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ended opening a pioneer village viceregal pomp ard eerenswy blended with early 19th century pioneer costume ori trappings to mark the official dedication j of the pioneer village being do- j veloped by the metropolitan to- j ronto region conservation j authority dedication ceremonies were highlighted by the participation of his honor lieutenant cover- nor j keilier mackay who cli maxed the dedication by plant- ing a 15foot spreading chest- 1 nutp tree beside the blacksmith j shop built in 1855 more than 100 persons attend ed todays ceremonies which al so saw the official opening of the 85aere black creek censer- 1 vation area in which the pio neer village is located the area and village are now open to the general public presiding at the dedication was reeve dorothy hague of swansea chairman of the mx- rcas historic sites advlso y board greetings were brought by tac tyrrell deputy mi ter of the dept of planning development metro chairman f g gardiner north york to reeve norman goodhsad vaug- han township reeve j perry and dr ross lord p kng authority chairman in his address lieutgoveri nor mackay described the de velopment of the village as a great and noble enterprise it was fitting and proper he said that we should know and remember our pioneer back ground and teacli our children about the trials and unfailing faith of those sturdy anteced ents who laid the foundation for our way of life in congratulating the author ity for its work in developing the pioreer village he said it would serve to perpetuate the inspiration of the pioneer set tlers handiwork and illustrate the heritage in which we walk during todays tree planting ceremony a h richardson p eng chief conservation engi neer dept of planning de velopment and a former chair- man of the authority unveiled a stone tablet commemorating the occasion text on the tablet reads this tree was planted by the honorable j keilier mackay dso vd lld the lieutenant governor of ontario on the oc casion of the dedication of the pioneer village june 2 1sb0 a tour of inspection of the 11 buildings already established on the site was carried out the tour included the blacksmiths shop artisans residence exter ior of the lasky emporium log grain barn settlers first house log piggery smoke house two- storey log house squires house and the dalziel barn and mus eum in his remarks dr lord read a public notice printed in 19th century type and language style on an 1823 washington printing press which has been set up in tiie village and which is expect ed to print a village newspaper dr lord noted that all build ings to be established in the vil lage had to predate 1sg7 in age invocation at the opening of the ceremony was pronounced by the venerable a c mccol- lum anglican archdeacon emer itus and former rector of saint johns church york mills wmu jtark mm on june is 1s60 greenwood will celebrate its schools 103th birthday going back in history we find that in 1s31 the trustees of ss9 purchased onequarter acre of land from yeoman jas g demorest for 10 currency the old document reads feb 24 1831 one quarter acre land township pickering county york province of canada read ing this historically minded peo ple will see a puzzle easily solv ed a log school was built of hand hewn logs from surround ing bush this soon outgrew the thriv ing community and in 18g0 an additional quarteracre was pur chased from the demorest farm then owned by mr jackson a new brick school was built and it is this lady of learning we pay tribute to on june is we are proud of its bell as for years people have said it has the clearest tone and is one of the best public school bells around that can rightly be as it once graced the belfry of st james church toronto it came by schooner to frenchmans bay to bo hauled over road and through bush to greenwood some changes have been made throughout the years we now boast a modern furnace and a fine basement in 1911 more land from the original demorest farm was purchased from mr alfred trimble the trustees throughout the years have been good stewards and on litis occa sion find a treasurer well pre served in old minute books dat ing back to 1s3s when tiie old boys and girls come back to their old home village they will find many changes there will be little left to remind them of the stor ies their parents and grand parents told them years ago greenwood was a busy pioneer settlement flour mills saw mills and distilleries clustered along duffins creek to take a their power from the dams and sluiceways one by one these in dustrious businesses disappear ed the last flour mill ceased about a quarter of a century ago when fire consumed this link with a past era storms and floods have wash ed away the old mill race that gave to greenwood one of the most beautiful walks to be found in this glorious country until quite recently we still had our jolly blacksmith who re tired to oshawa last christmas the shop is boarded up now where until recently you could visit for a friendly chat with walter wilson listen to his an vil chorus and breathe the sooty air laden with stories of gener ations tiie history of greenwood has been preserved for this occa sion records deeds and leg ends have been reviewed until a book has emerged to be ready for our centennial many reunions will take place many friendships rekindled as the old girls and boys sit in that quiet which comes at the end of a perfect day may they lift their eyes to the everlasting hills and feel gods blessing falling on them as once again they make their way back out of their valley to their homes beyond mrs e trimble response to museum requests are good mr miltcn parkin attended a meeting of executive and mus eum committee in the pickering township museum building at brougham last week accom panying his visit with a truck load of materials including chairs in which members could sit at meetings in the then emp ty schoolhouse which will be opened as an exhibition hall this summer mr parkin unloaded a work bench hand hewn from large timbers in the distant past and donated by james compton of ashburn on it will rest a dis play of old tools used in the long ago a large handmade mall was brought to tiie mus eum to accompany the bench among other things that mr parkin brought last week was a whisky jug which has obvi ously been used to sit on an ancient table to hold a candle in a bygone era a large hand made dough box was another part of his contributjon in response to publicized re quests for various pieces for the museum many phone calls have ensued and articles prom ised and suggested among them were showcases from the store of mr and mrs shmilt 340 albert st oshawa which have already been secured popular accessory in the past mrs k h j clarice in charge of household furnishings for the log cabin and with pickering womens institute of the pio neer display in the museum building brought t the meet ing last week a steriopticon it will rest on a table used in the victorian era with its supply of slides beside it in the late isth century few homes were without this form of entertain ment viewing slides through a double lens which made the pictures of buildings gardens women in voluminous gowns appear in third dimension will hot close hood west c clftremahi pickering twp council has refused to alter its stand on the closing of roads within the mu nicipality on monday evening they turned down a request from mr c r osier that a sideline between lots s and 9 cone 9 should be closed as a deterrent to hunters and tres passers mr osier in a letter to coun cil stated that one cow in the area had already been shot and the property was continually being used by poachers he ask ed that a gate be erected reeve sherman scott suggest ed that the owner should erect no trespassing signs and then take the necessary action depreeve ross hawthorne contended that a gate would present little deterrent to tres passing toe stojffiue tkbjne ttmdiy hat 9 i960- re dater and numbering 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