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.
2011 Events:
Saturday April 16th - 2 pm - The Early Settlement of Sturgeon Point, a presentation by Liane Kennedy, at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 89 Colborne St., Fenelon Falls
Tuesday June 14th - 7 pm - Rough Eloquence: The life and Career of Edward Deanes Hand (1832 – 1919). He was the founder of the Fenelon Falls Gazette, the Bobcaygeon Independent and the Lindsay Advocate. A presentation by Randall Speller at Kawartha Heritage's Annual General Meeting, at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 89 Colborne St., Fenelon Falls
Saturday August 20 - 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, the Fenelon Heritage Quilt, home baking and preserves, and related activities for the whole family
Saturday September 17 - 2 pm - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Preserving Ontario's History, a presentation by Dorothy Duncan, at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 89 Colborne St., Fenelon Falls; all welcome, members free, non-members $5; light refreshments.
Interested in joining? Contact Kawartha Heritage, drop by or call Maryboro Lodge.