The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-09-26, Page 15Lucknow sentinel, we4negniay, September
Skirl of 'bagpipes heralds historical society Meeting
The skirl of , the
bagpipes of the Belekve-
Brussels band welcomed
the Huron County
HistoricalSociety at their
first meeting of the fall
season last Wednesday in
the Women's Institute
hall . in Belgrave. Some
members of this bax3c1 are
the descendants 6f the
first families in this
district. Mrs, Scott,
Ilelgrave., mistress of
ceremonies, introduced
Mrs. L. James, president
• of the W.I., who
welcomed the guests.
Joe Hogan, vice-
chairman of. •the
Historical Society con-
ducted the business
session, when Mrs. D.
J3atkin, sec -treasurer,
• read the minutes of the
• last meeting in Hay
township hall, Zurich,
• Mrs. L. Poth, mem-
bership, noted 157 paid-up
members already this
year. She was also very
pleased with the 20 essays
submitted this year. They •
have all been graded by
• members of the society
and prizes awarded. Mrs.
• R. SimpSon, Huron's
• delegate to the annual'
• Historical. convention in
Orillia, gave a fantastic
• account of the convention
and • of Stephen Leacock
country.
The floral
arrangements , were
unique and the display of
antiques was out-
standing. The Historical
Society members are
always impressed with
the backlog of history and
work 4;11 the host village or
town. Entertainment Was
enjoyed from Clark
Johnson, CKNX star
sang; Mrs. G. McBurney
gave two readings and
the ladies quartette sang.
The Pipe band was in-
troduced and played
again.
The highlight of the
evening was, the guest
speaker, Ross Proctor of
Bodmin Farms, who took
members back before'
1850 when the small
hamlets of Bodmin,
Bethel and Sunshine were
thriving along the
Maitland. When they
were missed by the
railway and highway,
• people went elsewhere
and the hamlets became
non-existent. The first
settlers in BOdmin were
the Proctors, Stubbs and
Wilkinsohs, and these
farms are still owned by
the same three families.
Mr. Proctor showed
slides of the present and,
of the past; old dam; mill,
and the beech tree stump
where those three yoting.
men from the south of
England drew lots for
their farmland, The use
of tapes made the stories
very real, and true as 'we
listened to •-the older
(some now gone) people
with their recollections.
It was in 1952 that thre'e
brothers, Ross, George
and Charles Proctor
incorporated their 1,150
acres, perhaps the first in
Huron County, into
Brownies
The first meeting of the
Lucknow Brownies was held
on Tuesday, September 18
from 6.30 to 8.00 at the Town
Hall.
Brownie registration was
•held with 20 girls registered,
six of.them were new Brown-
ies.
Brown Owl this year is
Lynda Owen; Tawny Owl is
Bodmin Limited, Despite
keeping up .with modern
technology, Mr, Proctor
still • maintains a
dedication to preserving
his heritage:
If you are interested in
Huron County history
why not come out to our
meetings. The October
meeting is being held in
Kirkton-Woodham
community hall on the
17th.
register
Elaine Steer; Grey Owl is
Ruth :Pritchard and Snowy
Owl is Lloya Nicholson.
The girls introduced them-
selves and then played gam- ,
es to get to know each other.
• A short Pow Wow followed
and slides on the camping
trip this past summer were
shown.
Johnston Bros.
[BothweIrtitr.] •
Phone Phone
• Wardsville 693.4383 Komoka 471-3059
Dungannon 529-7947
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