Pat and Doreen McIlroy skiing on the Watson farm, overlooking the beaver meadow pond, on Brunel Road, Huntsville, Ontario.

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Pat and Doreen McIlroy skiing on the Watson farm, overlooking the beaver meadow pond, on Brunel Road, Huntsville, Ontario.

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Thirty one acres of the Watson's farm, in this picture, was sold in 1961 to the Rotary Club of Huntsville, for the purpose of developing a pioneer village. In 1958 the Muskoka Museum had opened in the original Huntsville public school building which had also been a band hall for many years. The building had been purchased by the Rotary Club for this purpose. Before long the land was needed for a new public school, which precipitated the purchase of the Watson property. By 1964 there were three buildings on the new site. The Rotary club made construction of a pioneer village its centennial project and with federal grants and additional fundraising the Centennial Muskoka Museum opened in June 1967. By 1971 the village had seven buildings and a volunteer group, the Friends of the Muskoka Pioneer Village came into being to research and furnish the buildings and catalogue the museum collection.

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1950-1960

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1950-1960

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