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Eatonville Roadhouse: Local landmark’s history revealed

On February 10, 2016, this local landmark made the CBC news: “An old hotel building that once housed dozens of Japanese Canadian men working in an internment camp in southwestern Ontario during the Second World War could soon be demolished. “Local heritage experts say 55 men stayed at the old Eatonville Roadhouse in 1942 and…

February 15, 2016 in Historic Buildings, Memoir, Photo.
Raggedy Anne and Andy

As the Story is Told: Morpeth Hall, Part 7

To conclude the section on Morpeth Hall, below is the article on the Opening Ceremonies for the new hall, which took place 30 years ago this month. Readers, have you attended an event at the hall? Share your own memories and stories in the comments. I remember riding on a double decker bus – does…

October 26, 2015 in As the Story is Told, Historic Buildings.

As the Story is Told: Morpeth Hall, Part 6

I wanted to note some of my own memories of the Morpeth Hall. I remember when the hall burned down in 1983. I was not quite six years old at the time. I remember going to “Playground,” which was like day camp, probably that same summer. I remember learning the song, “In the Land of…

October 25, 2015 in As the Story is Told, Historic Buildings.
Morpeth Community Hall

As the Story is Told: Morpeth Hall, Part 5

Morpeth Hall history, continued… Mention should also be made of the men who often gathered in the smaller front room of the old hall for a friendly game of cards. At one time it was an organized group but of later years it seemed to be just a few men spending an hour or so…

October 25, 2015 in As the Story is Told, Historic Buildings.

As the Story is Told: Morpeth Hall, Part 4

The concert in the hall When I went to school at Morpeth Many happy hours were spent, In preparing for the concert As it was a great event. We would always ask the teacher, Quite early in the fall, When will we start to practice For the concert in the hall? Soon all the books…

October 24, 2015 in As the Story is Told, Historic Buildings.
Morpeth Community Hall

As the Story is Told: Morpeth Hall, Part 3

Morpeth Hall history, continued… According to a newspaper article by Victor Lauriston 1936, the Morpeth Community had pioneered a movement which became province-wide and which was definitely legalized, by the Provincial Government in the Community Hall Acts 1920. Morpeth Hall was some years in advance of the legislation. Many and varied are the events that…

October 24, 2015 in As the Story is Told, Historic Buildings, Rural Life.
Old Morpeth Hall

As the Story is Told: Morpeth Hall, Part 2

After my last entry that contained information out of the Howard Township Council meetings from the 1850s, the text jumps to this information from 1908. After the Women’s Institute was organized in 1908, they began looking about for a meeting place with the result that the community began the renovations of the old Town Hall.…

October 23, 2015 in As the Story is Told, Historic Buildings.

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