BRA:NT H± STORICAL SOC=±ETY NEWSLETTER 190S - Brnt County Archives Chrlot.te Street Brntford, Ontrio S ER 199± Volume I. 2 BRANT HISTORICAL. SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Pst President First Vice President Tresurer Asstnt Tresurer Secretry Wrden County Brnt -Mrs. Ruth Let ler -Mr. Ed Pncoe -Mr. Robert Deboer -Mr. Dn Ci -Mr. Jim Selmes -Mr. Brin Wood -Mr. Robert Chmbers Mr. John Bfield Mrs. Angel Files Mrs. Glori Nemtu D I RI=CTOR S = Mr. George Bever Dr. Hnk Hedges Mr. Ken Strchn Mr. Rlph Cook Mr. John Johns Ms. Anne Westwy Wrden BOARD OF GOVERNORS Brnt -Mr. Steve Comky (Chirmn) Brnt -Mr. Lou Cmpbell.Brnt -Mr. Tom Verth Brnt -Mr. Robert Chmbers Mrs. Mrgret Chler Ms. Ruth Stedmn Mr. Edw Es CORATOR : Ms. Susn Twt BRANT COUNTY MUSE" ARCHIVES,.hrlotte Brntford, Ont. N3T 2W6 Thnk you I or ctug support Brnt Hricl Society Brnt County Mus eum Archives. encgg see growg support Society ctivities. Our mthly meetgs held third Wednesdy PRESIDENT'S REFLECTION eveng ech mth hve been wel l ttended. April, Mr. Arthur Bkley relted us terestg hry Bixel fmily Brntford. My, Bruce Hill gve n imf ormtive tlk bout Gr River Nvigti Compny. Mr. Hill's book sme title successfully lunched t th meetg. Copies book my be purchsed t Gif t Shop for 21.95. re re still some ugrphed copies left. yrd sle held (ctues over pge)
Sturdy My 28th most successful. Thnks ll you who ctributed helped so wys. mny Without you it not hve been de, Brnt under directi Wesn Assocites Ccord, Ontrio underwy progressg well. study providg holtic pproch nlys progrmmes fcility needs. csultnts re lookg museum ll its f cets itself c ormun i t y. Th e Hricl Endowment County Study ' s presently t B r n t Society Fund estblhed 1986 generte cpitl f und mey be ccumulted help secure Society I uture. im Society build up th fund through metry gif ts bequests. If you Wh t o k e ctributi, plese ctct Susn Twt THE FOUNDING OF THE WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS, BRANTFORD ONTARIO Curr, t Ruth Let ler Brnt County Archives, Chrlotte Street, Brntford. Plese fd enclosed th sletter copy Endowment Fund brochure. Durg summer plese vit museum. Admsi ls free ll members. You my lso wh tke dvntge some children's progrmmes. Hve sfe s ure r. enjoyble Ruth Let ler 1844, nmed gentlemn P.C. Vn Brockl cme I r United Sttes set up f irst mnuf cturg busess Brntf ord norst corner Dlhousie Streets. sve fcry twre s well.s hvg some produce for sle. sce power tht operted mchery I or I cry bsement where horse hooked wlked. Out rolls El1Sill Ouorks Co+ Queen up 1848, C. joed H. born Burlgn, 1814. H n pprentice blcksmith shortly f terwrds worked mche shop. he becme engeer Lter, chief f or stemer 'Governor Mrcy'. Th stemer employed Uni ted government Lkes Brnt, Rebelli 1838-39 Volume Hurley Prtg Brntford, 1920. 11, Co., FIRE APPARATUS - Colimertlve Exposlr, 1901. Issues 13rt ford 1895, 1899, Gns, Goold Bennett joed. fcry now clled Gns, Wterous Compny.I 1864, Goold lst Wterous Mr. St tes ptrol durg 1837. New York, ssted Dvenport producti mgnetic mor, lter, he worked J. Edgern buildg dif f erent kds mills. 1845 fire very lrge buildg shops. cornersne lid Mr. Igntius Cockshutt who persl friend Mr. Wterous. f ice re, lrge sted gl s s wdow f ormer prtners ctg leve G.N. portrit Mr..H. Wterous dply. Th wdow joed Wilkes busess. He retired 1877 levg C.H. Wterous s sole owner thus cn presently be seen t Brnt County fully estblhg Archives, lter, mor died when he I teen yers old. He n served s Brockl lef t fcry three prtners, compny grew prospered. Threshg Vermt - F. Dougls Revllle, Hry County mouldg Vn Vn Wterous Enge Works firm. Mr. Wterous Ref erences : 18, joed circles supplyg necessry horse power. About I yers Wterous Limited, Brntf old, Cnd busess ctued grow. m erected dditi boiler, blcksmith, where he Brockl. Compny. Durg th time, Chrlotte M n uf c tu re d goods such s boilers, sne crushers, stem rod rollers, fire mches, sves, swmills, I ire enges, ll kds hevy I ire equipment mnuf ctured plnt Dlhousie enges, hose hook diversif icti yers s lrge novtive mnufcturer. yer pllce, As more ok ddit mde property until Drlg Street reched fcry covered hlf block. A wg, ldder trucks shipped ll prts world Wterous Enge Works Compny, some I orm, hs been Brntf ord f or 150 mrks f l dppernce physicl structure but Wterous Enge site necessry. City Brntf ord bought site Dlhousie Tody Post Of I ice locted here. site for Wterous Enge Works Compny h left Works Compny Hry. locted Mrket Street South (cross f r present Civic Centre). dy destroyed se mills utumn Wterous cme Brntf ord 1848 cstructi begn fcry. A 1895, behd its legcy for us remember. Brnt County Archives ls c`pilg filg syst em bout Brntford's dustril We terested would be receivg ny f ormti bout Wterous Enge Works Compny. Plese ctct t 752-2483.
THE ARRIVAL OF BLACK REF` JGEES TO EARLY BRANTFORD (Prt I) went nicknme "Prce". John Ptter plced Voter's Lt 1847. Angel Files "Dner ser.ved us dg room Cpt Joseph Brnt, n elegnt style. Two ` served us,. slves e scrlet, or coled clos. y both hd silver buckles ir shoes. Por.t mdeir served royl fmily sted".\ Februry Cpt Ptric Cmpbell vited home Cpt Joseph Brnt t Mohwk Villge dcovered cptured blck slves workg ls Mohwk tendg h chief, horses, Loylt tht Peter Mrt girl, Chloe Cooley hd been tied ropes her mster tken cross Nigr River bot, del ivered n Americn slve mster, despite her strenuous object. useless ttempt persecute I enders becuse Blcks hd no rights bef ore lws Upper Cnd. On July 1793, Governor John Grves Simcoe h Atrney Generl John White troduced Bill slves free ll Upper Frmers Cnd. objected bill servg h mels, everi permittg slves mrry h people. becuse Ac co rdg ir mnul work. t o hricl records se bd servnts first blck ref ugees rrive ir y needed slves do Bill modif led stted more slves brought Middle Gr River Provce; when re. cclusi children slves reched 25 yers old y be I reed provi mde so At Americn Revoluti bout 2,000 slves Loylts 3,500 f ree blcks cme Cnd; it estimted bout 30-40 slves cme Brnt 1784 tend h houses ls Kgsn, Burlgn, Mohwk Villge. sme yer tht Cpt Ptrick y become chrges vrious prhes. After pssg Bill, Upper Cnd becme plce refuge for fugitive slves oppressed liberted blcks I r United Sttes. Public opi opposed slvery Cmpbell vited Cpt. here, Brnt Vi 1 I. g e, not ctully bolhed until August i, 1833, Brith Empire. Mohwk th e Legltive Council Upper Cnd (Ontrio) ld Blck even though On My 14, 1833 1n lt Brntford lots Surveyor Lew Burwell, followg blck refugees lted: Anders, I+pes, mn col blcksmith, occupies Lot I, north side Dlhousie He ok possessi l yer go t suggesti Cpt Brnt t time lst sle hd house erected which he still resides. beg smll lot he ld Cpt Brnt tht he would not be chrged more thn I ive po.unds I or it. Atk, A4±m, mn col comm lber, occupies No I. south side Drlg Street ok possessi under Cpt Brnt t time lst sl`e hd house erected lot. He hs lrge fmily children most h mens hs been expended erectg h house. Bolvsn, John, blcksmith, ly blck property owner lted 1830 survey villge Brntford. H lot sold June i-3,1830. it Vn Ptter,!Lgb±, coled citizen. H I r slve Joseph Brnt, fe telligent negro, wh.o Wright, Smuel, col brber, occupied 36, south side Colborne time sle hd I og house erected, livg lot h f mi I y. 1835, society coled Methodts orgni zed i n Brntford. Meetgs held privte homes whenever wherever opportunities rose. Three. yers lter, church orgnized which dy known s "Drke Memoril Brith Methodt Epcopl Church" locted 165 Murry Street, Brntford. blck 1837, community Brntf ord opened its own school, "sce children excluded from public schools,. s level structi sc:hool w rec:ognized superior tht f ered coln schools, whites enr.olled blcks until both stitut unl t ed. "2 Durg 1830's mny underground Ri lwy termls set up Cnd I or fugitive slves. About twenty se locted lg Lke Erie shore, Nigr River Detroit Frtier; prticulrly t Amherstburg, throughout entire Brith Empire tht Upper Cnd Swick, Wdsor. Blck refugees lso trvelled l wter Tor, Hmiln, Kgsn, Prescott, St.` Cres, Brntf ord. By erly bout fifteen blck fmilies lived or ner I orerunner mtg I reedom I r cruel humn bdge. hry blck Brnt County Archives. Endnotes : white North squtters Wterloo, Wellgn, Duf I er, Grey Counties. ir objectives I orm ir own blck communities ln Upper Cnd. Sophi Pooley, slve Cpt Joseph Brnt, decided move Queen' s Bush or blcks I or she thought tht y would cre f or her her old ge. y cred for her her deth until Glt (Cmbridge), Ontrio. By time 1852 Census, re bout loo blck refugees livg envirs Brntford. One ir most importnt socil e v e n t s w s Emncipti Dy, celebrted August First, both blcks vited guests Lovejoy's Grove. y whed s h o w t h e i r ppreciti I or bolhment slvery commuriity tht we re ttemptg preserve Brntford.. erly se fifteen fmilies lg decided move wilderness Queen's Bush, prt Hur re, which cluded sect i. Cmpbell, Ptrick, Cpt, "Trvels Americ: 1792'., Clilpbel 1 described Ills vit e homes Joseph Brlnt, next Mohwk Chpel 1n deti 1 wrl tgr bout members, Brnt Fmily, mels entertlnent - music dnc:g[. 2. Wcks, "Blcks Pg. Rob W., As Cnd", 167. populti c:tesed C:nd Wes t (Ontrio), re need for schools for blck colimunitles. Acc:ordg followg dted census blck populti cresed i r 1842 1891 : Y}[E4B-Reported Negr_ CENSUS Populti 1842 1847 1848 1851 1861 1871 1881 4'167 5, 5 71 5,469 4,669 13,566 13,435 12,097 1891 Not Given 1901 8,935
BRANT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEur4 ACTIVITIES 994 PUBLICATIONS LISTHricl GIFTSociety, SHOP Brnl Brnl Co- y Huseurn Archives (Sulmner:.une,.uly, August) ITEMS JUNE Chrlotte S., BrnLford, Ontrio N3T 2W6 Wednesdy June 15th, HEH±E±±±±j!ZB±± ±±±Q!!S E±±2± I. Brnt County: Plce Nmes And Lt Pressils Trdes From Lovell's Direcry Gzetteer (20 pges) Collr Angel Files Assessment Rolls Gr River Trct (Hldim Township) Gore Dtrict, (now Brntford Township) 1816, 1818-24 (27 pges).collr Angel Files 2. 3. BRANT HISTORICAL Chrlotte AUGUST August lst - September 17th 8:00 p SOCIETY BRANT HISTORICAL MONTHLY LECTURE: Brntford SOCIETY Chrlotte ARCHIVES Brntford E58#5TE8 [S3#TINUEs: Mr. Dvid Neill will spek hry W. Ross Mcdld School. Free dmsi. Feturg work crts Jimmy Pre, Wlter Bll, Doug Wright, Jmes Simpks, Lynn Johnsn. Smll dmsi chlrge. Census (Noml) Gr River Trct (Hldim Township) Gore Dtrict, (now Brntford Township) 1824,1827,1829 Collr Angel Files St. June 25th i:3`0 p Cndin Album Series Nture Sries I or Children HlsreB±±gLclETy_puLB±± ±=±QHs Jen Wldie Vol. i Jen Wldie Vol. 2 Both Volumes Gr River Nvigti Compny (Bruce E. Hill) View n din Reserve (George Bever) St. George Ctuti school (. Wesley Switzer) Rurl Schools South Dumf ries Township (J.C. Webster) Glimpse Pst How Brntf ord Cooked Brntf ord Pottery Arts Entertment From Aumobiles Wshg Mches S14. 95 15. 95 22. 50 21. 95 Rel Old Woodsve Cookbook Rules Etiquette 18OO ' s Helth Hts 1887-1924 Gret Grm's Helth Suggest I r lte 1800's sects Lrge Mmmls Birds BQSRE S15. 00 7.00 Pelee Isl We Veyrds c. J.S. 20.00 M. August 8th -Fri. August 12th Mom. August 15th -Fri. August l9th Chrlotte 8.00 3.50 3.50 (5's) FRENjE±B±!s=LPRI_HL±s Brntford "Comic Relief" 1.9.5 2 Brntford Children's Club full hlf dy progrrnmes "Cndin Comic Strips" strips I r "Juniper Juncti" Pre-regtrti required. "For Better or For Worse". Admsi dti. Slo.00 JULY hlf/`20.00 MUSEUM July lst - September 17th (pkg. 6) Mohwk Chpel W. Ross Mcdld School full dy. Chrlotte Brntford :5L#R:Ti.:-:2-: Pre, Wlter Bll, Doug Wright, Jmes Simpks, Lynn Johnsn. Smll dmsi chrge. Bell Homested Brnt County Ct House, Grce Anglicn Church Mohwk Chpel ADMISSION FEES: Adults: 2.00 Children: Sl.50 1.25 Children Under Six Yers: Free S.25 Mdy July llth - Fridy July 15th Mdy July l8th - Fridy July 22nd BRANT Hs Dcovers Cnd Mp (Open Holidy Mdys, closed followg dy.) Seniors/Students: Postcrd-1910) County Brnt Treme City Brntf ord 1875 Hricl Mp Brnt county SUMMER HOURS: Tuesdy, - Fridy 9 m Sturdy. Sundy - I Feturg work crts Jimmy Brntford Mrket Squre, (Stedmn A tribute Wlter Bll look t fmily life Cndin Comic BQ± (vrious) Chrlotte Hmiln Mrket Squre (5's) Mohwk Chpel EXHIBITION OPENING: HASTI-NOTES (Stedmn postcrds) QEEEE±Tlojrs Gret Ijittle ns o Sn Ontrio Brnt County Atls 3.95 3.95 3.95 3.95 Wi I d 1 owers 2.50 ARCHIVES Brntford ARCHIVES ::i!d::3' =f!s?:; S::!rrmes "Time Trvellers". Chrlotte Street, Brntford, Ontrio Pre-regtrti N3T Slo.00 COUNTY MUSEUM Chrlotte required. hlf/20.00 full dy. 2W6 (519) 752-2483
CORPORATE MEMBERS Amoco Fbrics Fibers Ltd. Boddy, Ryers Hillrd, Rouse Rosebrugh ScLs, Edwrd NetJL Soco Ltd. Wells, Young, Szk, Bobor NEW MEMBERS Ms. Helen Borowicz Mr. Bruce E. Hill Mr. Mrs. Verrll Mr. John Dv Mrs. Westwy Our scere thnks Corporte spsors New members. I.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION FORM dividul ( S15. 00 ) S Fmi I y ( 20. 00 ) S Ptr (2) S Benefcr ( SIOO. 00 ) S Corporti (250.00) S Additil Dti Amount Enclosed NAME : S S ADDRESS : CITY/PROVINCE/POSTAL CODE: TELEPHONE : Plese mke cheque pyble : Brnt Hricl Society. i Send : Brnt County Archives, Chrlotte BRANTFORI), Ont. N3T 2W6 L-----------------------------------