Kawartha Heritage
Interested in local history? Want to teach other to appreciate it as much? Looking for an opportunity to meet other to share your passion? Do you have ideas for history-related events in your community? Then you are probably a natural for Kawartha Heritage.
Kawartha Heritage is a group of people interested in the history of the Kawarthas. The organization was founded in June 2008 as Friends of Fenelon Museum to provide opportunities for area residents to take part in promoting, sharing and learning about the history of their region. While regular meetings are held to plan events, meetings and community activities, Kawartha Heritage's primary aim is to introduce members to others who similarly value their community and provide opportunities to bring the region’s past to life in less formal contexts.
Kawartha Heritage encourages members to bring new dimensions to programming and restoration of Maryboro Lodge - The Fenelon Falls Museum and provides the support necessary to make these ideas a reality, but that's only one aspect of Kawartha Heritage: old automobiles, family history, sharing old farm stories, remembering the village in days gone by, cataloguing old trees, cemetery maintenance, historic photograph competitions at the Fenelon Fair - Kawartha Heritage has a place for almost anything. Come, share what the area means to you.
2010 Events:
Saturday April 24th - 2 pm - Don't Take All Rocks For Granite, a presentation on the geological history of the area by Sherry Telford, at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 89 Colborne St., Fenelon Falls
Tuesday June 15th - 7 pm - The Business History of Fenelon Falls 1830-1900, a presentation by Randall Speller at Kawartha Heritage's Annual General Meeting, at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 89 Colborne St., Fenelon Falls
Saturday July 10th - 10 am to 3 pm - Kawartha Heritage Garden Tour - for tickets, contact the Museum at 705-887-1044, or visit Stokes-on-Trent, Grr8 Finds, The Big Event, or Coboconk Home Hardware
Saturday August 21 - 10 am to 3 pm - Family History Day at the Fenelon Falls Museum, 50 Oak Street - a day of demonstrations, genealogical assistance, sharing of family histories, and related activities for the whole family
Saturday September 25 - 2 pm - Cemeteries - speaker TBA
Interested in joining? Contact Kawartha Heritage, drop by or call Maryboro Lodge.