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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1977, WHITBY FREE PRESS, PAGE 3 Historical Soci'ety celebrates lOth* Anniversary 1 ' cont'd firom Pol Sehool children vîsited the mnuseumn in June, and in ;1 Deceniber, an antique toy ýÏ e display wvas set up. 1969 The niuseumn opened again ~ iii May with a general store dispiay, and the town offered the historical society the use of the oid temperance hall at' Myrtle as the museurn room iii the Centennial Building was too smiall ta accommodate inafly visitors. The histarical society participated in the first twin- ning with Longueuil Quebec in 1969, and has been active in the twinning visits ever since. Negotiations began in the faîl to acquire the Lynde House, a relie from the War of 1812 as a possible museumn site. In December, the society was saddened by the death of Duncan MeIntyre who had been one of its principal foundei s. 1970 The historical society held a draw for a quilt to raise money, and presented life memberships ta Bill Nurse and Mrs. Violet Richardson who had provided much heip to the organization. The museum aequired a number of showcases from a drug store being demolished in Toronto, and held a bake sale in the vacant Alin's Drug Store aI the Four Corners. One of the major events of the year was the acquisition of a century-aid piano manu- faetured in Whitby by Joseph Rainer. The piano came fromi a home in Orono. The historical society jained the Central Ontario Museums Association, an association of museumnsin the regian, and presented a display at the centenniai of St. Thomas Anglican Church ini Brooklin.- In July the museumn was moved ta the Myrtle Temper- ance Hall, and the archives took over the former museum roomn in the Centennial Building. Historical dispiays were provided at the opening of the new Toronto Dominion Bank office and the Whitby Arts Station Gallery, and the historicai society arranged a commemoration of the birth of Viscount Greenwood, at AIl Saints' Anglican Chureh. Viscount Greenwood was a Whitby native wlîo was a mnember of the British Cabintand. Cif ecretr towI te) try 10 obtain the mul Lynde house as a museumn, as the Myrtie building was small and had no parking facilities. During the County Town -Carnivai, copies of aid Roy Smith, Curator of the Lynde House Museunm stands behind a set of chairs from Perry'"s Castie, which was located on the site of Kinsmen Park. The furniture was purchased by Peter Perry's son, John Ham Perry in 1860 when he hoped to entertain the Prince of Wales. However, the prince did not have time on his visit to stop at Perry's Castle. Free Press Photo Wlntby photographs were dis- played in downtown store windows, and silent mnovies were shown at the town hall. 1972 In March the historicul society had an exhibit of somne of its most interesting artifacts at the Whitby Arts Station. In June, Loblaws Groce- terias, owners af the Lynde House presented the building to the historicai soeiety under the provision that il be moved when the land was ta be develaped. The Lynde hônse became the town museum and has remained so for the iast five years. In October, the Kiwanis Club planned to give the penalty box door from the old Whitby Arena to Harry Sinden, coach of Tearn Canada as a reminder af his days with the Whitby Dunlops. When the 'door couid not be delivered to Mr. Sinden, it ,vas presented 10 the historicai society. 1973 The Central Ontario Museums Association di s- cussed the provision of a regional archives for Durham, but eould not obtain provincial support for the idea. The historicai society pro- vided input for the new Whitby Officiai Plan, suggest- ing buildings of historical value which should be saved, and presented a sidc show of oldWhitby photographisat the County Town Carnival. Attempts were made to raise funds for moving the Lynde house but the effort was not as successful as had been hoped. The museuni, however, flourished and many arti- facts werc added to the dispiays in the Lyn de House. The archives aiso began ta grow, with a numnber. of donations of oid documents, and the boan of old Whitby township records. The archives also provided material for many people from Canada and the United States who we re tracinig their family trees. In Deceniber, ail the grad- uating class pictures and a number of pieces of furniture fromn the Whitby Psychiatrie Hlospital Sehool of Nursing were donated to the historicai soeiety, as the nursing school had been closed the year before. 17 The historicai socie ty received a number of records of the Whitby Dunlops Championship hockey team, and tlirough the efforts of the historical society, slide shows of historical pictures were shown in the schools, and microfilm of old Whitby newspapers provided 10 the Whitby Public Library. Another major acquiisition was the fitnanciai records of the Whitby Catholic Churci from I1906 b i1914, discovere( in an old bouse. The historical society parti. cipated for the first tiin*e ir the Whitby Trade Fair ut tlh< County Town Carnival, and the archivist, Brian Winter, was given the Peter Perry Award f'or his work in pre. serving the town's history. The sarne year, Florene lard, who later became pres ident of thie society, hiad the Dundas Street Sehool renan. cd in her honor. She had been principl of the schoc' from 1942 ta 1964, and waý a teacher there for 40 years. Displays were set up thiý year by the historical societ) to honor the retirement cý I-iarry Jerrnyn as a proviflcia court judge, and Warret Mowat as deputy fire chief. 1975 The town of Whitby ani the historical society began negotiations on how to form a Museum board ta manage the Lynde house, as the future of the building on its present site was in doubt. The historical society suggested the town should assume ownership of the museuin. During the 1975 twiiuning, the Lynde House Museum was twinned with the ElectricalI Historicai Museum of Longueuil, Quebec. Also this ye ar the historical society prepared a catalogue of ail the historical newspapers on microfilm at the iibrary, and presented the library with microfilm of alI the weekiy papers published ini Whitby since 1970, includ- ing the Free Press. Descendents of Jabez. Lynde, the original owner of the Lynde house began donating furniture, china and other family artifacts in 1975 and 1976 ta add to the museum's dis piays. Aiso, the museum received two Mill stones of the 1 840s from the Sobezak family. The stones, from an aid brewery, were- found in Pringle Creek and set up ini front of the mnuseum. In November, the archivist wrote another book, in honor of the retirement of Mayor Des Newman, the iongest- serving mayor in Whitby's history. 1976 The museumn received a number of pieces of furniture fro m Johin Ham Perry's castle, which were donated by the estate-of Edna Green of historical society purchased a mellodian made in Whitby in 1875 by Mudge and Yar-. wood. The mellodian camne from an antique store in Barrie. Other acquisitions included deck chairs from the Argyle, an old lake steamer which used to visit Whitby about 1900, and a number of other pietures and items of furniture. Miss Heard organized tours of the museum for sehool children, and more than 500 chiidren toured the museum in the spring. The archivist continued to copy old photographs of Whitby, bringing the historical society's collection to nearly 2,000 pictures, and he wrote a bookiet honorîng Bill Manning who was retiring' as county and regional adminis-, trator for 30 years. 1977 The historical society arrange d for the installation of a portrait gallery of former Whitby mayors in the new municipal building in January. In April there were some controversy about demolition of the Myrtie Temperance Hall, which was the museum in 1970 and 1971 and was since then used for storage. It was agreed to demnolish it if alternate storage spce could be found for the historical society's artifacts. In June the historica] society held a strawberry te: in honor of the Silver_ Jubilee of Qucen Elizabeth eThis event was- attended bi f more than 200 people. is open throughout the summer fromn 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. After 10 years of work the historical society is stili actively pre- serving- the history of the Town of Whi tby.- Cet money!%tr for your Fal needs right now! Money for school books, childrens clothes - money to help you sniarten up your appearance and your home- take care of them ail with a low interest Joan from Victoria and Grey. You can get fromn $500 10 $7,500, repayable in 12 to 60 months, life insured at n0 cost 10 y0u up 10 the age of 65, and repayable in any amount without penalty. WICTOR Man ~GREY TRUST COMPAN'. 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