Speaker: David Warner
November 26, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m.
Former M.P.P. and longtime resident of Scarborough, David Warner will share his knowledge of Scarborough’s Fields, Forests, Streams and Rivers and the importance of protecting and preserving the ecosystem.
Location: St. Mark’s United Church, 115 Orton Park Road, Scarborough
Join us May 28th, 7 pm for a free tour of Knox United Church, Agincourt . The 175 year old church is located at the corner of Church Street (oops, Midland Avenue) and Main Street (uh oh, Sheppard Avenue), just north of the sawmill (oh no that’s long gone!)
Take this opportunity to discover:
Picture an area which esentially was fields, forests, streams, rivers and scattered settlements. Together let’s figure out what brought people together to create the Village of Agincourt.
Society to the Rescue
When word spread that the abandoned former sexton’s house was going to be demolished by St. Andrew’s Church, the Scarborough Historical Society took a lease on the former sexton’s house and former Centennial Memorial Library in 1980.
Members to the Rescue
While there was no rental income from the old library building, it did allow us to store materials salvaged from demolished buildings such as doors accumulated by the Society and stored at the museum, in members’ basements and our old Archives location at Golf Road school. When St. Andrew’s church did not offer to renew the lease on the two buildings, we had restored and maintained for over 30 years, we were forced to move everything our of the building.
Society and Board members came to the rescue during the summer and moved everything out but now we need to find a new home for some of the items. A few items were sold earlier, some building materials donated to Society members for their recycling projects and some materials moved the the basement of the Archives.
Items For Sale
Antique Saw Suitcase
31” x 11” x 7”
wooden with one pullout drawer
at the top.
Antique Saw Suitcase
33”x16”x7”
wooden with two pullout drawers
at the top
These antique saw cases would be great items for a tool or antique collector. A few saws are also available but sold separately. Make any reasonable offer and they’re yours.
Two of five meat choppers in various conditions. Any donation and you can pick one up.
Old fashion wash stand…
Can be used as a flower stand or whatever suits your unique interests
Antique dresser with dove-tail drawer construction. This dresser is in very good condition and great for anyone wanting quality furniture.
(not made by IKEA)
Office or den Chair
Solid oak frame Upholstry in good condition 26” x 26” x 31” high.
All items are available for your reasonable donation to the Society & must be picked up at the Archives.
The guest speaker at our February 28th program was Kelly Mathews, author of the book “Eaton Hall: Pride of King Township” and it was the topic of her interesting presentation. Eaton Hall is located on the grounds of Seneca College in King Township at the north end of Lake Seneca and Kelly is the manager of community recreation, camps and the Outdoor Education Centre at the King campus location. Kelly has written a fascinating and accurate account of the Eaton property, dispelling myths and laying to rest all the urban legends.
The impressive 72 room mansion is just a part of the story as she spoke about the purchase of the 700 acres of land between 1920-1922 by Sir John Craig Eaton and Lady Eaton. During her research she came across the original blueprints for the house and the ledger books that contained all the original construction costs. There were many buildings on the estate that is now occupied by Seneca College, King Campus, but was owned by the Eaton family from 1920 to 1970. Lady Eaton lived in a farmhouse on the grounds known as “Villa Fiori” for many years prior to the completion of Eaton Hall in 1938.
Eaton Hall was converted into a convalescent hospital during WWII for the Royal Canadian Navy.
It also served as a refuge for British War children sent to Canada to escape the London bombing.
Many members of the British Royal family have visited King Campus including Princess Alice, Princess Anne and Princess Margaret.
Lady Eaton died in July 1970, aged 91. A year later Seneca College purchased the 700 acres that made up the Eaton Hall Estate.
Eaton Hall is now a corporate event centre and special event venue.
The Scarborough Historical Society hosts programmes on the 4th Tuesday of each month from January to April and from September to November. All programmes begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bendale Public Library and are free and open to the public.