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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-05-13, Page 29GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 1 7% BRUCE ERSKINE Tl6'rao-Ffi$w-mss':_,:,v PAGE 12A —GODERICH SIGNAL. -STAR, WEDNESDAY,JMAY 13, 1081 H.C. Historical Society Profesgor speaks abou century farm research BY HELEN'OWEN There was a. good atten- dance when Mrs. Josephine Meeker, Professor of Geography, Brock Universi- ty, St. Catharines, was the , guest speaker at the meeting of the Huron County Historical Society, held at Clinton High School on April 29th. The chairman, Harry Worsen' welcomed the members, and Fred Har- bour, County Warden reminded those present of Zurich's 125th birthday celebrations due to take place between July 1st and 5th. Young Miss Wendy Watts provided entertainment, demonstrating her expertise with two tap dancing solos which were much ap- preciated by her audience. Mrs. Doris Batkin read the. minutes, which included an account of .the previous meeting held in Bluevale. Reference was also made to the model making and essay competitions open to children in the area, and sponsored by the Society, as well as the bus trip schedul - ed for June 9th. • Past president David Mc- Clure introduced Mrs. Meeker, . citing her many academic qualifications and career to date "Century Farms" said Mrs. Meeker, had always in' tereste4 her, but it was..not until 1976 that she was able to begin her ,own ,research, which she . did bir vestigating the lists of -those 'that had been designated hi( 1967. '$Ile immediately en- countered ,problems in ob- taining reliable information, and it was not until after a -- 'visit to the Agricultural Museum in Milton that she contacted. the Junior Farmers. Their assistance. had been invaluable. Nevertheless, a. year later\. only half the list had' been identified although it was established that Huron Coun- ty had more of such farms than any other county. Describing some of the frustrations involved in the work, Mrs. Meeker noted that often records were misplaced or lost, names were misspelled, and some apparently had found their way into the archives of the • University of Western On- tario.. Another problem was that unless, formal registra- tions had been made in 1867, farms in the possession of families prior to that date were not included in the Cen- tury listings. A most helpful source of information deriv- ed from the `Doomsday Book', maintained in Toron- to, and from which Mrs. Meeker displayed a series of photocopied maps. The nett step Mrs. Meeker had undertaken was the cir- ciarization of some 500 questionnaires, about two- thirds of which had been returned so far. Then armed with much of this detail, Mrs. Meeker had presented a paper on the "Century Farms of Canada" at an In- ternational Geographical Congress in Japan... ironic in a way, because many of her audience there came from countries whose .agricultural histories spann- ed many centuries! In the County of Huron land was hot settled until about 1845 when a grid system was used, divisions were made and boundaries established. Lots were subsequently sub -divided for re -sale, 100 acres being the standard size of the lots. To- day these farms, some of which had expanded con- siderably covered the most truly agricultural area in the region. And said Mrs. Meeker, despite depreda- tions in other areas, so far the temptation of relin- quishing land for high profits has been resisted. Mrs. Meeker's researches revealed that the background and religion of the original settlers influenc- ed their farming methods so that_ development was based. on agricultural experience, sound principles and con- cepts of freedom offered by this new way of life.-Starting,o from scratch, which meant clearing land, building roads, churches and schools, the early settlers had found that general farming offered the best scope for their ac- tivities. One hundred years later the picture had chang- ed. Average holdings encom- passed some 180 acres which were enclosed. Some 60 per cent of the farms visited were pro- sperous and well maintained family land, which had been passed from one generation to another and produce in- cluded beets, corn, grains, maize, hogs, poultry and sheep. Mechanization had replaced the earlier primitive methodsand ade- quate barns and silos had been provided for animals and storage. In some places white beans,and soya were sold as cash crops, with small towns acting as collec- ting centres. The land and buildings ' were beautifully illustrated in the slides which accom- panied Mrs. Meeker's talk, and as she pointed out; many of the well cared for and comfortable farmhouses pic- tured had followed small shanty dwellings which had served to hill ISP the Party set- tlers. Questioning the fanners as to their reasons for conti- nuing, Mrs. Meeker learned of their tremendous pride in their inheritance as well as a strong feeling for the _land. For the most part their one aim was for it to be retained bytheir families,' a senti- ment shared by some of the younger generation she en- countered. The achievements over the past century •also indicated a sense of history, a desire to perpetuate it and a respect for their forebears. There was no doubt that there was another perspective which influenc- ed their thinking because there was ample evidence of community involvement at all levels. Although Mrs. Meeker has not completed her task, there is no doubt that her researches have only whet- ted her appetite for the sub- ject. She concluded by re- questing that anyone with relevant information should contact her as there are still so many aspects as yet un- disclosed. Thanking Mrs. Meeker, the chairman presented her with a book on Huron Coun-.. ty. , The meeting then adjourn- ed for refreshments and the opportunity for those present to view the wide selection of maps whichwere on display. Cliff Taylor, Stratford, District Governor of Rotary, District 633 welcomed three new members to Goderich Rotary at a recent meeting. Taylor, second from right, inducted Rotarians Ken McGee, Jack Hoffineverand Bruce MacPhee. 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