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Eristags Annual Report 2003 Waterloo Regional Heritage k 0 0 is Waterloo• Regional FOUNDATIONeristagS Annual Report 2003 Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Message from the Foundation Chair 3 Membership 2003-2004 4 Message from the Regional Chair 5 REPORTS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS • Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, North Waterloo Region Branch 6 • Ontario Genealogical Society Waterloo Region Branch 7 • Waterloo Historical Society 8 FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES 2003-2004 • Allocations and Finance Committee 9 • Communications Committee 10 • Heritage Advisory Committee 11 AUDITOR'S REPORT AND FINANCIAL As of December 31, 2003 15 2 get too Regional heritage MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR FOUNDATION Welcome to the 31 s` Annual General Meeting of the Waterloo Region Heritage Foundation. The role of the Foundation is defined to be the maintenance, preservation, and restoration of heritage property, and the publication, display, and dissemination of information of traditional cultural or historical significance to the Region of Waterloo. We do this through Grants in response to applications, and through community outreach projects. The Board consists of appointed representatives, and elected members. Those appointed represent architectural, genealogical, and historical organizations in the region, as well as the History Departments of The University of Waterloo, and of Wilfrid Laurier University, and also Regional Council. This year we welcomed two new representatives, Pauline Todkill of Heritage Cambridge, and Prof John Laband of Wilfrid Laurier University. A Board Member for the maximum eight years, Ruth Gutpell retires this year. She was Chair of the Board from 1999 to 2002. From 1999 to the present, the annual grant from the Region of Waterloo to the Heritage Foundation has doubled, representing a real commitment. The Foundation has the professional support of Waterloo Regional personnel such as Marion Morris, for its administrative services; and of Connie Bogusat for its financial services. And we also acknowledge the cooperation of other Regional Staff, such as Nigel Roberts in Information Technology Services, and Hilary Geddy of Corporate Publishing who has now retired. Our work is done by three Committees: the Heritage Advisory Committee, including the Awards program, under Warren Stauch, the Allocations and Finance Committee led by Gordon Ambrose that reviews and recommends on grant applications, and Communications under the direction of Stephanie Masse which plans our community outreach programs We are indebted to these leaders for getting the Foundation's business done. Our Grants must follow the applications, which this past year have been mostly directed towards publications, with a falling off of applications for the restoration of built structures. We have a published policy on privately owned buildings, in expectation of applications for designated places. The public's interest in heritage sites has been demonstrated by the enthusiastic response to the Doors Open Project. Supported by your Foundation, Doors Open has been eminently successful in bringing an appreciation of heritage buildings to the community. Community awareness and outreach is an important function in order to stimulate public interest in the very significant heritage of Waterloo Region. The Annual Heritage Showcase promoted by WRHF, the Doors Open Waterloo Region supported in part by a WRAF Grant, and the WRHF's program of recognition through Awards, are events which engage community attention. Herbert C. Ratz, Chair WRHF www.wrhf ca June, 2004 3 MEMBERSHIP 2003 - 2004 Municipality Herb Ratz, Chair Waterloo Martin deGroot, Vice-Chair Waterloo Gordon Ambrose Kitchener Waterloo Region Branch - Ontario Genealogical Society Jill Armstrong Kitchener Fred Bishop Kitchener Eleanor Currie Waterloo North-Waterloo Branch, Architectural Conservancy Of Ontario Tom Galloway, Regional Councillor Kitchener Ruth Gutpell Kitchener Geoffrey Hayes Waterloo University Of Waterloo Ken Hoyle Cambridge Stephanie Massel Kitchener John Laband Waterloo Wilfrid Laurier University Andrew Reed Waterloo Pauline Todkill Cambridge Heritage Cambridge Marilyn Sararus New Dundee Ken Seiling, Regional Chair Elmira Warren Stanch Kitchener Ekke Wigboldus Cambridge Secretary — M. Morris Treasurer — L. Ryan, Chief Financial Officer June 8, 2004 4 REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL CHAIR 150 Frederick Street. Kitchener. ON N2G 4J3 Ken Selling Telephone:1519)575-4585 Fax:15191575-4440 email: [email protected] June 8, 2004 Chair Herbert Ratz and Members Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation Dear Friends, Once each year, the Foundation gathers to formally review its activities of the previous year. This is an opportunity to celebrate the heritage activities which the Foundation has assisted. The support given by the Foundation to groups and individuals is one way that the Region is able to support a variety of heritage initiatives across the Region. On behalf of the Members of Regional Council, I would like to thank all of the members for their work and efforts on behalf of the Foundation. Each year continues to show the wisdom of Jack Young when he spearheaded the creation of the Foundation in the early years of the Region. Sincerely, e <, Ken Seiling, Regional Chair 5 2003 Annual Report, North Waterloo Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario On February 15th, 2003 we participated in the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation's Showcase at the Fairview Mall in Kitchener. We had a display of an HO scale model grist mill and scenery to go with it made by Bob Rowell. The display also had maps of the locations of the grist mills in our area. These maps were provided by our member, Herb Whitney. A hand out about early mills was produced by our executive member, Joyce Arndt. In early June, Slobodanka Lekic, our programme director, led us on an interesting walk of Devil's Creek in Cambridge. A little later in June we held our annual meeting at Luther Village on the Park. This is an elegant senior's complex and the meeting took place in the chapel. Our speaker was Alex Keefer who spoke about the life of Eric Arthur. The group took a tour of Paris, Ontario in September. Our tour leader was Margaret Deans who has studied the cobblestone architecture of Paris for many years and we were shown most of the best examples of this architecture. Margaret knew the history behind the cobblestone buildings and that their origin was in upper New York state. In December our branch held its annual Christmas gathering at the Walper Hotel in Kitchener. We were given a guided tour of the hotel by Denise Strong who showed us most of the restored hotel that had originally been built in 1893. The hotel was decorated for Christmas and it looked very festive. Contact the ACT at Suite 203, 10 Adelaide Street East, Toronto ON M5C 1J3 Telephone: 416-367-8075 Fax: 416-367-8630 Email: aco(&,on.aibm.com Website: www.hips.com/aco 6 Waterloo Region Branch Ontario Genealogical Society The Waterloo Region Branch had a successful year in 2003 in meeting the goals set the previous year by reviewing and expanding our inventory, issuing a new publications list, purchasing a computer system to link up with the Kitchener Public Library network and a digital camera for photographing tombstones, and hosting the Region III Annual Meeting. Our volunteers have entered a large part of our cemetery records onto a computer database since the lack of a Cemetery Coordinator cancelled our usual summer cemetery recordings. Our membership steadily increased over the year to 343 members. We have a number of new volunteers who are enabling our Branch to continue our various projects such as building a biographical database for the Region of Waterloo's historical website relating to Waterloo Township, and reviving our annual summer cemetery recordings along with digitally photographing the tombstones. Some of our experienced researchers provided various area groups with speakers on topics relating to genealogical research. Other members took some of our publications to various meetings and exhibits during the year, such as the Heritage Showcase, and the Annual Fall Event in Durham. Our collection in the Grace Schmidt Local History Room at the Kitchener Public Library increased by a number of books purchased and donations of books and papers from members and other interested parties. A recent inventory showed that our collection is now over 1500 books. About one hundred people enjoyed the Region III Annual Meeting at St. Jacobs on April 26th under the expert direction of Frances Hoffman. Marjorie Kohli spoke on "Emigration as a Solution". Darryl Bonk gave excellent tips for creating your own website, making a CD of your family history, and making the most out of the Internet. On October 15th our Branch meeting began with an Open House in the Grace Schmidt Local History Room and concluded with a book launch celebrating Marjorie Kohli's "The Golden Bridge: Young Immigrants to Canada, 1833 — 1939". Our other meetings featured Carl Kessler, Mary Eileen McClear of the Joseph Schneider Haus, Colleen McQuire on old photographs, Karen Vos Braun, Scrapbookers, and Brian Gilchrist. Our plans for 2004 include the hosting of a Ryan Taylor Day on September 24 th, a rigorous financial campaign to overcome lower revenue and higher expenses, the renewal of our cemetery recordings, and a new Chair and Vice Chair Sharon Downey Chair, Waterloo Branch Ontario Genealogical Society 7 The WATERLOO HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Waterloo Historical Society ("WHS") is dedicated
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