Dundas Historical Society to Sponsor History, Music and Stories Tour
On Sunday, September 28th, the Dundas Historical Society will sponsor its first History, Music & Stories (HMS) Tour! This event begins at the Memorial Park Pavilion on First Street in Dundas. The first guided walking tour begins at noon followed by another tour at 12:30 p.m. and the last tour at 1:00 p.m.
The tour includes seeing various historical sites throughout Dundas, as well as being able to walk in some of the structures such as: (1) the home of Mac and Jackie Gimse, who live in the former Methodist Church on Railway Street; (2) Schrader Photography Studio previously known as the Hummel Church on Hester Street, (3) and the 1873 stone home of Larry and Bonnie Fowler on First Street.
After viewing these sites, the tour then moves over to the cemetery at Holy Cross Church on Second Street, where tour members will meet two of the founders of Dundas, John and Katherine Archibald (played by Bob and Ann Gregory-Bjorklund). The Archibald family moved to Minnesota from Dundas, Ontario, Canada to begin milling flour on the Cannon River.
From there the tour will move inside the Holy Cross Church where Randy Cox will provide tour members with the history of the Church and the Archibald Family as documented by Marge Neuhaus. Also on display at the Church, ArtOrg will exhibit “The Twenty Views of Dundas” print making series which began during last year’s Sesquicentennial Celebration. Boxed sets of the prints are available for sale.
Ending this wonderful tour at 3:30 p.m. in the Church, will be an organ concert by George Hardgrove. It promises to be a full, enjoyable and entertaining afternoon!
Tours depart the Memorial Park Pavilion at noon, 12:30 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. rain or shine! Access to the sites is only via a guided tour group. Tickets for the HMS Tour are $5.00 per person and may be purchased at the Memorial Park Pavilion before the start of each tour. Tour members need to be sure to hang on to their admission ticket as there will be drawings at the Church featuring prizes from Cannon Valley Water, CarTime, Cartridge World, Dokmo Ford, Firehouse Liquor, Frandsen Bank & Trust, James Gang Coffeehouse, Jumping Around Fun Center, Pivatol Point, Polzin Glass, Sears, Sweet Lou’s Waffle Bar, Sweet Pea’s Loft, The Sketchy Artist and other local businesses! Money raised from the HMS Tour will go towards supporting the mission of the Dundas Historical Society.
