Current Exhibition: Minto Churches, July 6 - August 28, 2010
Minto's ChurchesThe exhibit at the Minto Heritage Gallery this summer is “Minto’s Churches”. The Town of Minto Heritage Association and several of the churches of Minto have contributed interesting information, illustrations and artifacts and the exhibit is well worth a visit. The Town of Minto Heritage Association has produced a map of Minto showing the locations of rural churches from the township’s past. They have compiled information and pictures of these 10 churches and would welcome further details and illustrations. This is a wonderful opportunity to research and preserve this important aspect of Minto’s history, so visit the gallery and help them, if you can. Numerous congregations in the Town of Minto have set up displays of artifacts, pictures, memorabilia and history. The Zion Cotswold display features a 1923 autograph quilt. Palmerston Evangelical Missionary’s exhibit includes the outdoor sign from the United Missionary Church at Brotherston in Wallace Township, one of the churches which merged to create P.E.M. Knox Presbyterian in Palmerston has been served by 4 buildings since the congregation was formed in 1863 and they are all included. Knox-Calvin Presbyterian in Harriston is an amalgamation of 3 congregations; Knox Presbyterian (Harriston), Guthrie Presbyterian (Harriston) and Calvin Presbyterian (Rothsay) and all 3 are represented. Palmerston United Church began as a Methodist congregation and the current building dates to 1886, replacing an earlier one destroyed by fire the previous year. This church display includes plenty of photos and a set of scrapbooks, chronicling its’ history. Harriston United Church is also in its’ second building, having replaced a smaller church with the current building in 1904. This display also offers plenty of pictures and artifacts.
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