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Discover the open doors of Whitohurch-Stouffville ER’WW Wine ‘Wine In this issue. we look at some of the historic build- ings and heritage forest areas which will be fea- tured during Doors Open Whitchurch-Stouffville Saturday. lune 5. SEial to Stouflville This Month 6242 Main St. 905-642-9511 - 'WHITCHURCH-SI'OUFFVILLE THIS MONTH - - Make one batch of wine and get another at ‘25 off I .‘ Free labels 'e store for details ale ends March 13 §y Patricia Robinson HUI IICIHCS 01%;? $3.95.” Cemetery Samuel Lundy and his fellow Quakers (Society of Friends) were among the first settlers in Whitchurch Township in l802 and founders of Pine Orchard. Their first meeting house and cemetery were estab- Plne Orchard Friends Meeting House and 2 Pancakes, 2 B885, 2 Bacon Stn'ps, 2 Sausages, 1 Piece Ham, Homefn'es See us on 'www.stou!fvilleonline.com’ A Quaker descendant and a cemetery board member will be on site lune 5 to discuss their fasci- nating history. You can also tour the building -and cemetery. view an exhibit about the meeting house and search through their genealogy records. Schell Lumber Sash and Door Shop This shop was built in 1876 to manufacture cus- tom trim, doors and win- dows. The building stands on its original site and its structure remains unchanged. The machinery is over I00 years old and is still used in Schell Lumber’s present day sash and door manufacturing. Doors Open will take you Although the group split into two factions. they ioined forces to form the Pine Orchard Union Church in I900. The I8l4 structure was sold in I945 and moved to Yonge St. in Aurora and the I830 build- ing was used for services until I977. This meeting house remains at its origi- nal location and is now used for burial services under the authority of the Cemetery Board. meeting house was built in 1830‘ lished in IBM and a second on a unique ioumey back in time to the techniques of the late 18005. Wesley United Church Built in 1881 for the trustees of the Petch's con- gregation of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Canada. ‘ this church replaced the log building that had served .the com- munity since I840. The Gothic architecture is exceptional for this area and most of the interior is original. including the sanc- tuary. choir loft. stained glass windows, pine pews. pulpit and wainscotting. On lune 5 you can take a guided tour of the church and learn more about its architecture, congregation and history. York Reglon Forest Hollldge Tract The York Regional Forest Headquarters Hollidge Tract has signifi- cant heritage value in that it was the first property acquired as part of the pre- sent-day York Regional Forest. Located on the Oak Ridges Moraine, this diverse woodlands ecosys- tem was reâ€"forested in WM and is one of the most suc- cessful restorations of a degraded landscape in 0 Cottage ‘ 0 Patio 0 Romantic evening summer wine on paged special Pine Orchard Meeting House Wesley United Church events MARCH 2004