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Gravel paths wind around our historic buildings and heritage gardens, sheltered by maples and
pine trees. Pictured are the Fifth Line Church (circa 1870), Quaker Hill Schoolhouse (circa 1924)
and Orange Lodge Hall (1856), just three of 10 historic buildings at the Centre.
In This Issue...
June 2016
QUICK LINKS
Become a Volunteer
Online Collection
Virtual Tour
The Historical Centre opens to the public for tours on Saturday, June 4th. Drop by for an
excellent tour of the Centres 10 historic buildings by one of our staff or student tour
guides from Wed-Sun, 10am-4pm until September 25th. Dont forget to bring the family
for the Family Kite Festival on Fathers Day (Sunday, June 19th), and also for our third
annual Heritage Challenge Car Rally happening on Sunday June 26th; see inside for details.
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New Exhibits at the Centre
News
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Facility Rentals
Follow us on Facebook
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Become a Member
Society
Meet our Summer Staff
Upcoming Events
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Membership
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If you visited us last year, you may have noticed that a number of the museums heritage buildings acquired
new information panels recounting the buildings history. We will be designing new information panels for
the remaining buildings this year.
We will keep you updated on these projects through the e-newsletter, and hope to see you at the Centre
this season.
News
Stone for Sculpture Project Delivered
Artist and sculptor Fly Freeman looks on as the stone for the Sesquicentennial sculpture project was delivered and unloaded at the Centre. Freeman will be on site at the Centre several days a week carving a new
piece of public art celebrating Uxbridges history. Due to be unveiled in 2017 for Canadas 150th birthday, it
will be fascinating to watch An Uxbridge Story in Stone take shape.
Historic Horse and Wagon Tour of Uxbridge Free Event, Saturday June 4th
Sponsored by Heritage Uxbridge, this guided horse and wagon tour takes you on a journey past many of
Uxbridges most significant heritage properties on Saturday, June 4th. Tours begin at 10:00a.m. and depart
across from Trinity United Church (20 First Avenue, Uxbridge) every 15 minutes. The last tour departs at
1:30p.m. This tour is FREE for all and an opportunity for the whole family to engage in Uxbridges unique
history.
Our Condolences
We were very sad to hear of the passing of Elsie Wood, a much loved Uxbridge resident, tireless volunteer for
many community organizations, and a long serving Historical Society Board member. Elsie and her late husband Bill Wood were involved with the establishment of the museum and active volunteers at the Centre
throughout the years. Our condolences to Elsies family and friends she will be greatly missed.
We will be reaching out for Membership renewals and are very thankful for your continued support. Your Membership
is vital to support the Uxbridge Historical Centre and to the mission of the Uxbridge-Scott Historical Society. As a registered Canadian Charity, the Society supports the Historical Centre both financially and through volunteering. All funds
go towards the Historical Centre. If you havent renewed your membership, please send in your membership form and
renewals. You can download it here in Adobe PDF format Uxbridge Historical Society Membership Form
As always, we love to hear from you with feedback, ideas for new projects and Public Meetings, how we can do better,
and if you are interested in helping out! Please email us at board@uxbridgescotthistoricalsociety.ca or call Brad at 416
209 2354
-Brad Buss, President, Uxbridge-Scott Historical Society
Upcoming Events
An Uxbridge Story in Stone Sculpture Project
Open House on Thursday, June 9th at 7pm
Watch the Artist at Work: Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, Thursday afternoons and evening
This season the Historical Centre is pleased to host an Artist-in-Residence. Local
sculptor Fly Freeman will be on site at the Centre several days a week carving a
new piece of public art celebrating Uxbridges history. Due to be unveiled in 2017
for Canadas 150th birthday (final location to be decided), it will be fascinated to
watch An Uxbridge Story in Stone take shape. Fly will be using traditional hand
tools, such as hammer and chisel for her work and the public is invited to visit the
Centre and watch her at work. Watch for details about Flys schedule and related
workshops and lectures that will be held at the museum. Join us at the Open
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Thank You
Museum Gardens
A big thank you to our volunteer gardeners who have done a wonderful job
beautifying the museum gardens and grounds. They
have been busy adding new plants and nurturing the
existing ones. The site looks lovely thanks to all of
their hard work and care.
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10% discount for use of Historical Centre grounds for private functions
Reduced rates for workshops, special events and use of Historical Centre Archives
Newsletters
You can download a membership form from the Society website at http://uxbridgescotthistoricalsociety.ca/wp-content/
uploads/2016/05/Uxbridge-Historical-Society-Membership-form-final-2015.pdf
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