Heritage Society
June 2015
40A Main St. W. Kingsville, ON N9Y 1H3
Seems like yesterday...
175 Years Ago
20 Jun 1840: American inventor
Samuel Morse was granted a U.S.
patent for his
electro-magnetic telegraph
system.
125 Years Ago
27 Jun 1890: George Dixon
became the first black world
boxing champion and the first
Canadian-born world boxing
champion.
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May’s Meeting
Attendance: 40 members, 3 guests
Welcome New Member David Hutchinson!
Thanks to our Volunteers:
Marie Bailey (Greeter)
Betsey Sabara and Muriel & Bob Newman (Social Time treats)
Membership for 2013-2014:
99 Members with 11 NEW Members!
PELEE ISLAND TOUR
100 Years Ago
19 Jun 1915: The American
battleship USS Arizona was
launched. (It was sunk during the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
in 1941.)
65 Years Ago
25 Jun 1950: Korean War. North
Korean and Soviet troops invaded
South Korea. They were
successfully repelled in 1953 with
help from the USA, and the
Korean Demilitarised Zone was
established at the border.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Begins and Ends at the Kingsville Dock
9am-5:30pm
PRICE PER PERSON, FOR TOUR ONLY, is $52.00
(Does Not including Ferry)
A deposit of $20 will secure your place on this group tour.
Balance is payable no later than Tuesday, August 25.
For More Information, see attached flyer or
call Pat Ford, 226-348-7627.
50 Years Ago
8 Jun 1965: The Soviet Union
launched its Luna 6 unmanned
space probe. It was
meant to land on the Moon, but a
mid-course correction failed and it
missed the Moon by almost
100,000 miles.
30 Years Ago
6 Jun 1985: The grave of
'Wolfgang Gerhard' was exhumed
in Embu das Artes, Brazil. The
remains were later confirmed to
be those Josef Mengele, the Nazi
doctor who conducted medical
experiments on inmates at
Auschwitz concentration camp.
(He died in 1979 after suffering a
stroke while swimming.)
Open House
As part of our 40th Anniversary Celebration of the KGHS, plans are
well underway for the Kingsville Archives to open to the public for
seven hours during the Migration Festival Weekend. An Open House
Committee has been established by the Archives Committee to
oversee the event, displays are presently being created and plans are
being made for the fall.
Many thanks to Karyn Mannell, Jackie Barraco, and Jane Grayson for
creating interesting displays for this upcoming event.
Volunteers
Thank you to the many volunteers who have helped make the
Kingsville Archives a success this past year, including Marilyn
Armstrong-Reynolds, Pat Ford, Karyn Mannell, Bob Lynch, Barb
Healey, Jerry Ogle, Gladys Mannell, Linda Bunn, Jane Grayson, Jackie
Barraco, Janet Ferguson, Dan Reynolds, Pat Moore and Astrid
DeCairos.
Kingsville Archives Report
Kingsville Archives
Marie Frise, our 2014 summer student, will be returning this summer to the Kingsville Archives for 8
weeks. We are delighted to have her back again! Marie is a history student at Western and she has now
completed 2 years of her Honours B.A.
When she returns to the Archives, Marie will be receiving an intensive one week of mentoring (June 22 –
June 26). The program will be designed to upgrade her skills in local history, and genealogy. She will
also be learning how to process manuscript materials and to understand legal records. This summer, she
will be helping patrons, working on processing our Manuscript Collection, organizing Gosfield Land
Records and updating indexes for these documents, as well as researching the lives of 25 people who
lived in Kingsville.
Thanks to the money provided by the Summer Canada program, Marie will be working 30 hours per
week. Starting Monday June 29, she will be opening the Archives Monday to Friday, 9 am. to noon and
12:30 to 3:30 pm. Her last day will be Friday August 14, 2015. The room will be closed on Wednesday
July 1st and Civic Holiday Monday August 3.
Marie will be available by phone at 226-348-6377; by email at [email protected]; or in
person during the hours listed above.
Regular Hours will resume the week of August 18th.
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10-12 noon and 1-3 pm.
Changes in September
Starting September 1st, 2015, the responsibility for the daily operations of the Kingsville Archives will be
shared by the three members of the Archives Committee – Bob Lynch, Pat Ford, and Marilyn ArmstrongReynolds rather than being under the direction of the Archivist.
Marilyn Armstrong-Reynolds will be stepping down from the position of Archivist after 10 years. She
not only has been the Kingsville Archives only Archivist, but Marilyn was the driving force behind the
creation and development of the Kingsville Archives. No one will be holding the position of Archivist
during the coming year.
The Archives Committee is pleased to announce that Karyn Mannell has been named Genealogy
Specialist and Librarian. She will be responsible for developing our genealogy collection, answering
genealogy questions and looking after our library collection. Karyn is also a member of our Open House
Committee.
Volunteers Needed
Selecting and Clipping Newspaper Articles
Are you a regular reader of the Windsor Star? Do you naturally look for Kingsville area news? Do you
always check out the obituaries to see if anyone local died? We are looking for volunteers who regularly
read the Windsor Star and would like to help us on occasion.
Your task would be to volunteer to read the newspaper for one or two weeks at a time. If you see any
articles related to Kingsville, you would have to mark down the name of the newspaper, the date, and the
page number on all articles. Your only other task is to cut out these articles and bring them to the
Kingsville Archives at the end of your marking and cutting period.
You may have as few as one or two articles per day or as many as 10 articles to mark and clip, so it is
not a large job. On average, there are between 20 and 30 articles per week.
If you would think you can do this and would like to give it a try, please contact Barb at 519-733-.6207
or send a message to [email protected]. She will set up a time for you to volunteer.
Barb is responsible for making sure that the Windsor Star is clipped all year. She needs your help if we
want to keep our vertical files useful and up to date.
Moving Heavy Boxes of Books
We also need someone strong who would be willing to lift 30 pound boxes of books that are in storage
and move them to the Kingsville Archives. We usually only move books once or twice per year. If you
are interested, please contact Barb at 519-733-6207.
PELEE ISLAND TOUR
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
The KGHS Historical Day Trip Committee is planning a visit to Pelee Island on
Wednesday September 9, 2015. Join us at 9 AM to start with a sail on the
M.V. Jiimaan to historic Pelee Island. Our guided tour of island sites by bus
starts at the dock. We will enjoy a buffet lunch as well as tour the local
museum, “The Pelee Island Heritage Centre.” We will return on the boat to
Kingsville Harbour by 5:30 PM.
PRICE PER PERSON, FOR TOUR ONLY is $52.00, all taxes included (see ferry
price below). Bring a friend or partner if you wish.
A deposit of $20 will secure your place on this group tour. Balance is payable no
later than Tuesday, August 25.
Make cheques payable to KINGSVILLE-GOSFIELD HERITAGE SOCIETY,
Cheques may be brought to Kingsville Archives. Marie Frise, our summer student,
will be working from June 29 til August 14, five days per week. If you need to
reach her, the Archives telephone number is 226-348-6377.
9:00
9:30
10:00
11:30
12:30
1:45
2:30
3:30
4:00
5:30
Tour Day
Ticket sales (Seniors – over 65 - $6.25 one way, adult - $7.50)
Assemble on Kingsville dock to board ferry.
M.V. Jiimann leaves dock.
Boat arrives at Pelee Island. We will start tour immediately (Big Blue Bus),
so use washroom facilities on boat before disembarking. Our driver will
point out various places and points of interest.
Lunch at restaurant on north shore, (buffet – roast beef, chicken, soup &
salad, potato or rice, vegetable and dessert) included in cost of tour.
Back on bus for more touring.
Pelee Island Heritage Center.
Back at dock, purchase ticket.
Board ferry
Arrive at Kingsville Dock
If you have further questions, call Pat Ford, 226-348-7627.
If boat is cancelled because of bad weather, tour will be re-scheduled.