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Next Jam:
September 28, 2017
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2017 Annual Bluegrass Camp-out
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Club Jams
We have Thursday night jams every week 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm, in the North Atlantic
Room at the Owen Sound Legion, 1450 - 2nd Ave. West, Owen Sound, Ontario.
cDon't forget to view our event calendar!
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The Origin of "Queen's Bush"
A treaty of 1836 gave the Ojibway the Bruce Peninsula as a reserve but pushed them
out of a huge tract of land. These former hunting grounds were designated crown
land. The area was called the �Queen�s Bush�, because of the large forest cover,
and to differentiate it from other blocks of land taken up by private entrepreneurs
such as the Canada Company. The private holdings were mainly for speculative purses,
and land was therefore much more expensive, and usually closer to the hub of new
Canada. By 1847, the population of Upper Canada had grown so much that the demand
for good arable land resulted in the opening of the �Queen�s Bush�, by British Parliament
Order-in-Council. �Free Grants� of land were offered to those who built mills or
settled before 1850 when Bruce County came into being. Land classed as �school lands�
were typically sold for $2 per acre and the rest of the crown land sold for an average
of $1.50 per acre. Over the next 50 years there would be a huge influx of pioneers
to the �Queen�s Bush�.
From �Barns of the Queen�s Bush� by Jon Radojkovic
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About Us
The Queen's Bush bluegrass club opened on June 19, 2001 in Owen Sound. Every week
bluegrass pickers and fans can get together for a bluegrass jam. Membership is $20
for a family per year. Members recieve a monthly newsletter as well as a
discount on ticket pricing at our winter concerts. Click
here for our membership application
form, or come out to any of our jams, and become a member!
The Queen's Bush Bluegrass Club
2196 8th Ave. West,
Owen Sound, ON
N4K 5M8
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Club Executive
| Name | Title | Phone Number | Email |
| Mike Matejcic | President | 519-376-4815 | mmatejcic@queensbush.ca |
| Vern Lawrence | Treasurer | 519-371-4972 | - |
| Louise Gowanlock | Secretary | 519-477-0303 | - |
| Raplph Gray | Entertainment | 519-896-1165 | - |
| Rose Craig | Membership | 519-376-2423 | - |
| Kerry Adams | Fundraising | 519-364-5362 | - |
| Bob Robb | Entertainment | 519-353-5324 | - |
| Terry Lamont | Camp-out | 519-832-3567 | - |
| Chris Best | Vice President | 519-372-5878 | - |
| Gord Craig | Wintergrass | 519-832-9285 | - |
| Bill Robbins | Newsletter | 519-389-1565 | - |
| Doug Van Den Kieboom | Webmaster | - | webmaster@queensbush.ca |
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