HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-06-02, Page 24Debbie Bauer,
everyone present.
Rhea Hamilton-Seeger
minutes. Elaine Snell
the speaker. Mary Vair
Wesleyan Methodist
frame church was
1854-1870 Westfield
Reg Thompson. Clinton: recording,
secretary. Ralph Laviolette.
Bay field; correspondence secretary.
Nancy Hughes. Goderich; treasurer,
Pam Stanley. Clinton; membership
and publicity. Bill Dineen. Goderich;
councillors. Isohel Bissonnette.
Wingham; Elaine Snell. Blyth; Ted
Turner. Goderich and Rhea
Hamilton-Seeger. Auburn.
Pastor Don Vair closed
meeting with prayer and
blessing. A lunch was served by the
ladies ol the church.
The next meeting will be held in
Brussels al the United Church on
June 23 at 8 p.m. At 7:30 p.m. there
is a walk around the Brussels Dam.
• The speaker is John Rutledge.
On Sept. 22 there is a tour of the
Goderich Gaol at 7 p.m. and a
meeting in the Huron County
Museum at 8 p.m. The speaker is
Tony Hopkins with the topic. The
Gaol; New-Old Documents found.
The annual dinner meeting will be
held on Oct. 28.
PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2005.
Historical Society
hears history of
Westfield church
The annual meeting of the Huron
County Historical Society was held
on May 26 at 8 p.m. at the Westfield
Fellowship Hour Church.
President,
welcomed
Secretary,
read the
introduced
w ho asked all to join her in singing
the hymn. Faith Of Our Fathers, then
presented the topic. Westfield
Church history 1889-2005.
Westfield Church had its birth as
far back as 1854. when n was called
Hoover s Church. Services were
held in the log schoolhouse, built in
1856. with a
minister.
In 1870 a
erected. From
was a mission but in 1879 it was
linked with Donnybrook and Auburn
to form the Auburn circuit. At this
time it was decided to build a new'
church. Sheds were also built to
accommodate the large number of
horses and carriages.
In 1920 alter the* First World War
three memorial windows were
placed in the church in memory of
William Buchanan. Ivan Wightman
and Russel Woods, w'ho paid the
supreme sacrifice during the
On June 29. 1969 the
service of the Westfield
Church was held. The
building could not be sold as it stood
on land belonging to Jasper Snell.
Later in 1969 he donated the church
and land to the Westfied Fellowship
Hour which began on July 20. 1969
and is an independent
interdenominational fellowship
group.
The Westfield Fellowship Hour
has been operating for 36 years.
Many renovations and redecorating
havej?een done.
To close everyone sang the hymn.
What a Friend.
A special thank you was given to
Elaine Snell who did a written
history of the Westfield Church
1889-2005.
Mary and Don Vair sang a duet.
On A Hill Far Away. Don played the
organ for the duet and also before
the meeting.
Prior to the meeting at the church
anyone who wished could walk
around the Westfield Cemetery, the
earliest burial here was in 1865 and
the last was in 1948.
Retiring officers, Jean Fraser
(membership and publicity) and
Rhea Hamilton-Seeger (secretary)
were presented with gifts of
appreciation for their work in the
Huron County Historical Society.
Officers elected for 2005-2006 are
as follows: past president, Dave
Yates. Goderich; president. Debbie
Bauer. Auburn; First vice-president.
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CELEBRATE
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ration
7th Anniversar
FRIDAY, JUNE
Come and join us for a
hot dog, coffee and donut
war.
closing
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church
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