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Ronnie Spencer (L) Direct Descendent of the Silver
Fox and last Lighthouse Keeper on Chantry Island
Southampton, and Saugeen Shores in general, have a plethora of
artists ... writers, painters, sculptors, musicians and craft artistes.
On Monday, May 12th, at 7:00 p.m. the writers of the area will be
highlighted at the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre. Hosted by
the Genealogical Society, six authors will be featured.
Virginia Barter: author of 'Searching for the Silver Fox: A Fur Trade
Family History'. This is about one of the earliest families in the
area, the Miles Spencer family of Southampton. Also included in the
anthology is, 'The Long Journey of a Forgotten People: Métis Identities
and Histories'. She is also Secretary of the Métis Artists’ Collective
Board of Directors.
Doug Johnson: author of 'The History of Southampton's Masonic Lodge'.
Johnson is one of the long-time residents of Southampton and a
life-long Mason and Shriner. As a volunteer in the community, he has
been an active supporter of groups such as the Propeller Club,
initiators of the Chantry Island Lighthouse Restoration Project. He is
also an historian when it comes to flags of the world and has one of the
largest private collections found anywhere.
Mary MacKay: author of 'Down Petticoat Lane', 'I Think We'll Go Too',
'Tatters in My Life', 'The Scooptown Diary' and other books about the
early families and settlers of Elderslie Township, north of Saugeen
Shores.
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Oldest Port on the Bruce Coast Southampton Still
Thrives
Photo John Weichel
Bruce Miller: author of 'Tara Before 1981' and 'The Miller's Tale'.
The latter contains over 100 stories revolving around many families who
settled Bruce County. Names such as Aiken, Moffet, Brown, Johnson,
Greig, Calder, Langstaff, Morran, McLean, Follis, Miller, Langstaff and
Tighe ... to name a few. They are the early families who settled in
Bruce County and whose descendants still live in the area.
William Stewart: author of 'At the Crossroads: A History of
Hepworth'. This book includes many photos, anecdotes and reminiscences
of that area of the Bruce where people passed through, and still do
today, to travel to the upper most tip of the Bruce Peninsula.
John Weichel: historian and author of many books including, 'Forgotten
Lives - Early History of a Coastal Village', 'Southampton's First Public
Burying Ground', 'Forgotten Times - Marine History of Southampton and
the Bruce Coast', 'Steely Skipper' and 'The Body and the Bell'.
The Genealogical Society's 'Meet the Authors' event is a free admission
Wine & Cheese evening (cash bar).
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