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THISISSUE: No church of Their own byAngela Files p. 5Reminiscences of charles Durand oil the l820's p. 6Mohawk chapel window Dedicaifed to Miss susan Hardie byJim Files p. 7

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he stage has been set for ourwinter season. Volunteers,Brant Historical Society

members, staff, students and manypeoplefromthecommunityarehardat work on the many projects under-way at the Brant County Museum &Archives.

Education programs are movingfull steam ahead and the Museum inthe Square is gearing up for the holi-day rush. Please stop by and viewsthe displays and the Gift Shop mer-chandise.

The B.H.S. monthly lecture se-ries continues to be most interest-ing. Join us on the third Wednesdayof each month at 57 Charlotte. Ad-mission is free.

The Society is presently in-volved in the preparation of a 5 yearbusiness and marketing plan. Pro-posals have been received from con-

sultants and the study will soon beunderway. We wish to thank BrantCommunity Futures developmentCorporation for their financial sup-port of this important venture.

On Nov. 15 at the Museum inthe Square, Marsha Forchuk Skry-puch, a local author, launched herbook, "Silver Threads". Thank youto the Ukrainian community, AnneWestaway and to all others whoparticipated in this well-attendedevent.

Have you noticed the exteriorof our museum building on Char-1otte St.? The new paint coloursand the warm colour of the brickscomplement our 1870's home.Thank you to the County of Brantfor this facelift.

Many thanks are owed toRobert Deboer, his committee, mu-seum staff, and all the volunteers

who made the B.H.S.'s first armualAntique Show & Sale a resoundingsuccess. Much hard work and manylong hours were devoted to this pro-ject. Bravo!

The Brant Historical Endow-ment Fund continues to grow. Thisfund is an integral part of our future.Please consider a donation to theFund, perhaps as a memorial gift oras a contributor to the "On Track"campaign. The pieces of authenticBrantford Street Railway track of-fered by this campaign would makeexcellent Christmas gifts for thosewho are difficult to buy for. Pleasecall the Museum at 519-752-2483for more information. It has beenmy privilege to serve as your Presi-dent for the past three years. I'vereally enjoyed my association withthe members, staff, board, volun-teers and the community. Together,we have continued to maintain theB.H.S. and the Museum as a vital,vibrant part of our community

I wish your new President,Robert Deboer, all the best duringhis term.

?uth Jefler

Brant Historical Society Board of DirectorsPresident: Ruth Lefler

Past president: Ed pancoe Vice-Presidents: Bob Deboer, Ralph cookSecretary: Gloria Neamtu Treasurer: Dan ciona Assistant Treasurer: Jim selmes

Brant County Warden: William CroomeDirectors:

GeorgeBeaver JohnBonfield JOBrerman AngelaFiles GlenGillis HankHedgesJohnJohnson jinthonyolszowy Ken strachan Annewestaway Brianwood

Brant County Museum & Archives Board of GovernorsChair: Steve Comisky, County Councillor

Ijouis campbell, County councillor Art MacKenzie, County councillor William croome, Brant county wardenJohn Bonfield Margaret chandler Ralph cook

The Rise & Fall of E. A. Percy,Publisher and Rogue by Ken strachanKen Strachan, Editor Emeritus cifThe Exposttor, presents the thirdarticle in a series on the history Ofjournalism in Brat County.

n the annals of journalism inBrant County, which stretchesback to the 1830's, Edward A

Perry occupies a unique place. He was,without a shadow Of a doubt, the mostappalling publisher in local history - nomean feat in itself - and also the mostinteresting.

The story begins innocently enoughwith Joseph T Kerby, brother of thefounder of the famous Kertyr House hotelon Colbome Street. In 1871, JosephKerty established The Daily News inoffices in the hotel building.

"Hew to the line; let

the chips fall wherethey may."

Motto of The Daily News

In his \920 History Of BrantCo#j¢ty, F. D. Reville noted that JosephKerty was a capable writer, "butmatters did not prosper from a financialstandpoint, and he sold out to anAmerican, Edward A. Percy."

This was in the autumn of 1871,and according to The Daily Expositor OfApril 29, 1873, Percy acquired thegoodwill and plant of The Daily Newsfor $ 150. Percy represented himself as aNew York newspaper man ofexperience, and he made an immediateimpact on Brantford.

For one thing, he was the verymodel and glass of fashion. As Revilleput it, his "appearance constituted asartorial innovation as far as Brantford

editors had been previously concerned.He was a regular Beau Brummel in hisattire, wearing suits of the latest patternand cut, and disporting ties and hats,which were the envy Of the young bloodsof the day. In like manner, his `den' wasfitted up in the most lururiant way."

So far, so good. The burghers ofmid-Victorian Brantford appreciated a"go-ahead" entrepreneur who did things

up in the latest style. Ostentation was notfrowned upon - witness all the big andboastful Victorian residences which soenrich the Brantford streetscapes today.

Percy promised to initiate a new eraofCanadianjournalism,andwasasgoodas his word. A new motto appeared inThe Daily News: "Hew to the line; let thechips fall where they may."

The Expositor would later spell outwhat this meant. "For a year and a halfhe published his little sheet, in a stylepeculiar to himself - it having nocompeer in this favoured country fordownrigivt blackguardism, vile personalabuse, and aystematic blackmailing.Even the most reckless papers of theWestern States could not equal it in thevirulence and malignity of its personalattacks....

Men' s Evening Suit

"Libel suits had no terror for a man

possessed of no effects from which tocollect damages; and bodily castigation,

(Continued on page 4)

(Contirmed from page 3)which was applied several times byexasperated citizens, seemed to beforgotten as soon as the pain had passedaway, and long before the eyes hadresumed their normal hue another series ofslanders would appear in print."

As Reville recalled "Sensationalism heevidently regarded as the shortest cut tocirculation, and he first of all commencedto publish paragraphs which cast broadaspersions on the character of well-knowncitizens; that a certain married lady onsuch a street entertained for Mr.an attachment of warmer nature than thatrequired ty the Golden Rule, and so on."

Such items would certainly have beeneagerly read and talked about in the homesand taverns of Brantford.

But Percy went further. He wouldcompose a "grossly personal screed]" aboutsome prominent citizen, and then invite the

victim to his office to read the scurrilousarticle. "Publication was withheld onpayment of whatever sum the individual inquestion could afford."

The end of his nefarious career camewhen his prying into the affiirs of othersled some of them to inquire into his ownbackground -and it was discovered that E.A Percy had two wives. Steps were takento have Perry charged with bigamy, but hegot wind of the legal action and hedisappeared. As Reville put it, he "made aprecipitate fligivt to the unconcealed joy ofthe reapectable public, and the great griefof many ereditors."

Daily Expositor carried a long and livelyaccount of Percy.s appalling progress,under the small-type heading GONE TO AMORE CONGENIAL CLINE. It describedhis departure thus: "But at last theinevitable collapse has come, and E. A.Percy has absconded. He left town lastnight on the evening train, leaving wordwith some friends that he had not gone toescape his creditors, but only to makemoney to pay them."

So at least the "social parasite.., as TheExpositor called him, did have a fewfriends, and we can envisage this jauntyblackguard, well-dressed (for a newspaper

Perey was out on hail on a charge of man), leaving his friends with another lieobtaining money ty false pretenses at thetime. Just two weeks earlier, he had takendelivery of a new press from the UnitedStates - the latest of many acquisitions hehad made without paying for them.

Cia Monday, April 29, 1873, The

on his lips, and new schemes and seams inhis fertile brain.

While the town of Brantford - at leastthe respectable part of it - breathed a greatsigh of relief.

Antique Show & Sale Reportby Robert Deboer

n November 15, 16 and 17, 1996,the Brant Historical Society heldits first annual Antique Show &

Sale at the Sanderson Centre for thePerforming Arts. Considering that theShow was our first effort, we were morethan satisfied with the results. Roughly$4,000 was raised for use in the continuedoperation of the Society. We havetentatively booked the Sanderson Centrefor our second annual show on November14, 15 and 16, 1997, and will be promotingit as "Bigger and Better."

We wish to express our sincereappreciation to everyone who supportedour efforts to make the Show the successthat it was.

Show BenefactorsThe Stuart Ross and Lillian Marie KellyFoundation; S. C. Johnson & Son Ltd.;Board of Management of the BrantfordDowntown Business Association; GouldOutdoor Advertising; Telephone CityBroadcast Ltd. - CKPC 1380 AM -Lite92.1 FM

Show PatronsArmy, Navy, AirCanada, Unit 341;Legal ReportingHitchon, Campbel]CIBC Branches ofBarrow Chartered

Force Veterans inBell Canada; BrantServices; Bunnell,Insurance Brokers;Brantford; CollinsAccountants; The

Colour Shoppe Ltd.; Gethin P. Edward;The Expositor; W. Paul Ferriss; HurryPrint lmaging Centre; Millard, Rouse &Rosebrugh Chartered Accountants;Anthony J. 0lzsowy; Pauwel's TravelBureau Ltd.; Scotia Bank; Mary Welsh;The Williamson Group

Our thanks go to all those contributedto the paid advertising in the ShowDirectory.

Special ThanksCity Councillor Vince Bucci; Wayne Woodand Jim Quin, City of Brantford; LyndellAngus and Jay Johnson, B.I.A.; DavidPetrie, photographer; Peter Sutton-Smith,Antique Showcase; Edie Feth and the restof the Sanderson Centre staff; Sgt. Wayne

Stevenson and Constable RIck Ryers,Brantford Police Service; Ruth Lefler,President and the Board Of Directors of theBrant Historical Society, and the Saciety'sAntique Show Committee; Museum staffSusan Twist, Cliff Jones, Anne Byard andMarilyn MCDonald; Norman Sergeant,photographer; the dealers who had theconfidence in our efforts to committhemselves - without them we could nothave done this; Peter Vollmer of TwoUnicorns Antiques, who acted as ourmentor during the Show.s planning stage;most importantly, our multitude ofvolunteers, friends, family and Societymembers, too numerous to mentionindividually, upon who the success of theShow depended. We hope will see you allagain next year.

The Society is hopeful that theAntique Show & Sale will raise ourcommunity profile and provide a greaterawareness of our efforts to preserve, protectand promote the history of the County ofBrant and the City of Brantford.

No Church of Their Own: BlackBaptists in Brant County byAngela Files

Part XI in a series on Black History inBrant County

uring the American Revolu-tion (1775-1784), Black Bap-tist churches were establishedin Georgia and Virginia. Be-

tween 1805 and 1809, churches also ap-peared in Boston, New York andPhiladelphia. Runaway slaves of theBaptist denomination planted similarhouses of worship in Canada as well.The term "black baptist" was used to de-note this ethnic branch of the Church inNorth America.

Historians agree that most blackswere either Baptists or Methodists. Her-skovist (77!e jvegro A4j/£fo, 1941) wrotethat "camp meetings and revival meet-ings were attended ty slaves. About two-thirds of the southern American slavesbelonged to the Baptist Church becausethe total immersions required for initia-tion into the Baptist Church were similarto the river cults in Western African reli-gion."I

E. Franklin Frazier, Herskovist'scritic, stated that this interpretation isnonsense. "Most blacks", he insisted,"belonged either to the Methodist or to

the Baptist denominations because theywere the only ones that really prosely-tized among the blacks, as they had ageneral interest in society's down-trodden people. With the decentralizedfoml of church government and congre-gational autonomy in the Baptist denom-ination, it was possible for blacks to gov-em their own institutions and assumeleadership positions quickly. " 2

According to the 1870's Census ofBrant County, the Beeswax, Froman,Griffin and Groates families were Bap-tists who settled in Tuscarora Township.They were aided in reaching the GrandRiver area ty the Tuscarora Baptists.The IIamilton, Josephus, King, Morton,

Nash, Royal, Selby, Tanner, Wanccr,Whitdy and Wyatt families were Baptistswho settled in Brantford. Unlike Oxfordand Haldimand Counties, these smallgroups of early settlers did not build theirown churches, but worshipped in the ex-isting Baptist churches of their communl-ties.

In the early Brantford newspapersthere are records of these small groups ofBaptists, dressed in white gowns, beingimmersed in the Grand River near thepresent Lorne Bridge, with members oftheir same faith. Some of these ardentChristians also attended services at boththe British Methodist Episcopal and Bap-tist Churches in Brantford.

How did some of these Methodistsand Baptists reach Carmda and this settle-ment in the valley of the Grand? The oldwooden suapension bridge that was lo-cated near the pools of Niagara Falls wasused ty abolitionist Harriet Tubman andhundreds of other former slaves. At theSt. Catherines terminus of the Under-ground Railroad "there was both a blackBaptist Church, and a British Methodist

... these small groups ofBaptists, dressed in whitegowns, being immersed inthe Grand River ...

:#sTa::sgoe=9::t:t:e=u£:'q3tyrm-The Michigan Avenue Baptist

Church, at 511 Michigan Avenue, Buf-falo, New York, was "a last stop termi-nus, had concealed cellars and tunnelsnear the red brick church where fleeingslaves were sheltered until it was safe to

in£#:To:ireo:s#edi¥sE:.I:e.¥v#:;a boat captain on the Great Lakes hidthese frightened humans among his

cargo. These missions were certainlydangerous; slave hunters watched thekey ports of Black Rcok, Buffalo, I.ock-port and Niagara Falls, and it is an un-fortunate fact that some slaves never at-tained their freedom.

Some of the black Baptists settledalongside their Methodist brethren in theEast Ward of Brantford. With the laterarrival of people from the West Indies,the population of this ethnic and reli-gious group increased and they assistedothers ty joining together to found the

¥rTyd:;53i::5etL]Bk:P:]tshtercE#ti;:ge:nominations, the Baptists had made amulticultural humanitarian effort to helpthose enslaved ty others.

End Notes

I. Meier, August and Rudwick Elliott,C.From Plantation to Ghetto, Revised

Edj.fz.o#". mll and Wong, 1970. p. 212. ibid.p.223. The Salem Chapel, also known asThe British Methodist Church, stillstands today on Geneva Street in St.Catherines. Dr. Daniel Rupwate, Supt.of the Church, is the current pastor.

Zion Baptist, the church of the blackBaptists, was located on 82 GenevaStreet near the B.M.E. Church, but itwas tom down. Some of the congrega-tion joined the nearly Baptist church.Rev. Anthony Bums, one of the foundersof this church, was a former slave fromVirginia.4. Buffalo News, Courier Express,New York. Feb. 12, 1968.p. 175. In the 1949 City ofBrantford Direc-tory, there is a listing for the Rawdon St.Baptist Mssion. In the 1952 Directory,Rawdon St. Baptist Church is located at258 Rawdon St., with Rev. J. 8. MCFar-1ene as the minister. He continued until1968, when Iit. C. 8. Taylor is listed

Reminiscences of Charles Durand onthe 1820'S by Angela Files

harles Durand (1811-1905), theson of Captain James Ifurand,Iwho owned much land in Brant

County, published some reminiscences in1881, in which he recalled local eventspersonages and settings of the 1820's. TheBrantford Weekly Expositor publishedsome of Durand's letters on lcoal historybetween February and June of 1888, underthe headline "Ye Olden Times".

Aboriginal SettlementsThe Neutral aboriginals were the first

known inhabitants living in the valley ofthe Grand River. After the AmericanRevolution, the Six Nations and otherssettled in villages. Indian trails connectedtheir villages with each other.

"The large trading village was

Ancaster. Indian women with infants ontheir back sold baskets, berries and furs inAncaster.»2

Roads of Early Times - Chased byWolves

Roads were either Indian trails orroads cut through high woods, stumpy,mtty and often composed of logs laid sidety side through swamps for miles."Such a road existed for alrout 8-10

miles, east of Brantford, west of Ancaster,Called the Grand River Swamp Road."3

The road from Simcoe in NorfolkCounty to the village of London passedthrough about 30 miles of towering pines.Wolves and bears prowled along this road.

"Once, on this road, my father was

Early PEoneers of the Gore Districtln 1818, Captain James Durand

bought a farm on the Grand RIver Swamp,east of Fairchild's Creek, six miles fromwhat is now the site of Brantford. "here hecleared and cultivated a farm of 200 acres,built a sawmill on Fairchild's Creek, abouta mile back in the beautiful pine trees."5

The Barton, Bunnell, Day, File,Fonger, Lang, Myer, Sage, Shaver, Smith,Thomas, Vanderlip, Van Sickle andWestbrook families were neighbours. Latercame the Raceys, Keldys and Mulrheads.

Mohawk Church Service in MohawkVillage

3. Brantford Weekly Expositor, Apr. 27,1888. p. 74. Brantford weekly Expositor, Apr. 27,1888. p. 75. Brantford Weekly Expositor, Feb. 3,1888. p.66. Brantford Weekly Expositor, Feb. 3,1888. p. 67. Brantford Weekly Expositor, Apr. 27,1888. p. 7

hor::a::2;o-2t8h'ecshua=]isyDs:::cdesroadte£:;,Mohawk Church. He loved to hear thebeautiful singing in the Mohawk language.

"We had no church nearer than

Ancaster, no post offices, no doctors."6

Amusements of the Day"According to Charles Durand, the

amusements Of early days were raccoonhunting in the cornfields at night, withdogs locating the coons in high trees andaxemen felling the trees while dogspounced on the coons; hunting hazelnuts inthe thousands of bushes around Brantford;fishing for speckled trout in the streams OfBrantford and Burford in April; tappingthe maple trees for the making of candy,molasses and sugar."7

By recalling the past of the 1820'schased ty a pack of wolves. He kept them through the impressions Of Charlesaway partly by throwing out of his Inlrand, we have another glimpse of oursaddlebags pieces of provisions which the community one hundred and seventy yearswolves stopped to devour the meat. ago.

Saddlebags (now little is known) werethen used by travellers and especially EndNotes:itinerant ministers of the Gospel. Theycousistedoftwo leatherbags cormectedty I. Bailey, Dr. Thomas Melvilleleather straps thrown over the front part of "Dj.c/j.o#crry o/f7czmj.//o# B;.ograpky, yo/.the saddle or the rear, sometime filled with J'. W. L. Griffin, Publisher. p. 64

ia:ae::ef to¥£ [n¥t¥4rs> Or anythln8 2. Brantford Weekly Expositor, Feb. 3,1888. p. 6

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Ivlohawk Chapel Window Dedicated toa Beloved Teacher, Miss Susan Hardieby James W. Files

n May 31,1960, the Mohawk This laterbecame the Mohawk Institute.Chapel's beautiful stained glass "Miss susan Hardie taught for over 50window #7 was unveiled ty Susan years at the Mohawk Institute and received

Hardie (Hardy). Miss Hardy had been apupil and teacher at the Mohawk Institutefor fifty years, from 1886 to 1936. Thewindow was given in honour of MissHardie ty her former students.

David E. Mitson had started thewindow's design in 1936, and it wasconstructed ty Englishman Michael Bell.

In the centre of the window is a pictureof Miss Hardie as a young lady, instructingher pupils with the Cross and the school inthe background.

It was fitting that this great andgracious lady received this honour beforeher death on February 4, 1961. Thewindow also aymbolizes the importance ofeducation among the Six Nations people.This was emphasized ty John Brant, son ofJoseph Brant, who urged the building Ofthe first Indian boarding school in 1834.

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almost every conceivable honour for herwork and dedication to duty. She had beena counsellor and tnisted friend tothousands of Indian children. Manybecame famous over the years: PaulineJohnson; the only Indian senator appointedin Canada; Tom Longboat, the great

Pn]¥Ecda¥ner;andthefirstlndiandoctorHer obituary read as follows:"The burial today of Miss Susan

Hardie marked the first interment in thegraveyard of Her Majesty's Chapel of theMohawks for ten years.

"Miss Hardie, who devoted half a

century of work to improve the standard ofeducation among Indian children, died inthe Oshawa General Hospital at age 93years."Miss Hardie was buried in the plot

beside her mother. The last committal wasin 1950, when the ashes of Mrs. BerthaBrowiiing of Watertown, N.Y. were placedin a plot

H. M. Chapel of the Mohawks

Wherein One Can Discover That Which CamotFoundElsewhere...

We'll start off with some well-deserved thanks.

Thanks!. . . to the Stuart Ross & Lillian Marie Kelly Foundation

for their generous sponsorship of our First Annual AntiqueShow & Sale.

... to the folks at MacLand Farms near Paris forsupplying our Hallowe'en Children's Museum Club withpumpkins.

... to our volunteers who received awards from theMinistry of Citizenship, Culture & Recreation for long-term service: Ruth Lefler (15 years), George Beaver andMac Byard (5 years each).

... to all our new and renewing members (see page 10)

Museum Wish List: Dear Santa...If anyone has a mini-fridge or a little microwave that' s

taking up excess space, we sure could use either or both.

End Notes:

1. OshawaTimes,Feb. 4,1961.p. 32. Brantford Daily Expositor, Feb. 6,1961. p. 16

Brantford ' s SesquicentennialWe're planiiiiig a number of eveiits and exliibitioiis

that will tie into this celebration. Stay tuned for details.We're also offering our services as a resource forcommunity groups that want to undertake their ownspecial events. Get in touch with Susan for moreinformation.

B.H.S. Annual General MeetingJust a reminder that the Society's armunl general

meeting will be held on February 19 at 8 p.in. at 57Charlotte St. The Annual Report and the new slate ofofficers will be presented at this time.

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSRuth, Susan and Cliff have taken part in a series of

Resource Generation and Financial Self-Relianceworkshops offered through the Ministry. We've each madesome notes on good ideas (I think it's called ..CreativeSwiping"), so stay tuned for some superrduper campaigns.

A New Old Lookby Margaret Chandler

If you have not visited the Museum remained to repair rather than replacelately, you are in for a big surprise. The them.building is sporting a very pleasing new The total renovation cost was morelook, thanks to the Museum's Board of than anticipated, resulting in thousands ofGovernors.

The Board arranged for the graypaint to be stripped from the bricks,revealing a lovely tawny colour that wastoo attractive to cover up again. To accentthe new/old look, it was decided to givethe woodwork some bold colours from theperiod when the building was new. A richburgundy with contrasting dark greenaccents was applied to the windowfromes, eaves, fascia, comices and doors.

The front porch pillars were in roughshape, but enough original material

dollars being transferred from the Countyof Brant' s Museum Reserve Fund.

Other site maintenance carried outunder the Board of Governors this yearincluded the installation of a sewerclearout, chimney repair, guardrailrepairs, the removal of the macs from thefront of the building, and arranging forthe Brantford Garden Club to care for thenew flower beds which the HistoricalSociety is planting.

So - please do come and see our newold look at the Brant County Museum.

Tasty Pastries from the Museum KitchenWhipped Shortbread Cookies

1 poundbutter 1 cup icing sugar 1/2 oap cornstarch 3 oaps flour

Beat ingredients in a large bowl until it reaches the cousisteney of whipped cream.Drop ty tcaspoon onto a cookie sheet and decorate with candied fruit or whateverstrikes your fancy. Bake at 325F for 20-25 minutes. (If you have an oven like ours,watch carefully or they'll be EXIRA crispy).

BRANT COUNTYMUSEUM & ARCHIVES57 CIIarlotte Strect, Brantford, Ontario N3T 2W6

(519) 752-2483

Admission:Adults -$2.00 Seniors/Students -$1.50

Children -$1.25 Under 6 -FreeBHS members - Free

Hours: Wednesday to Friday 10 to 4, SaturdayI to 4 Open Holiday Mondays.

Closed between Christmas and New Year's.

Educa,i.nFirst!by Anne Byard

The World of BearsOn November 28 and 29, forty-three

students took part in our latest Children'sMuseum Club program. The Friday wasspent at the Royal Ontario Museum,exploring the two new exhibitions aboutbears. We could easily have apent a weekon this topic; there was so muchinformation, and so many questions.

Holiday Traditions Around the WorldThis new multicultural program is

proceeding very nicely. With over 30schools booked in, there will be more than700 students at the Museum in December.There has been strong positive feedbackfrom the teachers whose classes have takenthe prograln so far. I am still looking forvolunteers to help bake shortbread cookiesfor the morning sessions.

Christmas PartyThere a still opening for the

Children's Museum Club Christmas Partyon December 14. This year we'll look atholiday traditions from around the world.

Thanks!A special thanks goes out to the people

who helped me prepare for these programs.

THE MUSEUM IN THESQUARE

(A Satellite of the B.C.M.A.)Second Level, Eaton Market Square, 1 Market St.

Brantford, ontario N3T 6C1 (519) 752-8578

Admission by Voluntary Donation

Hours: Monday to Wednesday and Saturday 10to 5:30, Thursday and Friday 10 to 9

Special Christncas I.ours during December.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Brant Historical Societygratefully acknowledges

support from:

County of Brant

City of Brantford andBrantford Regional Arts

Council

Ontario Ministry ofCitizenship, Culture &

Recreation

Vinegar Hill= Still A MysteryWe wish to thank Bill Bowman,

Margaret Chandler and John Cochrane forsharing their thoughts on the location ofthe part of old Brantford once known as"Vinegar Hill". As it was not marked on

early city maps, we have no hard evidenceof its actual location.

The suggested explanations are asfollows:

Vinegar Hill !Early Canadians seemed to enjoy

bestowing parts of their communities withnicknames that seem amusing to us now.Bcotlegger's Row, Skunk's Hollow andSandy Hill are but a few. Did you knowthat the area at the bottom of the hill inHolmedale was once known as WhiskeyHollow? (No doubt because of the

• in west Brant, dy the cunent John distilling, legal or otherwise, that went onNoble Home site, there!)

• the hill near the canal, where Irish If readers wish to contribute ancanal workers lived, and amusing old local place name or two,

• near the vinegar factory. perhaps we would have enough for anotherPerhaps there was more than one article.

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Shaver . Dr. & Mrs. H. Trupp• The Expositor . Cascade Donrinion Inc.

Renewing Members• M. David Judd• Mr. & Ms. G. Kneale• Mr. & Mrs. M. Keefe• Mr. & Mrs. 8. Osbom• Mr. & Ms. E. Eason• Mr. & Mrs. J. Bradley• Mr. & Mrs. C. Parsons• Mrs. E. Langhome• Mr. & Mrs. J. Wyatt• Mr. & Mrs. R. Good• Mrs. Helen Clemons

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Publications L ist & Gi tshop IternsBRANT HISTORICAL SOCIETYPUBLICATIONS

A History of Brant County & its People:Vol. 1IVol. 2/Set

The Grand RIver Navigation Co.St. George Continuation SchoolRural Schools of South Dumfiies TownshipHow Brantford Cooked

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Brantford PotteryBrantford Arts & EntertainmentFrom Automobiles to Washing MachinesA History of Mohawk ParkTuscarora TounshipOakland TownshipLewis Burwell's Diary of the Indian SurrenderBrant County Place Names & List of Professionals and Trades, from

Lovell's Directory & Gazetteer,1855Grand River Tract Assessment Rolls,1816,1818-1822Grand River Tract Census,1824,1827,1829,1832Directory of the Townships of Brant County, 1880City of Brantford Municipal Directory,1880Irwin's Directory,1883City of Brantford Municipal Directory, 1883-1886City of Brantford Directory, 1899-1900

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HASTI-NOTES & POSTCARDS

HASTI-NOTES FROMSTEDMAN POSTCARDS POSTCARDS from 25¢Market Square (5 's) $2.95 Chiefswood, City Hall, SandersonMohawk Chapel (5's) $1.95 Centre, Lone Bridge, Brant

Monument, Bell Memorial, Bell

BRANT VISUAL ARTISTS' Homestead, Hoodless Homestead,

GUILD Mohawk Chapel, Alexander Graham

County Scenes (5 's) $4.00Bell, Glenhyrst Gardens, Lone Park

Great Paintings Cards $1.50Greeting Cards with Pinsfrom se.95

NEW! NEW! NEW!Dreamcatchers a Watercolours aChristmas Ornaments a Jewellery aRogers' Famous Chocolates a TrilliumScarves a Christmas Sticker Bcoks

G.R.C.A. Books

Canoeing the Grand RIver 9.95Grand Footpaths 9.95Fly Fishing the Grand RIver 18.95The Grand River Adventure

OuS Video) 19.95Grand River Reflections 40.00

A. G. Bell Books

Genius at work 19.95Mabel Bell 16.95The sound & the silence 18.95The Invention of the Telephone 3.00

DecemberThe Barbed Wire Solutionheld over until Januaryat the Museum in the Square,Eaton Market Square, DowntownBrantfordAn exhibition developed in recog-rition Of the 80th c[miversary Ofthe first internment operations inCanada, when over 8,000 men,women and children, mostlyUkrainians, were forced into 24internment camp s acr os sCanade. The camps were notclosed until 1920. From theUkrainian Canadian Researchand Documentation Centre."A good display reflecting a terri-

ble deed.""Very disturbing ... I never knew

this part of history."

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Chi]dren's Museum ClubSat., Dec.14, 9:00-12:00 & 1:00-4:00at the Brant County Museum &Archives, 57 Charlotte St."Holiday Traditions Around the

World" looks at how other cul-tures celebrate their specialevents at this time Of year.• Garlands and Decorations• S hortbread• Sugar'n' Spice cookies$10 for a halfrday, $20 for alldy

B.H.S. Meeting & ODen HouseWed., Dec. 18, 8:00 p.in.at the Brant County Museum &Archives, 57 Charlotte St.Ken Strachan's annual review OfChristmas goings-on from 100years ago, plus the B.H.S. Christ-mas Open House. See the decora~tions frcrm the ``Holiday TraditionsAround the World" program.

JanuaryB.H.S. MeetingWed., Jam. 15, 8:00 p.in.at the Brant County Museum &Archives, 57 Charlotte St.Ralph Cook will discuss the finer

points Of collecting military mem-orabilia. Illustrated by examplesfrom the Museum's collection.

Prison Arts Foundation Exhibi-tion OI)eningSat., Jam. 18at the Museum in the Square,Eaton market Square, DowntownBrantfordA selection Of works from artistsin Canada 's correctional institu-tions. A co-operative venture withthe Prison Arts Foundation.

February

Children's Museum clubSat., Feb. 8, 9:00-12:00 & I:00-4:00at the Brant County Museum &Archives, 57 Charlotte St.Valentinefunandfriendship.• Fun crafts & Activities• Valentine Treats to Make

$ 10 for a halfrday, $20 for all day

B.H.S. Annual General MeetingWed., Feb. 19, 8:00 p.in.at the Brant County Museum &Archives, 57 Charlotte St.Ruth Lefoer and Susan Twist willpresehi ``Treasures frcrm the Col-lections", a look at some Of thesignificant acquisitions made bythe Brant County Museum &Archives. The B.H.S. AnnualGeneral Meeting will take placefollowing the presentation.