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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2001.
Historical Society tours historic Brussels manor
A look at history
Terence Brandon, owner of Dunedin Manor in Brussels, had the opportunity to show his home
when members of the Huron County Historical Society toured it following their meeting last
Thursday night. (Vicky Bremner photo)
The Huron County Historical
Society held a meeting on Thursday,
April 19 at 8 p.m. in Melville
Presbyterian Church, Brussels.
President, Ross Duncan, wel-
comed everyone. The minutes and
financial report were read by the sec-
retary-treasurer, Rae McFarlane.
David Yates told about the underwa-
ter documentary of the Str. Wexford
which will be shown at the Park
Theatre, Goderich on May 13 at 1:30
g.m. presented by the Goderich
Marine Heritage Committee.
Jean Fraser introduced Terence
Brandon who spoke briefly about
how he happened to be in Brussels in
1997 and discovered Dunedin
Manor. He eventually purchased this
16-room Victorian mansion, built in
1887.
Everyone went across the street
and Brandon gave them a tour of his
home, telling about its history.
Dunedin Manor is located at 54
William St. in Brussels, situated on
the bank of the Maitland River. This
inspiring home was the dream and
testament of Doctors Gordon and
Holmes, who practised in Brussels
during the height of the era of pros-
perity in the 1880s.
Modelled after a castle in
Scotland, the house was constructed
in the Queen Anne Renaissance style
while the interior boasts an excep-
tional East Lake design of carved
cherry and tiger oak. Numerous
stained glass, high ceilings, .mold-
ings, hand-crafted wood fireplaces
and wrought iron are to be found
throughout the house.
The house and grounds are slowly
being restored to their original splen-
dour and the house has just opened
as a bed and breakfast as Brandon
just recently moved into the house
on a permanent basis.
After the tour everyone enjoyed
refreshments and conversation.
The annual general meeting will
be held on Thursday, May 17 at 7:30
p.m. at the Huron County Museum,
110 North St., Goderich. The speak-
er will be Erik Kirk, manager of the
Goderich Elevators Limited whose
topic is the history of the Goderich
grain elevators.
The annual bus trip will be during
the last week of June but details have
not been confirmed. Anyone with an
interest in preserving Huron
County's rich culture and history, is
asked to consider becoming an
HCHS council member. For infor-
mation contact any council member.
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THE EDITOR,
The Seaforth and District All Girls
Marching Band has been invited to
perform in London, Eng. in Match
2002. The band will be ambassadors
for Huron and Perth Counties, as
well as for Canada. Following sever-
al performances in London, the band
will travel to Paris, France for a fur-
ther four-day cultural experience.
A group of dedicated parent volun-
teers have formed a Europe 2002
fundraising committee to help offset
the cost of this trip which, for many
of these young women will be a once
in a lifetime experience.
Active fundraising has been occur-
ring since November but we are for-
mally kicking off our fundraising
efforts tonight (Wednesday, April
25) at 7 p.m. at Suncoast Mall in
Goderich. The band will be perform-
ing and we will be showing the pub-
lic some of our fundraising efforts to
date.
. One of our ongoing fundraising
efforts will be the collection of pen-
nies. We are hoping to collect as
many pennies as possible that, when
put in a line will go from Toronto
International Airport to Heathrow
and return — a daunting task, but we
are confident that it can be accom-
plished.
If you wish to help out the band by
donating your pennies, or anything
larger, your efforts will be greatly
appreciated. Tax receipts can be
issued for larger sums.
Please show your support to our
Huron County Girls. This is a truly
unique band and we are proud that
they will now be representing us
worldwide.
If you wish to make a donation to
the band, or if you have any ques-
tions about or fundraising efforts
please get in touch with us.
Yotrrs truly,
Beth and Bob Marshall,
Co-Chairs
Europe 2002 Fundraising
Committee
Seaforth and District All Girls
Marching Band
524-7246.
THE EDITOR,
I was rather surprised last week at
reading the caption under the picture
of the three Brussels Scouts going to
P.E.I. this summer for a number of
reasons. While I applaud these
Scouts and feel certain they will
have a fabulous time, there were a
couple of errors worth correcting.
First, the CJ camps (Canadian
Jamboree) are held every four years
not annually and secondly they are
for all members of Scouting' of an
appropriate age to attend, given that
they put forth the necessary effort to
come up with the funds to attend. It
is not an exclusive event for the
"elite".
Also of note the official camp to
prepare for the event is this weekend
April 27 to 29.
In the past, youth from all over this
area have attended this event, and
this year there will be nine Scout-age
youth (12 and 13) with two leaders
and four Venturer-age youth (14 to
18) and one leader from the Blyth
area attending as well. At the last
jamboree in Thunder Bay (1997)
there were also three leaders from
Blyth who went on an Offer of
Service, to run the individual events
the youth participate in.
The spirit of Scouting is strong in
our area and we have much to be
proud of in our youth and leaders. As
always leadership help is always
appreciated on a full or part time
basis.
If you are interested in finding out
more about any part of Scouting con-
tact any leader.
Sincerely,
Shari Cartwright.
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