Tag Archives: Waverley

Tay Township Introduces “Museum Town” QR-Based Heritage Signage

Posted on July 6, 2016 by tjfegarty

“Museum Town” is an initiative by the Tay Township Heritage Committee, in partnership with the Huronia Museum, designed to help preserve the identity, history and memory of Tay Township.   Left to Right: Lynda Hook, Tay Heritage Committee, Nahanni Born,Huronia  … Continue reading →

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Former School S.S. 4, Highway 93, Waverley

Posted on February 21, 2016 by tjfegarty

The school house was built in 1926 to serve the four school districts of S.S. #3 Flos, S.S. #4 Tiny, S.S. #4 Tay, and S.S. #9 Medonte. The land had been purchased in 1891 and maintained by the Township of … Continue reading →

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6177 Vasey Road, “Saints’ Rest”

Posted on February 20, 2016 by tjfegarty

The village of Waverley is one of the earliest communities in Tay. In 1814 a military road (the Penetanguishene Road) was opened between Barrie and the Royal Naval post at Penetanguishene. Waverley was originally established as one stop on the … Continue reading →

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Waverley Cenotaph

Posted on February 19, 2016 by tjfegarty

  The Waverley Cenotaph is a memorial built in 1920 for the Townships of Medonte, Tay, Tiny, and Flos; it was erected in commemoration of the men and women of these townships who died in war, and located next to … Continue reading →

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A History of Tay Township

Posted on June 12, 2012 by tjfegarty

Introduction The Township of Tay is located in northern Simcoe County on the shores of Severn Sound, better known as Georgian Bay in Ontario in Canada. The municipal boundaries, as reorganized in 1994, stretch from County Road 93 and the … Continue reading →

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A History of Waverley

Posted on June 12, 2012 by tjfegarty

At the cross-roads of four Townships, Tiny, Tay, Flos and Oro-Medonte, the village of Waverley was one of the earliest communities in Tay. 1n 1793, the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe, came to the southern shores of … Continue reading →

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