the support Printer: Harmony Printing ISSN 0714-6736 into the Black bibliography. of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport.

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