HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-10-24, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013.4-H leaders honoured as group in Huron
Visitor traces roots to Blyth
A group honour
Erica Murray, centre, president of the Huron County 4-H Leaders Association, accepted the
Huron County Federation of Agriculture Award for Outstanding Contribution to Agriculture on
Friday night from Director Grant Jones, left, and the Federation’s President Carol Leeming,
right. The award was given to all 4-H leaders, past, present and future, for their outstanding
work. (Keith Roulston photo)
Normally the Huron CountyFederation Award for OutstandingContribution to Agriculture isawarded to an individual, but on
this, the 100th anniversary of the 4-
H movement, the federation did the
unusual.
“The award goes to a lot of
dedicated people who have moulded
youth over the years,” Grant Jones, a
federation director told the audience
Oct. 18 at the HCFA annual meeting
at Holmesville as he announced the
award would go to all 4-H leaderspast, present and future.Accepting the award was EricaMurray, president of the Huron
County 4-H Leaders Association.
“I can’t think of a group more
deserving or one more appreciative,”
said an emotional Murray who said
she had benefited as a past 4-H
member as well as a present leader.
“There are so many leaders I see
sitting in this room who have made a
difference,” she said.
THE EDITOR,
I recently turned 60 years of age.
It is amazing the effect of such a
milestone. Suddenly I became more
curious about my ancestors, wanting
to learn more about family members
who are no longer with us. It is for
this reason that I visited Blyth this
fall since my father before his
passing had shared with me stories
about his growing up there.
However, much remained unclear to
me.
I knew that my father was born in
a house that was located next to the
mill. The house is gone, I
discovered, but the mill is still there,
although much, much larger and
operated today by Howson and
Howson. The house he grew up in
had backed onto the CPR rail line
and I had been told about his mother
sharing produce from her garden
with those who rode the rails during
the Great Depression. The rails are
gone, replaced today by the Blyth
Brook Community Greenway.
During my visit I learned that my
great-grandfather Emmanuel
Hilborn purchased the Blyth flour
mill in 1917 and after his death my
grandfather Leslie Hilborn operated
the mill until 1934. This and much
more I discovered thanks to so many
thoughtful and generous people I
met during my visit. There was
Mary Lou, an employee of Bainton’s
Old Mill who went out of her way to
locate a book that chronicled the
history of Blyth; Kim from the
Festival theatre who showed me a
photo on the rear wall of the theatre
of my grandfather who was a World
War I veteran and of his brother who
died in action in October, 1918; and
Rob of the Township of North Huron
staff who helped me find the graves
of my grandparents and great-
grandparents in the Blyth cemetery.
I learned much about my family
during my visit. But my lasting
memory is of the wonderful people
of Blyth and of how special is small
town Ontario.
Ann Hilborn
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