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developments which were
taking place in the areas vhf
conservation and prva-
lion, and in 1974 the
Council were approached by
the Hayfield Historical
with al request that
they should consider the
local builifings• of historical
significance before it was too
late to do so. Following the
passage of the Ontario
Heritage Act in 1975 the
council took two positive
Steps ins - on by
passing by-laws to establish
a LACAC and, following the
of the �7�^id
Of-
ficial Plan lay the Ministry of
The quaint Hayfield Libraty is hawse to an etteadve
collectiou of nal data The Hayfield Histmical
Society has gathered mark of the area's history and
houses Ii Archives Room. (Shelley Mphoto)
Archives keeps
history alive
By Helen Owen
During the summer
the Room, at-
tached
ttached to the Library, offers
interesting and informative
window displays. by
volunteers, it is open to the
public in order to provide in-
formation about the village
and those who have lived and
weed there, their par-
ticular C t p'.. N ons, lifestyle
and
The pmt Archivist,
Dorothy (fox, is dedicated
worker, and during the
wooer months receives
assistance in sortg and cut-
ting
ulting from members of the
Bayfield Historical Society.
The charming frontage of
the Archives Room is a focal
point on Main Street, and the
plaque inside gives a brief
outline of its hiatus, dating
hack to 1893 when it was a
furniture and undertaking
business. It was sold in 1924
to the Thous family, and in
1929 became a Grocery store
with which were associated
the names of W.T. O'Neil,
Baechler, Pye and Lome
Cooke. In 1946 the Thorns
family used it for storage
and repair of nets, and then
in 1964 it was purchased and
donated to the Hayfield
Library Association by
Dorothy and Harold Or-
mond, who in turn, turned it
over to the village in 1973.
Four years later it was mov-
ed
oved to lot 175 on Main Street
thus forming the Archives
Room of the new library.
Referring to the tremen-
dous amount of voluntary ef-
fort that has been `put into
the cataloguing and preserv-
ing of documents and ar-
`.ifacts,Mrss Cox refers
>specially to Ethel Poth,
those contribution to the
ask has been im-
neasurable.
Apart from the time,
nergy and knowledge need -
d for work of this nature,
rnancial backing is also re -
aired if the material is to be
roperly stored and pro -
Initially this came
from a New Bedizens grant,
allhough when this ran out
the Hayfield Historical
Society to donate
money for these peoposes
An Arehives Fond was in-
itiated and, from , thio to
time, this receives specific
donations which help with
the perpetuation of the work.
Apart from the corn -
selection of writ-
ten and material, the
Archives Room is furnished
with tables, chairs, a desk, a
safe and a filing cabinet. It
has its own tape
and is collecting a wide
selection of tapes covering
the individual contributions
of speakers to the Historical
Society over the years. The
tape recorder was a gift of
the late Canon Paull, as were
by Mrs. McLeod and lacy
Diehl
Each year the Archiviat
updates the lists of materials
which range from books, pic-
tures, photographs,
documents, letters, posters
and flyers, as well as
registers, maps, scrap booits
and periodicals.
Visitors are most
welcome, and it is hoped that
those who have material of
archival nature may wish to
donate it. Miss Cox stresses
that photographs which iden-
tify the people portrayed and
dates are of value, otherwise
it is often impossible to
verify who they might be.
In these days of instant
communication by telephone
or visit, it is obvious that
much of the written record
will no longer exist as a mir-
ror of family and business
life. Tape recordings and
computerized print-outs lack
the human touch of personal
handwriting, and the con-
fidential style which reveals
the, sorrows and joys of
bygone days. It is among the
letters, diaries and books of
our predecessors that the
real history of people and
communities come alive to
future generations.
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1 Street arid'MS nave,
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Pointed. On the
Gwen
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1978 a 'fit:': from t114e
IVfmiStry 'set Culture and
Gerden lic 0)0
SintlY of thep. � in
the by-law„ nod car-
ried out i fry.Nut
However, Al c,t the
sincere ;an P : h of members
of the co 0 ttee they ex-
perienced
xperienced a number of dif-
ficulties A n IY ; the course of
the following year as not
everyone sympathized with
their objectives. little pro-
gress was made until August
1977, when a petition was
presented by the
Ratepayers' Association.
This requested that Council
m
should be . cent
Rat 0 = rs and
tended a Special
November 1.9789„ and it
then agreed unanimenslY
that an amendment Shot
be made to the paYBeld
Of-
ficial Plaa. An appropriate
by-law A • this amend-
ment. However, it took
another year, now with the
Councils : 0,0 oval(in ,pan &
ple that the members of
LACAC were able to set
about the necessary steps re-
quired to obtain Ministry ap-
proval:. of a designated
here area. -Because of
some attentions and amend -
meats and the detailed legal
requirements this has provs
ed an arduous and long -
drawn out process.
ongdrawnoutprocess.
Although it is now near
completion the final ap-
proval has not yet been
received. All the necessary
requirements have been
met, and Gary Davidson of
the Huron County Planning
Board has provided much
expertise in this area, The
LACAC members who have
,ed;so pararL•.
eve • b
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the
,=Son acrd. su
of s, e
been:the o :°of vol ry.
co mittee niegibeinf as well'
as successive °reeves, clerk
treasurers end m. " ° A - of
council that have succeeded
so far. The realization of the
t a bjec Live now see s
assured, and it is hoped that
the foundations have now
been securely laid for the
continuation Of the efforts to
conserve and maintain these
buildings which are hotly
part of the heritage of the
village and its residents.
Much has been learned in the
process.
It has taken a long time
bit the time has not been
wasted because the pro-
cesses involved have proved
a valuable learning ex-
perience in the practicalities
and realities of such an
undertaking.
Have a safe summer
er
Empty The Coals
Never bring a recently us-
ed grill inside without emp-
tying the coals, warns the
Ontario Safety League. The
coals may appear to be out,
but can actually still be
releasing deadly carbon
monoxide.
Teo' Hot
On a 30C (85F) day, the
temperature in a parked car
(even with the windows "
slightly open) will rise to 39C
(102F) within ten minutes.
Within a half hour the
temperature will reach 49C
(12OF). A parked vehicle is
no place to leave youngsters
When it comes to pancakes the Hayfield Lions Club really
know how to cook a feast. The Lions regularly hold pan-
cake breakfasts throughout the year. This weekend they'd
be back in the kitchens, preparing for their fish fry.
(Shelley McPhee photo)
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