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The exciting Confederation. Caravan will be stopping at
Seaforth .next Tuesday, June • lath. The Caravan will provide
you and your family with`a, thrilling stroll through Canada's
`-history: TYpiea-rof the exhibits' is .ty eine with "-tiny figures
of the Fathers of Confederation 'surrounded by the builders
of Canada -- trappers,. Indians and settlers of many callings.
rollers i Arrive
8:30 TtiesdaY Mokning
The -Confederation . Caravan men of many ltiipids brought
opens its one -day • exhibit in them to 'life under the diyee-
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Canadians_the••storrcif the na- • lent Exhibition C,omMis RA
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,tion and her peoliTe in,, a way Eight identical `eargvans, were
its never been told before. Produced to Criss-.eross t @ Ra -
ott U . know, tie, caravan's on while 'the similar Confetiy•
'canting when you hear its eration Train crosses fr`om.wcst
mighty claxorx hl (nfog out the to east,gegenerally stopping at
first four notes o£ "O'Canada" the larr centres of papula
tion.
ers roll through town to the' .Visitors to the show find'th
exhibit. site - early in.. the moan- trailers the bl est
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ing, t. made in Canada - `- arrang,
as the eight giant tractor -trait. In
dcauae of its s?rg, t will' "be a squadrangle, with an 'enter
acBeeans led by a police escort t trance
stage near ; the b ,
on ifs way to the site. There, trance and towering ' triadAti
the drivers will arrange the col; displays triad t esnside t tell he or $sobitn
orfui trailers in a squad tangle, and Iight and ,photo the delre
set up the mobile regional ex-
hibits, entrance gangways and dament of this regihn of Cana
bridges between trailers _ da. Several of. them have era-
'and the show is ready to open. laso `the showssr can activate min
Front 11 a.m. until 11 fixture hi�'nself..
daily, visitors ',can experienge the But
seveen exhibit ht ail rsow is ,-(tae
the development of Canada eighth provides storage .for .the
from- primeval times -to the triadetics,)
present, The tales ore told with still
It's not a museum or an art and movie pictures,, .life-size
gallery or a history lesson. It's' mannequins that move, Intri-
more like a time machine trip tate miniature figures and
to visit the people of all walks scenes, 'reproductions of full -
of life who lived and worked, size rooms and. outdoor settings
laughed and wept in Canada be- as well as hundreds of artifacts.
fore we came along. - ;'• You experience life as it was
This' major Centennial Com; lived" in ` the Indian village§, a
mission project took almost tailor • shop of Lower Canada,,
four years to .produce from idea the _gold rush days, the Roaring..
to fact. Twenties, and the Great Depres-
• Writers laid down broad story sion.
lines, Then some of Canada's You see' the Ming"vases and
top artists, sculptors and crafts fine silks the l
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THROUGH THE 'DOOR of this Confederation, Caravan exhibit is a 1731 tailor's
- shop. Almost a century later', posters (on the stone wall, centre) advise young men of
good car cter that -sharp-shooters are warted by the Glengarry Light Infantry Fenc-
ibles,to defend "mothers and sisters from ..insult" in the War -of 1.812; -In .the foreground
(right) is the.entranee to a tavern of the 1830s.
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• FPERCE ROek, off Quobea's ,Gaspe, Peninsula, became a ,familiar landmark to
gainer
atiobs bf ship•sberne..limn rafrts. /it this dramatic; presentation, of land and sea-
sdaP a at ;the antrarica. to bili Cbnfede'tation, Ninon,�t} a light dims and.brightens with
the P age pf ohne,, nit. wave *itlaoei�'.:gentl - hint iehgulzs*he'd and 'e overhead,
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e exp frets were n e Tune
seekingsilks
to they found Can
ada by mistake; tiny. sculptur-
ed figures of the Fathers of Con-
federation, a rifle • and gas mask
of one war and bomb fragment
of another, a stock ticker ra
tling through the '29..crash.
And the sounds of otheri• mes
are all around you -- the- than
of the voyageurs probing `th
heart of a continent, 'the garru
lous laughter. of a tavern 'o
Upper Canada, the puffing and
clatter of a Prairie -bound steam
engine, the shriek of bomb and
shell in war. •
Many visitors signing the
guest book after touring. the
Confederation Caravan feel
they know a little more" about
the people who passed this way
before us.
Under manager -
J. Errol Jor-
dan,. this caravan travels 1,95
miles' through„ Ontario west of
Toronto and Orillia, ending at
Essex Nov. 14.
it has the. shortest, route of
all the caravans but is open to
-the public the most number of
• days - 170. It is closed on 28
staff days off, generally on
Mondays. • - . '
In addition to the caravan in
this area, the Confederation
Train exhibits 'in London June
8-15, indsor June 16-23, Kit-
chener June 24-27, .Hamilton
July 18-25, .Niagara Falls July
26:28 and Toronto July 29 -Aug.
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▪ Another caravan tours eas-
tern and Northern Ontario:
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Banker.
t- J.' Errol Jordan, . 49,manager
of • the Confederation_._ Caravan
t touring Ontario, west of a line
e from to/mond Hill to OrilIia- ,
was born and raised at,Renfrew,
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Ontario.
He started his . working car-
eer as a• bank clerk during the
-Depression, then operatRd ,, a
lumber -and building -supply
business for a number• of, years.
From 1961 he `was with Man-
adian Ma oni. maintaining. the
"Mid -Caned " line. in northern
Manitoba and Quebec, until the •••
,line was 'closed' down .last year.
News, - of�
Br'ucefjefd
The community was shocked
to learn of the sudden passing
of. Mr. • WilIiam Fotheringham.
Sympathy is extended to his b
son Robert, his sister, Mrs. Wil-
liam Sinclair and brother John.
The 100F decoration service
will be heft at Baird's Ceme,
tery, on June 18, at 2i30.
Mrs. Walter Moffatt is visit-
ing with. Mrs, John McMuslne
and other relatives in Hensail:
Here /s Y
our Ct reaUfa
Carvan s History Quiz
1. 'Where, did the first people 20. What is Isis -A?
in 'Canada come from?
2 ' When did - Jacques Cartier `answer$
land in what' is now called 1. Asia.
Canada? ' 2. 1534.
3. Where did , he first land? 3, Perce Rock, -Gaspe Penin -
4. What were the first tradersGula'
who. came to North Amen- 4. The North-West. passage to'
e the orient,
ca looking for? 5. Cross -staff, astrolabe.
5. Name two early instruments 6. 1159. •
of navigation? 7. War 'o$ 181;2.
6. what -year did the battle 8. British Columbia.
the "Plains of: Abraham 9. Charlottetown, P.E.L; Que-
'take place? bee, Que.
7. In what war were the sold- 10. Ontario, Quebec, Nova Sco-
iers promised four guineas tia, New Brunswick.
and 'a land grant? 11. Purchase by Canada of the
8. What British colony jutted North"West Territories from
into..._Oregon, befo. e „ _thj ' ' the Hudson's Bay Company.
boundary Was'JStabiished at Z . Donald Smith (Lord Strath -
the 49th parallel? cona)'; Craigellachie, B.C.,
9. In which two cities did' the ' Nov. 7, 1885.
Fathers of Confederation 13. The.Riel Rebellion,
ineet to draw up their plans? • 14•• South Africa„ the Boer War.
10, Name the first four prov- 15. Marquis wheat, which ma-
inces of Confederation? tures in only 100 days.
11. What land, transaction in 16. Dr. Charles Saunders.
1869 enabled•'Canada •to 17. Ranting and i3est •discover -
spread fro& sea to sea? ed •insulin. '
12. Who was the financier who 18. The .Great Deprtession.
drove the last spike of. the 19, Sir
19WISIfi-red LaurierBorden,
(1896-
C•P•R•? 11) Sir Robert
Where did this happen, and 1311.1920) William Lon
when? • ' , Mackenzie' King (1921-1,948).
13. What' rebellion was one of 20. Canada's Centennial' sat9l-
the- causes of the birth of ,lite.
the • North West ;Mounted ,
• Police?
14. Where did 7,000 Canadian
soldiers go to fight a war Huron Farm
in 1899-1902?
15. What scientific ,development
by a government botanist Hews
helped the Prairie farmer?
16. What was the botanist's 1 In the past week we have
name? experienced dry, hot weather
17.., What medical scientists in Huron County. This dryness
Mae. what' importattt,,medi- has eontributed to slow beau
peal discovery during the planting; •as a large percentage
Roaring `Twenties'? of bean seedbeds are too dry
'1& Whet followed . ,the stock to promote germination. •
Market crash of 1029? Rethreide application is near.
ilk. 'Who was Prime ,Minister of .Ing eoi pietlop on most of our
Canada, .during the Muth .field tr'ops
mAft'lcan War? World » . War Cattle ,are doing well an pass
torte, but grewtli ie slow,
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Heading for S,eatortli
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The Confederation Caravan
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is on its way!
'It's bringing hundreds of things for you
to see.. , touch ..:hear ... feel.
The Caravan is bringing' Canada's story. to you.
And it's -really exciting!
Everyone in town is going to come. '
'A lot of people you know will be-takingpart
in the Centennial displays and'celebrationy
that will be staged at the Caravan site,
When the Confederation Caravan cones,
don't miss out 'on any of the fun! ,
Get ready!
Canadfs cornin
to you!' . .
June 13 Lions Par.Park
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,vi Presented by the Centennial Commission .
and brought to you with the co-operation of your•
AL V Provincial CentcnnialOomrnitte'e.and your Community. , •
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