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' f . * J_ fory book Aow mI/M & POLRGGION WEPS â€" neers, Nad NCard tNE st01125 (NEEULLY ILOIM @ wz » [ related to members and guests attending the the source, before there were even roads. en l Castleton Women‘s Institute 95th anniverâ€" "When I think of the advantages we enjoy o § sary tea November 8. Guest speaker was â€" today, and the people who left their homes author Eileen Argyris. in Ireland, Scotland, Germany, to come to | "I‘ve always been fascinated by Canadian â€" this new country and forge a life from the ( 2 ‘ J history and particularly these local areas," â€" complete unknown â€" climate, vegetation, i > w: «p‘, € [ Mrs. Argyris said. everything â€" they have my greatest admiraâ€" * * e yoret ( "The immediate problem was there is no _ tion." ' Minghct f printed record of history, for example, The author was "honored when Stan »ontoles w . j copies of old newspapers. No such record Chapman asked me to write this book for «e exists, not on microfiche, microfilm or the Millennium Committee".As 17â€"year ediâ€" Wophp L Te f bOl;}I;ld hDOki T;h(i Oilly thing that does exist _ tor of the Colborne Chronicle, Mrs. Argyris ' * aopoooro omm omm § is the wonderful clipping done by people had prepared a 125th Colborne Village .fié‘f,(:%@zi vf”»:"’,w( . f like the members of Women‘s Institute. . anniversary edition of the paper in 1984 and. ‘ ,’q‘:‘:”;‘* 5 ,,;.’ . +i i e oz [ This book could never have been written â€" in 1992 a Cramahe Toownship 200th anniverâ€" ‘;,4;,;;!;3 ;1 stt {4‘ o ie | without the Ridge Road, Castleton and Colâ€" sary history editrion. . m ug Méat. ietwink . .1 mmmemmiees . . __\,/ :( ?\" § borne Tweedsmuir histories." "This was a beginning," Mrs. Argyris wz 5 ’:3.5,) ie o rmacnt / 0 / en x Local chapters of the Women‘s Institute â€" said of her research. "Based on that inforâ€" â€" ce Eons ermaemmpr= ni| . Cc i00 ) «, [ compile local news clippings and memoraâ€" mation, I started searching." 3 : "’“f’-“fi:#é*‘»'i’?'.%“?’ 0J _ ~san ~~ _ q bilia as the organization‘s commitment to When Colborne library closed last sumâ€" 4 ns v,‘&;::'g%éfi‘f i nA §a |__ ,»’*;:‘;‘ 4 compiling a "Tweedsmuir history" of their mer to prepare for relocation, the entire a § %’a‘{:’;%'awfi. 3-’2’,)'% _ local area. In areas such as Colborne and local history section was given to Mrs. ' wen »;%)~-““,';%}§g q Cramahe, the scrapbooks and file folders of Argyris to store. That, she says, was a bonus & 3 cmd intronomerooedras en m { _ information are the only ongoing printed _ â€" but it also crowded her Port Hope home for 4 ns eranen m end 2e e n1 se q record that exist detailing local events, peoâ€" the duration. § i ho elies en t o Pert q ple and lore. . "Roseanne Quinn was so much help. Amy. 4 3 "The other source is anecdotal histories," â€" Gresham had given Roseanne a box of clipâ€" g T 'i'H § Mrs. Argyris said of her research for the pings not yet compiled into books and I got x § millennium history book. "School teachers so much from those. The relationships f T i § in particular wefre wondérful. There are between people and events became clear, g ; s ; many accounts of oneâ€"room schools, handâ€" â€" how things fit together." Exchange a non-perls.hable food gift for_ Fare S.harej at Victoria Hall for a [ writfon Risthries, t teceived a handwritton _ _ ‘Phe neel to prosarve and contralize 2 j candle. Ceremonies start at 6:00 p.m. at Victoria Hall, when the diary given to one woman in the 19405 that â€" local history still exists, she noted. downtown Christmas lights will be officially switched on. > §. was 80 years old back thew. . > .. in & "If any group within the sound of my ; 5 fotori . When a generation is passing, this is 2| yoice wants a good project for the commIâ€" Candlelight procession to Victoria Park follows at 6:45 p.m. great loss. We want to get these treasures | piry, they should consider microfiiming all 1 % t a * a they have in their minds. Eiess Hlumination of 60,000 lights at Victoria Park Bandishell â€" 7:30 p.M. 4‘ wX vory ortunate to move to Colborne neooms id e e . 3 . . in the mid 1970s where I raised my children. i fei s id I y‘\‘i\Stha %04«}0/@% J} (\Stn) T got to know personally many of the people gg‘g?ltit)f\l,(:lSzfgféiroarifl?bgugéggg’ but it woul I C) p ‘ Cobourg Daily St . C:Q APm no longer with us. People like Charles ks hy ; P yeial < W Rutherford, Grace Rutherford, Percy Climo The writing of How Firm a Foundation , o 1450 CHUC S N 4 ’ ings took six months‘ time, Mrs. Argryis said â€" : 2s 2 * I could draw on what they wrote, things Peet : : I [ {ZO MacGre_gor Etegtnc, Cobourg vlro § they leff behind like photos, chronicles, but and then came a really., difficult task: cutting 3 Ontario Electrical League "" 3 8 â€" also get the flavour of them as people, the â€" the content down to the 192 printed pages. _ % «o Cobourg & District Chamber of Commerce 2 «o ] | things that gave them pleasure. Arnold Warâ€" "It‘s Colborne and Cramahe‘s book now," { Cob®® Lakefront Utilities (Cobourg PUC) & CobO® _ fâ€" ren was another such gentleman. Mrs. Argyris says of the history book. "It 4 0 "We need to appreciate the treasure our _ belongs to them (the municipal councils)." _ mc % te R- A time for i || e change /éfi | 1e a 2. C â€" CANADIAN \RRewMmNORLOCK aberland _ ALLIANCE i t se 2. . S s 21 (| mae ./ 0 f ' 11 *4 . , Northumberland LLIAN 1 I ; â€" & VOTER AS SI ST LINES Port Hope (905) 885â€"0236 * Trenton/Brighton area (613) 394â€"2121 { j y 1 AL _fi‘ * _ Cobourg (905) 373â€"9438 « Campbellford/Warkworth area (705) 653â€"0083 it Authorized by Gordon Gilchrist Agent Rick Norlock