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Trafalgar Township Historical Society "Documenting, celebrating and preserving the agricultural heritage of North Oakville" Fall Newsletter 2011 michelle@tths.ca 905-257-9080 2431 Dundas Street W. Board Report We are very sad to report that a long- time volunteer and former board member Clayton McDuffee passed away on October 26, 2011 at the age of 75. Clayton was always quick to pitch in and help get things done and he will be missed! Our prayers are with his family. We have just submitted our comments to the town regarding some errors in their report regarding the history of ward boundary changes in Oakville. We have been told that the corrections will be made. Several board members and TTHS members provided comments regarding the streetscape plan for Old Bronte Road. We hope to report in more detail on this is the next newsletter. Our annual General Meeting is Tuesday February 28th at 7pm at the school house. Please join us and consider taking on a volunteer role. We are in need of more board members urgently. We really need a few more people who could pitch in. We need people to help with the following... Scan all our documents so we have back-up copies of everything for safety. Co-ordinate renters at the schoolhouse. Write funding proposals Dust & clean monthly Help file and sort everything for the archives Put together the newsletter 4 times a year Assist with organizing the fair & distributing posters Plan a grade 3 curriculum & promote it to the schools. Time To Renew Your Membership for 2012 Don't forget to renew your membership. We count on this income to cover the heating and insurance costs of the schoolhouse. ($25 for individuals & $35 for families) made payable to Trafalgar Twp. Historical Society. Send to Jane Watt, 3089 Jaguar Valley Drive, Apt. B2, Miss. Ont. L5A 2J1 Donations Thank you to Wade Pitman who dropped off the door that used to lead into the west cloak room of the schoolhouse. Unfortunately it is slightly too small for the east cloakroom where we need a door to be able to close off the archives room when we have renters in the main classroom. If anyone can help make this door fit please contact us! Thank you to Charlie Hughes for making a children's play table with a ridge around the outside to hold all our wooden spinning tops and our wooden bowling set. It is a great addition to our collection and the kids who joined us at the fair loved playing with it- as did a few of the adults! If you have some great old toys looking for a home please consider donating them to us. Thank You to Lois Rose for the beaded cape and little girls dress. The dress was her grandmothers and we have a photo of her wearing it. 1