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ment, and also dealt to some extent with the outlook for their future. 
His intimate knowledge of the country added to the interest of the 
subject. 
At two meetings the history of Collingwood, and necessarily the 
adjoining township of Nottawasaga, from which Collingwood was 
taken in 1858, was well covered by two of the oldest residents of Colling- 
wood, Mr. F. T. Hodgson and ex-Mayor John Nettleton. Mr. Hodgson, 
who came to our section of the province before there was any Colling- 
wood, and who through his long and useful years has made a practice 
of recording local historical data, was overflowing with information 
that cannot but be of value to future historians of this section of the 
Province. His memory in respect to persons, incidents of the years of 
settlement of the country and the inception of Collingwood is remark- 
able, and those present on the occasion of the address were well paid 
for the time spent. Mr. Hodgson covered a period of nearly a quarter 
of a century before Confederation. 
Mr. Nettleton’s continuation of the story of Collingwood followed 
upon similar lines. His description of the town as he first saw it, his 
recounting of many incidents in the lives of the people, and his review 
of the changes from time to time, all added to the value and interest 
of the paper. 
Arrangements will be made for publishing both papers in a form 
that they will be preserved, and made available to any who come after, 
and may desire to know something of the history of the first half 
century of Collingwood. : 
Leaving local history for the moment, the Institute was treated 
to two excellent addresses, one by Miss Emma Griesbach, on Mexico, 
and another by Rev. Arthur O’Leary, on Jerusalem, the Holy City. 
The former had recently visited Mexico, and two years ago the latter 
spent some time in the city of which he spoke. Both addresses were 
highly instructive, and greatly appreciated. 
Miss Griesbach treated the history of the Republic in a 
way that proved attractive to her audience, and gave an insight 
to the story of the country, such as few here at least previously had, 
while Rev. A. O’Leary gave a new view of Jerusalem. Being a close 
observer with a retentive memory, and a clever student of men and 
things, his account of the Holy City was an admirable addition to the 
many addresses which the members of the Huron Institute have been 
privileged to listen to. 
All the lectures were well attended, the average at each being 
above that of some previous years. 
Our museum continues to retain an interest for our people, and 
since our last Annual Meeting many valuable accessions have been 
