Norfolk Historical Society June 2010

Volume 11, Issue 2

Special Thanks to the

gardeners who opened

their grounds for the

annual Garden Tour & to

event sponsor

Museum Helps NGH Celebrate Milestone

2

New WW1 Research Resource

3

1844 Assessment of Talbot District

4

UEL Resources at the Museum

5

Some Recent News 6

Collections Corner 7

Summer Adventures and a Calendar of Events

8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Be sure to take your mouse to our Museum & Archives!

www.norfolklore.com

Life With Eva Have you ever stopped to wonder why our insti-

tution is named the Eva Brook Donly Museum?

Who was Eva and why is

there a museum named after

her?

The answer to those ques-

tions can be found during the

current exhibition but some

of the details are as follows.

Born in 1867, Eva Marie

Brook was the second daugh-

ter of Joseph Brook and his

Port Dover wife Selina Bar-

ber. An older sister Martha

Ella had been born in 1865

but died the year of Eva „s

birth at the age of 2 years and

2 months. Three other sib-

lings followed, including Emma Eliza born 1869,

Frederick Thompson born 1875 and in 1881

Harry Joseph.

Eva‟s father and grandfather Richard Brook had

established a woollen mill at Lynn Valley in Nor-

folk County in 1866. This was followed by a

steam powered mill on Victoria Street in Simcoe

that burned in 1882 but was soon rebuilt.

As the success of the mill operations continued,

Joseph was able to construct a comfortable home

on Norfolk Street that his wife christened

“Rosebrook Villa”. Today it is aptly known as

“The Gables” because of the many protruding

rooflines. It was here that Eva and her siblings

grew up, until 1896 when their father entered into

a transaction with banker Henry Groff. The

Brooks were outgrowing their beloved villa

whereas the latter wanted the fertile lands around

their home to pursue his hobby and business

breeding irises and gladioli. In return for

“Rosebrook Villa”, the Brook family moved into

the stately mansion “Elmhurst” in the west end of

Simcoe. That same year, 1896, Eva married

Augustine William Donly son of Augustine James

(A.J.) Donly the Registrar of Norfolk County.

A.W. , more commonly known as Will, had been

living and working in Mexico for a number of

years. Eva meanwhile had also

been in Mexico City running a

book store. Her reason to give

up a teaching career as Head of

the Art Department of her alma

mater, the all-girls school Alma

College in St Thomas Ontario

and move Mexico in 1890 is

unknown at this time.

In September of 1896 the two

were wed at Elmhurst by Rever-

end H.L. Parker of Trinity An-

glican Church. Following a pri-

vate reception in the bride‟s

home, the couple boarded the

train in Waterford for their re-

turn trip to Mexico.

In 1905 Will was appointed the Canadian Trade

Commissioner to Mexico which likely brought

the couple into other circles of influence within

Mexican and American society. Will held this

position until 1912 when he may have lost it due

to a change of government back in Canada.

According to documentation that Eva submitted

herself to the National Gallery of Canada they

returned to Canada in 1915. However it appears

they made some return trips to Mexico because

the museum possesses paintings she did there in

1917 and 1918. It is also known that they spent

vacation time on the island of Bermuda where she

also spent considerable time with a paintbrush in

her hand.

According to her cousin, and namesake, Eva

Brook Tillman (the future Mrs. Monroe Landon)

Eva never sketched in the field, but rather painted

directly onto the canvas or paper wherever she

was.

In December of 1907 seventeen year old Eva

Tillman accompanied her cousin and Will on a

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Museum & the Community

return trip to Mexico on board the steamship Lonsdale. A few

days out of port from Victoria B.C. the crew mutinied! The cap-

tain and ship‟s officers, with the assistance of hammer-wielding

Will Donly, managed to subdue the nefarious crew and lock them

up in irons until they reached their destination!

Throughout their stay in Mexico and subsequent return visits it

appears that the Donlys were known as being both gracious hosts

and guests of several distinguished people. See page 7 for one

such personage. These return journeys to Mexico would have

been tricky because of the dangerous political climate at the time.

The country was rife with civil wars and assassinations; nearly 1

million people died during the years between 1910 and 1920.

Meanwhile, Eva continued her passion for painting, studying

under various artists in Canada and the United States, and exhib-

iting in such places as Ottawa, Montreal, Philadelphia, Washing-

ton, Chicago, and New York City.

We currently have nearly 100 works of art done by Eva. The Na-

tional Gallery of Canada owns two, and the Smithsonian Institute

has one that she was commissioned to paint for the American

Victory Loan campaign of a German submarine. In the mid

1920s she was noted for writing several articles that were pub-

lished in an American design magazine, and was acknowledged

along with fellow artists A.Y. Jackson, Homer Watson, and J.H.

Macdonald in different exhibition reviews — all this while living

at 109 Norfolk St. S. in Simcoe!

Among her varied interests was the Norfolk Historical Society.

She often hosted meetings in her home; her brother-in-law Hal B.

Donly had been the founder. It was during the Old Boys Reunion

of 1924 that she decided to bequeath her home to the Town of

Simcoe so that it could be turned into a Museum of Art & An-

tiques. Her final wishes became a reality following her death in

1941; her beloved Will had predeceased her in 1928.

The Eva Brook Donly Museum opened its doors to the public in

1946 under the auspices of the Norfolk Historical Society. It is

our pleasure and honour to present the current exhibition “Life

With Eva”. This article is only a brief summary of some of the

highlights in her life. You are invited to come to the Museum and

learn more about the colourful story of Eva Marie Brook Donly.

The exhibit will continue until the 28th of August, 2010.

DON’T FORGET

Thank you very much for the Eva Brook Donly Museum's par-

ticipation in the Hospital, Nursing Home Anniversary Cele-

brations on June 6. Your display was definitely a highlight of

the afternoon and featured some fascinating pieces from our

rich history. We were very pleased that you could be a part of

this special day and help share memories with others.

Jason Harnett

Communications Development Officer

Norfolk General Hospital & Foundation

Museum Helps Norfolk General Hospital

Celebrate 85th Anniversary

The Next Journey of Discovery!

NORFOLKLORE XXXIV The Grand-daddy of all Genealogy Fairs!

September 25, 2010

Simcoe Seniors Centre & the Museum

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LEST WE FORGET “We Are Norfolk”

They Still Have Names

More than 200 men and women from Norfolk County died dur-

ing World War One. Many of them are buried in the cemeteries

of France and Belgium; others‟ final resting places are known

only to God. Their names live on however, memorialized in

such monuments as the Carillon Tower in Simcoe and various

church plaques or cenotaphs across Norfolk County. Unfortu-

nately there are names that were not recorded for posterity in

this manner.

Fortunately, they have not been totally forgotten thanks to the

efforts of NHS member Grant Smith who has painstakingly re-

searched the online records for Veterans Affairs Canada, the

Library and Archives Canada, the Canadian War Diaries and our

own archival holdings. “We Are Norfolk” is the result of

Grant‟s exhaustive work. It is a biographical compilation of

information on each person which includes their date of death,

height, eye colour, Service Number, a copy of their signature

taken from the Attestation Papers, official information on the

actual battle they were engaged in at the time of their death,

samples of letters they may have sent home, and their final rest-

ing place — if known. In many cases, a photo is also included.

The Museum is truly grateful to Grant Smith for giving us this

valuable information. Future historians, students, or genealogists

who are searching for information about any particular Norfolk

County individual who served in the Canadian Expeditionary

Force or other branches of the service will be indebted to Grant

for the commitment and passion he has poured into this project.

Looking for Photos

While we have several photos of these fighting men and women

in our collection, there are still some that we are trying to track

down, so on behalf of Grant Smith and the Museum we are ask-

ing for your help. If you have any photos of the following indi-

viduals please contact us at the Museum:

ABBOTT, Thomas Dawson; Port Dover / ACTON, Roy Ernest;

Waterford / ANDREWS, George Armstrong; Scotland / AT-

KINSON, William; Waterford / BAIRD, William Ross; Rock-

ford / BARBER, Ernest Clarance; Simcoe / BERRY, John; Mid-

dleton / BLAKE, George; Port Dover / BLORE, Charles Robert;

Port Dover / BOOTH, Harry; Wyecombe / BOUGHNER, Leo;

Port Dover BRIER, George Raymond; Waterford /

BROUGHTON, William; Simcoe / BROWN, William

Clements James; Simcoe / BURNETT, Frederick Earl, Court-

land / CADE, Walter; Teeterville / COWARD, Gerald Wilfred;

Tyrell / CROSIER, James William; Delhi / DAVIS, Harvey

Harry; Delhi / DAW, Alfred; Forestville / DE LINE, Walter

Howard Absalom; Waterford / DEVITT, Roscoe; Delhi /

DICKSON, Patrick; Delhi / DOLMAN, Ernest Francis; Town-

send / DOUGHERTY, Franklin; Charlotteville / ELMSLEY,

William Henry; Port Rowan / FOLMSBEE, John (Jack); Port

Dover / GARLAND, Leonard Herbert; St. Williams / GILSON,

Allen; Simcoe / GURLING, Sydney Reginald; Simcoe / GURR,

Wesley; Simcoe / HAMMOND, Charles Bert; Simcoe / HAR-

RIS, Alfred Henry; Simcoe HARTER, Edwin; Simcoe HICK-

MAN, Reginald Charles; Port Rowan / HILL, Frank William;

Teeterville / HODGINS, Samuel Edward; Port Rowan /

HOWICK, Roy; Forestville / IVEY, Henry Donly; Simcoe /

JONES, Abraham; Waterford / KING, Alfred Thomas; Court-

land / KNELLER, Thomas Charles; Clear Creek / KRELL,

Percy Lewis; Port Dover / LEFLER, Marshall; Waterford /

LOCKMAN, Lewis; Houghton / LOW, Walter Cecil; Port Do-

ver / MASTERS, Harry; St. Williams / MAY, John; Wood-

house / McCALL, Arthur Earle; Oseola PA / McCLENTIC,

Cyrus William; Delhi / McLEOD, Alex; Simcoe / MILLER,

Thomas; Renton / MOFFATT, Morley Everd; Cultus / MOR-

RIS, Archibald Edward; Port Dover / MORRIS, David; St. Wil-

liams / OLMSTEAD, Hugh; La Salette / PAKE, John; Lyn-

doch / PAULIN, Arthur Hilton; Simcoe / POWELL, Joseph;

Woodhouse / REYNOLDS, George Mitchell; Boston / ROB-

INS, Lorne; Waterford / ROSS, George Adam Russell; Lyn-

doch / RUSH, Clarence Clyde; South Walsingham / RYERSE,

Freeman; Port Dover / SEARLES, John Risbee; Hawtrey /

SILVERTHORN, Oscar; Glen Meyer / SMITH, Hugh Whitney;

St. Williams / SMITH, Percival Jesse; Vittoria / SMITH, Wal-

ter; Lyndoch / SPAIN, George; Port Dover / SPAIN, John Wil-

liam; Port Dover / SPELLER, William John Frank; Waterford /

STEWART, John (Jack) Malcolm; Delhi / STIPE, Charles Le

Roy; Delhi / TREUSDALE, Nurse Alice; Waterford / WAL-

LACE, Earl Percy; Simcoe / WALTON, Cyril Geldard; Sim-

coe / WATMOUGH, John Snowdon; Simcoe / WHITE, Gilbert

James; Delhi / YOUMANS, Ernest; Renton

If you are aware of any photos of these individuals in uniform,

or otherwise, please contact the Museum at 519-426-1583 or

send a digital copy of the photo to genealogy@norfolklore.com

Inscription from the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium

The names of 14 men from Norfolk

are inscribed on this

World War One Memorial

“When you go home, tell them of us and say

- for your tomorrow, we gave our today.”

Page 4 Norfolklore — June 2010 Volume 11, I ssue 2

From the Files of the Norfolk Archives

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1844 - 1 Pound (£) = 20 Shillings; 1 Shilling (s) = 12 pence (d).

AGGREGATE ASSESSMENT LIST OF THE TOWNSHIPS COMPOSING THE TALBOT DISTRICT

FOR THE YEAR 1844

What Ailed or May Have Killed Our Ancestors?

Ague: Any intermittent fever characterised by periods of chills,

fevers and sweats. Most commonly identified as malaria;

Apoplex / Apoplexy: Stroke or the paralysis resulting from a

stroke; Bad Blood: Syphilis; Brain Fever: Meningitis; Canker:

A severe, destructive, eroding ulcer of the cheek and lip. It com-

monly followed one of the eruptive fevers and was often fatal.

Chorea: Involuntary twitching of the muscles and uncoordinated

movements. Chrisome: A child in the first month of life; Dropsy:

Abnormal swelling of the body or part of the body due to the build

-up of clear watery fluid. Fainting Fits: Probably a euphemism

for epilepsy. Flux: Dysentery: French Pox: Syphilis; Galloping

Consumption: Pulmonary tuberculosis; Grocers Itch: Skin dis-

ease caused by mites in sugar or flour. Infantile Paralysis: Polio-

myelitis (polio); Pink Disease: Disease of teething infants due to

mercury poisoning from teething powders Compiled by Colin Bignell. See www.bignell.uk.com/glossary_of_old_names.htm

for more!

Page 5 Norfolklore — June 2010 Volume 11, I ssue 2

DUCIT AMOR PATRIAE “Patriotism Leads Me”

Muster Rolls of Loyalist Regiments and Corps

Anyone searching their UEL roots may wish to check out the 11 rolls of microfilm in our Archival

collection. These films were purchased some years ago with the financial assistance of the Grand

River Branch, United Empire Loyalist Association. The resources include:

New Jersey Volunteers 1777-1783

Queen‟s Rangers 1777-1783

Loyalist American Regiment 1777-1783

American Legion 1781-1782

Royal Garrison Battalion 1778-1783

New York Volunteers 1777-1783

DeLancey‟s Brigade 1777-1783

British Legion 1778-1783

Volunteers of Ireland 1778-1782

Guides and Pioneers 1779-1783

South Carolina Royalists 1779-1782

Emerick‟s Chasseurs 1781

Loyal New Englanders 1778

Royal Foresters 1781-1782

King‟s Rangers 1783

Royal Fencible American Regt. 1777

Volunteers of New England 1782

Royal American Reformers 1778 Prince of Wales American Regt. 1778-1779

Carolina King‟s Rangers 1777-1782

South Carolina Rangers 1780-1781

South Carolina Dragoons 1781

Provincial Light Infantry 1781

Roman Catholic Volunteers 1777-1778

King‟s American Dragoons 1782-1783

South Carolina Royalists 1781-1783

King‟s American Regiment 1779-1793

Maryland Loyalists 1777-1783

Pennsylvania Loyalists 1777-1783

United Pennsylvania & Maryland 1780

King‟s Orange Rangers 1777-1778

Looking for Loyalist Ancestors?

Check out our American Holdings

The Museum‟s archival holdings contain a vast collection of published resources relating to early

Colonial America. The following list is far from being exhaustive; it is only a scratch on the surface!

New York State

Year Book of the Holland Society of New York 1894-1929

New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, 1870-1941

Sir William Johnson Papers, Vols VII to XIV

De Halve Maen Periodicals, 1922-1979

Collections of the New York Historical Society, 1892-1920

Baptismal Records for various community churches including

Arabia, Athens, Claverack, Coxsachie, Gallatinville, German

Flats, Germantown, Kinderhook, Livingston, Marbletown, Red

Hook, Rhinebeck, Schoharie, and West Camp

New Jersey

Newspaper Extracts 1704-1817

Revolutionary Census of New Jersey

New Jersey Index of Wills prior to 1901

Genealogy Magazine of New Jersey, 1925-1978 + 4 vol. index

Michigan

Michigan Census 1710-1830

Index to 1840 and 1850 Census of Michigan

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Census for 1774 and 1790

Rhode Island Roots

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania German Marriages

Genealogy of Pennsylvania Families (2 volumes)

Pennsylvania Vital Records (3 volumes)

Pennsylvania German Church Records (3 volumes)

Notes & Queries Relating to Pennsylvania: a 1970 reprint of the

1895-1897 publication (12 volumes)

Other

Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire

New England Marriages Prior to 1700

Families of Ancient New Haven (3 volumes)

Families of Old Fairfield (3 volumes)

Bonded Passengers to America, 1615 to 1775 (3 volumes)

Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War (3

volumes)

Be sure to check out the more than 220

books in the Grand River Branch UEL

Association LOYALIST LIBRARY

now located at the Museum

Page 6 Norfolklore — June 2010 Volume 11, I ssue 2

Some Recent News

THE BRIDGEBUILDER

An old man, going a lone highway,

Came at the evening, cold and gray,

To chasm, vast and deep and wide,

Through which was flowing a sullen tide.

The old man crossed in the twilight dim;

The sullen stream had no fears for him;

But he turned when safe on the other side

And built a bridge to span the tide.

'Old man,' said a fellow pilgrim near,

'You are wasting strength with building here;

Your journey will end with the ending day;

You never again must pass this way;

You have crossed the chasm, deep and wide --

Why build you the bridge at the eventide?'

The builder lifted his old gray head:

'Good friend, in the path I have come,' he said,

'There followeth after me today

A youth whose feet must pass this way.

This chasm that has been naught to me

To that fair-haired youth may a pit-fall be,

He, too, must cross in the twilight dim;

Good friend, I am building the bridge for him.'

-- Will Allen Dromgoole (1860-1934)

Source: 1958 Minutes of the Friendly Corners Women’s Institute

NHS Bequest

The Norfolk Historical Society was the recent recipient of a

sizeable bequest from the Estate of Wynant J. Williams of

Connecticut. A member for several decades, Mr. Williams

was descended from the Carpenter family who once owned

the Gold Medal Farm north of Simcoe.

We wish to acknowledge the generosity of Mr Williams for

his love of history and his concern for the future welfare of

the Norfolk Historical Society.

Some Customer Feedback

“...we decided to visit your museum as we were so close. A

kind volunteer was able to provide us with a copy of Annie’s

obituary. … we found Pearl’s obituary while we were wait-

ing for Annie’s . We were both so impressed with your facil-

ity and we plan to return in the summer. Thank you for your

readiness to help. I will be sending a donation to the mu-

seum..

Lydia B.

Shurch / Sherk / Shirk Reunion

The biennial Schurch family reunion will be held at Eastern

Mennonite University in Harrisonburg Virginia on Friday Au-

gust 6 & 7, 2010. An invitation is being extended to all persons

throughout North America who have an ancestral connection or

historical interest in this family. Various spellings of the family

name include but are not limited to: Sherk, Shirk, Sherick,

Sherrick, Sharick, Scheerch, Scherich, Schirch, and Schurch.

Visit: www.schurchfamilyassociation.net or www.schurch.ca,

or email Verne at vrnschurch856@gmail.com

Godfrey Glass Collection Grows!

Tim Godfrey, seen here holding a blue

water pitcher manufactured by the Syden-

ham Glass Works in the Early Nugget

pattern , recently donated another 50

pieces of North American glass to the mu-

seum collection. Mr. Godfrey had previ-

ously donated a sizeable number of other

pieces pertinent to Canadian pressed glass.

We are thrilled to be the recipients of Mr. Godfrey‟s largesse

and look forward to exhibiting these pieces. Some are al-

ready on display in the Museum‟s newly renovated main

Lobby.

Spring Tea & Victorian Fashion Show

Pictured below are Abby Lawrance, Peggy McArthur and Elaine

Fraser; Mike McMillan sporting the hat is just visible. All were

participants in the Victorian Fashion Show presented by Nancy

McLeod of McLeod Mercantile. This was part of the annual

Spring Tea fundraising event organized and sponsored by NHS

member Donna McMillan. The sell-out audience enjoyed not

only a delightful tea but also the wit and repartee of

Ms. McLeod.

The event also coincided with the

temporary exhibition, “Victorians

Unlaced”, that was curated by

Juta Upshall

It will be on display until June 28.

Thanks go out to the other models:

Nancy Misener, Lynne Gale,

Kate Bedding, Laurie McGregor,

Jim Pond and Scott Gillies

Page 7 Norfolklore — June 2010 Volume 11, I ssue 2

Collections Corner

Norfolk Historical

Society

Eva Brook Donly Museum

& Archives

Our Mission is to promote awareness and understanding of all aspects of the County of Nor-folk’s heritage & history, and to develop commitment to the preser-vation of artifacts and archives.

M I SSI O N S TA T EMENT

VIS IO N S TA T EMENT

Your # 1 Choice for Information

& Events on the People, Places,

Heritage & History of Norfolk

County

And the Award Goes

to…

Virginia Birnie, Mike Bonaccorso,

Robin Dickson and posthumously

to Marilyn Haslinger. These His-

torical Society volunteers were

recognized for 10 or more years of

dedicated service to the Museum at

the annual Ontario Volunteer Ser-

vice Awards ceremony on June 9,

2010 in the village of Vittoria.

… and thanks to

Vic Gibbons for his wonderful

display this past spring, to Mark

Sommerville of Royal Oak Feeds

& Birdtown for sponsoring the

display, and congratulations to

Wilma Cronkwright, winner of the

Gibbons raffle!

Nuttall Codex Creamer

The small porcelain creamer shown here was made by the

firm of Carl Tielsch of Altwasser Silesia Germany. That

company was formed in 1845. The green imprint on the

bottom shows the company trademark of an eagle with

outstretched wings above the initials C.T. and Altwasser

Silesia. Selesia is a Central European region that is now

part of Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany.

This 10 sided creamer is one of two that were handpainted

in black and brown by Eva Brook Donly in 1917. The

unique design is identified by Eva as motifs from the Nuttall Codex, named after Madame Ze-

lia Nuttall, a highly admired American-born archaeologist who specialized in ancient Mayan

and Aztec hieroglyphics.

We know from a postcard sent to Eva that she and Zelia were friends dating back to the days

when Eva and Will Donly lived in Mexico. The Donlys were likely frequent visitors to Nut-

tall‟s home Casa Alvarado and judging from fragments of Pre-Colombian terra cotta figures in

our collection may have accompanied her on outings to pre-Aztec sites in Mexico.

QUERY

Moore, Marjory Margaret I am searching for an individual, a

member of the Moore family. Marjory

Margaret Moore, born c1916 Hough-

ton Township. Lived in Simcoe in the

late 1930s. Who are her parents? Did

she marry; to whom? Is she living

and, if not, death date & place of bur-

ial.

Lynda Voegtle Brampton 905-791-

0627 or jvoegtle@rogers.com

Haldimand Resources

Did you know that the Eva Brook

Donly Museum & Archives holdings

include a wonderful compilation of

information on Births, Marriages &

Deaths in Haldimand County cover-

ing the years 1880 to 1975? All of this

information was transcribed from the

Jarvis Record.

Nantucket Harbor by Eva Brook Donly

In the style of Ralph Helm Johonnot, circa 1923

There was an old man from Nantucket

Who kept all his cash in a bucket.

He had a daughter named Nan,

Who ran away with a man.

As for the cash, Nantucket!

Source: NHS Scrapbook, # 33

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Norfolk Historical Society, established 1900 Office: Kellie Curran Webmaster: John Booth

Contact us for more information on exhibits & activities at the Museum & Archives.

The Norfolklore Newsletter is published four times yearly by the Society as a member service

President: Jo-Anne Barber Past-President: Karen Culver Treasurer: John Booth Secretary: Chris Thomas Directors: Diane Clark, Keitha Davis, Debbie Gair, Denton McBride, Sheila Pidduck, Jim Pond Curator/Manager & Newsletter Editor: Scott Gillies

Norfolk Historical Society 109 Norfolk St. S. Simcoe, Ontario Canada, N3Y 2W3 Telephone: 519 426-1583 Fax: 519 426-1584 E-mail: office@norfolklore.com Website: www.norfolklore.com

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

June 5 New Summer Hours in the Archives: Saturday

10am to 2pm; Museum Hours remain unchanged

June 8 “Life With Eva” exhibition opens;

runs until Aug 28

June 9 Bus Trip to „Fiddler on the Roof‟

Ontario‟s Volunteer Service Awards ceremony in

Vittoria. See page 7 for more details

June 19 Norfolk Heritage Garden Tour, 10am to 4pm.

& 20 Sponsored by Eising Greenhouses & Garden Centre

July 5 Heritage Adventures Day Camp starts; runs until

August 27

Aug 14 Museum Yard Sale (Donated items welcome; No

clothes, bedding, magazines please.) No artifacts

will be sold!

Sept 7 Tools of the Trade / Trades of the Town exhibition,

runs to January 2011. Watch for details on related

programming this Fall

Sept 25 NORFOLKLORE XXXIV, the grand-daddy of all

genealogy fairs! Simcoe Seniors Centre

Oct 14 Bus Trip to see Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit at the

Royal Ontario Museum; includes lecture & tour

Oct 28 “Unlikely Soldier: the story of Canadian Spy Frank

Pickersgill”, lecture by Dr. Jonathan Vance, UWO

Nov 6: Antiques ID Clinic

N.B. Dates & details are subject to change. Check our website

for up-to-date info

Clip out this calendar and stick it on your fridge!

New Summer Hours!

Due to scheduling difficulties, the Eva

Brook Donly Archives section will close

early on Saturdays, effective June 5 to

August 28.

Research Hours will be

Tuesday to Friday: 10am to 4:30

Saturday: 10am to 2pm