Keepsake book is for sale at Woodstock Museum
By
Mark Schadenberg
Whether
it be Admiral VanSittart, Tip O’Neill, Bernadette Smith, Klondike Joe Boyle,
Effie Nesbitt or Andrew Pattullo the city of Woodstock has a rich history of
people, places and things.
For
more than a century The Woodstock Sentinel-Review would be your destination to
read about both current events and municipal history.
Many
of those items have now been compiled into 1 book.
I
already owned copies of Bits & Pieces by Williams & Baker, Old Oxford
Is Wide Awake from Brian Dawe, and 3 Doug Symons books -- Village That Straddled
A Swamp, Memories Of Yore and Giants Of Oxford.
The
newest book to that collection is now Quizzical History – a compilation of old
columns written for The Sentinel-Review (Oxford
Review) and other condensed pieces of Woodstock history.
Read
the story attached as there is a link about the book, which is for sale at the
Woodstock Museum for $20. I acquired my copy last Thursday afternoon at the BIA
Downtown farm market.
The
Woodstock Museum itself could be the answer to several trivia questions about
local facts, including the idea that it was built in 1853 to be City Hall.
The
Oxford Historical Society has created the Quizzical History book and to assist
in its promotion the Woodstock Museum is featuring a display until September 9 to
provide artifacts, newspaper clippings and so much more in an exhibit.
The
story related to the book in The Sentinel-Review features a picture of Chris
Packman from the historical society. Packman has been a key figure in the past
few decades in archiving local history, which comprises old noteworthy items,
but you must also collect today’s headlines to assist in writing our history
for the next generations.
The
S-R entry notes that Sheila Johnson, who was a previous museum curator in
Woodstock was also instrumental in creating a weekly column in the weekend
edition of the daily newspaper. Johnson, by the way, would next be curator at
Fanshawe Pioneer Village in London.
Current
curator of the Woodstock Museum is Karen Houston, and the local museum at 466
Dundas Street has a great staff including Adam Pollard and Kerrie Gill.
Wall mural in Museum Square
One panel at the current museum exhibit
The
Quizzical History book is dedicated to Ed Bennett, who was a prisoner of war
during the Second World War after battles at Dieppe. Bennett passed away at 97
on Remembrance Day in 2010, and among his efforts to research and preserve
local history was to be a key member of a committee that returned the body of
Klondike Joe Boyle to be re-buried in Woodstock in 1983.
As
you may deduce, I love local history and believe Woodstock has a vibrant past
and a promising future.
You
should buy a few copies of Quizzical History. You will require one copy for the
best position on your library shelf at home, but others for family and friends.
As a Realtor, I can think of 20 past clients who would likely admire this book
as an important local keepsake.
Effie Nesbitt display board at museum
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Representative
Senior Real Estate Specialist
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Royal LePage Triland Realty
Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage
757 Dundas St, Woodstock
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