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28 - "WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE THIS MONTH" - See us on ‘www.stouffvifleonline.com' Ex ess Nails g Spax \8: 11471 -91|l Line (at 190. Ave.) HOURS: Mon-Fri 10am-7pm Sat 10am~6pm Sun CLOSED www.5dssreunited.ca Stoutfville This Month invites readers EXEâ€"flesg Nails to submit questions on local history 6132 Main SL-Wesl 01 GO station - 905-642-5128 Homemade dinner entrees Fresh baked pies 5 tarts Original gift ideas 8 local crafts 905 640-1819 fit ReserveYour Grain Fed Free Range Turkey Any Nail Service with this ad INIM Conner. Lemonville resident Monika Strak asks: Were there Native people and settlements in the Stouffville area? Relics from Paleo-lndian inhabitants in the Lake St, George vicinity date as far back as 7500-9000 BC. In more recent times. accord- ing to a IOIS archaeological report published by the Royal Ontario Museum. a Native fort approximately seven acres in size once stood at Vandori and Kennedy Roads. It is the only archaeological site in the township to be official- ly designated with a num- ber by the Ministry of Culture. When Euro-American settlers arrived in the l700's the Mississauga Indians laid claim to por- tions of Whltchurch land that they used for hunting If you have a question concerning the people, land or history of this com- munity. we invite you to submit it via e-mail or snail mail (see the editorial page for addresses) and we will do our best to provide answers Whitchurch-Stouffville has a strong Native her- itage, The remains of numerous Indian villages, mission churches and bur- ial grounds can be found throughout the township, Items unearthed include human remains, bronze crucifixes and other reli- gious ornaments, as well as stone axes, flint arrows. spear heads and crockery. Holiday Menu P‘owm'mg Made Easy -Chrislmas shopping, ‘hould Nut!“ the rest of the hollaqy Goodlcy's'has homemade Tonlcres. sl-k pics (baked ray for healIng 0f bake yourself from the freezer). mg: rolls and C sausagcs. Stock up from the wide sckcllon of ftozen nuns Incl In; chicken lingers, lass . start. shtpherds plc and nuballs. md you'll 2% some! In; on hand. Pldx up fresh eggs. milk. can. Bal and cmplrv: m. an! W w New" 3'? ,stwv'ns- chccsc. and sauces whllcyou are shopping, Now mil lc. Graves boxed Ins and lcllla. the pcrfca gm [or lather}. daycare providers and the rclatlvr who has Mmhlng 0! “way In mky at home. \ m 3% Include a lrlp to Goodley's Fine Mats in Markham. A crucial pannerlor hol muplamlng, lohnKonldiswvner. and his slafl are n5 sped orders now for [hell fresh free-range turkeys md WIS, Fly-glazed whole or half hansl 'll even pre-sllce loryop)._radLs lanb. boneless leg of lanb , p_rlme_rib. _ Callond ordutoday Open Untll 5pm 905 294-1550 December 24 By Nancy Hopkins Stouffville This Month Yew Mendty neighbouvkooA “who shop and trapping. Records show there were at least three local Native trail sys- tems in use at the time. Water travel was the major mode of transportation in this pre-road era and Natives travelled the Rouge River tributaries, portaging over land to the various Native forts and encampments before con- tinuing north along the East Holland River ways. As late as the l9th cen- tury it is believed that Native families set up encampments on the The Living Nativity, presented by members of the congregation at Stouffville Missionary Church, was a major feature of last year's Festival of Lights. This year church members will once again present a living Nativity at the Clock Tower in the town square. is being unearthed all the time. Individuals such as Fred Robbins of the local Bartholomew Mill property near the railway tracks in Stouffville, where they would make and sell bas- kets to the local villagers. ln I923. the south-central Ontario Mississauga Indians ceded Whitchurch territory as part of the Williams Treaty. While the preservation of the community‘s Native heritage does not appear evident on the surface. more and more information Further information can be obtained by contacting the Stouffville Public Library at 905-642-7323 or Whitchurch Stouffville Museum at l-888-290-0337i A comprehensive history of the ' area, entitled Whitchurch Township. can be purchased at the Museum, historical society continue to research'this important but little k'ngwn component of our past. Mr. Robbins has spoken ‘on this subject to students at Summitview Public School and can be reached at 905â€"640-678l. DECEMBER 2003