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The, verandah, of.,ills•
htstori Van Egmond home .is,
more . - 1►t'a been..
demolished to snake way fq .
tt, new structure -which will
reconstruct the original
Verandah found• on the
house,
For the past two weeks,
Bob. Mayer and Dana.
Poulton,: from the Museum of
Indian Archaelogy at the
University of Western
Ontario; have been carefully
digging for the foundation o
thee h
.time's: original,
verandah.
The work, done by hand
with a trowel and paintbrush,.
has not only unearthed a
stone foundation, but also.,
many ' ceramic shards of
varous kinds of earthenware,
a glass trade bead, 'sewing
pins, part of the '.a baby's
ceramic cup. and .an 1859
penny .from the Bank of
Upper Canada,
Bob Mayer said the
museum .was contracted to
perform "salvage.
archaetogy" at the house for
the Van E mond
Foundation. When f; they
started, the men had no idea
• ;altlaoet, an entire verandah.
foundation 'was there.
Another archaeological
team. from the Ministry of
Culture and Recreation:
worked': at the home in1he
summer and Unearthed
another foundationon the
right side cif the front of the,
house. Mr. Mayer said there:
are .inconclusive structural
remains, which are believed
to haVe been the brisk lining
fora ,side alk..
The men don't know yet
whether, the foundation
they're gradually uncovering
is the home's, original
verandah or if it wasbuilt at,.
a later date. Mr. Mayer said
the first verandah still.might
have been a porch -type
structure just over the
home's front door.
Mr. Mayer said the team
hopes to get some additional
sal .vage money fron the
Ontario Heritage fund, since.
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25. In. Memoriam'
`BEVERMANN:: , In memory
of Orville 'Beuermann who
'passed away three years ago
on October 22,
Softly we turn back the pages'.
of time;
wander own memory
mo
And an d e • rk
lane.
Through laughter and tears
g
we turn back the years,
And., softly we speak your
name.
If' he. could have spokee.
before he died
These.• are the words he
would have replied,
"This life for me istruly.
past,
1 loved you all till the very
last,.
Weep not for me, but caur.-
ase take.
And love one another for my
sake."
Always remembered by
wife and family: 25-23x1.
25 In Memoriam'
REID: In loving memory of a
dear wife and mother who
passed away two years ago
the Toth of October 1977.
We cannot bring the old days
back
Hersnide `� w o a can .
m cannotsee,
We treasure now themem-
ories .
Of days thatused to be.
--John and Averil 25-23x1
BUTT; In loving memory of a
dear husband father Roy
Butt who passed away 9 yrs.
ago Oct, 15th, 1970.
His life was unselfish,' for
others he lived
Not to receive, but always :to
give
Helpful and willing, • so
thoughtful and kind
These beautiful memories he
left behind.
—Always remembered by
his wife and family 25-23-1
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it would be a shame to go;
ahead rebuilding, a verandah:
without further invest;
ation.
Mr. Mayer said, their
findings Will be Passed on
to Chris Borgal, the Goderich
architect whoa is assist ltog,
the Wan Egmond Foundation.
reconstructing the home to
its original style.
W. Mayer said inaddition
to the verandah foundation,
likely the best guidelines in
rebuilding the . structure
would be old photos of the
house and markings on the
u
inc in a;
brick wall, l.dl...e, n_.il..
holes, %utltnti .g the
verandah,
He said infra red .or ultra
violet photographsalso
might reveal the verandah's
'original outline,' but it would;
be up to the .architect to
,decide whether these were
necessary..
In their careful digging at
the front of the house, the
two men have turned up. :a
number of earthenware
sherds, including pieces of
red and. blue trattsferware.
Mr. Mayer said these arti-
facts are datable only wait
n
a range and they will be
raking; them back to theit lab
te wash and catalogue them.
ifhtz. 'll also study what depth
the :artifacts were found in
the ground!.
Before the men leave the
site,: they'll be excavating
more test holes to discover if
there is further structural;
evidence for the verandah,
Mr. Mayer said, according to,
archeological literature, the
area around the door of a
home always has a high.
concentrationof artifacts,
since this, was a, focal activity
• e
ara
Digging on the site has
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by Elaine Townshend
A v�eafher complainer
When it comes to weather, I'M a chronic
complainer. Most of you have probably
noticed that, but it's a habit shared by
many people; I'm not. alone.
Spring means rebirth. Green grass is a
welcome sigh of this rebirth, but before the
grass can grow, spring has to bring a good;.
hard rain to erase all the traces of dirty
snow that are bound to cling to ditches and
flowerbeds,
Unfortunately, the rain sometimes.
doesn't know when to quit and spring turns.
into a soggy, muddy mess. ... ,
Summer, is often too hot, too humid, and
it definitely brings too many thunder.
storms... .
Autumn can be cold, damp and
downright dismal. For some of us, autumn
is a sign that winter is just around the
corner, and' as far as we're concerned,
that's another strike'against it. Killer frost
farmers
can quickly turn andgardeners
against fall, too.
Winter is too cold, too snowy, too icy and
just too unpredictable,
Since '1 complain about. bad weather
without hesitation, it seems only fair'' that I
give, equal time to good weather. •
• September of this year.,especially the
last two weeks of the month; reminded. me
what autumn is all about and convinced me
it is my favourite season. As one person
put it, that's the way every fall should be.
The days were filled with sunshine. You
could take a walk; along the beach wearing
only slacks and a sweater. The gulls were
unusually ' quiet; in fact, they were
outnumbered. by ,ntonarch butterflies.
The robin is a' sign of spring:. Monarch
butterflies, when ' they, begin their
migration, are a sure sign of autumn. In
September, the airseemed filled: with, the
orange and black beauties.
Fog caused problems for motorists on
several mornings, and they probably didn't
view it with the same imagination that Carl
Sandlautg used when. he wrote 'his poem
"Fog."
',The fog conies on '
little cat feet,
It sits looking
Over harbour, and city
On silent haunches
and then, moves on."
But when; the sunburned off the fog on
the September mornings, the old phrase
"autumtl's glow ; has touched the hills"
didn't sound out, of place, . .
Colour lou was still. on the trees; . o c
o r n on had.
to Worry about raking leaves; and we didn't
smell thepungent odour of burning leaves
in the air.
Instead we took long. walks not for the
sake . of participaction but . to enjoy the
sunshine, the crisp air and the sound • of a
fewcrackling leaves under our feet
We temporarily ignored the price of gas.
The country scenes on long slow Sunday
drives• paid us back. Even through • the
week, taking the long way around on
necessary trips was excusable.
At night, the air Was crisp and clear, and
the cliche "the frost is onthe pumpkin"
made sense.. The killer frosts of other years
',didn't strike in this .September, though.
'When September ended, the sunshine
• disappeared and the hilisldes lost some of
their brilliance.Theskies grew inevitably
duller; winds blew. more briskly, and
raking began: The drab part of Autumn had.
arrived. • 1
But I'm not complaining, The two weeks
of beautiful autumn weather .in September.
will help to make whatever comes next
more tolerable:
Somenneexpressed a view with which I
agree, • though; If only the September
weather had stayed like that until April and
then warmed up.
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ER 10, 1 1I, _
been a, slow and, painstaking
process. One man can dig a 1,
#netre Square down 30 or 40
:cgt:arid, shift through the soil,
in; a day. The .excavations
their work overnight.
Both .Bob, Mayer and Dana
peulton won't at the Museum
,of .Indian Archeology, now it
'Somerville House and;
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at Seaforth Manor
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Church, services: were
conducted: last Wednesday
morie at
Sea
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.Manor
with Robert, s of
E monville U ated
Church
and Rev. ,Thomas of Bayfield:
in charge,, Rev. Roberts.
accompanied at the piano for
the hymns with Rev Thomas.
leading the singing. All.
residents wished "Bon
Voyage" to Rev. Thomas
who will be spending his
vacation in Alberta.
Last Thursday evening
winners at bingo were Under
B Miss, Kate Laverty.. and
Miss Edith Salo, Under 0
Mrs. Robert McClure and
Doris Wills and Mary Neville
(tied), Under 1- M. Ross
Hougton and Mr; Charles
Rr"sr, 4 corners -Mrs..
Mateturite Shill and -Mr.
Ludger Sequin, Under N -
Mr. Emil Hermansen ,and
Mr. Charles Ross, Under G '
Miss Doris Wills and, Mrs,
Marguerite$hill. Full House
Mr. Emil. Hermansen..
Monday morning Was
indoor bowling and • high
scorers were Miss .Edith Solo
for the ladies team with Mr.
Albert St. Denis high for the
men. Mr. 'Rick Fortune was
in charge of the bowling and
exercises.,
Monday afternoon was the
final day with Bernadette,
Sue and Laura .of Vanastra.
Miss Doris Wills.thanked. the
ladies onbehalf of the
residents of Seaforth Manor
for their fun and - fitness
program they have offered
during the summer months.
•Miss Kate Laverty enjoyed.
an outing to. Bayfield on'.
Sunday , with Miss Rita
Duncan. •
Mr, Earle Dow went out
for supper. with his daughter
:Mrs. Mabel Clark of Bayfield
on Sunday.
, Visiting with Mrs. Mary
Carter were Mr. and Mrs.
Don Carter and family and
Mrs. Florence Carter and.
granddaughter.
Frank Case went home to
Mrs. Margaret Case's on
Sunday afternoon for supper. •:
Also visiting with Frank. were
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Larone
of Seaforth and Isabelle
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Mrs, Edith Dunlop visited
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The nauseant 'began ,54
years ago when, Amos. and:
!lrilfetd: ;fury," first displayed
their :collection; of Indian
artifacts at the university.
The growth of the museum
paralleled Wilfrid Jury's own.
archaeological excavations
and his contributions to the
interpretation. „af the pre-
history . of southwestern
Ontariti..
The Men, visited the 'Huron,
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WI e in the area to view a
recent panel of artifacts,
by
donated the son of a
collector. Mr, Mayer said
some of the collections re-
main. in 4 fail ,'s hands.flor
many years, making di1
ficuit for npuseptri staff" :to:
know where the 'artd"aeta
originally catrte from,
The two, teen Said if
anyone does have
information on collections of
Indian artifacts r: oa:
,collection they might want to
donate to a museum, they
n ct ether,
can est. ta.. either the,
Museum of 10Matt
Archaeology or the Huron
CountyPioneer Museum,..
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