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THE HISTORY OF THE BRUCE COUNTY TARTAN COMMITTEE OF COUNTY COUNCIL Bruce County has its own tartan. Re believe it to be one of only five Canadian BY-LAW NO. 1769 territorial tartans duly registered at Her , Majesty's Registry House in Edinburgh, A BY-LAR TO ESTABLISH Scotland, making it a real authentic tartan, not dust merely a plaid, and as such it may A BRUCE COUNTY TARTAN COMMITTEE be worn by the people of Bruce County with pride and pleasure. The tartan is also ' patented inHCanada. How did it come about l The Council of the Corporation of the County that we HI the Bruce" should have this of Bruce enacts as follows - THAT the follow- distinction? _ ing shall constitute the Bruce County Tartan . Committee, for the purpose of establishing a Many early settlers in Bruce County were distinctive Bruce County Tartan and obtaining Seottish immigrants and the love and loyalty certification and registration of same. to Scotland has been handed down through the generations. So it comes as no surprise that Chairman - Dr. J. Frank Morton, of the people of "the Bruce" should desire their Southampton own authentic tartan and what better time to Secretary - Mrs. Mary Gateman, of . seek it than in the centennial year of the Southampton County and our Country. Thus it came about Members - Mrs. J.E. Rowe, Kincardine, Ont.; and the history is as follows. Mrs. Kathleen Jacklin, Brant shi ; Mrs. Olive He burn, The Bruce County Tartan is derived from Ite, lily,. Mrs. Dorothy p the family colours of James Bruce, Earl of Wimperley, Southampton; Mr. Elgin and Governor-General of Canada at the Norman McLeod, of Toronto, and time the Queen's Bush was surveyed in 1867. the County Warden. The same Bruce County antidates the con- gfigeggfigogt:fcegaggggabydziactlstix ',1,",:,"1fji1/," This Committee shall be a spec1%lt§om$1tteeland 1st, 1967. It was out of 11'mi1/liiedh1,ailr Jages shall act during the pleasure o e ounc1 . Bruce and his family that the name Bruce was . PASSED in 0 en Council at Walkerton this bestowed on the new County. 31st day ofpoctober, 1963. The suggestion for a tartan was first " made by Dr. J.F. Morton of Southampton, Ont- w.s. Forrester H.T. Palmateer arlo, a former Warden of the County. The County Clerk Warden 5 Bruce County Women's Institute Rally held in ; Park Head in October 1962 sponsored the f undertaking as a centennial project. In January 1963 they reported to council and at their fall seSsion in October, County Council passed a By-law to establish a Bruce County Tartan Committee. 4 s