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JANUARY 2004 Doors Open is a celebration of community heritage, providing residents with an exciting opportunity to explore unique and sometimes hidden heritage sites. some of which have never been open to the public. Designated sites must be of historic. architectural or cultural significance. They may include Doors Open comes to Whitchurch-Stouffville They may include commercial buildings. places of worship, cemeteries. inns. schools. factories. theatres, boats. museums. fire halls, railway stations. lighthouses. sports complexes, observation towers. private galleries. civic buildings. lookouts, iails, industrial sites and private homes. Heritage gardens and natural heritage sites of significance are also eligible. The progam began in Glasgow. Summit! in I990 A WWW! W vi the 6;»me at Dunno We hope you Will W ghow your 91p rt by W reviewing our uilding Parkwew Fund Brochure and Home [Ur (ht Agni Contact us at: The Parkvicw Home" Bwldin Fund 48! Rupert Ave. SmefViHr, Ontario L4A 1T7 (90 640â€"07” Irmfiln/irll‘llrwhnmr «a When yqu create a future for Cur elderly love ones you create a future for yourself. Building a new Home givin whatJIou can. All forSemorstakaalotof our tum epcndcmit lanm'ng, commitment End financial resources. and was followed by European Heritage days in countries across Europe. Now more than 48 countries participate and in 2000. Toronto was the first North American city to host a Doors Open event. It was quickly followed by Doors Open Ontario, which has attracted millions of people across Ontario since its launch in Feb. 2002. In its first year. Doors Open Ontario had over 40 communities participate in I7 events, attracting over 300.000 visitors to heritage sites. In 2003, more than I30 communities. involved in 27 events, opened hundreds of sites to the giving what you can. All public and were expected to attract over a half- million visitors. And in 2004. Whitchurch- Stouffville will be added to the list of participating communities. The Doors Open Whitchurch-Stouffville Committee (a collaborative effort by the Whitchurch- Stouffville Heritage Advisory Committee, WS Museum. WS Historical Doors 0 pen W'hitchuxch-Sl ouffvil 1e Society and WS Tourism Association) is bringing our community to the forefront of heritage conservation and tourism in Ontario by offering our heritage sites an opportunity to showcase their treasures. More information about Doors Open Whitchurch- St'ouffville and participating sites will be featured in Stouffviile This Month over the next five M’ I“ issues Doors Open Whit- church-Stouffville will take place June 5 from IO am. to 4pm Sites do not have to pay to participate and admission is free. The Doors Open Whitchurch- Stouffville Committee Erected in 1829 by Casper Sherk, one of the township‘s many German settlers, Bruce's Mill was originally known as the North Markham Mill. Mr. Sherk also built the original dam in 1827 and a sawmill in I828, and his flour mill was taken over by the Bruce brothers, William and Robert, in late 1842 and renamed Carrick Mills after their homeland of Scotland. Though neither of the brothers had any experience in mill operations. their grandfather in Scotland had been a miller and many of their neighbours helped them learn the intricacies of milling. In fact. the brothers proved to be astute businessmen and the Bruce family prospered. In one instance, Robert Bruce studied German to better communicate with the many German-speaking customers who worked and lived in the area. Bruce’s Mill one of the last working mills in Ontario By 1858 the original mill was replaced by the present building, with timber from the old structure used in the construction of the storehouse on the north side. Throughout much of the mill's history power was provided inexpensively and efficiently by using a flume fed from the dam. "WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE THIS MONT H" - N I41“ John Paulina EdwardJone§ Serving Individual Investiiriz lnvonlmrn! an‘nrnluliw 34 Civir Am. 11m 101 Slouffville Bun oosmosso 1-888-631-3348 Fax 905m9910 www.cdward j nm‘a . mm Please turn to page l0 For more information about Doors; Open Ontario program, visit www.doorsopenonterio.on. ca acknowledges the support of Doors Open Ontario and the Ontario Heritage Foundation‘