The Rural Voice, 1996-05, Page 41moved away for school and work.
Later, the Traynors returned to
Sydenham Township. Recently,
Michael and Jerrie purchased his
former family farm and proceeded to
restore the 150 -year-old farmhouse.
The focus of this chapter is the
changes that have been made over the
years to the century farms. Michael
notes, "I was surprised to see the
large number of farms that qualify as
century farms. Interesting stories
accompany how these farms have
been passed from one generation to
the next"
The Sydenham History Seekers
have been very creative in their
financing of this project. The
New Horizons grant provided much
of the start-up funding. In addition,
the committee has been actively
selling membership for $5. A
membership guarantees the member a
copy of the book. The membership
fee is also applied to the cost of the
book. Approximately 500
memberships have been sold. In
addition, Sydenham Township
Council has demonstrated its support
for this project. Council has provided
an interest free loan to assist the
group until copies are sold.
"I feel this project has been very
rewarding," says Viola Bothwell.
And the real reward will come this
The real reward will come
with the publishing of a
history book this summer
summer when copies of history of
Sydenham Township: Volume II will
be available. With an expected
publication of 1,500 copies, these
books will be in demand. To reserve
a copy, just call Viola Bothwell at
376-7475. Viola encourages other
townships to preserve their local
history as well. Interested
community members need only
contact Viola as she would be glad to
share the knowledge her group has
gained from this project.
Preserving the history of rural
Ontario becomes a challenge. It is a
challenge that the Sydenham History
Seekers have overcome for their
community. According to tradition,
it will likely be 2025 before the
History of Sydenham Township:
Volume //1 is published. Imagine the
changes we'll see by then!O
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