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November Newsletter ISSUE 2 November 2015 NOTE FROM THE BOARD The past few months have been an exciting period for the them to use us as a resource to preserve the business history Board as we are now beginning to see the results of plans that of our community. Recently the Brant Mutual Insurance have been in the works for some time. During the past month, Company donated a significant collection of its business twelve new members have joined the Brant Historical Society. documents dating back to 1861. This includes Minute Books, For the Board, this is exciting news. The more we grow, the Ledgers, Annual Reports, Photographs and Correspondence. more services we will be able to offer members and the community. During the next several months we will be working with the Brantford-Brant Chamber of Commerce in preparation for its One of the key objectives that the Board had set for itself was 150th Anniversary as the voice of business in Brant. For us to foster more opportunities to work with other organizations to this is an exciting opportunity for the Brant Historical Society to maximize benefits to the community. The recent Lawren Harris further interface with the business community. Recently, the Exhibition, which took months of planning, was also a Society has been successful in obtaining funding from the collaborative effort with other organizations including the Art ArtsVest Program which focuses on building partnerships with Gallery of Hamilton, Trinity College, University of Toronto, business. Our recent efforts to involve business in our Tyndale College, The Expositor, Glenhyrst Gallery, Sanderson programming were reflected in the success that we had in Centre, Braemar House School, and the Paint Club. The Doing attracting partners for our Culture Days program. As we move Our Bit presentation, offered as a part of Remembrance Day forward, we hope to see these efforts translate into financial events, is another example of the Brant Historical Society support from the business sector. building working relationships with other community groups. The Archival Bus Tour that was offered on October 20th is yet We also recognize that there are collaborative opportunities to another program that was delivered in partnership with the work with Laurier University and the City of Brantford. We Brant County OGS Resource Centre and the Eva Brook Donly have already initiated discussions in these areas and we hope Museum and Archives in Simcoe. that the impact of these discussions will be evident over the next months. Another key aspect of building partnerships has been focused on the business sector in an effort to not only make them Michael St. Amant aware of the important role that the Brant Museum and President Archives can play in our community, but also to encourage Board Executive Directors Staff President: Michael St. Amant Anita Menon Nathan Etherington Vice President: Christopher Greenlaw Jack Jackowetz Sarah Thomas Treasurer: Bill Hanna Zig Misiak Carolee Dunn (on leave) Secretary: Annette Minutillo Cody Groat Kevin Raymond Brant Museum & Archives, 57 Charlotte Street , Brantford, ON N3T 2W6 Myrtleville House Museum, 34 Myrtleville Drive, Brantford, ON N3V 1C2 Phone: 519-752-2483; Fax: 519-752-1931; Email: [email protected] Phone: 519-752-3216; Email: [email protected] OPERATIONAL REPORT Since our last newsletter, we have held a number of events Museum. We had a very successful trip with people very that continue to give us momentum at the Brant Historical enthusiastic about their experience. This was a break-even Society. Our participation in Culture Days, the Walking event for the museum. Tours, the September Members’ Meeting, the Ontario Archives Bus Trip, Women in the War Exhibit, a Slipper As part of the “Doing our Bit” play by Vincent Ball of the Fundraiser and preparations for the Lawren Harris Exhibit Expositor, the museum has created a small exhibition have kept us quite busy. about Women in the War highlighting women’s contributions to the warfront. This will be on display during During Culture Days, we offered a number of events that the week of the show. the community could enjoy. For children, we had our Educational Officer, Sarah Thomas assist us with Victorian We have received a large donation of yarn and our very Toys that children could play with on the lawn. Inside, we own Brant Museum “Elves” have been busy knitting up at set up new Dental and Coffee Grinder exhibits sponsored storm. Slippers will be for sale in the museum’s Gift Shop st by Clarence Street Dental and Personal Coffee Service. starting December 1 for $5 a pair, to support education Brian Moore gave an outstanding walking tour on the programming at Myrtleville. One local business owner Victoria Park Walking Tour. Finally, our own Carissa White made an offer that if we had 20 pairs of slippers knitted by st ran a workshop called “Prioritizing Our Collection”. This December 1 , his business would donate $1500 to the workshop gave participants our assessment categories so museum! We have already fulfilled this commitment. A big that they could learn what goes into accepting new items “Thank You” goes to our Brant Museum “Elves” for their into museum collections. Over all, we experienced an wonderful efforts. increase in the participation rate over last year by nearly doubling to 60 attendees. Finally, our Lawren Harris exhibit, which premiered at the end of October, far exceeded our expectations. Behind the In addition to the Victoria Walk Tour, BHS Member and scenes, Board Members Christopher Greenlaw, Michael St. Volunteer Brian Moore offered an amazing Murder, Amant, and volunteer Adam Harmes did the work of Mystery, and Mayhem Walking Tour. The response was transforming the programming room into a professional so overwhelming that we required an additional walk on exhibit gallery. Board Member Cody Groat did research October 30th offering evening walks at 7 PM and 9 PM . within the collection to find what we could include to Finally, the Monuments and Memorials Walking Tour was enhance the exhibit. Staff spent time pulling and placing offered on Saturday, November 7th. Throughout the year, the artifacts and preparing the exhibit panels. This exhibit the Walking Tour Series provides a great revenue would not have been such a great success without the generating tool and also increases our membership. All this contributions that everyone put into the exhibit. is due to the great work of our Volunteer Brian Moore. Kudos! The momentum continues as we have an array of upcoming events. We encourage you to spread the word At our September Members’ Meeting we had more than 20 about BHS happenings, and invite your family and friends people attend The Board updated the membership on to these events as a way of promoting the museum and museum operations and shared a little about the direction increasing our membership. that the museum is heading in. Reverend Tinker from Farringdon Independent Church presented the history of To learn more about programs and volunteering the Independent Church and how Farringdon came about. opportunities at Brant Historical Society, please contact On October 22nd, we organized a trip to the Ontario Nathan Etherington at 519-752-2483 or Archives, which was a partnership between Brant County [email protected] Ontario Genealogical Society and Eva Brook Donly OUR HISTORY MATTERS Judge Alexander David Hardy – First President of the Brant Historical Society On September 27, 1951, the Daughters of the Empire. In 1927, she served on the Expositor lamented the Board of the Women’s Council. The couple raised two passing of Brantford’s children, Doris and Arthur Curtis at home located at 56 “Distinguished Son,” Judge Wellington Street. Alexander David Hardy. The Brant Historical Society On April 23, 1897, Alexander David Hardy assumed office remembers him as its’ first as County Judge of Brant and local Judge High Court of President, elected on Justice Ontario. While the fact that his brother, Arthur November 24, 1908. Sturgis, was Premier of the Province may have eased his During his life, Hardy was a appointment to the bench, his understanding of the law man committed to the and his oratorical skills made him an ideal candidate to betterment of Brantford both succeed the retiring Judge Jones. On October 4, 1899, he in terms of its economic and was also made Surrogate Judge of Brant and on cultural vitality. He was a November 21, 1902, Local Master Supreme Court of man who sought “material Judicature. He held these positions for 33 years until his progress without the sacrifice of the humane and the retirement in 1935. That year he was appointed Judge of aesthetic.” (Expositor, 1927) the Juvenile Court, a post that he held until 1944. Hardy was not one to shy away from controversy. In 1901, when Born July 13, 1859, in Brantford, Alexander was the D. B. Wood, a known Liberal, was elected Mayor of youngest son of Russell and Julietta (Sturgis) Hardy who Brantford, a challenge was mounted by Conservative at one time resided in Mount Pleasant before moving to elements with the city concerning the election practices of Brantford. He was also the brother of Arthur Sturgis Hardy the Wood campaign. Hardy ruled against Wood who was who served as Premier of Ontario from 1896 to 1899. removed from office. In the election that followed, Wood was acclaimed as Mayor. A decade later, after a Hungari- The Hardy family could trace its roots back to pre- an had been stabbed by an Italian, the police sought an revolutionary America when Captain John Hardy order to confiscate knives owned by Italians. In his ruling emigrated from England to Philadelphia with his younger Hardy suggested that in the future, matters should be brother Alexander, the paternal grandfather of Judge resolved in “the old British methods of using their fists.” Hardy.
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