The Newcastle Santa Parade has become a much-anticipated annual tradition in the Village of Newcastle. Local businesses, organizations, schools and community members pitch in for a night of fun to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season. The Newcastle Village and District Historical Society participates with a float each year. See if you can find yourself or your friends and neighbours in the slide show!Â
Donations to the Newcastle Village and District Historical Society can now be made online easily and securely. Donations are tax-deductible. We use CanadaHelps to process our donations and you will be issued with a tax receipt promptly.
"Catch-All" Box
Look what we found in a catch-all box that was donated from a church in Newcastle years ago.
The box belonged to Annie Kenefick, who was born in the early 1870's at 1099 Church St in Newcastle. She never married and lived her entire life at that home until she passed in 1948.
Annie was a dress maker and secretary for the St. John's Church in Newcastle from when it opened in 1902 and until her passing in 1948. This is where the box was donated from. It was left at the church for many years and when they were sorting and cleaning up, they came across it. There are some unique items stored inside. The drawn picture was inside along with other items that showcases her career and other personal interests.
FLASHBACK to the Spring when they were filming Y: The Last Man .
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On Sept 27th FXNow aired the episode that contained the historical Newcastle Ebor House that was built in 1868. This is just a snippet of the house, but if you watch the episode further there is a fighting scene that also takes place inside. Very exciting to see this beautiful home featured on TV!
Take a peak and click the video below 📺
More info:
Y:The Last Man TV Series: The project is based on an award-winning graphic novel series of the same name. The series tells the take of a post-apocalyptic US in the wake of a deadly plague that has wiped out every person with a Y chromosome. In other words, it is suddenly a world without men... except for a lone college dropout named Yorick, who now finds himself and everyone he meets- questioning if and why he is the only man left.
ILLUMINATING HISTORY-Newcastle Bond Head Lighthouse.
We are excited to share with you our mosaic tile that we will be submitting for the Clarington Art Mosaic Project. Thank you to a local Artist of Newcastle, Patricia Vandenheuvel for painting a piece of Newcastle history for us!
Communities across Canada will participate by creating murals of trees to symbolize connection. Clarington’s mural will be an apple tree as shown. Each square of the mural represents a tile that a different resident will paint.The mural will be made up of more than 700 individual tiles that residents will have the opportunity to paint in this community-wide art project. The unveiling ceremony will take place in fall of 2021.
What better way to light up history then through the Bond Head Lighthouse. The Newcastle Lighthouse started as a white wooden pyramid tower over 130 years ago and has slightly evolved over time. What remains consistent is it’s glorious setting that surrounds it and the attractive location that brings many people to visit from all around the world. This will continue to connect and illuminate our community now and for many years to come!
www.clarington.net/en/live-here/community-art-mosaic-project.asp
Global Roots - Behind the Scenes
Municipality of Clarington
Check out this interesting article on the Newcastle Community/Town Hall in the Orono Weekly Times that a member of the Newcastle Historical Society Board wrote - Sher Leetooze.
The picture is of the interior of the Community Hall from 1923.
Orono Weekly Times-Wednesday Aug 25, 2021 Vol. 84 #31
Newcastle Historical Society: Newcastle Community Hall | Orono Weekly Times
www.oronoweeklytimes.com
Most people in the village have been watching as the old building gets a face lift, and the clock tower is refurbished. Ever wonder about the origins and history of the place? It has been a landmarkâ€...Hello, according to family stories, my grandmother taught in Newcastle as a newly graduated teacher from Toronto Normal School. Probably the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Where might I find some information on teachers in your town during that time period? Do yearbooks survive? In one of her cookbooks in my possession, she makes reference to a Miss Lee of Newcastle. I suspect that my grandmother, who was from Dundas, may have boarded with Miss Lee, but I've been unable to connect those years to any directory listings for the county. Any information or advice would be appreciated. Thanks from Calgary, Alberta. Jean
Hi, we would be happy to look into this. What is your grandmother's name. You can also send us a private DM if that works better:).
