Past Exhibits
In 1984 Lt-Col. John T. Woolsey, CD, of Kanata (now part of the City of Ottawa) presented the Foundation with John Charles Pinhey's 1881 painting "Meditation". The artist painted this lovely portrait of his cousin, Kate Pinhey, when he was 21 years of age. Both John Charles and Kate were grandchildren of the Honourable Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey. Miss Pinhey, who died in 1937, bequeathed the portrait to her niece, Col. Woolsey's mother. It became the inspiration for an exceptionally attractive and interesting exhibit at Pinhey's Point.
MEDITATION '92
MEDITATION '92 was the highlight of the 1992 exhibits. Volunteer Sally Harrison devoted 75 hours to recreating for display the wine-coloured day dress in which Kate sat for her portrait more than a century ago. Harrison drafted a pattern for the reproduction costume using written directions from several 1880 and 1881 pattern drafting books. The 1990s version of the dress is made from wool flannel and rayon/acetate faille.
School Days in old March Township
In Ontario, from the 1840s to the 1870s, the provincial government promoted and ultimately legislated tax-supported primary education for all. Initially, not all Ontarians supported this policy. For example, in March Township, wealthy property owners were a strong voice of opposition to "education for all". They feared a revolution among the farming class should this group become better educated. One of the most outspoken and influential opponents of educational reform was Hamnett Pinhey. In spite of the resistance, by 1866 there were eight one-room schools in March Township.
SCHOOL DAYS, the primary exhibit of 1994, ran the full length of the summer to rave reviews. The display, including a diorama of a 1930s schoolroom, was inspired by the schoolhouse S.S. No. 2 (now the Kanata Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery), which still stands in the village of South March.
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