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On behalf of Council, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the fall edition of Mosaic.

King comes to life in the harvest season! Get up-close and personal with Ontario's

top and prestigious chefs on Sunday, September 7th as King will proudly host the

Organic Advocates’ 25th Anniversary Feast of Fields at Cold Creek Conservation

Area. Please join us on Saturday, October 4th at Ansnorveldt Park as the Holland

Marsh Growers’ Association (in partnership with the Township of King and the Town

of Bradford West Gwillimbury) brings you the Holland Marsh Soupfest featuring

delicious, piping-hot soups made with locally grown produce from the Holland Marsh

prepared by local restaurants and talented chefs. Explore the incredible selection of

local fall produce and goods at York Region’s many Farm Fresh venues, including the

special presentation of Pumpkin Pie Trail taking place September 27th to October

5th (for further details, please visit www.yorkscene.com).

The Parks, Recreation & Culture Department is pleased to announce the reopening

of Hickstead Memorial, Davis, and Trail Head Parks following their renovation this

past summer. Be sure to enjoy these new accessible parks and playgrounds upon

their completion this fall!

As we move into the autumn months, I encourage everyone to remain involved in

King and support our businesses by shopping local. Please visit our website at

www.king.ca to further explore the opportunities that await you in your home town.

Sincerely,

Mayor Steve Pellegrini

GrantsIf you are a member of a community group that is

working on a new project or initiative that helps to

further the vision, goals, strategies and actions

identified in King’s Community Sustainability Plan

you may be eligible to receive funding or resource

support from the Township through Sustainable

King Grants.

The Sustainability Advisory Committee is pleased

to share the NEW Sustainable King Grant

Guidelines. The new Guidelines and updated

Application Form will be available in October and

can be accessed at www.sustainableking.com.

King’s Sustainability Plan is focused on implementing

sustainable actions and leveraging the resources of

our community. We must work together to ensure

the Plan’s success!

For more information contact Sara Puppi,

Sustainability Coordinator: (905)833-4080

or [email protected]

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FallfestSeptember 20th

Cold Creek Conservation Area

11:00 am to 3:00 pm

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7th Annual Headwaters Horse Country Stable TourOctober 4th & 5th

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

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SoupfestOctober 4th

Ansnorveldt Park

11:00 am to 4:00 pm

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Haunted ForestOctober 24th & 25th

Cold Creek Conservation Area

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

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The mission of Arts Society King is “to establish and maintain an organization in King Township that fosters inspiration,understanding and appreciation for the arts, heritage and nature.” Our primary objective is “to provide support services tothe arts, heritage and nature communities in King Township for the purpose of enhancing communication, education andthe promotion of their respective activities.”

King MOSAiC is publishedby Arts Society King

www.ArtsSocietyKing.caVolume III Issue 4

Editorial content is protected by copyright law. Unauthorized use or reproduction of the contents of this publication withoutthe written consent of the publisher is prohibited. Publisher is responsible for errors in advertising only to the extent of thecost of that portion of the advertising space occupied by the error.

Distributed four times a year (December, March, June, September) to all households inKing and some in Aurora.

Other Distribution Sites IN King Township: Holland Marsh - Bray's Fuels; Kettleby – CardinalGolf Club: The Bistro at Redcrest, Dorios Kettleby Italian Bakery; King City – Arts Society King Office, Country Apple Orchard Farm, Country Day School, King City Dental, King City Farmers'Market, Kingbridge Conference Centre and Institute, Locale Restaurant, Oak Ridges Trail Associa-tion - All Saints Anglican Church, Pine Farms Orchard Country Café, Seneca College, Villanova Col-lege; King Township – U of T's Koffler Scientific Reserve, Libraries, Municipal Offices, Museum,Royal LePage; Nobleton – Art Equine Studio Gallery at Winsong Farm, Cold Creek Gate House,Dreamwood Furniture, Fincham's Harness Shop, Nobleton Physiotherapy; Pottageville - Pathwaysto Perennials & Blossom Café; Schomberg – Anchiques, Artista Custom Framing, Richvale Sad-dlery, Schomberg Agricultural Fair & Farmers' Market, Sheena’s Kitchen, The Grackle.

Distribution Sites OUTSIDE of King Township: Alliston - Gibson Centre, South Simcoe ArtsCouncil; Alton - Alton Mill; Aurora - Caruso & Company, Pine Tree Potters, St. Andrew's College,The Aurora Cultural Centre, York Region Arts Council; Bolton - Forster’s Book Garden, Naked Vine;Creemore: Mad & Noisy Gallery; Etobicoke - Humber River Shakespeare Co. @ Montgomery'sInn, Kleinburg - Cashew & Clive Café at The McMichael, Hawthorne House; Lunenburg, NS - GailPatriarche Gallery, Mosaic Treasures; Newmarket - Covernotes tea & coffee house; Richmond Hill- Burr House Craft Gallery, Covernotes tea & coffee house, Mill Pond Gallery; Rosemont - DufferinCounty Museum, Simcoe Arts Web Design; Toronto - Toronto & Region Conservation; Tottenham- A Taste of Freedom Restaurant, Century 21 Gallery.

EDITORS [email protected]

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DESIGN PRODUCTIONPenny Gilbertson

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WEBMASTERRobert Pointer

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Canadian Museum of Civilization

Canadian War Museum

City of Winnipeg

Gordon Craig

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William Epp

Eva Folks

Kathleen Fry

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Gordon Goldsborough

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Library & Archives Canada

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McMichael Canadian Art Collection

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Joanne Nonnekes

Pathways to Perennials

Russell Hughes Rabjohn

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Gavin Watt

Rachel Weiner

Dr. Arthur Weis

Tom Wray

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS & ARTISTS

4 Cruizin' at the Schomberg Street Gallery

Eva Folks

6 King Remembers!

Honouring Our Heroes from the Great War

8 Biologist at the Table

Chicken, Eggs...and the Obvious Answer

9 Carving a Place in the History of Canadian Art:

MCAC Pays Homage to Charles Edenshaw

11 Memory and Remembrance

The Great War and Christmas Truce, 1914

12 Events in and around King…just ASK!

Local community events:

September to December

13 King - Street Banner Contest

14 Fincham's Fashions for Horses and Humans

15 From Russia to Russets

16 Winnie the Pooh...and Colebourn too!

17 Monarchs, Milkweeds and Mexico

Cold Creek Stewardship Report

18 Dawn Langstroth: Two careers...one life...

19 Letters Home from the Great War

20 The Time-Traveller's Barn

ON-LINE VERSION AT KingMosaic.ca

ArtsSocietyKing.ca

COVEREva Folks ‘Rubberneckers’

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Canadian Soldiers Diaries - A personal series of sketches WWI 1914-18

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Eva Folks meets me at the door ofher house/studio wearing a MickeyMouse T-shirt and a huge smile.She leads me into her creativespace, formerly the living room.There is a big easel in the large bay

window and a fish tank opposite. The sofa iscovered with a blanket so her two dogs canlounge while she is working. A toy shelf in thecorner is loaded with model cars – old Chevs,T-Birds, and other classics. A few stuffed animals;giraffes, lions, peer down from the top. I can tellthis is going to be one fun interview!

A typical example of Eva’s work graces thecover of this issue of King MOSAiC. This piece,called “Rubberneckers” exhibits all the elementsof her work: curved buildings, classic cars, andcreatures. Her sense of humour shines throughin the play on words in the title, and the licenceplate ELONG8. The sightseers are perched intheir classic Alfa Romeo; the wife’s outfit is ac-cessorized with pearls and an alligator purse,and her hubby has his camera handy. The lionsits growling behind in his Corvette, waiting forthe giraffes to move along and stop holding uptraffic.

Eva's acrylic paintings are organized by se-

ries. She began with the building group thatshe calls the “Urban” series. Her quirkystructures come in all colours and at all an-gles, often bisected by bridges, classic cars,and laundry lines. Occasionally the artisttakes commissioned work for a specific citywhere she will paint iconic architectural spots,for example the Brooklyn Bridge, or the SeattleSpace Needle, into her work. And sometimes anatural element pokes through - sun shining,moon glowing, or a tiny bit of grass or lake.

By way of explanation, the artist says herfavourite painter is Robert Bateman. Her backyard is lush and her kitchen is filled with plantsand natural light. When she isn’t in her studioshe is out there puttering around in the garden.A tribute to the environment can be seen in apiece called “Puddle Jumpers” where, youguessed it, frogs are the passengers in a tinypuddle-jumping car. Bull rushes line the roadsideas the frogs head away from city life.

One very popular series is called “Cruizin”where Eva's love of cars brings her to paint herfavourites, and fill them with comical characters.One, called “Chicken Coupe” shows a Fordfilled with chicks dolled up in their sexy best,heading out for a night on the town in their

ThunderBIRD. In “Dog Days of Summer” agroup of dogs drive to the beach in theirwoody filled with their surfboards, probablysinging along to an old Four Seasons tune onthe radio. “On the Lamb” shows a mafia-stylesheep wearing sunglasses, a fedora and puffingon a cigar, getting out of town in a hurry in his1940 Cadillac Fleetwood. A 1941 Plymouth po-lice radio car is on his tail.

How did Eva start out on this artistic path?She remembers crayoning pictures underneathher parents’ dining room table. They were upset,but not too upset – the table stayed in the fam-ily for many years. She said she “always had apencil in my hand.” Nevertheless she followedthe career path her parents had nudged her to-wards: accounting and engineering classes, andspending time in their family business, a machineshop. This may be where she learned about an-gles and lines that figure so prominently in herurban paintings today.

Soon Eva began taking interior design classes

Editors’ notes: See article on page 20. Eva Folk's love of cars as subjects for herpaintings reminds us of another upcoming event - our ASK fundraising adventure carrally around the township. Participants will be exploring unknown corners of King, dis-covering new people and products, and ending up with dinner at a car museum unlikeany other, and not open to the public. You don’t need a GTO or a Corvette for thisevent; just rev up your engine and ASK For A Ride. Sunday, October 19 - ASKFundraiser - ASK For A Ride. Registration: call Jane at 905.939.9357 or onlinewww.ArtsSocietyKing.ca

by Sue Iaboni

Cruizin’at the Schomberg Street Gallery

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at night, which led to painting walls withfaux finishes and then murals. It was ashort step from there to painting on aneasel. She talks about the artistic processfor her. Often she begins a painting andthen she “gets stuck” and has to go on topaint something else while the ideas “per-colate up” and she is able to go back andfinish the first piece. She describes needingto see the piece in her mind, sometimescausing difficulty because it is hard to setup a giraffe driving a car in her living room.Aha – the reason for the shelf of toys be-

comes clear. Eva's future plans include the possibility

of writing some children’s books. Her firstattempt is tentatively called “Alligator Pic-nic.” She is also a co-founder of a groupof Aurora artists and they are planning ashow in the fall of 2015: Local Colour Au-rora Paints the Town. Her work is currentlyon display at Edge Gallery in Barrie and atPennello Gallery in Cleveland. She saysshe finds Americans really taking an inter-est in her work.

Eva Folks is a contributing artist for thefourth time at the Schomberg StreetGallery on Sunday, September 14 from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. She finds this venue a greatone for selling art and meeting clients. Witha section of Main Street closed for the day,art lovers can meet with artists; watch themwork; mingle with other show goers; sit ata street-side café; enjoy the beautiful back-drop of heritage buildings and of course,buy that special piece for a friend, family oryour own home. www.EvaFolks.com www.StreetGallery.ca

KKing Remembers! by Gavin Watt

Honouring Our Heroes from the Great WarKing Township’s heritage groups haveestablished a committee to coordinatethe commemoration of the 100th an-niversary of the Great War. Represen-tatives from the township’s museum,libraries, historical society, archives andarts society, along with volunteers fromthe general public will inform townshipresidents about upcoming commemo-rative events, and assemble artifacts,images and memorabilia for displays atthe museum and other appropriatevenues.

The committee anticipates the cre-ation of a series of presentations span-ning the conflict – 1914-18, the yearsof intense warfare, and 1919, whichsaw the Siberian intervention, thepeace process in Paris, and the returnhome of Canadian servicemen andwomen. Activities may be as diverse asmovie screenings; a Facebook page;wartime music concerts; travel diaries;speakers’ series; school visitations; mu-seum displays; and re-enactment pre-sentations.

The museum’s initial displays will bein place by October 15th of this year,and feature a multi-media presentationof the employment of an amazing vari-

ety of animals during the war. For ex-ample – horses and camels as mounts;horses, mules and dogs in draft andtransportation roles; dogs and pigeonsas couriers; rescue and guard dogs; an-imals as propaganda, and in the criticalrole of maintaining morale as friendsand mascots, and later in memorializingthe conflict in art and monuments.

The museum also intends to launcha Memorial Wall featuring photographsof the relatives of township residents intheir uniforms from all sides of theworldwide conflict. These images willbe labeled with the veteran’s name,rank, service details and donor’s name.Of course, original photographs maybe too precious or fragile to display. Insuch cases, the committee will arrangeto have them scanned so that copiescan be used. The hope is to build thewall into a major display over the yearsuntil the commemoration’s conclusionin 2019.

If residents have a collection of aveteran’s artifacts such as medals, uni-form pieces, badges, equipment, edgedweapons that they would be willing toloan or donate to the museum, a spe-cific display will be created in a secure

glass case. Some future multi-media presenta-

tions and displays under considerationare: British Empire (Canadian) Serviceand Valour Medals and Ribbons; imagesof soldiers from all the participating na-tions; Infantry Small Arms of the majorprotagonists; women’s services over-seas and on the home-front; and Post-war Service Pins and Awards.

An essential element of this endeav-our will be participation by township

residents. Anyone with ideas about fur-ther commemorative activities shouldcontact the committee through thetownship’s museum office at [email protected] or 905-833-2331.

People who wish to loan or donateartifacts of the Great War are also encouraged to contact the museum,as is anyone who has photographs oftheir relatives in uniform for inclusionon the Memory Wall.

Editors' Note: King Township Public Library

and Arts Society King present a special Travel

Diary event on November 11th at 7 p.m. at

the King City Library. Lorraine Herd visited

many of the sites of WWI.

Victoria Cross Recipient - Private MichaelO’Rourke, VC MM, 7th (British Columbia)Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Silver War Badge - Awarded during the war tosoldiers who were dischargedbecause of injury or illness.

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NRMT is a large TRCA owned prop-erty located in the Region of York -within the municipalities of King andVaughan. The landmass is approxi-mately 820 hectares in size and isfound within Humber River Water-shed. The property supports a varietyof wildlife and is an important migra-tory corridor. Because of its large size,and current and future ecologicalvalue, NRMT is an integral part ofTRCA’s natural heritage system.

We needed to make a plan for thisproperty. Rising population and severaldevelopment plans surrounding NRMThave potential to impact the hydrologyof the site, which many natural systemsdepend on. The NRMT ManagementPlan provides specific instructions onhow to protect the natural heritagesystem of NRMT – while also provid-ing visitors with nature-based recre-ation opportunities. Implementation ofthe plan, separated in to three phasesover a 7-year period, is estimated tocost $3.3 million. The plan includes a

detailed 25km multi-use trail plan, site-securement projects, along with an as-sortment of natural/cultural heritageinterpretation sites.

NRMT is currently the largest sec-tion of the Humber River without amulti-use trail. With the completion ofthe trail plan in NRMT and the sur-rounding area; trail enthusiasts couldhike or bike from Albion Hills Conser-vation Area in Bolton, through Klein-burg, straight down the Humber Riverto downtown Toronto – mostly with-out using roadways. The Humber TrailSystem has national significance.

The NRMT Management Plan hasbeen developed through extensiveconsultation with partners, communitygroups, stakeholders, and the public,and has been greatly strengthened bytheir input and expertise. NRMT hasremained mostly untouched for thepast 50 years and is anticipated to be-come a destination for those wantingto experience the best of the HumberRiver Watershed.

For more information, please go to: www.trca.on.ca/nashville or contact:Adam Dembe - Planner, Conservation Lands at [email protected]

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TRCA is very excited to announce that the Nashville Resource Management Tract (NRMT)Management Plan was approved by the TRCA Authority Board July 25, 2014.

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It’s the old conundrum. What came first, the chickenor the egg? When the Greeks started philosophizing,they found the question a stumper. Aristotle calledthe whole idea of a chicken not arising from an egglaid by another chicken “repugnant to nature.” Platopunted on the issue, citing his doctrine that all thingsin this world preexisted in spirit. Well, a few yearsback my friend Jacqui Shykoff, a Canadian whoteaches biology at the University of Paris, pointed outthe solution, and it’s obvious. Before I explain, letsconsider eggs across the animal kingdom and howthey work.

Even primitive animals, such as sponges,corals and oysters, have eggs, but these

are simple affairs. Mom divides off a cellwith a single copy of each gene, cov-ers it with an outer coating—thechorion—then she ejects it out intothe sea and hopes for the best. Daddoes much the same with his sperm.Floating aimlessly through the briny,the lucky few hook up. And a fewdays later you have a critter. The eggin these animals is really just the egg

cell and the chorion.Fish mating behaviour entails less

chance and more romance, but the fun-damentals are the same. Mom, enticed by

dad’s antics, sheds her eggs into the water. Hethen sprays them with sperm. Many amphibians(toads and salamanders) spend their adult life in for-est and field, but return to the water when theirthoughts turn to love. Their eggs need to be sub-merged or they dry out.

This brings us to the reptiles—snakes, lizards, tur-tles and dinosaurs—who mate and rear their off-spring on land. How do they do it? They take thewater with them. Reptile eggs have a drying-resistantchorion. The egg cell, which we call the yolk, floats ina rich protein solution, the white. After fertilization,

the cell divides again and again. Some of these newcells become the embryo, while the others developinto three different sacs. One sac, the amnion, housesthe embryo. Within the amnion the developing crea-ture floats in a saline solution, and so like their prim-itive ancestors, baby dinosaurs developed in seawater.The yolk sac, as the name implies, holds the nutrientsfrom the yolk. The allantois sac acts as a gill; it capturesoxygen seeping inward through the chorion and car-ries it back to the embryo. In biological terminology,the entire ensemble is called the amniotic egg. Inter-estingly, mammals also develop in an amniotic sac,while the yolk sac, allantois and chorion combine toform the placenta.

But wait, you say…what about the chicken? Well,the chicken evolved through domestication of thejunglefowl. Farmers from China to India all had ahand in it. And the junglefowl descended from an an-cestral bird that also gave rise to pheasants, turkeys,grouse and guineafowl. And that ancestor descendedfrom…well, you get the picture. If you trace thechicken family tree back far enough you get to afeathered dinosaur. And like the chicken, that dinosaurlaid amniotic eggs.

So, as Jacqui pointed out, the answer to the co-nundrum is obvious. The chicken as we know itevolved after its amniotic ancestors, so clearly the eggcame first.

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Refrigerator Pickled Beets and EggsI make this recipe every summer as the vegetable gardenreaches peak production. The pickled eggs are a refreshinglunch item on a hot day. And the beets can be served as a simple salad.

Ingredients:

10 eggs, hardboiled and peeled

3 lbs. fresh beets, scrubbed

2 cups cider vinegar

2 cups water

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1 cinnamon stick

8 cloves

1 teaspoon allspice

Directions:• Trim the root end and top from

the beets and bring to simmer in a large pot of water. They are done when easily pierced with a fork.

• Peel the beets then slice into 1/4 inch rounds and place them with the peeled eggs into a 1 gallon jar.

• Combine the remaining ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil.

• Pour the liquid over the beets, let cool, and then refrigerate for at least 24 hr.

As you eat the beets and eggs, you can add more to thesame brine. I keep refilling mine until Thanksgiving. Enjoy!

Chickens, Eggs…and the Obvious Answer

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Charles Edenshaw’s work has come toepitomize the art of the NorthwestCoast in the minds of many Canadians.His dynamic carvings and unique hy-brid designs represent the beauty andvitality of Haida art and culture, pastand present. The first retrospective ofEdenshaw’s work, organized by theVancouver Art Gallery, is now on dis-play at the McMichael Canadian ArtCollection, almost ninety years after theartist’s death. Simply titled CharlesEdenshaw, the exhibition includeseighty extraordinary objects as well asarchival photographs, that shed light onthe life and career of one of Canada’smost skilled and prolific artists, a manwho has earned his place in the pan-theon of Canadian art.

Edenshaw was born Da.a xiigang atSkidegate in Haida Gwaii, British Co-lumbia, to a prominent Haida family. Hetrained as a carver under his uncle Al-bert Edward Edenshaw, and inheritedfrom him the title of Chief 7Idansuu. Inabout 1873, Edenshaw married Isabella,an accomplished artist in her own right,and the two collaborated on a numberof works, a selection of which is in-cluded in the exhibition. Charles Eden-shaw died on September 12, 1920 inOld Massett at the age of approxi-mately eighty-one.

A Culture in CrisisThroughout Edenshaw’s lifetime, Haidaways of life were challenged by contactwith Europeans, disease, economic ex-pansion, and new laws that prohibitedtraditional Aboriginal ceremonies and

practices. In 1862, the Pacific North-west Coast experienced an outbreakof smallpox which claimed the lives ofapproximately half of the Indigenouspeoples living along the coast betweenVictoria and Alaska. It is estimated thatby the end of the nineteenth centurythe Haida population had been re-duced by over ninety percent. Eden-shaw’s body of work stands as a visualrecord of a critical period in the historyof Haida culture and speaks to the rich-ness and resiliency of Haida traditions.

New Materials and MarketsOne of Edenshaw’s most distinguishingcharacteristics as an artist was his abilityto maintain and develop traditionalHaida forms, while at the same timeadapting to new materials and markets.The maritime fur trade and the colo-nization of Haida Gwaii brought an in-flux of foreigners who introduced newobjects, media, and iconography. Eden-shaw incorporated Victorian andAmerican imagery such as floral pat-terns and the American-style eagle intohis designs, producing canes, spoons,and other objects that merged tradi-tional Haida techniques with new mo-tifs. The quality and ingenuity of hiswork attracted the attention of anthro-pologists, ethnographers, collectors, andother outsiders who purchased Eden-shaw’s work for public and private col-lections. As a result, his art can be foundin institutions worldwide, including theAmerican Museum of Natural History;the Metropolitan Museum of Art(MoMA); the Staatliche Museen zu

Berlin; the Pitt Rivers Museum at theUniversity of Oxford in England; andthe McMichael Canadian Art Collec-tion.

The ExhibitionFollowing highly successful runs at theVancouver Art Gallery and the Na-tional Gallery of Canada, the exhibitionmakes its final tour stop at theMcMichael, an institution know for col-lecting, preserving, and displaying thework of First Nations artists. The exhi-bition, arranged around four themes,presents the wide range of objects thatEdenshaw created during his lifetime,including model totem poles, argilliteplatters, gold and silver jewellery,woven hats and baskets, and other im-peccably crafted works of art.

The first section of the exhibition,entitled Haida Traditions, affirms theHaida foundations of Edenshaw’s art,featuring objects that were used by thefamily or that depict family crests, in-cluding a carved settee and cradle-board. The Narrative section highlightsEdenshaw’s ability to animate Haidastories in his carving using interwovenforms, particularly in his argillite plat-ters, bringing new life to traditional sub-ject matters. The exhibition’s Stylesection focuses on the artist’s masterfulapproach to form and line, and includeshis gold and silver carved bracelets,painted hats, and model poles. Finally,New Forms explores Edenshaw’s inno-vative use of new materials and motifswith traditional Haida themes to createunique hybrid works.

The Sea Bear BraceletOne of the highlights of the exhibition,the silver Sea Bear Bracelet, was ac-quired by the McMichael in 1974, andembodies Edenshaw’s masterful use ofspace and line. Described by exhibitionco-curator Robin Wright as “classicCharles Edenshaw,” it is the artist’slargest known bracelet. In an interviewwith McMichael Assistant CuratorChris Finn in the inaugural issue of theMcMichael Magazine, Edenshaw’sgreat-grandson Robert Davidson notesthat the Sea Bear Bracelet is one of hisgreat-grandfather’s finest works, display-ing an unmatched fluidity of design.

The McMichael will welcomeRobert Davidson, also a prominentartist based in the Vancouver area, onSaturday, September 6 from 11:30 to12:30 pm for a discussion on Eden-shaw’s legacy and the continued im-portance of art within NorthwestCoast communities.

Fee: general public: $29; studentswith valid ID: $15. To purchase tickets,call 905.893.1121 ext. 2209 or visitmcmichael.com for more details.

by Rachael Weiner, McMichael Canadian Art Collection

Charles Edenshaw (attr.)Bentwood Chest, late 19th century, wood, pigmentCanadian Museum of Civilization, VII-B-1580

Charles Edenshaw is organized and circulated by the Vancouver Art Gallery. The exhibition is made possible with support from The Audain Foundation for

the Visual Arts, the Government of Canada through the Museums Assistance Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage, and Mr. David Aisenstat.

Carving a Place in the History of Canadian Art: McMichael Exhibition Pays Homage to Charles Edenshaw

Charles EdenshawSea Bear Bracelet, late 19th century, silverMcMichael Canadian Art Collection, Purchase 1974, 1981.108.1Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery

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When I was young, mymaternal grandparentstook leisurely Sundayafternoon drives in the

country around Toronto. Occasionallymy brother and I joined them, bouncingaround in the back seat of their sleekgreen Studebaker, trying to behave. Mygrandparents preferred the quiet lifebut they also wanted to give myMother a break by taking us out of thehouse – she had two more babies anda workaholic husband to wrangle.

The Sunday drives lie at the edge ofmy memory – but glow with thewarmth of a happy childhood. Our des-tinations varied. I remember morelpicking in King Township, seeing the lionstatues on the Queen Elizabeth Way,eating fruit salad as an appetizer in Buf-falo, and visiting great uncles and auntsin Whitby or Collingwood.

The uncles were big-boned farmersand fishermen who wore plaid shirtswith baggy pants held up with sus-penders. They smoked pipes orchewed tobacco. The aunts woreaprons over print dresses with sensibleshoes and served plates of sugar-sprin-kled pound cakes, tart rhubarb or rasp-berry squares, and plum preserves. Wesat in stuffy parlors talking about theweather and the comings and goings ofrelatives with names like Rita and Lou,Jack and Irene, Cliff and Willamene.

Both my grandparents came fromlarge families – ten surviving siblings forone and eight for the other – so I neverreally knew who they were talkingabout – a forebear, a cousin, a niece, or

whatever. On the long trips home to Toronto

in the Studebaker, Poppa sang, probablyto keep us quiet in the back seat. Hehad a gentle, rich tenor voice and it wasvery calming. I remember him singingIt’s a Long Road to Tipperary, Keep theHome Fires Burning, Pack Up Your Trou-bles in Your Old Kit Bag, The Rose fromPicardie and other tunes from WorldWar I. He sang and told modest storiesabout his life and the war.

Poppa – or Thomas Moore Gourlay– was born in Manitowaning, Ontario.He worked in Buffalo as a shoemakerbefore he enlisted. In the Second Battleof the Somme he was injured from ashrapnel burst and was left, after a longrecovery, with a limp. He met mygrandmother in rehabilitation in Whitbyafter the war. She was a nurse and in-terjected into his storytelling her sternopinions about the trenches, rats, mud,pneumonia, shell shock, and mustardgas.

My grandfather mostly talked aboutthe better times during the War. Andthat always included the music. He re-membered that, on quiet nights, hecould hear German soldiers singingacross the barbed wire and “No Man’sLand.” He said one early winter nighthe heard a clear German voice singSilent Night, Holy Night – and thenPoppa sang it. I felt I was there, with himin his trench, listening to a beautifulvoice, foreign but also just like his.

He said many soldiers all along theWestern Front, on both sides, sponta-neously walked up onto No Man’s

Land on Christmas Day, 1914. Theytalked and traded cigarettes with theenemy. He talked to Fritz, a young“fresh-faced” German soldier, andfound Fritz was just like him, missingfamily and his home. The next day theywere both back in their separatetrenches shooting at each other.

Recently I thought I would look upmy grandfather’s record. No one in thefamily today remembered most of thebattles he fought before his injury orhow long after the war he remainedhospitalized in England. Once I startedmy Internet search, I found his regimentnumber and rank quickly.

I learned he was a sergeant, some-thing I didn’t know before. Library andArchives Canada are digitizing all WWIservice records this year as a centennialproject and not mailing out copies ofrecords they are actually working on.Even though they are supposed tohave uploaded the “G’s,” to date I canstill only see my grandfather’s attesta-tion and medical examination papersupon enlistment. No information abouthis battalion or unit, battles, his dis-charge, or his wound – maybe they areall lost. His medals –Military, Victory, andKing George VI Coronation Medals --don’t tell me much either ; but I knowhe was proud of them.

When I read his enlistment records,I smiled when his complexion was de-scribed as “fresh,” his birthplace Mani-towaning, his residence Buffalo N.Y., andhis employment a leather worker. Butthe date he had his medical exam inToronto was December 27, 1915. His

first Christmas in the trenches wouldhave been 1916, not 1914.

Since the Christmas Truce of 1914was disapproved by higher command,orders were clear it must not be re-peated. Stories circulate, however, thata truce of sorts was honored in iso-lated places along the front Christmas,1915. Historians have long said that byChristmas 1916, any good feelingacross the lines that might trigger atruce had faded with the misery of thewar dragging on and the use of gas andthe first tanks. But a letter surfaced in2010 from a Canadian on the front atVimy describing a short Truce onChristmas Day, 1916, when the Ger-mans and Canadians lay down theirarms and traded cigars for “bully beef.”Elders in our family do not rememberPoppa serving at Vimy.

It seems I have misremembered mygrandfather’s Christmas Truce story. Orhe was part of an event that is off thehistorical record. Or he told someoneelse’s story so vividly that I thought itwas his. I will likely never know. If I hadthe chance, I would ask him if he signedup because of the story of the Truce.His sentiment certainly didn’t wear thinwith the grim reality of war, trauma, andthe passage of time.

A hundred years later both familymemory and historical record fall shortof fact. But I can still return to that well-polished Studebaker, smell the leatherinterior mixed with his pipe tobacco,and hear the timbre of his soft tenorvoice singing those old marching tunes.Full memory lies just out of reach, butthe feeling of remembrance remainsstrong.

Memory and RemembranceThe Great War and Christmas Truce, 1914 by Ann Love

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[Photo One] Thomas Moore Gourlay, on theright, with his brother Cliff, on the left, and hisfather in between. When his sons appeared intheir new uniforms, the family story goes,Thomas Gourlay Sr. put on his old North WestRebellion uniform for this photo.

[Photo Two] A staged snapshot taken at camp inSurrey, England. Thomas Gourlay, on the left,wrote on the back “To Mother, From Tom.”

[Photo Three] In recovery after the war,Thomas Gourlay (centre) between his fatherand another man, possibly his brother-in-lawWill Halliday.

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The King Township Historical Society will present a celebration of the ChristmasTruce, 1914, in song and with readings fromseveral letters sent home from the frontdescribing the Truce:

1914 Christmas Truce100th Anniversary ConcertFriday, December 5th, 2014 7:30 p.m. at the Marylake Shrine$15 per ticket, children 12 and under freeCall Elaine 905.841.4041 or Diana 905.859.3965

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Watch this fall! King devotees of RichardSerra are planning to bring Simone Estrinand her documentary "A Shift in the Landscape" to King. "It explores the ongoingbattle to protect Shift, one of pioneeringAmerican sculptor Richard Serra's earliestsite specific artworks." Simone, a graduatefrom McGill University is working at RyersonImage Centre while working on her MFA inDocumentary Media Studies at Ryerson University. Stay tuned!

Now to October 26 - Aurora Farmers Market& Artisan Fair, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturdayin the Aurora Town Park, on Wells St. betweenMosley St. and Metcalfe St. www.TheAuroraFarmersMarket.com

September ORTA Hikes in and around King.September 10 at 9:30 a.m. - Humber Valley Heritage Trail (south section); September 13 or27 at 9 a.m. - King City (Eaton Hall & Marylakeloop); September 17 at 9:30 a.m.- Palgrave Forest; and September 19 at 9:30 a.m. - HappyValley. www.OakRidgesTrail.org

Now to September 21 – Charles Edenshaw atMcMichael Canadian Art Collection. See extraor-dinary works by this master Haida artist who diedin Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia in1920. This is the final stop of the acclaimed ex-hibition organized and circulated by the Vancou-ver Art Gallery. September 6th - Charles'sgreat-grandson, Robert Davidson, to speak from11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tickets online or 905893 1121 ext.2209. www.McMichael.com

September 4 to 14 - 39th Toronto Interna-tional Film Festival. Robert Downey Jr.' filmThe Judge to open the festival. www.TIFF.net.

September 6 – Binder Twine Festival in Klein-burg. Gate opens at 9 a.m. $8 per adult, $6 forseniors and teenagers and $3 for children aged2 to 12. Parking $2. An exciting day filled withunique crafts, great entertainment, Olde Tymeactivities and great food awaits the entire family.Wheelchair accessible. www.Bindertwine.ca

September 6, October 4, November 1 - Astronomy Workshops at Cold Creek Conser-vation Area. Parks Recreation and Culture staffare running Astronomy sessions once per monthfor all family members. September 6 at 6 p.m.October 4 at 5:30 p.m. and November 1 at 5:30p.m. Bring your own telescopes or binoculars.Some will also be supplied. Free. Register atwww.ColdCreek.ca

September 7- 25th Anniversary CelebrationOrganic Advocates "Feast of Fields". 1 to 6p.m. Cold Creek Conservation Area. 14125 11thConcession, King Township. 30 Of Ontario's topchefs and Food Network celebrity chefs, VQA

Wineries, Micro Breweries, Local Farmers, Arti-sans. Food demos. Tickets $100 per person.Buy on line at www.FeastOfFields.org or 905 8593609. VISIT THE ASK BOOTH!

September 7, 21, October 5 - King City Farm-ers' Markets, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at All Saints An-glican Church. Organic produce and HomeBaking. Celebrate "Everything Pumpkin" at theOctober 5th market with a sampling of curriedpumpkin soup and spicy pumpkin loaf, recipesincluded. Call Janet 905 830 9403.

September 11 to October 30 - Pottery for Kidsat Kingcrafts Studio, 12936 Keele St., King City.ASK and Kingcrafts present this 8 week pro-gram, Thursday Evenings, 6:30 to 9 p.m. for kids10 to 15 years old. Cost $150 per person. To reg-ister call 905 841 7649. www.ArtsSocietyKing.ca

September 13, 14 - 158th Beeton Fall Fair.Saturday midway opens 10 a.m. Parade at10:30 a.m. and 1 and 3 p.m. Wild West Show.Evening - Movie Night in the Park. Sunday at 4p.m. Demolition Derby and Classic Car, Truck &Motorocycle Show. www.BeetonFair.com

September 13, 27, October 11– SchombergFarmers’ Market, 8 a.m. to noon in theSchomberg Fairgrounds. Fresh vegetables, Bak-ing, Crafts, and much more. It doesn’t get anybetter than this! www.SchombergFair.com

September 13 to November 29 - CuttingEdge, at The Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 ChurchStreet. A collaborative exhibition and sale show-casing the art of Schomberg artist Jane Geard,OSA and award-winning Toronto artist ChristineKim. Both artists work in areas such as printmak-ing, collage and cut-paper. September 27 -Artists' Reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Join Jane October 8th from 1 to 3 p.m. and Christine November 5th from 3 to 4 p.m. www.AuroraCulturalCentre.ca or call 905 713 1818.

September 14 – 6th annual Schomberg StreetGallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Outdoor Juried Exhi-bition & Sale of Fine Art and Unique Crafts alonghistoric Main Street in the village of Schomberg(Hwys 9 & 27). Double the number of artiststhis year! Streetside cafés, Lions BBQ, Rickshaw Rides. Main Street closed betweenDoctor Kaye and Church Street. www.ArtsSocietyKing.ca and www.SchombergStreetGallery.ca

September 14 - 34th Terry Fox Run in YorkRegion. Look for the King City Lions hot dogbooth at Wellesley Park.www.TerryFox.org/Run.

September 18 - Twist and Shout at the Famous People Players Theatre. King CitySeniors Travel Club. Call Jane 905 833 5870 orCarol 905 833 3324 or Nora 905 833 6162.

September 19 to 21- 156th Bolton Fall Fair.Friday 6 to 10:30 p.m. Adults $12, 11 & under$5. Saturday 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Adults $10.Sunday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adults $7, 11 &under $2. Weekend pass Adults $25, children 12and under $10. www.BoltonFair.ca

September 19 to October 5 - The HeadwatersArts Festival. A juried art show and sale, studiotours, literature readings, concerts, a talent con-test and workshops for both kids and adultsthroughout the hills of Headwaters region.www.HeadwatersArts.com

September 20 – Walking for Wildlife. 9:30 a.m.to 2 p.m. - Procyon Wildlife hosts its 3rd AnnualFundraiser to benefit orphaned and injured ani-mals. Palgrave Forest & Wildlife area. Lunch12:00 noon at the Caledon Estates Banquet Hall.Call Lindy at 905 406 0201 or [email protected]

September 20 – Fallfest, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. atCold Creek Conservation Area. Enjoy highropes, rock climbing, hiking, jumping castles,wagon rides and a family BBQ. $10/car.www.ColdCreek.ca

September 22 – “Plants I wished I'd neverplanted” at 7:45 p.m. Nobleton King City Horti-cultural Society presents Frank Kershaw at theNobleton Women's Institute Hall. Members arefree. Non-members $3. www.altflora.com/nobleton

September 23 – “Irises - the gift that keepson giving" by Chuck Chapman at 7:30 p.m.Schomberg Community Hall. Members free.Non-members $3. Contact Jill 905 939 2781

September 24 to 28 – Canadian Show Jump-ing Tournament at the Caledon EquestrianPark in Palgrave. Featuring International ShowJumping. Final outdoor event in Eastern Canadato qualify for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair inToronto. www.Equiman.com

September 24 - King Travel Diaries - "I always wanted to go there!" - Himalayas.7 p.m. King City Library. Sukumar, a resident ofKettleby, will transport you to the pristine Hi-malayan region for a trek through high altitudemountain passes, crisscrossed only by traditionaltribal Gaddi shepherds - breathtaking views,cave camping, remote villages, Dalai Lama andTibetan cooking. www.ArtsSocietyKing.ca orwww.KingLibrary.ca

September 25 - Write Now @ King! 7 - 9 p.m.at the KT Public Library, King City Branch: Open-ing meeting for the 2014-2015 year. All publishedand aspiring writers welcome. Come and help uscelebrate our seventh year of working togetheras writers. Call Sue 905 833 0490.

September 27 - Culture Days Canada, 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., all ages, at the King Township Mu-seum. It is time to express your creativity Kingand participate in some culture! Upcycle garbagecans into famous artwork that will remain on themuseum property for all to see. Visit Arts SocietyKing Show Opening – Richmond Hill Studio TourArtists. Free events. Contact Kathleen at 905 833 2331. www.CultureDays.ca, www.ArtsSocietyKing.ca

September 27 & 28 – Georgina Studio Tour.10 a.m. to 5 p.m. "A Wonderful Local Adven-ture". Visit artists and guest artists on this self-guided tour through Keswick, Sutton, Jackson'sPoint, Pefferlaw and Baldwin - a great fall drive.www.GeorginaStudioTour.com.

September 27 to October 5 - York Region's2014 Pumpkin Pie Trail. Visit the Pumpkin PieTrail venues in York Region to celebrate allthings pumpkin and for chances to WIN greatprizes. For your own map visitwww.YorkScene.com/PumpkinPieTrail.

September 28 - The Sharon Temple Story-telling Festival, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. SharonTemple National Historic Site & Museum, 18974Leslie St. Storytellers, musicians, mimes, pup-peteers, photographers, artisans and performersfrom a wide range of cultural and ethnic back-grounds. Stories and activities for everyone andevery age! www.WeavingWords.ca.

October 4 – Holland Marsh Soupfest, 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. Ansnorveldt Park. Enjoy the harvestand bounty of the Holland Marsh though soupsampling and a fall harvest celebration. Ticketsonline (at gate): adult $12 ($15), Student/Senior$7($10), Child/Youth $5, Families (2 adults, 2children) $30 ($35). www.Soupfest.ca

October 10 to 31 - Schomberg ScarecrowCompetition presented by the Schomberg Vil-lage Association. Walk or bike the neighbour-hoods of Schomberg with family and friends tosee the many scarecrows then vote for yourfavourite on line. Scarecrows can be displayedon your own property. See the website for regis-tration information, prizes and inspiration & tipson how to build your own scarecrow. Contact Cheryl 905 939 8494 www.SchombergScarecrows.com

October 10 to January 4, 2015 - Morrice andLyman in the Company of Matisse atMcMichael Canadian Art Collection. Two Mon-treal artists, James Wilson Morrice (1865-1924)and John Lyman (1886-1967) crossed paths withHenri Matisse (1869-1954) in France and North-ern Africa in the early 20th Century. See howMatisse inspired them with their quest for lightand exceptional mastery of colours.www.McMichael.com

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October 15 to December 12 - King Remem-bers: The Great War 1914 – 1918, at the KingTownship Museum. Join us as we explore theimpact and consequences of the First World Warwith a display of artifacts and artwork significantto the era. Known historically as the Great War,this conflict caused upheaval and devastationthat led to major change in communities and society globally. 905 833 [email protected]

October 18 & 19 - 12th Annual Richmond HillStudio Tour. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit the studiosand community spaces showcasing 40 artists at20 locations including potters, jewellers, sculp-tors, print makers, photographers, silk & fibre ar-tisans and many forms of visual art. Call 905 7871441 ext 222 or [email protected]/StudioTour

October 19 - ASK For a Ride - Adventure CarRally and Fundraiser. 1 to 8 p.m. King Town-ship. Gear up for an afternoon of fun. DiscoverKing Township with new eyes. Challenge yourteam to solve mysteries, win prizes. Finish youradventure at a private car memorabilia museum,with an auction and a delicious pig roast dinner.Tickets $100 per person. To register call Jane at905 939 9357 or [email protected]

October 19 - Field to Table Dinner at All SaintsAnglican Church, King City at 5 p.m. Enjoy theharvest bounty at a dinner with live Irish toe tap-ping music by 4 piece band Wheelhouse withone of the East Coast's best fiddlers. This is anopportunity for all of King Township, young andold, to thank our farmers. Tickets $20. CallJanet 905 830 9403 or the church 905 833 5432.

October 19 to 25 - Ontario Public LibraryWeek in King Township. “Libraries Inspire!”Check out www.KingLibrary.ca for events.

October 21 - Historical Tour of Toronto withlunch at Hot House. King City Seniors TravelClub. Call Jane 905 833 5870 or Carol 905 8333324 or Nora 905 833 6162.

October 24 - York Region Arts Council annualconference ‘Think Big’ at the Springhill Suitesby Marriot, Vaughan. www.ArtsExposed.ca

October 24 to 26 – 24th Annual McMichaelAutumn Art Sale, at the McMichael CanadianArt Collection, Kleinburg. Opening Night Galaon Friday Oct. 24th from 6 to 10 p.m. Sale con-tinues Sat & Sun, 10 to 5 p.m.www.McMichaelVolunteers.com

October 27 - KING VOTES!!!

October 27 – “Indoor Plants - Gardeningdoesn't end with the first frost” with Ian Mc-Callum, Manager of Woodhill Garden Centre.7:45 p.m. Nobleton Women's Institute Hall. Mem-bers free. Guests $3. Nobleton and King CityHorticultural Society. www.altflora.com/nobleton

October 27 to 30 - Preschool Haunted House@ Schomberg Library. 6 to 8 p.m. Come to theLibrary and experience a boo-rific good time!There will be thrills and chills and the childrenshould come dressed in their Halloween cos-tume! A small donation welcome. For children 0– 6, however all ages welcome.www.KingLibrary.ca

October 28 – “Strange Plants, Unusual Gar-dens, Odd People and a few Garden Tips forGood Measure” with Dave Hobson, 7:30 p.m.Schomberg Community Hall. Schomberg Horti-cultural Society. Members free. Guests $3. Contact Jill 905 939 2781

October 29 - KTPL Book Signing. 7 to 9 p.m.at the King City Library. Meet CatherineGildiner, Canadian author of After The Falls. OnOctober 1st her latest book Coming Ashore willbe available in bookstores. www.KingLibrary.ca

November 2 - The Great War: Early Mobiliza-tion - Visual Presentation by Gavin Watt. 2p.m. at the King Township Museum. Many his-torians contend that the citizens of all nationsfaced the beginning of the war with dread, andthat the mobilization of their armies and gather-ing of volunteers took place among fearful, hand-wringing families. Yet, in the early days,photographic evidence indicates quite the oppo-site. Gavin will review the general mobilization ofAustria-Hungary, Russia, Germany, France, Bel-gium, Britain, and will take a peek at Canada, asa representative of her many Dominions andcolonies. 905 833 2331 [email protected]

November 6 - Excellence in BusinesssAwards Dinner at Nobleton Lakes Golf Club.Call 905 717 7199 www.KingChamber.ca

November 7 to 16 - The Royal AgriculturalWinter Fair. www.RoyalFair.org

November 9 - Remembrance Day Ceremonyat the Kettleby Cemetery Cenotaph at 12 noon.

November 11 - Remembrance Day Ceremonyat the Schomberg Cenotaph in front of the TrisanCentre, 25 Dilane Drive, at 10:30 a.m. Organizedby the Schomberg Lions Club and theSchomberg Agricultural Society.

November 11 - A Special Edition of the KingTravel Diaries - King Remembers: WWI sitesin Europe with Lorraine Herd at 7 p.m at theKing City Library. www.ArtsSocietyKing.ca orwww.KingLibrary.ca

November 15 - Gatsby Garments: What TheyWore to Roar. 2 p.m. at the King Township Mu-seum. Roll down your stockings and throw onsome beads as we present fashion from the postWWI era. Travel back in time with us to the ginjoints and speakeasies, boudoirs and beachesof the roaring twenties, for an intimate look at au-thentic fashion artifacts from this unique fashionperiod. Tea and refreshments will be provided.Tickets $20/person. Registration: 905 833 [email protected]

November 21 to 23, 29, 30 - Kingcrafts StudioSale. Open 21st - 1 to 7 p.m. Open 22, 23, 29,30- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This 64th annual sale ofunique one-of-a-kind items includes: pottery,stained glass, silver, fine art and other fine hand-crafted works including enamelled items, hookedhangings and rugs, weaving, jewellery and [email protected] or 905 833 1897.www.Kingcrafts.ca

November 22 & 23 – 3rd Annual Christmas inKettleby – We Still Believe, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.in heritage venues in the historic hamlet of Ket-tleby. There will be 20 -25 juried artisans offeringtheir one of a kind creations and handmadeitems from abroad. The artisans will enable ourpatrons to find a treasure not a bargain. A $5passport stamp will provide access to all venues.All admissions go to the King Township Food-bank. Contact [email protected].

November 28 - Port Hope Christmas LightsTour with supper. King City Seniors TravelClub. Call Jane 905 833 5870 or Carol 905 8333324 or Nora 905 833 6162.

November 29 - Christmas in King. 5 to 8 p.m.Keele St. and King Road in King City. King CityBusiness & Community Association welcomesall to meet Santa; enjoy holiday cheer with yourlocal businesses and Kingcrafts Studio sale; andparticipate in the Christmas Tree Lighting. If youwould like to volunteer please write [email protected]. Come and join the fun!www.KingCityBusiness.ca

November 30 – Tree Lighting Ceremony inSchomberg, 5 - 6 p.m. on Main Street. TheSchomberg Village Association invites you to jointhem in some holiday music with hot drinks &cookies to start the festive season. The officialtree lighting ceremony will be at 5:15 p.m.www.Schomberg.ca

December 4 - King Chamber of Commerce'sChristmas Luncheon & Toy Drive, at CardinalGolf Course, 2740 Davis Drive. Call 905 717 7199. www.KingChamber.ca

December 5 - 1914 Christmas Truce 100thAnniversary Concert. 7:30 p.m. at the MarylakeShrine. The King Township Historical Societypresents a celebration of the Christmas Truce1914 in song and with readings from several let-ters sent home from the front describing theTruce. Tickets $15. Children 12 and under free.Call Elaine 905 841 4041 or Diana 905 8593965.

December 6 – “A MAIN STREET CHRIST-MAS” - celebrating its 20th year. AlongSchomberg’s Main Street, 3 to 9 p.m. Craft Showis from 3 to 8 p.m. Santa Claus Parade at 4 p.m.and The Farmers' Parade of Lights at 8 p.m. Admission $5, children 12 and under free. 905 939 4024 or www.Schomberg.ca

December 7 – “Lighting of the Gazebo &Christmas Tree - Nobleton”, corner of Hwy 27& Sheardown Rd. from 5 to 7 p.m. Join the Nobleton Village Association.


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WWhen entering Fincham’s Har-ness Shop in Nobleton, the vis-itor is embraced by the richsmell of leather. Gleaming hal-ters, lead shanks, bridles andother equestrian-related itemsare proudly displayed on thewalls. It becomes imminentlyclear that an artist is at workin this heritage building that atone time housed a butchershop and a vet clinic.

This artist is Brian Sinnott,who, with his wife Lauryn,came on a backpacking visit toCanada in the early seventiesand decided to call Canadatheir home. They immigratedin 1976. Back in his nativeSouth Africa, Brian worked asa civil engineering technician,but his true passion was work-ing with his hands. In CapeTown he created surfboardsand furniture.

When setting up shop inKing Township he saw the op-portunity to cater to theneeds of the township’s longstanding equine industry andbegan making saddles, bridles,halters, harnesses, girths, chapsand other horse-related items.

Brian carefully inspectsevery tanned hide for imper-fections and only chooses the

highest quality of leather for hiswork. He prefers the leatherfrom England for its fine gradeand patina. “The leather hasmore body to it,” Brian ex-plains. “The tanning processfor this kind of leather takes upto nine months, because thehide is tanned in vegetable oil,soaked in various solutions andthen drum dyed and handrubbed to get its rich patina.On cheaper leather the colouris sprayed on,“ he says.

For more supple and softerleather, chrome tanned leatheris used. It’s a shorter, less ex-pensive tanning process withmany colour options. Theclient can order a “colourinlay” to match the stablecolours to the bridle and reins.Brian recalls a story whereclients took their horses toFlorida and literally werestopped in their tracks by peo-ple, demanding to knowwhere they got their beautifulcoloured halter. “You see,every piece of leather is care-fully selected, hand cut with adrawing knife and sewn inhouse, (often by hand). Anedger is used to finish off theedges, which are then handrubbed to colour match theleather. We use a skiving knifewhere the leather needs to bethinned out and a slot punchto punch out the holes forbuckles. The stitches are chan-nelled, which means that theyare done below grade, which

prevents the thread fromwearing off prematurely,” ex-plains Brian. He proudly dis-plays a lunging surcingle thathas wool padding and gleam-ing solid brass hardware.

The back room at Fin-cham’s Harness Shop is trulythe heart of the shop. Herethe equine enthusiast can findanything that is horse related.The main focal point is aDurkopp Adler industrialsewing machine that is usedfor most of the stitching. Alsoin use is an antique PfaffSewing machine. The nylonthread used for hand stitchingis called Tiger Thread. It iswaxed and braided and comesin different colours andweights, depending on its ap-plication.

Brian’s assistant, MikeCrump, is sitting on a stitchinghorse repairing a seam on anitem a client brought in for re-pairs. “We do a lot of customwork and repairs here; a cou-ple of years ago we repairedthe leather straps on an artifi-cial leg. Recently I made a dogharness for a Jack Russell Ter-rier so he could be sitting in atype of leather “snuggli” infront of his owner on a motor-cycle. We also replaced theleather straps, which hold thehood down, on an antique car.We make leather tumplinesfor canoes and seat covers formotorcycles - the possibilitiesare endless,” Brian explains.

The upstairs rooms at Fin-cham’s Harness Shop are usedas a cutting area and to storethe large leather inventory andhardware. Only solid brass andstainless steel hardware isused. Even a bathroom wastaken out to make room forBrian’s handpicked leather. Inanother room, Brian’s other as-sistant, Melanie Platford, ishand stitching a shadow rollmade out of sheep skin, an at-tachment to the horse’s bridle,which prevents the horse fromgetting spooked by shadows.

One of Brian’s prized pos-sessions is a foot operatedPearson’s harness & saddlesewing machine made byBritish United Sewing Ma-chines. “It’s over 100 yearsold,” says Lauryn, “but then wehave been saying that for 40years now,” she laughs.

While Brian loves to work

on equestrian products, he en-joys exploring new things andexpanding his creativity. In hisworkshop one now findshand-made, custom dog col-lars with colour inlays, messen-ger bags, clutches that show offtheir rich grain, customizedbelts, fishing rod cases, daytimer covers and key chains,just to name a few. “There areunlimited options of what hecan do,” Lauryn proudly says.

When asked what hisbiggest challenge was, he ex-plains that it is hard for peopleto understand why his hand-made creations cost so much.Sometimes it might take himan hour to pick just the rightleather for that perfect pieceand to make the best use ofthe material.

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oman and Liza Moskaltsov are

a couple with a big vision for

their Country Apple Orchard

Farm on the 16th Sideroad in

King. The apple barn, at the top of the orchard, has an

incredible view, not only of the orchard below, but also

the landscape down towards Lake Ontario. In the dis-

tance, the CN tower is visible on clear days. The gor-

geous view, which some have compared to Tuscany can

be enjoyed with a cup of coffee and a piece of Roman’s

fresh-baked apple pie.

Set on 17 acres of gently rolling land near the top of

the Oak Ridges

Moraine, the small

family farm holds

11 acres of apple

orchard planted in

neat rows with cut

grass between healthy apple trees. The orchard offers

a “pick your own” option, with a canopied picnic area

for pickers as well as an apple barn with a patio. The

barn houses the small bakery/coffee shop and sells

bagged apples, fresh pasteurized apple cider, local un-

pasteurized honey, pumpkins and other local farm fresh

seasonal produce along with Roman’s fresh baked

goods. The orchard is host to tours for local school chil-

dren, as well as English as Second Language (ESL)

groups of adults, and offers wagon rides on weekends.

Roman and Liza arrived in Canada three years ago

from Vladivostok, Russia, located on a peninsula on the

Sea of Japan close to the borders of North Korea and

China. Roman practised criminal law and Liza was an

accountant. They wanted to immigrate to North Amer-

ica so when Roman’s mother suggested Canada after a

visit here, they began looking. They came across the

apple orchard and were hooked. At the time, their only

experience of farming was Roman’s time spent helping

his grandmother on her farm when he was a child.

Liza believes that Country Apple Orchard was their

destiny. They saw opportunity in their new property,

with its 27 year-old orchard, and they hired Jack Coul-

son, who provides orchard management, consulting and

training to the new family farm. With Jack’s help they

have begun adding new varieties of apples (honey crisp,

ambrosia, shizuka, silken and golden delicious) using new

technologies and growing structure to improve the or-

chard yield. These new varieties will be ready for the

“pick your own” harvest next year (2015).

As we toured this section of the orchard, Roman and

Liza spoke with pride of what they are creating. They

will continue to replace the older apple trees with new

varieties and other specialty fruit and produce. Their

dream is to create a boutique farm with high quality ap-

ples and produce

where people can

come, not only to pick

apples, but also to

enjoy the beautifully

landscaped orchard.

The couple spoke with excitement about their plans

for this season (opening August 26, 2014) and beyond.

Having studied culinary arts both in London, England

and more recently at Liaison College in Ontario, Roman

is expanding his bakery fare and plans to incorporate a

small lunch menu. As well, given the success of the or-

chard’s “pick your own” option last year, they are in the

process of improving and increasing the parking, moving

the pickers’ parking to the bottom of the orchard. Fu-

ture plans include a pumpkin patch - complete with

scarecrow - and a play area with a straw maze for chil-

dren, to enhance family visits. The beautiful, manicured

orchard is also ideal for events, and plans include organ-

izing fairs or festivals, and booking parties and weddings.

Liza and Roman are becoming active members of

their community. Through participation in Growing For-

ward 2 (GF2 - which offers funding assistance and

workshops for farmers) and joining the Ontario Feder-

ation of Agriculture (OFA) and Apple Growers of On-

tario, they are meeting and collaborating with other

local farmers. The outlook is bright for this young, im-

migrant couple who have made Canada, and the Coun-

try Apple Orchard Farm, their home.

The gorgeous view, which some have compared to

Tuscany can be enjoyed with a cup of coffee and a

piece of Roman’s fresh-baked apple pie.

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- in actual fact Winnie was a black bearfrom the forest near White River, Ontarionamed for Winnipeg, Manitoba. She wasadopted by Harry Colebourn in 1914 ashe made his way across the country fromhis new home in Winnipeg to militarytraining in Valcartier, Quebec.

Colebourn was on his way to war – theGreat War had started in Europe and,when England declared war on Germany,Canada was included. The stop in WhiteRiver was not by chance but by necessity– White River was an important rest stopwhere the trains could fill up and in thiscase, the horses accompanying the sol-diers could be unloaded and exercised.Colebourn escorted them as a veterinar-ian, having joined the Canadian Army Vet-erinary Corps. at the start of the war. Hisaffinity with animals must have been thereason he adopted the small female blackbear, and for $20 (the equivalent of closeto $500 today) he took her away from herdead mother and the hunter who or-phaned her.

Winnipeg Bear, quickly shortened toWinnie, was nurtured by Colebournthroughout training camp and on boardthe ship that would take him back to hisnative England. She became a favouritemascot of the 2nd Canadian InfantryBrigade, taking many photos with soldiersthat became treasured mementos on thefront. Although she was smuggled into thecountry illegally she was soon a celebrityat the London Zoo which agreed to shel-ter her until Colebourn could return forher from the battlefields of France. Win-nie’s adventures turned out to be far morevast and exciting then the bear who selfdescribes as “a bear of very little brain”.

“We can’t all and some of us don’t. That’sall there is to it.” A.A. Milne

Colebourn visited her as often as hecould during leave but he eventually de-cided against bringing her back to Canadawith him – perhaps realizing that propercare would be provided at the zoo. Andthe London Zoo was where A.A. Milneand his son Christopher Robin famouslymade friends with Winnie; a friendship thatincluded birthday parties in Winnie’s en-closure and everlasting fame in the storiesfrom the Hundred Acre Wood. As shewas accustomed to being around humans,her temperament was praised by zookeepers who trusted her to be gentlearound children and adult visitors alike.

Major Harry Colebourn (ret’d) was ananimal lover his entire life, setting up asmall-animal practice once he returned toWinnipeg and I have no doubt the adop-tion of a small black bear in northern On-tario was an act of compassion on his part.Although a plaque was erected in 1919commemorating the donation of Winnieto the London Zoo the fact that she wasthe inspiration for the beloved literarycharacter Winnie the Pooh was lost forsome years. It wasn’t until 1987, 40 yearsafter Harry died, that the connection wasverified and confirmed by his son FredColebourn. When remembering his father,Fred is quoted as saying “my father wassuch a kind, gentle man. He used to sayyou can tell a lot about someone by theway they treat their animals.” White River,Ontario the site of the adoption holds theannual Winnie’s Hometown Festival the3rd weekend in August, this year celebrat-ing the 100th anniversary of Winnie andthe Captain.

Bronze statue, Winnie the Bear & Harry Colebourn,Assiniboine Park Zoo, Winnipeg. Sculptor William Epp. Photo: City of Winnipeg.

by Kathleen Fry, curator; King Township Museum

Winnie the Pooh...and Colebourn too!

Forget everything you know about A.A.Milne’s cute and cuddly Winnie the Pooh

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Ihave just returned from Michoacan, Mexico,where each year up to 14 colonies of Monarchbutterflies winter in the mountains 100 kmnorthwest of Mexico City. The fall return of thebutterflies often coincides with the nationial Dia

de Muertos festival and local residents view the but-terflies arrival as the return of their ancestors' souls.

Monarchs cluster in such high density colonies thattheir numbers are measured by the total hectares(ha) occupied in the UNESCO Santuario MariposaMonarca in Michoacan. The area of occupationvaries annually but from 1994 to 2003 an average of9 ha was used by the butterflies. From 2004 to 2011the average dropped to 4 ha. In 2013 the area usedwas less than one hectare. The period of major de-cline corresponds with the introduction of geneticallymodified corn and soybeans resistant to glyphosate,a herbicide applied to fields to kill weeds prior toplanting. One of the plants eliminated in this type offield preparation is the milkweed, essential forMonarch egg deposition and food for larvae. In 2007corn production and field utilization were increasedto meet the demand for ethanol biofuel production.

A number of factors contribute to the reductionof the Monarch populations. The loss of milkweedfrom the agricultural areas of the mid-west UnitedStates, southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimeshave had the most drastic impact on Monarchs. Theuse of herbicides on and mowing of roadside corri-dors and shoulders also reduces milkweed. Illegal log-ging and tourist invasion in the Michoacan sanctuaryhave reduced the wintering habitat. Changing climatepatterns of more extreme temperatures and rainfallare affecting survival of migrating and over winteringbutterflies and impair the reproduction of successivegenerations traveling north.

Monarch butterflies migrate north from Mexico inearly spring and go through three or four reproduc-tive generations on their way to the northern US

states and Canada. In the spring, the migratory indi-viduals transform to a reproductive phase and matebefore departure. As the migratory females fly norththey deposit eggs only on milkweed in southern Texasand die within two weeks. The eggs hatch in fourdays and the larvae grow over two weeks eating milk-weed leaves before spinning a chrysalis and enteringthe pupa stage. The adult emerges after another twoweeks and lives on the nectar of several flowering

wildflowers as it moves furthernorth to continue the progressionof successive generations. Springand summer adults live only a fewmonths but the last and migratinggeneration enters a non-reproduc-tive diaphase stage that lives up toeight months enabling it to migrateback to Mexico, over winter andbegin the return journey north.

A number of volunteer groupsare making efforts to increase milk-weed growth to compensate forthe loss of agricultural habitatthrough herbicide use. MonarchWatch provides historical data andbackground information. JourneyNorth collects volunteer observa-tions and maps first sightings ofadults, eggs and larvae. Residentsand municipalities throughoutNorth America are being urged toplant milkweed waystations in theirgardens, parks and roadsides; en-courage nectar producing flowersfor Monarchs and pollinators; andavoid the use of insecticides.

Cold Creek Conservation Areahas extensive meadow habitatwhere milkweed and wildflowers

can grow naturally and provide the reproductive es-sentials for Monarch butterfly reproduction. Considera milkweed patch and nectar bearing flowers for yourgarden and give the migrating Monarchs a boost. Visitour Monarch page on ColdCreek.ca for special re-ports, links and videos.

ReferencesBenbrook, C.M. 2012. Impacts of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use in the U.S. – the first sixteen years. Environmental Sciences Europe 2012, 24:24.

Dell'Amore, C. 2014. Migrating monarch butterflies are in “grave danger”, according to a report that shows their colonies n Mexico now occupy the smallest area since records began in 1993.National Geographic, January 2014.

Guerra, P.A., R. J. Gegear, and S.M. Reppert. 2014. A magnetic compass aids monarch butterfly migration. Nature Communications. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5164.

Merlin, C.,R.J. Gegear, S.M. Reppert. 2009. Antennal circadian clocks coordinate sun compass orientation in migratory monarch butterflies. Science 325: 1700-1704.

Ramirez, M.I., R. Miranda, R. Zubieta and M. Jimenez. Land cover and road network map for the monarch butterfly biosphere reserve in mexico, 2003. Journal Of Maps, 2006, 181-190

Taylor, O.R. (Chip). 2014. Monarch Population Status. Monarch Watch.org. (July, 2014).

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Dawn Langstroth:two careers...one life... by Sue Iaboni

UUnlike many young people today who struggle with“what do I want to be when I grow up?” DawnLangstroth’s career choices came with two strongrecommendations – one from each of her well-known parents.

Langstroth began her love of visual arts whenshe was very young, She says, “my dad taught mewhen I was itty bitty.” Her dad, music producer BillLangstroth of CBC's Singalong Jubilee fame, alwayshad paper and pencils in his hand. He had studiedart at Mount Allison University and learned muchof his skill from painter Alex Colville who taughtthere. Langstroth was happy to pass on what heknew to his daughter. One image that is clear in hermind happened when she was about seven yearsold and he offered to teach her how to draw aneye. She says she couldn’t stop drawing eyes andfrom then on she was hooked on art.

But she didn’t take art seriously back then, draw-ing instead from the talent of her mother, singerAnne Murray. Mother and daughter sang togetheroften, and recorded a couple of songs on albums,including “Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Leg-ends.” She also recorded an album of her own andtwo shorter EPs. Her voice is strong and melodious,

described by others as “fresh and crisp as a moun-tain brook,” “like a shard of coloured glass,” “filledwith fluid beauty.”

But the going was rough. Langstroth says: “Musicis a tough business. Everybody has an album thesedays.” Being in a competitive field where her momhad already stolen the show presented roadblocksthat were challenging. The desire for an identity ofher own was strong. And on the side, her paintingsbegan to generate interest. People wanted to buythem! A choice was made.

Langstroth’s painting style is unique, all quirkycontours and curves. She says that realism was al-ways her thing - until she got bored. She recalls herseminal moment - one particular Christmas whereshe was heading home and decided to rebel. Nomore Christmas trees, baking, presents, or stockingshung by the fire. But rather than disturbing the tra-ditional family scene, she played her emotions outon canvas. Her first “official” painting showed the fa-miliar Christmas living room, but now it was curvedand swirly. The fireplace, the tree, the gifts were allstill there, but with a different twist. She smilinglyrefers to the piece as a “Cubist Christmas.” Still, per-haps reluctant to let go of reality completely, she

put her dog Mikey in the corner. Mikey continued to appear in future paintings,

many of them focused on furniture. Langstroth’snext painting was “Hallway” and included muchloved family chairs and other pieces. From there shebroadened her architectural landscape to includedoors and windows, cottages and houses aroundNova Scotia. She began taking commissions frompeople who wanted a different perspective of theirhomes. She began to stylize Canadian icons too - aseries on Tim Horton’s cups and donuts, CanadianTire money, Muskoka chairs on the beach. A morerecent favourite subject is cars: a Rolls Royce, a ‘49Woody, a hearse from the 1980s, a Smart car, a MiniCooper are all part of her repertoire. All of her carsare smiling, in her quirky style.

All in all, Dawn Langstroth appears to be prettycomfortable with her career choice. If you wouldlike to see for yourself, visit her booth at theSchomberg Street Gallery on Sunday, September14th. She will have her paintings for sale, as well asprints and art cards.

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October 17, 1916, Witley Camp, England

“Dear Sister, I was awful sorry to hear about Aubrey Marshall.His parents will feel awful bad. And poor Mary,what will she do. I never thought Aubrey wouldget killed. I bet it was not from a bullet. Haroldsays if a fellow keeps his head level he will neverget shot by a bullet. The entire King boys weresorry to hear about him.”

So begins a letter written by Sapper Norman“Earl” Campbell of King Township informing hissister of the death of a fellow King lad. Earl en-listed into the 127th Battalion of the CanadianOver-Seas Expeditionary Force on Feb. 17,1916 and shortly thereafter was sent overseas.Between 1916 and 1919, Earl sent over 100pieces of correspondence, including letters,postcards, and photographs, to his family inKing. Through this correspondence, Earl cap-tured the conditions of living in the trenches,the sights and sounds of constant bombings,and sadly, news of friends and comrades thatwere killed or injured. One hundred yearslater, on the anniversary of the start of theGreat War (1914-1918), we must rely on thegenerosity of relatives of such soldiers for ac-cess to the written letters, diaries & memoirsthat give us a unique first-hand account of theevents of the war. King Township is fortunatethat Earl’s family, first his sister Merelda, thenEarl’s own children, had the foresight to pre-serve the precious correspondence betweenEarl and his family.

The soldier that Earl refers to in the letterwas Private Aubrey Milton Marshall born onAugust 30, 1889 to Edward and Margaret Mar-shall of the village of Strange in King Township.As a child, Aubrey attended public school inKing and high school in Aurora. He continuedhis education at Victoria College, University ofToronto. Aubrey then enrolled in the CanadianOfficers Training Corps (C.O.T.C) and on De-cember 13, 1915, the 26 year old fair-haired,

blue eyed student, enlisted in the 5th Universi-ties Company, Princess Patricia’s Canadian LightInfantry (P.P.C.L.I). Aubrey was sent overseasin April 1916 and that June, he joined his Bat-talion in Flanders, shortly after the Battle ofSanctuary Wood. Three months later on Sep-tember 15, 1916, on the first day of the Flers-Courlette assault, Aubrey was killed in action.

The death of Aubrey weighed heavily onEarl’s mind, as on November 30, 1916 hewrote to his sister :

“I had a letter from Mary Teasdale todaytelling me what Aubrey meant to her if he hadnot been killed.” In another letter dated March26, 1917: “I wrote to Arch to tell Harold the placewhere he was last wounded is a very good culti-vated farm. Aubrey Marshall fell there. I amgoing to have a look for his grave some of thesedays, 15 miles is not far to walk.” And finallyseventeen months after Aubrey’s death, onApril 21, 1918, Earl wrote home: “I have founda P.P.C.L.I. here that knew Aubrey Marshall realwell. He was in his Coy. The 14 of Sept 1916 atMoque farm (Mouquet Farm) he lost track ofAubrey. This fellow’s home is in Sutton. Hethought a lot of Aubrey and was surprised whenI told him that he was killed the night the P.Patswent over the top of M.F. He thot that Aubrey hadgot to Canada.”

Earl Campbell was one of the lucky oneswho survived the war and returned to Canadaand his family in 1919. Aubrey was not as for-tunate and is one of the over 11,000 Canadiansoldiers honoured at the Canadian NationalVimy Memorial.

King Township Public Library has digitized allof these letters, envelopes, photographs andpostcards and has created a special webpageon the Library’s website to pay tribute to Earland the other King Township soldiers whofought in the Great War. This special webpagecommemorating a soldier’s experience of theGreat War will be launched this fall on the Library’s website - kinglibrary.ca.

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umes of photographs, pamphlets and booklets, archival-bound newspapers with fusty old typography advertisingeveryday items to the consuming public. We glance at theopened Eaton’s and Sears’ catalogues which offered hugeinventories from coats and hats to furniture, kerosenecookers, sets of china and fancy electric lamps.

In the next section, an early hardware store replica dis-plays farm implements, tools, cream-separators, an arrayof glass milk bottles, and cases of unopened bottled CocaCola. There’s an ancient leather-bonneted buggy near acontemporary Shelby and vintage trucks painted silky-smooth blue and aquamarine with classy touches ofgleaming metal, each an artistic perfection. Here are theactual items familiar to several generations of NorthAmericans, evidence of what made our society tick –transportation, a growing variety of consumer goods, ad-vertising with its entrepreneurial culture from sea to seaand border to border.

At the end of our tour we came to a large room witha high ceiling, built as an addition to the barn, shelteringchoice samples of the collector's bliss, possibly hisfavourite items: two magnificent trucks, restored to glow-ing Supertest orange and elegant unblemished chrome.Positioned nearby are several tall glass-topped gas pumpsstanding as regal guardians in this unique sanctuary, dedi-cated to North America's passion for wheels and petro-leum.

Alan Bray began to collect interesting and rare itemsalmost 50 years ago, his collection growing as his incomeallowed. He is recognized at North American auctions,known to purchase entire individual collections, some-times without more than a phone call to say “I’ll take thelot!” Bray not only travelled cross-country to buy at thedrop of a hammer but also has hosted many auctions inhis spacious barn. If it were not for a collector like him,generously willing to share admiration for unique treas-ures, an important half-century of innovative Americanand Canadian commercial art-forms might have disap-peared into a dumpster void. We salute Alan Bray as acreative ‘time traveller’ for assembling his extraordinarycollection and consider him an Ontario heritage celebrity.

Editors’ note: If you would like to see this incredible collection, open only by appointment, join Arts Society King on our first-ever fundraiser Adventure Car Rally, Sunday October 19. For further details go to our website at ArtsSocietyKing.ca or call Jane at 905.939.9357

Alan Bray with "Best Restored Vehicle" awardfrom Steve Plunkett's Fleetwood Country Cruise In,

June 2011, London, Ontario.

Off a rural road south of Bradford andnorth in King there is a huge barn withblack roofing and an elegant facade,painted a calm cream colour, set within500 acres of cropland like a castle on an

offshore island. When Alan Bray (of Bray’s Fuels) beganserious collecting around 1960 and needed expansiveroom for the large items he would acquire, the barn be-came his. Renovated to Mr. Bray’s specs by a team ofmeticulous Mennonite craftsmen, the venerable barn isno longer dusty “old” but beautifully converted to show-place “new” furnished with a myriad of artifacts.

Approaching from the car park we see its signature“SUPERTEST” service pavilion attached to the barn at thefront, supported at two corners by massive stone pillars,and decorated with striking orange and white antique gaspumps refinished to artistic perfection. The building exte-rior is impressive and unexpected out here in the midstof Ontario food land; the excitement is just beginning!

Entering the building we meet the welcoming fra-grance of pine and a startling vision of an almost surrealworld, a vast space furnished with thousands of colourfulitems of all shapes and sizes; we’re surrounded by theamazing collection of a super-collector – it’s dream-like. Ifonly we could linger in this fairyland of shiny insignia fromonce-famous brands, now decorating the pine-panelledwalls. Our eyes turn upward to the 27 ft. raftered ceiling.Entranced, we move slowly along the avenue, a spotlessfloor, hand-crafted with 2”x6” planks laid with the narrowdimension facing up.

All around us - a restored Sliverwood’s Dairy truck, a’gypsy’ van, and some early farm machinery - nearby arecarts, tractors, clear glass cases containing hand-carvedreplicas of exquisite matched teams pulling show wagons,more tall gas pumps, and a genuine canopied Conestogawagon guarded by a life-size wooden Indian. Bray’s ver-satile assistant, Lou Godard flips a switch to start a rotat-ing miniature Ferris wheel lit with coloured lights, thenshows us an alcove devoted to hockey and sporting no-tables.

We’re invited downstairs to see another vast thicketof thousands more memorabilia. Mr. Bray reckons casuallythat there may be at least 7 or 8 thousand items in hiscollection, maybe 10,000? We realize, gazing incredulouslyat the shelves in his replica country general store, it is agathering of a whole era’s icons, mostly from the 20s, 30s,40s and 50s, a time-travel extravaganza. There are vol-

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