At the recent presentation hosted by the Bruce County Genealogical Society at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre on September 29th (2025), local historian G. William (Bill) Streeter told of his family’s connection to the Barnardo Boys and how his family
came to arrive in Bruce County in the 1800s when his grandfather was sent through its system.
In a moving presentation, Streeter explained his family’s long history in Bruce County and the Barnardo project of taking young boys from England, who were orphaned or whose families were in poverty, and sent into what where then the British colonies, including Canada.
Streeter has also created a book based on his grandparents, titled ‘The Family Chair’.
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The evening however, also came as a surprise to long-time member of the Bruce County Genealogocial Society, Cecille Lockery. Lockery has carried on in the footsteps of the Society’s founder, the late Audrey Underwood who founded the Society in 1989. Lockery was recognized for her commitment and dedication to ensuring the history of Bruce County since joining the Society in 1992.
Lockery and her husband, Lorne, were involved in what are known as the ‘clippers’, a group of volunteers who meet at the Museum to consistently clip hardcopy newspaper articles of historic value to be retained in the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre Archives, to become a part of the ongoing history of Bruce County.
Today, Cecille carries on her volunteerism, without husband Lorne due to health issues, and on September 29th, she was recognized with a life-long membership in the Bruce County Genealogical Society.
