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Spring 2017 Volume 29, No.1

THE ONTARIO ORGANIZATION OF THE QUESTERS

SPRING COUNCIL MEETING

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

"A 100 Year History of the Harrow Research and Development Centre" Presenter – Dr. Della Johnston, Director of the Harrow Research and Development Centre

Location: The Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village 6155 Arner Town Line (County Road 23)

Kingsville, Ontario

Spring Council Theme “THE Farm”

We encourage Questers to dress for a FARM THEME: blue jeans or skirts, plaid or gingham shirts, straw hats, boots. Use your imagination.

Menu: Chicken, Pasta, Salad, Dessert, Coffee and Tea. A vegan meal can be provided. Contact Denise DeLuca Walsh two weeks before the event about any food allergies

or to order a vegan meal. Cash bar: Beer and wine $4.50

9:30 AM – Registration and Coffee 10:00 – 11:15 AM – Council Meeting / a Quester Quarter

Presenter: Erin O’Brian on the history of The Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village

Noon – 3:00 PM – Luncheon / Program / Installation of Officers 3:00 PM – Optional Tour of Canadian Transportation Museum

Deadline for Reservations – Monday, May 15, 2017. No refunds after this date. Tickets $30.00 for Luncheon only

$35.00 for Luncheon and Tour of Canadian Transportation Museum Make reservations through your Chapter Treasurer.

Treasurers, let Denise DeLuca Walsh know how many of your members will be taking the tour. "Share the Wealth" – Canadian Club #1417 Proceeds will go towards Recruitment and Chapter Development.

Tickets $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00

Volume 26, No.1

2 THE MAPLE LEAFLET – Spring 2017

THE MAPLE LEAFLET is published twice a year by The Ontario Provincial Questers. Receipt of the newsletter is a privilege of membership in The Questers of Ontario. The Questers is a private, non-profit, international organization incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania. The purposes of The Questers are to educate by research and study of antiques and to donate funds to the preservation and restoration of existing memorials, historical buildings and landmarks. The Editor reserves the right to edit all copy. Due to limited space, we regret that occasionally submissions must be shortened.

THE ONTARIO QUESTERS 2016 – 2017 EXECUTIVE BOARD President Lynn Teahan 1203-75 Riverside Dr. E. Windsor, ON, N9A 7C4 (519) 255-9483 [email protected] Maple Leaf #311 1st Vice-President Melissa Morris-French 2392 Tranquility Ave. Windsor, ON, N8P 1R8 (519) 981-0353 [email protected] Talbot Trail #1176 2nd Vice-President Denise DeLuca Walsh 3685 3rd Concession Harrow, ON, N0R 1G0 (519) 738-9346 [email protected] Talbot Trail #1176

Recording Secretary Susan Greenhow 257 County Rd 50 E.-R.R.1 Harrow, ON, N0R 1G0 (519) 738-6259 [email protected] Talbot Trail #1176 Corresponding Secretary Janette Orr 215 Reedmere Rd. Windsor, ON, N8S 2L3 (519) 944-2809 [email protected] Border City Stars #1369 Treasurer Audrey Payne 4215 Mt. Carmel Dr. Windsor, ON, N9G 2C9 (519) 966-0608 [email protected] Gateway Heirlooms #788 Immediate Past President Pat Bowsher 222 Shamrock Crt., S.S.2 Belle River, ON, N0R 1A0 (519) 727-0938 [email protected] Maple Leaf #311 Parliamentarian (non-voting) Johanna Belanger 10720 Lambeth Windsor, ON, N8R 1C9 (519) 735-8701 [email protected] Talbot Trail #1176

2016-2017 STANDING COMMITTEES Ontario Past Presidents Society (O.P.P.S.): Johanna Belanger (519) 735-8701 Editor – Maple Leaflet: Brian Atkinson (519) 945-8586 [email protected] Finance: Ron Fauteux (519) 727-5012 Nominating: Marilyn Portt (519) 969-0693 Preservation & Restoration: Marilyn Young (519) 735-5045 Historian: David Eady (519) 735-6656 Teller: Glenna Hemphill (519) 735-7022 2019 International Convention: Bev Cyr (519) 969-6211 2016-2017 CHAPTER PRESIDENTS Maple Leaf #311 Anne Atkinson (519) 945-8586 Gateway Heirlooms #788 Suzanne Cyr (519) 734-1722 Spirit of Windsor #1154 Valerie Wright (519) 251-8861 South Shore Seekers #1156 Elizabeth McDonald (519) 736-2573 Talbot Trail #1176 Denise Deluca-Walsh (519) 738-9346 Border City Stars #1369 Gloria Jung (519) 974-2906 Canadian Club #1417 Carl Dettinger (519) 969-6379 Windsor Rum Runners #1441 Brian Atkinson (519) 945-8586 Pelee Past #1498 Jackie King (519) 326-1361

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From the President Dear Questers

2017 is a significant year for Ontario Questers. Not only will we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada's birth as a nation but we will honour the 50th year of The Questers in Canada. Maple Leaf #311 received its charter on October 23, 1967, the year of Canada's 100th birthday.

To commemorate Canada's 150th, the chapter with the best attendance at the Business Meeting and the Luncheon of the Spring Council on May 25th will be awarded $150.00 for its P&R fund. The $150.00 award will be repeated at the Fall Convention on October 26th when International President Lorraine Jeffers will join us. Meanwhile, Maple Leaf #311 is working on a special P&R project to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Speaking of P&R, Canadian Club #1417 has been recognized in the newspaper and on the radio for its $4,000.00 donation to the John R. Park Homestead for the restoration of the smokehouse. At the January meeting of the South Western Ontario Heritage Council, Chairperson Kris Ives, also the Curator of the John R. Park Homestead thanked all Ontario Questers for their continuing support of the site.

It was certainly a proud moment at the 2016 Fall Convention when Provincial P&R Chairman Marilyn Young presented Madelyn Della Valle, Curator of the Chimczuk Museum, with a Provincial Grant of $2,800.00 for refinishing a section of the original bar from Abar's Tavern which will be displayed at the museum and actually used during events. On October 26th of this year, a Provincial Chapter Grant will be awarded.

Many thanks to all the chapters that have supported worthwhile and important P&R projects. It is so gratifying to read about them in “Chapter News”.

Lynn Teahan, President

The Ontario Organization of The Questers

CHAPTER PRESIDENTS

If you are not going to the International Convention being held in St. Petersburg, Florida, from MAY 5 – 7, 2017, please select someone from your Chapter who is attending, to take your place. They will act as the voting delegate for your Chapter. Please check page 14 of the Winter issue of The Quester Quarterly for the DELEGATE AUTHORIZATION FORM. It can be printed from the Quester Quarterly Website on line.

Please wear your name badge at all Quester events.


2016 FALL CONVENTION REPORT

The Fall 2016 Convention took place at the Roseland Golf and Curling Club on Thursday, October 27th. A great thank-you to all our nine Chapters for making our 2016 Fall Convention a success!

In attendance were 73 Quester members. The Border City Stars won $25.00 for the highest percentage of

members attending the Convention. We raised a total of $1,365.00 at our Silent Auction: Canadian Club $180.00 Windsor Rum Runners donated $60.00 Pelee Past $155.00 Maple Leaf $232.00 Spirit of Windsor $102.00 Talbot Trail $263.00 Gateway Heirlooms $150.00 South Shore Seekers $128.00 Border City Stars $95.00 The Harvest table brought in an extra $424.00 Special thanks to Chapter #1154, Spirit of Windsor, for their beautiful Fall-themed table displays and to

Chapter #1369, Border City Stars, for all their hard work and great results from the Harvest Table. Madelyn Della Valle, the curator of Museum Windsor

was our guest speaker. She presented a wonderful slide show on “The Chimczuk Museum” explaining all the current exhibits and how they came to be. Museum Windsor was given a Provincial grant of $2800.00 to be used to restore the original wooden bar that was taken from Abars Tavern, located at 7880 Riverside Drive East in Windsor.

Abars was registered in Windsor in 1893, by Henri Hebert. Originally it was a stage coach stop, and restaurant. When prohibition was declared in the U.S.A., and later in Canada, many of the rich auto tycoons such as the Fords, Fishers and Dodges came to Abars for alcoholic refreshments. Sports celebrities like Jack Dempsey, members of the Detroit Tigers, and visiting sport teams to Detroit also frequented this fine establishment.

Abars had secret basements and tunnels, where gambling was held. There was also a well-trained staff to keep abreast of any raids on their business. Booze smuggling was also linked to Abars. What a perfect location to transport the liquid gold to the United States from the Abar docks.

A placard on the restored Bar will announce that it was restored by a grant from the Ontario Questers.

Denise DeLuca Walsh 2nd Vice President

Part of the Silent Auction

President Lynn Teahan thanking Madelyn Della Valle


CONVENTION CORNER

The first meeting of the International Convention Core Committee has taken place with a lot of enthusiastic Ontario Questers in attendance. The Quester organization will be 75 years old in 2019 so the convention theme will be “A Diamond Jubilee”. The combined President’s Reception/Annual Banquet will be titled, “It’s Our 75th: Let’s Sparkle” with musical entertainment and a gala dinner. Everyone will be encouraged to wear vintage evening attire as well as lots of “sparkle”.

For the Annual Luncheon, the theme will be, “It’s Our 75th: Let’s Celebrate” and the program will feature the beautiful costumes created by Lucinda Morris. We will be presenting a fashion history of Canada.

Many Ontario Questers are planning to attend the International Convention in St. Petersburg, Florida this coming May where there will be lots of opportunities to take notes and see how the new convention format will work.

The next Core Committee meeting will be held in June after the Florida convention when we compare those notes and begin the process of bringing all the ideas together. Hope to see you in Florida.

Beverly Cyr Convention Chairman

John R. Park Homestead Smokehouse Restored In a January 4th article, the Windsor Star’s Chris Thompson reported that the Essex Region

Conservation Authority and John R. Park Homestead had publically thanked Windsor’s Canadian Club Chapter of Questers for obtaining an International grant of $4000.00 to restore the smokehouse at the homestead.

“Prior to the restoration, the smokehouse was leaning toward the lake, making it impossible to open the door or use the building for demonstrations. The cedar shingle roof had deteriorated and the 1850’s building could no longer function as part of the living history agricultural museum whole in adding authenticity to the museum’s portrayal of the Park family’s life here 170 years ago,” explained Kris Ives, Curator/Education Coordinator at the Homestead. “Now, with the new foundation and roof, along with the repairs to the door and the installation of a proper vent, the building can be used as an exhibit illustration the principles of smoking foods for preservation, and it actually functions as a working smokehouse. The staff and volunteers have already been using the restored structure for authentic demonstrations.”

“The Questers are wonderful supporters of local heritage,” praised ERCA Chair Ed Sleiman. “They have supported many Homestead initiatives over the years.”

The John R. Park Homestead grant was only the second to be awarded in Canada by the International group. The other grant was in 2014 when Gateway Heirlooms Chapter was successful in obtaining the International grant to restore the wallpaper in the master bedchamber.

Melissa Morris-French, 1st VP


Mackenzie Hall – Antique Show and Sale - Membership Recruitment

On November 19th and 20th, the Questers participated in an Antique show to recruit new members that was held by Mackenzie Hall. Over the two day period, Lynn Teahan, Johanna Belanger, Sharon Mutterback, Lucinda Morris and I, Melissa Morris-French, dressed in period outfits donated by Lucinda Morris to promote and inform the public about Questers and what we do for our community. We had a display table set up with the information boards, a small display of antique purses, and spoke with and handed out the new postcards to about 50 people. Overall, I would say that the two days was a great success in developing community awareness of Questers.

As many of you know, Questers is having a difficult time in recruiting new members for our organization, even though Questers has 645 Chapters across 41 states and 2 Canadian provinces with 9,850 members. So, the next logical question is, “What is International doing to help membership?” Well, the IEB has formed a special committee for Membership, chaired by Virginia Cutaio, to work on ideas for membership. The second item that the IEB is working on is gathering a group of individuals who will meet online rather than in person to see if this would work as a chapter. The third item that the IEB is working on is in some chartered states, boards give cash prizes to the P&R fund of a chapter with the most new members for a year. These are ideas that we may want to pursue in the coming year once the Provincial Board has had time to digest these ideas.

However, there are things that Chapters can do right now to help increase membership. Get out in the Community - find events in your community or museum and volunteer to set up a

display table and have your members there to hand out postcards and talk to people who are interested. Ask a friend to a meeting. Talk to other people that you know about Questers, such as your book club

or church group, or talk to new people who have just moved to the Windsor & Essex county area. You know what to do, just remember our motto, “It’s fun to search and a joy to find”. This can mean

items or, more importantly, people.


South West Ontario Heritage Council (SWOHC)

Since becoming a member of the SWOHC, I have attended two meetings and have networked with the heads of the Windsor and Essex County historical museums and historical groups. The October meeting was at the Kingsville Historical Park where we were told of the history of the Essex Regiments that fought in the Boer War, the First World War, and the Second World War. This museum is well worth the drive to Kingsville to learn the history and to see the artifacts of the Essex Regiment that they have been able to preserve.

The second meeting was in January 2017 at the Canadian Historical Aircraft Association and after the meeting we had a tour of the CH2A hanger. What a wonderful facility. The members of the Canadian Historical Aircraft Association are restoring the Lancaster bomber and are building a Mosquito fighter plane. Their knowledge of the planes and honouring the veterans that flew them is truly remarkable.

I have also mentioned to the group that I am collecting a list for Ontario Quester chapters of artifacts which need to be repaired or restored at a cost of no more than $500.00. Interested historical museums and sites have been invited to contact me.



C H A P T E R N E W S

CANADIAN CLUB #1417

The highlight of the Canadian Club Quester Chapter #1417’s year was witnessing the dedication of the restored Smoke House at John R.Park Homestead during their well-attended Winter Festival.

Hardy visiting families bundled and braced against the stinging snow blowing in from Lake Erie, enjoyed horse drawn sleigh rides, hot spiced cider from a cast iron caldron heated over an open pit fire, and tours of the John R. Park Homestead where the children could sample cookies baked on the kitchen hearth by ladies dressed in period costume.

The photos show the finished Smoke House and Wit Dudzic, our “Conservation & Preservation” chairman, presenting our

$4700.00 cheque covering the total cost of the restoration of the Smoke House. By Stan Coulthard MAPLE LEAF #311

Maple Leaf Questers enjoyed another season of interesting meetings, learning about culture and art from around the world, as well as a familiar local jewel.

In September, our chapter was treated to a tour of the Gracanica Church, completed in 1952. The tour was conducted by Milica Yaksich, an iconographer with a number of festal icons displayed here. This Serbian Orthodox institution is replete with gorgeous religious art, including an impressive carved walnut Iconostasis, frescoes, and icons in the Byzantine style. There are also beautiful and uniquely Byzantine stained glass windows throughout the church. Over 200 Byzantine style frescoes are part of the reason the church has received a heritage designation from the Ministry of Culture.

In October, one of our members presented her research on Royal Doulton Bunnykins, which brought forth nostalgia and reminiscences of family treasures. The chinaware was first introduced in 1934, created via transfer prints on white china. The illustrations were based on the drawings of Sister Mary Barbara Bailey (nee Barbara Vernon Bailey), daughter of Doulton’s general manager during the 30s. The earliest pieces, signed by her, are highly prized. The first six figurines were produced in

In Memoriam

Betty Clinansmith South Shore Seekers #1156

August 27, 2016 Monique Houtteman

South Shore Seekers #1156 October 4, 2016


1939. Mr. and Mrs. Bunnykins and other rabbits are dressed in human clothing, and presented on the tableware in colourful rural and small-town English scenes.

November brought a beautiful display and interesting talk on Russian Matryoshka (nesting) dolls. These are wooden dolls

of decreasing size, placed one inside another. The largest separates at the middle, revealing the next size, which reveals the next, and so on. The first set was made in 1890. Many of the dolls are beautifully hand-painted, in jewel-like colours, and they can represent a variety of themes, from fairy tale characters to Soviet leaders.

Our festive meeting in December consisted of a fascinating tour of Willistead, and then a luncheon hosted by our President, Anne Atkinson. Our relationship as Questers to Willistead is a deep one, and we were fortunate to have experienced tour guides and Friends of Willistead in our chapter to give us both a personal and informative tour. The Christmas decorations were stunning. After our delicious luncheon of tourtières and pot-luck side dishes, we learned even more about Mary Walker, specifically her brave contesting of her husband’s will, which meant she had to confront her brothers-in-law. This was quite different to the normal conduct of bereaved women of the time. She was buried at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, but only recently did a Questers group provide a headstone for her.

By Irene Eberwein, Secretary BORDER CITY STARS #1369

Our September 13 meeting was held in Leamington at the home of presenter Sharon Light. She discussed the shipwreck of the R.G. Coburn in 1870 with pictures of the vessel and noted that a distant relative of hers had been a crew member.

The Windsor Port Authority was the venue for our October which was hosted by Jean Marshall. Our speaker was Peter Berry, the harbourmaster, who discussed his current and ongoing efforts to restore St. John’s churchyard where many veterans were laid to rest. His slideshow focused on refurbishment of the gravestones and extensive upgrade to the grounds. This is an ongoing project which has attracted many community volunteers.

Cathie Halliday organized our November meeting which was held at Shoreline Towers. The speaker was Don Strong, who discussed the history of Peerless Dairies. Don discussed his journey, starting as a milkman with horse and buggy to becoming owner of the Dairies. Some wonderful Peerless ice cream sundaes were served following the presentation.

In December, we had a Christmas pot luck luncheon at the home of Joyce Whitaker which was enjoyed by all. By Cathie Halliday

Milica Yaksich and her icon of Jesus and Mary

Maple Leaf Questers in the Great Hall at Willistead


GATEWAY HEIRLOOMS #788

Our September meeting, was on the highlights of our own history of 40 years of being a chapter. We are happy to have Pat Bedard, Mary Coulthard, and Virginia Nicol as dedicated Charter members. We shared memories of events and personal pictures. A beautiful Quester blue and gold table held an anniversary cake, tea, and coffee.

In October, we learned about Religious Icons from the 4th and 5th century. Most Christian converts came from pagan cultures and most were illiterate. Icons were a visual means to teach the doctrine of the early church. They later became art forms as well as a reminder of the events in the bible. Members also shared their religious icons. The exceptional house tour, hosted by Arthur Fini, was enjoyed by all.

Bev Cyr shared her knowledge and passion for her colourful Matryoshka doll collection in November. Her collection spans from traditional to modern. Many of Bev’s dolls are souvenirs from her travels. These stacking dolls were first made about 1890. Members shared their own dolls.

By Connie Fauteux, Historian

WINDSOR RUM RUNNERS #1441

Since we meet every month of the year, we have had some excellent programmes during the summer and fall. We started in July by visiting the Masonic Temple in Windsor. The Temple was built in 1922 and has been in continuous

use since then. The two walls which face Ouellette and Erie respectively were designated as an official heritage site in 1995. There are approximately 600 masons in Windsor and a similar number in Essex County. Our tour started in the Ballroom in the lower level of the building. Over the years, this has been the venue for many weddings and dances. On the next level, we visited the Red Room. This room is one of two rooms that is used for lodge meetings. Masons are members of lodges, similar to Questers being members of Chapters. The seating arrangement in the Red Room is the same as all lodge meeting rooms with officers seated in specific places. The Blue Room is a similar room but smaller for the lodges with fewer members. On the third floor, there is a kitchen and an area for socializing, There is also a room where children with dyslexia and other learning disabilities are tutored.

We travelled to London for our August meeting where we had the opportunity to visit three different historic buildings. In the morning, the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum was our starting point. The Regiment dates back to 1839 when Queen Victoria was on the throne and the Regiment serves under the Monarch of the day. The museum includes a small chapel with a wooden cross which came from Flanders Field. There is a vast collection of artifacts covering all aspects of military life. After lunch at the London Museum, we toured Eldon House. It was built by the Harris family in 1834 and is London’s oldest house. Four generations of the Harris family lived there until 1960 when it was donated with most of its furnishings and land to the City of London. Over the years, many family members travelled all over the world, so that there were many interesting objects such as an umbrella stand made from an elephant’s foot. Our final visit in London was to the Banting House. This was the home and office of Dr. Frederick Banting who won the Nobel prize for the discovery of insulin as a treatment for diabetes. His breakthrough in this discovery occurred in 1920 while he was a Family Physician in this house while giving lectures at the University of Western Ontario at the same time. His family practice was not very successful, and after a short time, he moved

The Anniversary Cake Bev Cyr and her Matryoshka dolls


to the University of Toronto to continue his research. He also did work on helping pilots deal with blackouts while executing maneuvers at high altitude during the Second World War, and died in a plane crash when flying to England during the war. There is suspicion that the crash might have been due to sabotage. In his spare time, he was a good amateur artist who painted with A. Y. Jackson, a member of the Group of Seven.

It was back to Windsor for our September meeting where members held a Show and Tell. Some fascinating objects included an electroplated nickel and copper shield, a Mourning Ribbon for Abraham Lincoln, a 60 year old oil can, and a 1934 architectural diploma from Italy.

St. Joseph’s Church in River Canard was the site of our October meeting. The present church was built in 1870, but masses were said in a small building on the same site 20 years earlier. The church basement has a large room for functions, but also contains a crypt where 36 caskets are contained in the walls. There are also glass cases for cremated remains. The church has just completed a large restoration which took several years to complete. There are many beautiful paintings of the life of Jesus on the walls and ceiling of this church. Unfortunately, the belfry had to be taken down in 2005 for safety reasons.

Our November meeting was a presentation by Norm Drouillard on the history of the Canadian Armed Forces during both World Wars. Norm came dressed in a World War I uniform which was made of wool, but was even worn even in hot regions. The history of the Canadian army started with the Boer War. Hamilton Galt, a rich Scotsman, served as an officer in this conflict. He later immigrated to Canada and, when World War I started, decided to form an infantry group. This group of 700 men was called the Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry, made up of mostly ex-British military. Also formed at this time was the Royal 22nd Canadian Regiment, known as the “Van Doos” from the mispronunciation of vingt-deux, the French words for 22. This was made up of French Canadian men and, initially, only 35 were in this regiment. Entrepreneur Arthur Magnault provided the government with $50,000 to fund this regiment. The Canadians won more battles in both wars than either the British or the Americans. During the poisonous gas battles, the Canadians, even though affected, learned to put urinated hankies over their nose to combat the fumes. In World War II, our prime minister at the time, MacKenzie King, started the program to train airmen. He set up training sessions at hundreds of small airports, with Windsor being one of them. This was very successful as the German’s could not hamper operations over here as they would in Britain. Norm felt the German’s lost the war due to the major mistake of moving all the troops into France and leaving the Russian border open, so that Russian troops marched from behind. He is very passionate about preserving all memorabilia, such as medals, clothing, and letters, for future generations. He has kindly offered to help anyone who would be interested in the preservation of their family war history.

Our season ended with a festive celebration that included an interesting talk by our own Judy Tenzer on the history of beer steins. Stein is a shortened version of “Steinzeug” which is the German word for “stoneware”. A Stein always has a hinged lid which dates back to the plague of 1340-1380. The lid prevented flies, which were the carriers of the plague, from getting into the beer. Although wealthy Germans had pewter or silver mugs, and the middle-class had glass mugs, the most common materials were earthenware or wood, both of which broke easily and absorbed the beer, creating a smell after repeated usage. Stoneware uses the same material as earthenware, but heats it to a higher temperature so that it melts and forms a stone-like material, non-porous, and resistant to chipping and cracking. Judy and Ernie have a large collection of Steins in all sizes, with interesting sayings and pictures on the side. Their collection was complemented with two huge steins from Irene and Dan Eberwein which were originally for display purposes in the store window of Eberwein’s Gift Shop on Ouellette Avenue. By Brian Atkinson

The Ontario Past Presidents Society

Unfortunately, the Fall meeting of the OPPS was cancelled due to the flooding in Riverside and Tecumseh. Our next meeting is on Thursday, April 27th, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. at Lilly Kazzilly’s, 9550 Riverside Drive E, Windsor.

The guest speaker is Elaine Weeks. She will speak on two topics, namely Past Tense: The Dawn of Windsor and Detroit, and Time Travel: Windsor’s Underground Railroad. Lunch can be ordered directly from the menu. All past Chapter and Provincial presidents as well as board members are welcome. The $10 membership fee will be collected at the door.

Submitted by O.P.P.S. Chair, Johanna Belanger

Ernie and his Stein collection


ATTENTION CHAPTER TREASURERS

It is time to collect the 2017/2018 dues for your chapter. The dues are $35.00 in Canadian funds per member. Send chapter cheque, payable to The Ontario Provincial Organization of The Questers and include: 1. A list of all paid members, on the Official Form as instructed from Headquarters. Please indicate: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. 2. A list of 2017/2018 members’ addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses. PLEASE SEND BEFORE MAY 1, 2017 TO: Audrey Payne

4215 Mt. Carmel Dr. Windsor, ON, N9G 2C9

ONTARIO QUESTERS

Quester Business Headquarters email: [email protected]

The Quester Web Site www.questers1944.org User ID: Heritage Password: Heritage

FUTURE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

May 5-7, 2017

St. Petersburg Bayfront St. Petersburg, Florida

May 4-6, 2018

InterContinental at the Plaza Kansas City, Missouri

April 30-May 2, 2019

Caesar’s Windsor Windsor, Ontario

SWOHC

The Ontario Questers are members of “The South‐Western Ontario Heritage Council”.

Meetings begin at 9:30am, featuring a speaker, followed by a tour of the host facility.

Please call Melissa Morris‐French, 519‐981‐0353, or e‐mail to [email protected] for meeting details.

****************** April 21, 2017‐Tecumseh Area

Historical Society July 14, 2017‐John Freeman

Walls site visit; lunch at the Maidstone Museum

October 12, 2017‐Pionnière du Sud‐Ouest

QUESTER FUNDRAISING PROJECTS

Quester International By-Laws, Article XIX, Section 7A states:

“Chapters in Chartered States/Provinces which solicit support from other chapters or from the public for preservation and/or restoration projects must obtain prior written approval for each scheduled fund-raiser and each specific preservation and restoration project from the State/Provincial Executive Board.”

Just a reminder that anytime your chapter has a fundraiser, which solicits money from a person who is not a member of your chapter, you must receive prior approval from the Ontario Provincial Executive Board. The board would like to support your project and help promote it.

What is the International Grant Fund? The International Grant Fund makes P&R funds

available to individual chapters throughout the organization to assist in P&R projects at the local level. All Quester chapters can apply - (obtain a copy from the International P&R chairman). Grants are awarded in even numbered years at the International Convention. How Does the Provincial Organization Award

P&R Funds? The Ontario Provincial Organization has established

a two-phased P&R programme. In the even-numbered years, the Provincial Executive Board will (upon the recommendation of the P&R Committee) select one worthy project within Ontario for a P&R grant. In the odd-numbered years, chapters may apply for a provincial grant to assist them in their individual P&R projects (deadline June 1st). Application Forms are available from the Provincial P&R Chairman. Both grants are awarded at the Annual Provincial Convention in the Fall.


2017 QUESTER CALENDAR

JANUARY 2017 FEBRUARY 2017 MARCH 2017 Jan 15th - Deadline for Spring Issue of Maple Leaflet submissions. Send To: The Maple Leaflet Editor [email protected] Jan 15th - International ballot mailed

Feb. 1st - Deadline for Quester Quarterly Spring issue submissions Register for International Convention, St. Petersburg, Florida

March 1st - Postmark deadline for International ballot March 1st - Postmark deadline for Founders Award entry March 1st - Chapter dues and membership forms mailed from Headquarters March 15th - Provincial Officers' Election

APRIL 2017 MAY 2017 JUNE 2017 April 1st - Deadline for Chapter Presidents' Reports to Ontario Provincial President April 1st - Chapter Treasurers - Collect annual dues this month and send to Provincial Treasurer April 27th - OPPS Luncheon, Lily Kazilly’s

May 1st - Deadline for chapter membership dues May 5th - 7th - International Convention, St. Petersburg, Florida May 25th - Ontario Spring Council

LOCATION: Canadian Transportation Museum, Arner Town Line, Kingsville

June 1st – Deadline for Chapter P&R Grant Applications June 1st - Deadline for Quester Quarterly Summer issue submissions

JULY 2017 AUGUST 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017 July 1st - Deadline for Fall Maple Leaflet submissions to be sent to: The Maple Leaflet Editor [email protected]

August 1st - Deadline for Quester Quarterly Fall submissions

September 6th -

Chapter Officers Workshop Registration: 9:30 am Meeting: 10:00 am Location: Riverside United Church Lunch provided. Executive Board Meeting at 1 pm

OCTOBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017 DECEMBER 2017 October 1st - Deadline for Quester Quarterly Winter issue submissions October 26th

Ontario Fall Convention Place TBA

Registration form on line for INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION – May 2018 Kansas City, Missouri

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