Current News
Welcome to our website!
The Friends of the Schoolhouse web site will keep you informed about The Old Britannia Schoolhouse and the activities
and events planned by the Friends' organization. We encourage you to check this site often. New information will
be added monthly.
Word Squares! It’s a Puzzle!
Before televisions and computers children found many ways to occupy their time. Though they did have many household responsibilities, there was still time for play. A variety of puzzles to solve kept them busy. Here is one for you to try.
This puzzle has 9 squares. One letter goes in each square. The trick is that the squares must read the same across and down. We have given you 3 letters to help you get started. Here are the clues.
1. A furry friend
2. It’s big _____ ___ house
3. A Scottish hat
Try to create your own puzzles to test your friends. There can be any number of squares as long as there are the same number across and down and the words are the same across and down.
A Valentine’s Day Open Sunday
February 14, 1 to 4 pm
Our regular Open Sunday in February falls on Valentine’s Day this year. Treat yourself and your loved ones to an afternoon making special valentine cards and looking at a collection of cards from years past.
Enjoy refreshments while you create your masterpieces.
Celebrating Our Canadian Heritage
The Friends of the Schoolhouse will be celebrating Heritage Week this year at Brampton City Centre on Saturday February 13. Please visit us at our booth. We will have displays showing the history of the Britannia Schoolhouse and lots of old-fashioned toys for children (and adults) to play with. We look forward to seeing you.
Membership Drive
If you haven’t already renewed your membership in the Friends of the Schoolhouse for 2010 it’s time to do so. We welcome new members. Membership forms can be downloaded and printed using this link.
Members play a vital part in preserving the schoolhouse and maintaining and expanding the programs for children who spend a day experiencing school life of long ago. Members receive four newsletters a year, additional notices of events, and are invited to an appreciation “Lemonade on the Lawn” event in July. In addition there are opportunities to volunteer on committees and at events.
Looking Back and Ahead
Hope you didn’t miss our exciting Fall events!
The Brampton Fall Fair
Family Hallowe’en Festival
Christmas Sales at the Board Office
Christmas Open House
Open Sundays
Don’t miss our coming events! Check the Events Page for dates and times:
- Heritage Week displays
- Strawberry Social
- Lemonade on the Lawn
- Open Sundays
Open Sundays 2010
1 to 4 pm - Something new every month with light refreshments
For more information about our Open Sunday programs go to the Events page.
Mark Your Calendar
To see a list of our year’s events go to the Events page.
Researching our Roots
Joan Reid has done a wonderful job of documenting the history of the Old Britannia Schoolhouse as well as many of the other early one room schoolhouses in Peel. There is still much more to discover. Read below for a wish list of “Wanted” items that will help us learn more about our historic schoolhouse.
For use in a book on one-room schools in Peel County:
- Minute Books
- Cash Books
- Class Photos
- Report Cards
- Prize Ribbons
- Medals
- Certificates
- Shields
- Contracts
- Trustee Memorabilia
- Teacher Memorabilia
- Newspaper Clippings
- School Registers
Your contribution will be acknowledged. Materials supplied will either be returned to you or donated to the Peel County Archives on your behalf.
SLATE Group
SLATE stands for So Let’s All Talk Education (in a one room school), or as one witty person suggested, being truly Canadian, So Let’s All Talk Eh! Each year for a day in the spring people involved in working or volunteering in living history one room schoolhouses get together to exchange ideas and learn from each other. We meet at a different schoolhouse location each year which gives everyone the opportunity to experience how living history is presented in a setting different from their own.
If you are a staff member or volunteer in a living history one room schoolhouse and would like more information about SLATE, contact:
Helen Booth
Museum Director
Town of Lincoln's Jordan Historical Museum
3800 Main Street
Jordan, ON. L0R 1S0
905-562-5242
Fax: 905-562-7786
www.lincoln.ca
