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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday September 22 Page Guild engaged in history of Georgetown project EVANS Herald Special To celebrate International Literacy Year learners with North Literacy Guild are engaged in a project to learn about the history of Georgetown through the medium of Oral History What is Oral History you may ask Literally it means telling stones reminiscences memories recaling events of the past In trepid learners who it must be remembered have only developing reading and wnting skills inter view people from the community who have stones to tell These stones are taped then transcribed so that these memories of Georgetowns past are retained forever Seven members of our town have given their time willingly to work with our learners on this valuable project Among them are Jean Ruddle John Barber Jean and Bill alt long time residents in town whose memories are both fascinating and informative Bill MacDonald remembered the businesses on Main Street the second world war when there was a Chinese laundry when the hotel balcony fell down with people on it wat a parade of elephants pass by and when people paid their doc tors bills with farm produce Jean of Lumber recalled the community picnics in Eldorado Park and walking on the railway line to Limehouse as a young girl not a past tunc to be recommended today John Barber recalled his father buvmg one of the first motor cars in Georgetown and the intics they had with this LITERACY A F INTERNATIONALE UK car In the early 1900s the self imposed speed limit was 15 miles per hour and a trip to Burlington was regarded as a safari One learner interviewed her father who had been a lumberjack in the old days out west She learn ed much about her family she had not known before and was motivated to write about her own difficult childhood This was very hard for her as her skills are limited but she wanted to do it because she had gained so much confidence from doing the inter view Another learner who came to the Guild for help with reading and writing is in his fifties He had been a famous jockey in North America and in fact his own life story was so fascinating he was in terviewed by his tutor rather than the other way around He needs to improve his literacy skills to start a career in training horses as a jockey he did not need these skills to be successful Yet another learner became so interested in Georgetown history after doing two interviews that he began haunting the library for more information The benefits to the learners from taking part in these interviews have been very gratifying It takes a great deal of courage for someone with learning difficulties to interview someone who is both articulate and fully literate With the help of their tutors and the backup of the Literacy Guild the learners who have taken part have been able to develop their confidence in dealing with the literate public develop an interest in someone elses life and widen their horizons by reading the transcribed GEORGETOWN OPTICAL NO ONE EVER REGRETTED BUYING QUALITY MARKET PLACE PLAZA 8773562 HOURS CLOSED MONDAY Tubs Fn Salurdoy 00 SHOPPING SPREE VALUE STORE Gotta Getta GUND CAT AVAILAB AT teamed MAIN ST GEORGETOWN OUR SPECIALTY PROGRAMS Join us for our special programming We are sure that one of our new programs has been designed especially for you cost PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS TAEKWONDOADUS11 A morilol on at all la YOGA yoga skill lvli COST DAYS TIMES Tuatdoy TAI CHI ADU licwrfilOwki DAY Monday TIME 30 It a which avartltat am Tol rale COST and mobility WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM lal our our you I In and maintain a ana and li on prlnslplai Indudai I Mlcrollt COST DAYS TIME atilon only prolsm BIGGER AND BETTER ADU I FOREVER FIT Plus lor Tha ill DAYS CPR AND FIRST AID STRESS MANAGEMENT ADU COST DATE Nov SHIATSU FOR USE adu dialing HUE 10 30 II 13 1990 SKINCARE CLINIC ADU Top kin ann Iharafora It poduOl be COST DAK Sol CM JO TIMI DRIED FLOWER WORKSHOP Adu ADO M7 COST DATE Sol Nov 1940 AMI COST MO DATE Sol PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH SELF IMPROVEMENT COURSE FOR TEENS COST ITS DAYS TIME WEIGHT TRAINING CLASSES FOR YOUTH far muxular and porlltular by training vaiahl Walghl training NOTE program not lor vary young or growing YOU Ml Oct COST wk DAYS Tuaidtryi TIME AbovaCoil T ma Apply KIDS WORKOUT YOU ill ploy YOU Ml YOU DAYS TIMES DAYS TIMES Inn I I PD DAY SPECIAL FUN WORKOUT AGES OCTOBER M NOVEMBER 230 330PM Com par CHRISTMAS DROP IN REGISTRATION INFORMATION How To Register LEASE NOTE f ollciaa CANCELLED by Work WORK THAT BODY 232 GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN A FAMILY FITNESS CENTRE 8770771