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DISCOVER THE HILLS Wd Museum tracing Dufferin church roots By PAUL Banner Staff Writer While dnving through County a watchful lounst should notice tlic many historic buildings along the roadside Mom of scenic build many of them dating back dreds of years arc still standing and provide a wealth of information to the county past Mono township covering a major ily of the scenic Hockley Valley is full of historic churches and school houses which provide an interesting link to the county s past and future Although less than 12 churches in the township arc still standing early scalers to the area formed churches to be the centre of their communities Churches that still exist in Mono township arc scattered throughout the area places such as Camilla Roscmont Hockley Village and The County Museum cur rcntly has possession of the pulpit bibles from the original church dating back to the 1830 s A majority of the residents of the township in the 1800s were follow of the church of England More than 1 people were members of the church of England Only 10 were members of the Roman Catholic church In Duffcnn County during the 1800 it seems Roman Catholicism was not a popular religion Wayne Townscnd curator of the Duffcnn County Museum said some early churches were made of wood and did not survive the transition into twentieth century Many were cither torn down or simply fell apart The County Museum said Mr Townscnd is currently working on a program to locate all the old churches County and trace their respective backgrounds Many of the churches in the town ship and many old schools have been purchased over the years and arc used as residences One of the most famous churches is Mitchell Church in Mono Centre Mitchell s church is also known as the Yellow Briar church named after to utilize the old church buildings a popular novel of the The Mono novel depicted life during the early days of this century The church still stands as a symbols of the beginning years of Mono township Although many of the churches stand as landmarks to the county past none arc specifically designated as tourist attractions Travellers and other interested par tics can still find a complimentary history lesson at any of he county s churches if they know where to look Some of the churches arc away from main ires although some arc still close to main roads such as Highway been active for many years Manyarccurrcntly unoccupied but a good rule of thumb to find church is to look for a Churches functioned centre of Ihc community the were in nut cemeteries which now serve is an important link to the past wen il located near a church Mr Townscnd said sonic new laiths developed over die ist 30 years but not many hue decided As a result many of the old build stand unused Burns Presbyterian Church was a Mono Centre landmark for more than70years anddemol in 1923 Photo courtesy Duffeirn County Museum Artist inspired by logging Jim pictured above was one of two artists featured in a recent show at the Cliff Swallow Gallery in Mono Mills Influenced by members of the Group of Seven anrj logging in Tcma garni he said I get a lot of my ration from Northern Quebec near Tcmagami I lived there for five sears so logging has become a prom incnl theme in my work Mr said this is a particular challenge as an artist because paint have to be pleasing and maintain r He to create a general of logging and us f JACQUELINES Furs Were Celebrating j K Our 1st Anniversary We Now Carry Leather Suede Jackets Skirts Suits Slacks Fresh Silk FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 120 Main St Erin 8339991 Catalogue Order Office 8339317 WE DELIVER