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Mapleton remembers - Members of the Mapleton community gathered in Cenotaph Park in Drayton on the afternoon of Nov. 11 for the annual Remembrance Day service. Community Christian School students Elisa VanderKooi, left, and Madison Sauer read a selection titled Those Who Gave. More photos on page 4. Photo by Caroline Sealey
Stevens: Agricultural development charges impact would be ‘enormous’ By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - Leaders of area farm organizations addressed council here on Nov. 8 on the topic of proposed development charges on agricultural buildings. Mapleton’s current development charges bylaw includes a 100 per cent exemption for buildings constructed for “a bona fide farm use.” A proposal presented at a public meeting on Oct. 11 would see the exemption reduced to 75%. That would mean someone building a new barn, for example, would pay 25% of the non-residential rate of $2.65 per square foot of gross floor area, which works out to 66 cents/ft2. The proposal drew opposition from the Wellington Federation of Agriculture (WFA) and a number of area farmers at the Oct. 11 meeting. On Nov. 8, WFA president Janet Harrop and Henry Stevens of the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) addressed council, noting they were speaking on behalf of various commodity groups as well.
“We are here to speak as one strong, united voice representing the various farm organizations and commodity groups active in Mapleton and Wellington County in opposition to the proposed bylaw changes,” said Stevens. “The potential ramifications on the agricultural sector are enormous.” Stevens added, “Largelyrural municipalities such as Mapleton depend on a healthy agriculture sector for the municipality’s own health.” While acknowledging a municipality’s needs to raise funds for infrastructure, Stevens said agricultural development charges are “not a legitimate method of raising those revenues.” He stated, “Development charges were never intended to cover the ongoing costs of maintaining existing infrastructure. Existing hard infrastructure such as roads were to be maintained by the municipality using the existing assessment base.” Stevens said the municipality will “automatically” receive additional funds through increased assess-
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ment as prices on farm land continue to rise. Harrop said agricultural development charges are “an entire agricultural community issue.” Implementing the charges “will affect all sectors, builders and suppliers,” Harrop told council. “Increased capital costs will affect our competitiveness as farmers when all farms around us don’t have these charges.” Harrop stated cost of service studies conducted by farm organizations in the U.S. and by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) show that agriculture, through its general tax base, “is already paying significantly more in taxes than the cost of services that that agricultural land uses. “General road and bridge improvements are used by all residents and tax classes of the municipality. Agriculture should not be the only tax class to pay for these improvements. It’s unmerited.” Councillor Dennis Craven said he feels the agriculture community needs better information about the use of SEE CHARGES » 5
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Family resource - University of Guelph history professor Catherine Wilson gave a presentation on the Rural Diary Archive located at the University of Guelph to the Mapleton Historical Society on Nov. 7. The idea for the archive came after Wilson received her great grandmother’s diaries dating from 1884-91. The archives has 130 diaries that are currently being digitalized and transcribed onto the website. Photo by Caroline Sealey
Professor finds ‘True Stories of Love and Loss’ in rural diaries by Caroline Sealey DRAYTON - The gift of a family member’s 1884 diaries lead University of Guelph history professor Dr. Catherine Wilson to embark on an ambitious project. Wilson created a Rural Diary Archive that preserves the pre-1900 history of rural life in Ontario. “I was thrilled to receive the diaries of my great grand-
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early age” said Ms. Tanis. She offers four of MYC’s music programs: Sunrise, Sunshine, Sunbeam and Moonbeam. Children who complete the most advanced level of MYC are well prepared for early inintermediate was rewarded the dying piano studies, or the study of seconds of the game. Eric another instrument. Schuurmans took the pass Sunrise is a pre-keyboard from Caleb Bauman and music and movement program brought Bethel within one. that teaches music concepts However withrhythm only three through singing, and secondsThis left program in the is game, games. for Floradale claimed children ages 2 to 4 the and win. develDRAYTON 6 ops listening awareness, fine COMMUNITY 0 motor skills, social interaction, After stacking up span. four confidence and attention unanswered goals attend in the with first Children can easily all Community aperiod, grandparent or caregiver,could plus siblings can down attendthe the Drayton class as do is slow well. scoring. Drayton added a sinkeyboard gleThe goal Sunshine in both the second program geared towards and third is period to finish the children 3½ win. and 4; the decisive ages shut out Sunbeam program Read keyboard Shantz and Eric toward ages 5 and 6; and the Deckers each scored a pair Moonbeam keyboard program of goals. Rob DeWeerd and isAaron for ages 7 through 9. All Keunan added the three keyboard programs inteother two. Assists were grate creative movement, earned by Brandon Rumph, rhythm, singing, music theory Joe Heenan, Herman Mulder and composition for parent and and Darren Mohle. child in a weekly one-hour session.Kevin Ottens secured the Participating in a MYC class helps children develop
gross motor, social skills and has been proven to enhance children’s social development and learning skills, improve memory and problem solving, and bolster confidence and self-esteem. Ms. offers shut outTanis in the also Drayton net.a Music Pups program, which is LISTOWEL 6 especially unique since it is a MISSIONARY 3 music program for babies. This Curtis Bults and Pat is a playful and creative music Landman each scored a goal and movement class for parents in the first ages period to give with children newborn to Missionary anareearly lead. age 4. Children introduced Buta the was short lived to widelead variety of musical as Listowel tookrhythm controlpatof scales, tonal and the game after that. that help terns and instruments Brad Gratz worked with to stimulate musical growth. Curtis Wagler to score Each child participates at his ora Listowel goal in the first her own level. To find out more about Pups and tothree view unanclass period. However videos themusicclass.com sweredvisit goals in the second. The ultimate any period put thesuccess game of away. MYC lies behind the Josh program Shantz scored a pair teacher andGingrich Ms. Tanis is no and Mike the other. exception to thatdrew rule. an It’sassist. obviTravis Shantz ous Brad she isGratz an enthusiastic and Josh teacher cares greatgoals deal Shantz who added twoamore for her students. for Listowel in the third, “Their struggles are my assisted by Lowell Weber and struggles,” she states. “And Phil Shantz. their triumphs are equally triMissionary managed a umphant for me.” single goal invisit the For unassisted more information third by Pat Landman. www.myc.com, email taniscowan.myc@sympatico.ca or call 519-638-5715.
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Local singer/songwriter/producer Rogerson a creative artistic force Lucas DRAYTON Rogerson, musician, recording artist, producer and founding member of the Settlers Creek Band was the focus of the Mapleton Cultural Moment at the Nov. 8 township council meeting. Economic development coordinator Jaclyn Dingwall, who introduced Rogerson, said his music combines the influences of pop-rock, country and blues. Rogerson has toured and performed professionally since the age of 12 and has released two recordings to date with Settlers Creek Band and two solo recordings (Streetlights in 2013 and Kaleidoscope in 2014). He is currently in the studio working on a new release. The eldest son of four and raised on a farm near Fergus, Rogerson took an early interest in music. At an early age, he was singing in church choirs and performing in school plays. After a short venture with piano lessons, he received his first guitar at the age of
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Cultural Moment - Local musician Lucas Rogerson provided the Cultural Moment at the Nov. 8 Mapleton council meeting. Photo by Patrick Raftis eight as a Christmas present and quickly took to the instrument. At 11, he started playing the trombone in his school band while also studying the violin under the tutelage of Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion Scott
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Wreath ceremony - The tradition of laying wreaths at the cenotaph was observed at the Drayton Remembrance Day service on Nov. 11. Left: Hank Reinders representing Dutch Canadians lays a wreath as Legion member Gary Villemaire looks on. RIGHT: Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece, representing the province of Ontario, accompanied by Kathy Mallett. Photos by Caroline Sealey
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Interesting times
It’s hard not to think of the “old Chinese curse” about living in interesting times when viewing news of an international nature these days. American comedian Dave Chappelle may have summed it up best when he opined in a Saturday Night Live monologue, “We’ve actually elected an internet troll as our president.” While the line was meant for laughs, less amusing are many of the other characterizations arising from the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States - and his early appointments to key positions. “There must be no sugarcoating the reality that a white nationalist has been named chief strategist for the Trump administration,” said Democrat Nancy Pelosi, minority leader in the house of congress on the appointment of Briebart News chair Stephen Bannon to that post. While he later denied any recollection of the conversation, Bannon is reported to have told a writer for The Daily Beast in 2014, “Lenin wanted to destroy the state, and that’s my goal, too. I want to bring everything crashing down, and destroy all of today’s establishment.” That used to be called, at the very least, anarchy. Today, apparently, it’s strategy. Speaking of strategy, Team Trump’s approach to international trade will directly impact Canadians to a massive degree. That approach, as outlined in a published draft memo by Trump’s transition team on the topic of trade, represents an “interesting” (in a Chinese curse sort of way) world view. It would appear the plan is to negotiate to replace multi-lateral treaties like the North American Free Trade Agreement with “New trade agreements … that provide for the interests of U.S. workers and companies first.” Since most countries view trade negotiations as a reciprocal process, I’m not sure how many will be looking to sign up with the U.S. under those terms – but we’ll see. I officially renounced any pretenses as a prognosticator on Nov. 8. That renunciation is also the reason I can’t offer you any insight into how Canada’s federal Conservatives will replace Stephen Harper, who now appears an eminently more reasonable chap than he did just a short time ago. Will they choose an articulate forward-thinking statesman like WellingtonHalton Hills MP Michael Chong or will they serve up Trump Lite in the form of “Canadian values” screecher Kellie Leitch or climate-change denier Brad Trost? Stay tuned for the next instalment in the new high stakes reality series The Candidates, coming soon to CBC, CTV and your favorite alt-news outlet. If the original U.S. series is any indication, the knock-off ought to be a ratings bonanza.
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HARRISTON A Christmas-themed play about life on the streets will open the Grey Wellington Theatre Guild’s 2016-17 season this week. The guild is set to stage Frozen Dreams, Robert Ainsworth’s award-winning tale of a group of homeless people who band together to help one of their number find a way to cook a frozen turkey, gifted to him by a wellmeaning charity. Co-director Helen Craigie describes the play as a drama with comedic moments. “It’s a Canadian play about the homeless in Toronto, who receive a turkey, frozen, and how they’re going to try and make the perfect Christmas, with no means of cooking a turkey,” says Craigie. Characters in the story include street dwellers, a social services worker and a police officer. “It’s quite a diverse group of people … and you see a
CHRIS MACKAY family, they become a family,” says Caroline Wollis, co-director. “There’s kind of a roller coaster of emotions with this play. You’ll be up, you’ll be down, you’re going to be shocked, you’ll be sad and happy.” Wollis added the play will show audiences life from the very different perspective of people living on the street. The story will take audiences through “every facet of emotion ... from one to the other in seconds,” said SEE FROZEN » 7
Drop-off locations in Drayton for Smiley Chimps Toy Drive by Caroline Sealey DRAYTON - Sheyanne’s Smiley Chimps Toy Drive created by Sheyanne O’Donnell of Arthur during her battle with neuroblastoma (childhood cancer) in 2013 continues this Christmas season. Sheyanne started the toy drive to help bring smiles
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to the faces of children like her who were staying at McMaster Children’s Hospital over the holidays. The community responded to Sheyanne’s toy drive by donating 1,200 toys, far surpassing her goal of collecting 100 to 200 toys. Sadly, Sheyanne lost her battle to cancer in February 2014. Her family and friends continue the toy drive each year in her honour. This Christmas season the Secure Insurance offices in Drayton and Arthur are proud to be a part of Sheyanne’s Smiley Chimps Toy Drive by offering their offices as drop off locations for donations. A drop box will also be located at the Drayton Fire Station immediately after the Drayton Santa Claus Parade on Dec. 2. Toy drive organizers are looking for donations for children from newborn to 18 years. Donations should be unwrapped, in original packaging and with tags attached. For more information on Sheyanne’s Smiley Chimps Toy Drive contact Kevin at 519-993-7895, Rebecca at 519-831-1960, Cassey at 519362-1218 or visit Facebook (Sheyanne’s Smiley Chimps).
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Norwell honors local veterans PALMERSTON - Norwell students honoured veterans at the school’s annual Remembrance Day service on Nov. 7. Staff and students contributed photos of family members who are or were veterans. The drama program students put on “an amazing performance” and “the audience was captivated,” school officials report. School cash online
District champs - The Norwell District Secondary School Senior Boys volleyball team won the District 4 championship on Nov. 10. Team members include, from left: front, Nole Black, Riley Stanley, Arden Mercey and Easton Bieman; back, coach Paul Frayne, Isaiah Thornback, Daniel Keunen, Dawson Martin, Luke Oxford, Brent Ellison, Ben Lawrence, Brodie Hoffele, Devon Pronk and coach Ian Strachan. Submitted photo
Norwell is now offering school cash online. This convenient and secure method of payment for student fees will be the preferred method of receiving payment from students. There is a link on the school’s webpage for parents to follow in order to sign up for the program. Currently the school is offering Norwell Spirit wear and new Norwell tumblers for sale.
Get Real Norwell’s LGBTQ community hosted its first ever Creator’s Expo for Get Real on Nov. 10. This well-attended event showcased local artists and musicians.
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development charges. “We need to do a better job of informing the public what these development charges can be used for,” said Craven. “I’ve been contacted by several farmers and pretty much all of them are afraid the development charges that would be put on them would be to help to pay for our water and sewer in town. So that’s one misconception that does not happen with development charges that would be made on farmers. Most of the farmers are unaware of that.” Harrop responded farm organizations would make an effort to “more clearly educate some of our producers that their development charges are for new capital projects, and water and wastewater are not an issue in the rural community.” Councillor Michael Martin asked OFA researcher Ben Lefort, who conducted the association’s cost of services study in Elgin County in 2014, why higher taxes are more readily accepted by non-agricultural business. “Most people find it acceptable that industrialand commercial-type business pay more in taxes and that’ll offset the residential taxes … in case of the ag community, it’s less acceptable. Why do you think there’s a difference there?” Martin asked.
Lefort responded that part of the reason is owners of agricultural land are “not consuming some of those people services, like parks and skating rinks and such.” Lefort stated, “I can’t say why really, but perhaps I could guess it would be something along the lines of it’s always been done that way.” Lefort said part of the problem is rural areas have been losing commercial and industrial assessment. “When that’s lost it puts a lot of pressure on what’s left, which is farm and residential,” he explained. The Bayham study, using 2012 tax data, shows that for every dollar of municipal revenue generated in association with the farm/forest tax category, the municipality spent 50 cents providing services to that class. Mayor Neil Driscoll explained the development charges proposal is an attempt by council to find funding for upgrades to rural roads and bridges, in the face of a provincial approach that sees rural municipalities absorb the cost of farm tax credits that were once spread province wide. Driscoll said Mapleton representatives raised the issue with provincial officials at the Ontario Good Roads Association in February. “Their reply to us was, ‘Your residents are taxable.’ Unfortunately that’s their stance,” said the mayor.
Noting the overflow crowd at the municipal office for the meeting, councillor Marlene Ottens commended the groups for engaging with council on the topic. “It’s great that this many people are out here and I wish the governments at the upper levels, the provincial and federal governments, could see this passion that we have here, the struggles that we’re having and why we’re even having this discussion,” said Ottens. “I wish they could see this, how engaged everyone here is and that somehow this kind of public engagement at this meeting and with this particular issue could end up at their doorstep … I hope everyone maintains this level of passion, however this ends up, whatever resolution this comes to, because we do need funding in rural Ontario and I love this level of engagement. Keep it up.” Council is planning to host another public meeting on proposed changes to the township’s development charges bylaw, but no date has been set. Although a few municipalities in Ontario do collect development charges on agricultural construction, none in Wellington County do so. In 2009, Wellington North dropped a proposal to collect development charges on farm buildings as a result of pressure from local farmers
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COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS The following are highlights from the November 8, 2016 Council Meeting: • Lucas Rogerson, a local independent Canadian musician, recording artist, producer and founding member of the Settlers Creek Band, performed a song as part of Mapleton’s Cultural Moment. • Mapleton Council heard from delegations from Wellington Federation Agriculture represented by Janet Harrop (WFA President), Ben Lefort (OFA Researcher) and Henry Stevens (Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario) regarding the 2016 Development Charges Update Study.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016 Taxes may be paid at the following locations:
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No need for despair I am very curious. In the past couple of weeks, did everything go just the way you wanted it to? My guess is that there are more than a few people who have experienced some real disappointments in life in the past few weeks. My guess is that some have received some bad news about their health; some have lost loved ones; some have experienced some real difficulties at work. I read an article that was in the Toronto Sun back in May of this year (2016) about a man who felt that God was constantly intervening in his life in a negative way - so much so that he decided to go to court and sue God, seeking a restraining order. Now you and I may not go that far, and we may even think that suing God is crazy. But when things go wrong, when we face events in life that don’t go our way, what are we to do? Disappointments happen all the time. How are we to handle them? Years ago, when Jesus walked the earth, many of his followers had some great expectations for Him and the future. The Jewish people that followed Him longed for freedom from Roman oppression. Their great dream was that Jesus would free them and re-establish the historic
Davidic kingdom that they had read so much about in their scriptures. Jesus was their Messiah which they believed meant an earthly kingdom and with it hope, but when Jesus was crucified on the cross His followers fell into despair. The Bible records that just a few days after the death of Jesus, two men walked away from Jerusalem filled with sadness. On their journey to Emmaus, they met Jesus, not realizing it was actually him. As they walked, they talked of all that had happened. These two guys didn’t realize it right away, but they were spending time with Jesus who had died just a few days before and was now resurrected. He was alive! Jesus spoke to these men and taught them what the Old Testament said about Him. At the end of it all, Jesus had a meal with these two men, and when he ‘broke bread’ with them, these two men had their eyes opened. They realized then what had happened, and that this man they were with was Jesus. I find this funny: they were on their way to Emmaus, but once they get there and realize who they are with, once Jesus leaves them, they immediately turn around and head right back to Jerusalem from where they started. It is an incredible transformation and turn around.
They had their hopes dashed, they were in despair, they were sad. Then when they spend time with Jesus, their eyes are opened, and they begin to understand the broader perspective on life, and also the very fine details of the few days leading up to their journey. The result is that they are filled with joy. They go from sadness to joy and all because they had the opportunity to walk with Jesus and hear Him talk. You can read the full story in the Bible, the book of Luke in the 24th chapter. What does all of this mean? First off, while we have plans or expectations that go unmet, that doesn’t mean that God is absent or that God is not at work. In fact, it is usually quite the opposite. As bad as some outcomes may appear, we need to always remember that God is in control and that he cares about every single person in this world. Secondly, it becomes incredibly clear to me that walking with Jesus can go a long way towards changing our perspective on life. While not everything will go our way, having Jesus at our side through life can help us face challenges with a smile, and even help us to see that disappointments in some strange sort of way can be blessings when we see them from God’s perspective.
Conways participate in puck drop at Rangers game by Caroline Sealey KITCHENER - A Drayton youngster and his siblings were recipients of the generosity of the Clarky’s Kids organization. Evan, Olivia and Cody Conway dropped the official opening pucks at a Kitchener Rangers game on Oct. 30. Clarky’s Kids is a joint effort between the Kitchener Rangers Ontario Hockey League club and former Ranger and current member of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, David Clarkson. The organization supports children up to 16 years of age and their families in the Kitchener-Waterloo region who are dealing with childhood cancer on a daily basis. The program provides children from Grand River Hospital’s POGO (Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario) Satellite Centre the opportunity to experience a Kitchener Rangers game and
Puck droppers - The Clarky’s Kids organization invited: from right: Olivia, Evan and Cody Conway of Drayton to drop pucks at the Kitchener Rangers game on Oct. 30. The foundation, a joint effort of the Kitchener Rangers and Columbus Blue Jacket forward and former Ranger David Clarkson, raises funds to support local families dealing with a child that has cancer. Evan Conway has been battling leukemia since 2015 and is continuing treatments. Photo by Dan Hamilton/Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club visit with players and coaches in and out of the hospital. Drayton resident Evan Conway was diagnosed with
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Yes, squirrels do have a dark side. Those strong rodent teeth are capable of chewing through wood, plastic and even metal feeder parts to get at a meal. Gary and I have gone to great lengths in an attempt to stop intruders from ransacking our feeders. Our biggest success was using a tall metal pole, situated far from any table or chair, building or tree. On top of it is a bar to hang feeders. Absolutely nothing can climb this pole (though I wouldn’t bet my life on it). Just to be safe though, we hung two of our feeders which are resistant, but not squirrel-proof. One metal feeder closes when something too heavy sits on it. The other is plastic and has a large dome overhanging the feeding area. So far, so good. I heard a squirrel vs. blue jay story recently from Patty and Mike. They saw a squirrel taking whole peanuts from inside their feeder and burying them in a sandbox. This went on for some time. What makes it funny may be revenge, but the squirrel was outsmarted by a jay that promptly dug up each peanut. Outwitting Squirrels by Bill Adler, Jr. is an excellent book. He writes that “squirrel-proof exists only in an idealized state”. He suggests placing a sheet metal skirt to prevent squirrels from climbing isolated trees, using coated copper wire instead of chains for hangers and apply Vaseline monthly, maybe a baffle or two. You can see “a lot of people” have tried “a lot of ideas” to try and outwit “a lot of squirrels”. The battle rages. If you catch a squirrel in a cage, Bill warns to use thick gloves - remember, they have sharp teeth. Move it at least two miles away (maybe ten). Barriers are a good idea - superhighways work best, fast moving rivers, open treeless areas, cats (I say dogs), zoos and shopping malls. The topic of squirrels isn’t covered yet - I’ll share more tidbits from time to time. If you have given up the fight and are so inclined you might join a Squirrel Lovers’ Club. Resources: Outwitting Squirrels, Guide to feeding winter birds in Ontario. Until next month, Susan Warren
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Palmerston residents gather at cenotaph for Remembrance Day service
Palmerston remembers - Local cadets, scouts and students were among those observing Remembrance Day at the cenotaph in Palmerston on Nov. 11.
Lest we forget - A large crowd was on hand to observe Remembrance Day at the cenotaph in Palmerston on Nov. 11. Photos by Patrick Raftis
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ries are the same. The lock and key type used to record dating, dancing and social functions by young girls are usually filled with love and humour. Others reveal the end of the diary and life itself when the hand writing turns shaky or another member of the family takes over the writing. Most entries start with an explanation of the weather as the weather usually dictated how the day proceeded. Diaries were recorded by people of all ethnic backgrounds, including the Metis, Irish, English and Scottish. “The Mennonites and Quakers surprised me with the large amount of diaries that they kept,” Wilson said. “Very few Catholic diaries have been found. The Methodist and Presbyterian faiths seemed to know how to read and write and usually ended the day’s writings with a reflection or a Bible verse. Many women with young children lacked the time or the education to compile a
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perplexed many a writer. “One example of cross hatching was displayed in a diary written by Susan Smith of Wellington County in 1874. She filled the page, turned the book on its side and continued writing over top of the entries already recorded,” Wilson said. Diaries were also used to store papers for safekeeping and obituaries cut from newspapers. They were rarely private and personal, although diary swapping was done between friends. Some diarists recorded monetary exchanges, labour sharing with neighbours, store purchases, grain sales and tales of family and the larger neighbourhood. The earliest diary in the collection is that of Hannah Jarvis of Lincoln County, 1845. The University of Guelph is also in possession of Jarvis’ cookbook. One interesting 1884 dairy was that of Matilda Hill of Douglas Village, Wellington County. Hill was the daugh-
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Sunday, November 20 at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Jake Snieder leads morning worship
Dobben’s Hardware Marspan Home Hardware Fear’s Bibs ‘n’ Cribs Drayton Chop House
Toys will be given to children in the area
ter of a Belwood merchant who was employed in her father’s store. While working in the shop located in the centre of the village, Matilda was drawn into the drama of village life. Her diary entries tended to be gossipy and juicy but were not written on a daily basis. Wilson accepts private donations of diaries up to the year 1900 at present. There are over 130 diaries currently in the collection. Students access each diary after reading its contents and decide on its usefulness to the program. The diary is then digitalized by a graduate student and uploaded onto the website. A small number of volunteer transcribers from various locations in North America and Australia choose a diary from the website to transcribe. Some transcribe more than one diary. A transcription box is provided on the website for translated words. Adding punctuation, correcting spelling errors or grammatical errors is not permitted. Each page is typed as it was written. Over 2,000 pages have been transcribed during a one-year period. “Diaries are a valuable source of history that capture the rich texture of rural life. They can be compared to a novel, but diaries don’t follow a plot. The university has recently purchased a planetary scanner that moves around the diary scanning its contents, helping to preserve the diary,” Wilson said. For information on the Rural Diary Archive or becoming a volunteer transcriber go to www.ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca.
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