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Bruce Township Farmstead Stories Wanted The Township of Bruce Historical Society is seeking farmstead stories for a book to be published in 2009. Bruce Township Laneways and Landmarks will document the history of our township's farms and homes. Already the Society has collected more than 600 photographs with the assistance of Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre and the Bruce County Historical Society. A selection of these photographs, along with the stories submitted by residents, former residents, and descendants of Bruce Township pioneers, will make up the content of the book. To help people in their research, volunteers from the Society have compiled property ownership records from the Archives and the Land Registry office in Walkerton, farm histories from the Women's Institute Tweedsmuir books, and other resources. Now they hope interested people will fill in the details to weave an interesting and informative story about each rural property. This makes a great winter project that can involve the whole family and neighbours who may know lore about the land where newcomers live. The Society needs to receive the stories by March 31, 2008, to allow time to compile the book manuscript. |
(continued) For more information, e-mail info@brucetownship.ca or visit www.brucetownship.ca Please send story material to: Township of Bruce Historical Society, c/o Anne Judd, RR 1, Port Elgin N0H 2C5 Established in 1983, the Township of Bruce Historical Society collects, preserves, publishes, and shares the stories of Bruce Township people and their lives from pioneer times to the present. Its publications include Bruce Township Tales and Trails [1984], Bruce Township Memories [1986], Bruce Township More Families and Farms [1998], as well as brochures detailing heritage buildings and sites marked with plaques. TBHS is a non-profit, volunteer-directed affiliate of the Ontario Historical Society. Thanks for helping spread the word! Anne Judd, publications chair 519-832-5837 Don Ribey, community awareness chair 519-832-2959
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