Vintage Caledon is a virtual museum and archive of the architecture, landscapes, people, ancestral roots here and abroad, and stories and lore of Caledon, Ontario, Canada and MeetUps and Popups posted and hosted by Caledon Heritage Foundation and our Heritage Partners

HVHTA AGM Hosting Authors as Guest Speakers
April 7, 2014

The Humber Valley Heritage Trail Association
invites you to its Annual General Meeting (Bolton Chapter) this Wednesday April
9th at 7 p.m.  The meeting is at Humberview Secondary School (in the library),
135 Kingsview Drive, Bolton.

The guest speakers are Jim and Sue Waddington, authors of “In the Footsteps
of the Group of Seven”, which describes their search for the sites that inspired
the Group of Seven’s paintings.  Their talk will include photographs – side by
side with the corresponding paintings – of some of the over 300 locations they
found that are immortalized in the famous paintings.  The Waddingtons will also
talk about some of the Group of Seven’s painting sites in Caledon.

Their book will be available for sale ($55 + $2.75 HST). All proceeds of book
sales are going to the Art Gallery of Sudbury.

The Waddingtons’ Facebook page is: www.facebook.com/FootstepsGroup7

The Humber Valley Heritage Trail Association (HVHTA) is a not-for-profit
organization that operates a trail for recreational hiking on TRCA lands in the
Humber Valley. The HVHTA provides the highest quality pedestrian hiking
experience to foster appreciation of the amazing natural beauty and diversity of
the Humber Valley.  The trail runs from the Trans Canada Trail on Humber Station
Road near Albion Hills Conservation Area in Caledon, through Bolton, to Binder
Twine Park in Kleinburg.  Annual membership in the HVHTA is $20 per
household.

The Humber Valley Heritage Trail Association’s website is: http://www.humbertrail.org/

Annual General Meeting 2013
Caledon Heritage Foundation
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Speaker:  Sue and Jim Waddington
Theme:  Following in the Footsteps of the Group of Seven
Old Caledon Township Hall, 18365 Hurontario Street, Caledon Village

6:15 pm - Business Meeting
6:45 pm - Light Refreshments
7:15 pm - Presentation

Goose Lane Books says this about the Waddingtons' book:

In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven

Sue Waddington (Author)
Jim Waddington (Author)

Nearly a century ago, a group of artists travelled into northern Ontario and farther afield to capture the raw, terrible beauty that lay just beyond the outskirts of Canada’s cities and towns. Armed with sketchbooks, brushes, and paintboxes, they set off into the heart of the wilderness with the singular purpose of interpreting the landscape in a modern mode of artistic expression.

In July 1977, Jim and Sue Waddington set off on their own expedition to discover the places that inspired these artists. Determined to locate, document, and photograph the actual landscapes that inspired A.Y. Jackson, Franklin Carmichael, Arthur Lismer, Lawren Harris, A.J. Casson, J.E.H. MacDonald, Tom Thomson, and Frederick Varley, the Waddingtons began a 36-year journey — tracking down clues, deciphering bits of information, tracing ancient portage routes, and exploring hidden inlets — all with the purpose of finding the very spots that gave birth to the work of the Group of Seven.

In presenting reproductions of the original paintings and contemporary photographs of the locations where the original works were created, the Waddingtons invite us to come face to face with the elusive muses that enlightened and enriched this renowned group of artists.

All proceeds from sales of the book will go to the Art Gallery of Sudbury.

Annual General Meeting 2012
Caledon Heritage Foundation
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Speaker:  Edith George, Peter Dmytrasz, Fran Moscall, Ontario Urban Forest Council
Theme:  Heritage Tree - Preserving our Natural Roots
15202 Mount Wolfe Road, Caledon

Annual General Meeting 2011
Caledon Heritage Foundation
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Speaker:  J. Brian Gilchrist
Theme:  The Importance of Family and Local History
Claude Church, 15175 Hurontario St
7:00 p.m. Business Meeting
7:30 p.m. Guest Speaker

Please join us for an evening with our special guest, renowned genealogist


J. Brian Gilchrist, Referencel Archivist at the Region of Peel Archives

"The Importance of Family and Local History"

Brian is one of Canada's most knowledgeable, informative and entertaining speakers on the subjects of genealogy, family history and heritage, with over 40 years of genealogical research experience. Brian is a graduate in history from the University of Toronto.

He says " It does not matter when you or your family came to Canada, nor what theancestral country of origin is - it is important to record our own family stories and tolearn about the history of where we are now."

Brian is a 4th generation Torontonian and a 9th generation Canadian. His grandmother Gilchrist was a McClure, whose family settled in Peel County in 1820.

Public and New Members Welcome – Light Refreshments
For further information call 519-927-5370 or 905-951-3571
www.caledonheritagefoundation.com

Heritage Speaker Series 2011
Caledon Heritage Foundation
Monday, May 16, 2011
Speakers:  Tony Jenkins and Sally Drummond
Theme:  Caledon Cabin Fever - "Year of the Log House"
Old Caledon Township Hall Theatre

Annual General Meeting 2011
Caledon Heritage Foundation
November 4, 2010
Speaker:  Dr. Ronald Williamson
Theme:  Historic Evaluations of Aboriginal Artifacts in Caledon
St. James Anglican Church, Parish Hall, Caledon East

Archaeologist Dr. Ronald Williamson provided historic evaluations of aboriginal artifacts found in Caledon.

Annual General Meeting 2010
Caledon Heritage Foundation
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Speaker:  Dr. Ron Williamson
Theme:  Archaeology and Artefact
St.  James Parish Hall, 6029 Old Church Road, Caledon East

Heritage Speaker Series
Caledon Heritage Foundation
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Speaker:  Tony Jenkins
Theme:  The Preservation and Adaptive Re-Use of Barns, Log Houses, and Timber Frame Buildings
Caledon Community Complex, Old Church Road, Caledon East