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Bruce McCowan of the James McCowan Memorial Social History Society will speak about the archival and artifact collections of the McCowan family of Scarborough. From the oldest known evidence of human occupation in Toronto -- 10,000 year-old aboriginal spear points -- to oral histories gathered very recently for the latest McCowan Society publication, Bruce will survey a broad range of leases, wills, personal letters, bankruptcy papers, coins, furniture and architectural and agricultural relics, all weaving the story of an ordinary Scottish Canadian farm family into the wider context of their community.

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Toronto -- A Place of Meeting
10,000 Years of Toronto History

The Scarboro Heights Record and the McCowan Society were "front and centre" at this important exhibition:

Toronto Reference Library, Canada Trust Gallery
789 Yonge Street, Toronto, 416-395-5577
or call me at 416-447-4895
June 28 - September 22, 2002
On Display will be:

• The Robert Ashbridge McCowan and William Harold McCowan Collections of Indian artifacts. These collections include the earliest known evidence of human occupation in Toronto, approximately 8,000 BC. The sub-title of the exhibition, 10,000 years of Toronto History, is so named due entirely to these relics found by Ashley and Harold McCowan.

• James McCowan’s letter of August 20 1834, written from Springbank, Scarborough (lot 20 Conc B), 8 days before his death of cholera. This letter is very significant to medical history in Upper Canada for it’s references to cholera deaths in the neighbourhood and, in particular, for McCowan’s first-person description of the early symptoms of cholera.

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We are flattered that the McCowan Settlement site on Meadowcliffe Drive is one of only 14 "Lost Historic Sites in Toronto" that were selected to be on www.city.toronto.on.ca/torontoplan/lost.htm.

Scarborough Community Studies Program

Kickoff Meeting For:

• The Janet McCowan Fincham Memorial Scarborough Community Studies Program in connection with
• The Milk Challenge

Date:

• Oct. 22 2001, 7:30 PM

Location:

• Please call 416-447-4895 for the location and other details

What to Bring:

• Feedback on our Information Processing Program and Educational Resource at www.scarboroughrecord.com
• Ideas for encouraging and furthering community studies in local schools using Neigh the Front, www.scarboroughrecord.com and other resources
• Ideas for convincing the milk industry that the Scarborough origins of the milk marketing movement in Ontario on April 18 1892 should be recognized in a meaningful and beneficial fashion
• A sense of how you would like to help -- what element can you champion?

For Further Information, please contact:

James McCowan Memorial Social History Society, c/o 19 Monarchwood Crescent, Don Mills, Ont., M3A 1H3, 416-447-4895, www.mccowan.org, bea@beamccowan.com (A Non-Profit, Non-Charitable Organization Dedicated to Placing the Scottish Experience Within the Wider Context of the Community)

The Scarboro Heights Record is pleased to be part of the Toronto Public Library "Historicity" virtual reference library gateway -- a research resource for Toronto area history.

The Scarboro Heights Record is a member of the Toronto Historical Association.

The Scarboro Heights Record
Your Neighbourhood Newsletter
Introduction

Did you know that:

• The earliest presently-known site of human occupation in Metro Toronto was in your neighbourhood? -- 10,000 years ago?
• One of the earliest industries in Scarborough was William Cornell's "potash works" (near Bellamy Road and Kingston Road) where the ashes of the huge white pines were processed into soap?
• A nineteenth century survey tower stood near Scarborough Heights Boulevard? This was the highest point on the Scarborough Bluffs. Our area was thus called "Scarboro Heights".
• Cathedral Bluffs Drive commemorates the convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph, built in 1917?
• The "Market Value" assessment debate has been around since at least 1978?
• A bicycle path linking Scarborough's waterfront parks is in the planning stages (under the guidance of the Waterfront Committee)?

In your Neighbourhood Newsletter we hope to present you with interesting tid-bits from the past and issues of concern today. We will provide you with a list of community events for the coming months as well as an opportunity to express your opinion on topics relevant to your neighbourhood.

The Scarboro Heights Record welcomes your "News". Please allow me to make announcements that are important to you and your family:

• Weddings and engagements
• Babies and birthdays
• Awards and graduations
• Your latest excursion abroad
• Community fundraising projects
• Garage sales
• Church programs
• Cultural events
• Recreational registrations
• Seminars
• Oral histories and stories of life in the community

My Commitment to Your Community

The Scarborough Heights neighbourhood has a fascinating past, a wonderful present and a challenging future. This community has been very good to my family since 1833. I look forward to providing you with the most up-to-date real estate information. You will appreciate my professional approach and friendly and dedicated service.

If you are considering selling or if you need information concerning price trends and real estate market activities, please give me a call anytime at 416-321-3800.

I look forward to providing you with the best personalized professional service.

I value your business
and I will go
that extra mile for you

From The Scarboro Heights Record V1 #1

By the way, the image on this page is "The Dutch Churches", a famous formation on the Scarborough Bluffs, a great natural wonder of the world.   This watercolour is a treasured wedding gift from the late Mary McCowan Woodburn.

The Scarborough Heights community gets its name from the fact that the McCowan Road / Kingston Road area is the highest point on the Scarborough Bluffs.