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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-11-28, Page 32, :PAGE 14A—GODERICH SIGNAL.STAR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1984 HAIR AFFAIR Hair Styling for Ladies and Gentlemen 53 South St., Qoderlc6, Ont. 524.4279 The Maitland Valley Conservation Authority proudly unveiled, the book Windings, a history of the lower Maitland River, compiled and written by local author Margaret Beecroft. The first copies of the book were offered for sale at the Suncoast Mall Saturday and here MVCA chairman Dave Gower, Beecroft, Huron County librarian Bill Partridge and Wendy Ross of the MVCA scan through the edition. The authority presented copies to the Huron County library. (photo by Dave Sykes) Book on Maitland finally complete By James Friel BELGRAVE - On Novemberk22, after seven years of struggling to complete her - book on the Maitland River Valley, Margaret Beecroft of R.R. 1, Belgrave, was finally able to leaf through one of the com- pleted editions. "Windings - A History of the .Lower Maitland River," recently published by the Maitland Valley Conservation Foun- dation and printed by Selby, Young of Lon- don, completed the long effort by Mrs. Beecroft and the conservation foundation. "It was completely the foundation's idea," said Mrs. Beecroft of the origin of the project. "I think it came of their concern for their Falls reserve area. I guess it's the largest and most interesting area the Maitland Authority has and they were in- terested in knowing the history." Mrs. Beecroft has long had an interest in the history of the area stimulated by the stories told by her grandmother "a marvelous storyteller who told stories of her old home in England and of her early ex- periences here." A project given to her and her. classmates at the University of Western Ontario developed the fondness Mrs. Beecroft had of •her grandmother's stories into active curiosity. "I was assigned an essay to do a history of the area I was from and I was frustrated by the lack of information. It sparked an in- terest I've never lost. "When I was teaching, I taught a bit of local history and I found the students en- joyed it. You can make history come alive 598 Lorne Ave, STRATFORD (Across from the Drive-in Theatre) "SHOP IN COMFORT" Come on in out of the cold and look over our complete Zine -up of 1985 Civics, Accords & Preludes. STRATFORD HONDA has up to 28 cars on display indoors every weekend! PECK APPLIANCES "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" •FILTER QUEEN SALES & SERVICE •VACUUM CLEANERS - (9®le• & 9arylce to Most Mai", oi •FM COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (Tor Fermi & G., elne••I •WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES •WOODS FREEZERS *CENTRAL VACUUM SYSTEMS °INSECT & FLY KILLIt4G UNI TS (Yo. Indoor & Outdoor Ueel •GIFTS & MANY MORE ITEMS VARNA, ONT. 482-7103 for them if they recognize names and places." Althoughas a student the East Wawanosh Township woman said information was dif- ficult to obtain, her experience with research made the wide range of sources easier to investigate. Much of the information came from the regional room at the Lawson Memorial Library and the papers of the Canada Com- pany, the organization which opened up Zhe Huron Tract, were found in the archiv Irr Toronto. I2'1 r (gWir( ISAWOMAN TWAT STIO( Ji1WIrt HER NOSBANO rMR00911 All rNE TROUf1&E$ NE WOuLON NAVt LILO If NE IIAONT PIO RI(0 Nig. "Little Joe's" Bluewater Coffee Shop 345 eAVFIELD ROAD GODERICH 5244331 Mrs. Beecroft was g e oug the book by the authority's desire to keep the theme of conservation throughout. Adopting that point of view was not difficult for Mrs. Beecroft because of her concern with con- servation but "many aspects of history are completely ignored," as a result. Many of the secondary characters were emphasized in this history. Men like Samuel Strickland, a brother to two novel writing sisters and a member of the Canada Com- 'TIS THE SEASON TO GIVE REAL GOLD pany, were "quite interesting". The tales of Tiger Dunlop and the Van Egmonds are not given the prominence some might expect because they are so well known. "I think that the people around the Lower Maitland area are fairly conscious of their history," of some of the historical figures. Mrs. Beecroft and Wendy Ross of the Maitland Conservation Authority both said that a historyas elaborate as the 125 -page book recently completed may not be seen as an authority's work. "Many authorities have pioneer villages; this is our pioneer village between two covers," said Miss Ross, who has been administering the pro- ject since joining the authority in July. "We asked that the book not be too technical or filled with conservation jargon and it's nicely written, like a story," she said. "Windings. 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