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History book will help celebrate Biddulph's 150th anniversary
By Craig Bradford
T -A Reporter,
BIDDULPH TOWNSHIP -. Biddulph historians are going to
mark the township's 150th anniversary in a big way — 750
pages worth, that is. • _
The historical hard cover book Pioneers to the Present will
document Biddulph Township's history from when the area
was first surveyed in 1831 to the present. -Local historian Austin
Hodgins has been compiling information on Biddulph's history
. since after he retired from being township clerk in '84. Before
holding the clerk's post for 23 years, Hodgins was on Biddulph
council for 12 years, six as reeve .
At first Hodgins was adding to Sure. An' This is Biddulph by
Jennie Raycraft Lewis, a Centennial (1967) project documenting
the township's history:.Hodgins was interested in including all
of the township's 30 Centennial farms at the time in an updated
book after the township ran out of copies of Sure. Then he
decided, why stop at just the Centennial farms? That's when
the Biddulph Sesquicentennial Committee was established and
- Pioneers to the Present was born..
Austin and deputy clerk/treasurer Joan Goddard are looking
for people_to submit stories and photos on Biddulph' s. families;
• .businesses, horse breeding/racing, sports, community
organizations and events to give a snapshot description of
Bi 'dulph throughout the years including up to the present. -
"You could live here for -only a year and submit a family
history;" Goddard said. "Someday that will turn into a 25 year _
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history.: .
The deadline for item submission is Nov. 30 and all items
will be returned. -- --___._- --
• Some things the book is sure to feature are the 1982
International.Plowing Match,at Alan Scott's farm that's now an
ostrich farm, the fact seven of Biddulph's reeves went on to
become Middlesex County wardens and; of course, the -
notorious Donnellys. The book, which will feature Biddulph's
logo (a green shamrock and a beaver chewing a branch) on its
cover,. will also include a circa 1850 map with a present one.
The township is picking up_fhw.tah.for publishing the book
and the Sesquicentennial Committee is hoping to fecoup all
costs through book sales.
Here's a Biddulph fact };ou may not have known: while the
first white settlers came to what was to become Biddulph
--Township in -1832, a black settlement pre -dates that dateby a
few years, Hodgins said. The settlement went from the Ausable
River to St Patrick's Catholic Church. Hodgins said the settlers
were comprised of former slaves that didn't want or couldn't
afford to pay Ohio's $500 bond for slaves to remain there and
slaves who escaped here. The last remnants of that settlement is
the Butler family with descendents now living in Lucan. '
The book's 2,000 copies will be published by Christmas '98.
Each book -will cost $50 but early birds can save$5 by reserving
a book for $20 from now till May 1, 1998. For more information,
nail the township office at 227-4491.
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Above left, Aln'ia and Wesley Revington brave their way up Sauti.le Hill on Biddulph
2nd Concession (Coursey Line) after crossing the bridge over. -the Ausable River circa
1920.
At left. Austin Hodgins.:grandparents, Matilda_and Eli Hodgins,. on their wedding day. .
in 1888.
Below; The Revington family at:their reunion at London's Carousel Motel on. Aug .
25, 1962.=Front`left (all:Revingtons unless noted otherwise):. Robbie, David, •• -
Robin,. Christine=Ann, Ronnie;_ Elizabeth, Katie, Billy, -Jeffery, Steven, Jimmy -•
McNaughton, Peter: second row, left: Eva McLean, Dianne Hertel, Gregory, -Paul,
Bernice, Wesley, Marion Dewey. Dorothy, -Maine Campbell, Johnny Campbell,
Marie Park, Sherry Hertel, -Mary; third row, left: Jack Campbell, Joe Lobsinger:: .
Noreen McNaughton, Harry McNaughton,.. Rose. Betty, Jean .Marie Lankin;
-_ Marie Lobsinger. Joan Archeson: LaVernez Jean_ Lobsinger, Kayiahkin. Leda.
Carla, Marline, Ann,- Jean. Stoner, Joey McLean, Agnes: back left: -Gary, Jack Marshall,
Howard Brock, David Varey, Len Lobsinger, Sheridan, Fred, Jack Park, Art McLean,
LeRoy, Don, Harvey Lyle, John Park, Jack Lankin and Jack Dewey. _
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