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History Hunters finishthéi By Jane Cunningham Their book was published 20 years ago but the I‘ ll chuptt-r wasn't littished unttl [Ml week. when the Saugcen History Hunters disbanded. The Saugeen History Hunters were formed back in March of 1983, when Snugecn Township Council held a meeting to determine whether there was enough interest in writing a history of the town- slop. Kent Lamont and Charles and Helen Kelly stepped for- ward to form the commirtee mar would put it together. The Ihree got together ldst week to reminisce about the year it took to get all the infon'nation together that went into Roots and Branches of Saugcen. their 33 lipage volume of local history that was published in October, 1984. “We assigned everyone a separate section," Hclcn Kelly said, “I worked on the admin» istration chapter because I worked for the township." ' Kent Lamont did recreation and tourism. and there is a wonderful picture in the vol- ume of Kent and his wife. Brenda, driving their four- horse Commercial hitch at the CNE. All but 17 of the 2.020 books printed have been sold and. as the group prepared to disband, they decided to place ‘ those remaining at the Bruce 7 . 7,, Slttilll‘l [M in M (in. WI Imam/rt ln-t t Min w it. 211114 rfinl chapter County Mutt-uni. "it's u sutl day to see Ihi» I T crutmtittee tltsbautl." Lamont ,‘ ' H ‘ ‘ stud. “But so many of the orig» . inal group aren‘t even around “UH‘i "A second book could still be (lone. hut we'll leave that [0 others. I would like to any that that committee was a great one to work with. That book came together like an internuLional ploughing mulch." Following the hook. the committee erected a stone cairn at the site of the old township office to commemo- rate the pioneers. Later. an antique grader was refurbished and placed near the cairn. The Saugeen History Hunters decided to donate funds to three associations when they disbanded. They have already donated $2,500 in the Bruce County Museum M9 14,1; . "i In 1980 the Saugeen History Hunters gathered for a group shot to be used in the publication or Fleets and Branches oi Saugeen, a book for which they compiled the intern-ration. Back row, lrorn left to right: Mrs. Alex Heard, Miss Jean Black, Mrs. Roy Ch’appett. Mrs. Grant Clazie. Mrs. John Unden/vood. Mrs. Richard Fenton, Charles W. Kelly. Mrs. Morris McVittie, Roy Chappelt, Norman Beach, Kenneth Gowanlock, Robert Leeder. Front row, left to right: Mrs. John Poirson, Mrs. Charles W. Kelly, Kent Lamont, Harold Sutherland, Mrs. James McEwing. and have another $800 to give. $1.000 to the Bruce County Heritage Association and $1,000 to the MRI fund at the hospital Charles Kelly still finds the book of interest. “I can sit dow' for an hour with it and tea 1‘ things I never knew before.“ he said, and he grew up here and went to SS #14. Bruce. He remembers one winter. after a particularly dry summer when they only had turnips to eat. his grandmother said, “But that wasn‘t too bad. unLil we ran out of salt.“ The Saugeen History Hunters have seen a lot of changes. but for them the most disturbing are the family farms that are no longer actively farmed. There was it big book launch back in October, 1984 at the Cedar Crescent Casino on the beach as part of the bicenten- nial Celebrations. As 2004 comes to a close. there will be three chequ: presentations. as the Saugcen History Hunters continue to benefit their com- munity. I45"qu aiam uaut Auew [patio Imam anous nous WM 0 2 z I" e. = S m m s a Qâ€" 5' m r: x a o 1: n: 3. a. = m 3 m _, 3' e 1: 2 § n. : o 3 3 3 .= in animation to uuou Mous daap Atatuatzxa or any sttam an; no umaus 5! are." v 1175: in umw pus Kieniqa; ‘tuenuzr In pattnaan sanunaa aonig puz Kata u! swiotsmous iufiuat istom am to auo it.” 'uauenits attt dlatt 0} Ritual!e “2 l I NOVHHSV'H I LUJOLS JBJUJM