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On croit que le curling a commence à Buckingham vers les années 1855-1857. L’annuaire du Club de Curling Royal Calédonien de 1857 démontre le Club de Curling de Buckingham avec 20 membres, Ce premier Club s’est dissous en 1857.
Curling started it is believed in Buckingham about 1855 to 1857. The Royal Caledonian Curling Club “Annual” for 1857 shows Buckingham Curling Club with a membership of 20. This first club disbanded in 1867.
Le deuxième Club en 1894 était dans un hangar du côté Sud de la patinoire « Whaleback » à l’arrière du studio de Photographie Léger. Aucun détail de ce deuxième Club est disponible et apparemment, il a été dissous au début de nouveau siècle.
The second club in 1894 was in a lean-to building on the south side of the Whaleback Skating rink at the rear of the Leger Photo Studio. No records of this second club are available and apparently disbanded shortly after the turn of the century.
Le troisième Club de Curling de Buckingham s’est formé à l’automne de 1918 après que la Compagnie Maclaren eut offert de construire une salle de Curling et de la louer à un coût nominal, pourvu que les concitoyens supportent telle entreprise.
Le 22 novembre 1918 une assemblée publique tenue à l’Hôtel de Ville avec 40 personnes présentes, ont accepté l’offre de la Cie Maclaren. Le nombre des membres a augmenté à 75 la première année avec le Curling commençant le 1er janvier 1919
The third B.C.C. formed in the fall of 1918 after Maclaren company offered to build a curling rink and lease it at a nominal fee provided towns-people would support such a venture. On November 22, 1918 a public meeting held at the Town Hall with 40 persons present, accepted the Maclaren offer. Membership rose to 75 the first year with curling commencing January 1, 1919
Année Anciens Présidents / Past Presidents
1918 / 1919 MacLaren, Albert
1919 / 1920 Millar, R. A.
1920 / 1921 Kenny, R. M.
Faits saillants: In 1921, Messrs Albert MacLaren and Norman F. Wilson of Rockland, donated a MacLaren-Wilson Cup to be played for between the two clubs in a series of 16 games with four rinks each side. The Club winning it three years in succession becoming the absolute owners. Buckingham did this. A feature of the finals in Rockland on March 19, 1921, was the various ways Buckingham took to get to the ice. Four players went by train to Ottawa thence by train to Rockland and returned home by walking on the ice across the Ottawa River and Lochaber Bay to a car waiting for them on the Québec side. Four others drove to Lochaber and walked across the Bay and River on foot, returning the same way. Four others of the players motored via Ottawa to Rockland and returned the same way a distance of 95 miles in all. Intermittent down-pours of rain fell throughout the evening, which made it hard going for the three groups. The motoring party endeavored to pass a team and sleigh on the road between Ottawa and Rockland but were unable to do so. Investigation showed a man lying on the front seat of the sleigh with the driving lines tied around his neck and he was “dead to the world”. The horses were guided off the road, the car driven past, and then the horses taken back to the road and started on their homeward way with the lines still about the driver’s neck. At the supper after the game our men joked Norman Wilson about the lack of liquid refreshments and said that apparently a farmer could get it when he seemed unable to do so.
1921 / 1922 Cumming, Dr. W. H.
1922 / 1923 Bryant, J. A.
1923 / 1924 Cornu, Dr. F.
1924 / 1925 Anderson, A. O.
1925 / 1926 Lockwood, H.
1926 / 1927 Bisson, T. A.
Faits saillants: En 1927, l’équipes du Club de Curling de Buckingham a remporté le Trophée « Gouverneur Général »
In 1927, the Buckingham curling club team won the “Governor General’s Trophy
1927 / 1928 Thomson, J. W.
Faits saillants: En 1928, les équipes du Club de Curling de Buckingham ont remporté les trophées principaux au tournoi de Québec.
In 1928, the Buckingham curling club teams won the main trophies at Québec bonspiel
1928 / 1929 MacLaren, Albert
1929 / 1930 MacLaren, Albert
1930 / 1931 MacLaren, Albert
1931 / 1932 MacLaren, Albert
1932 / 1933 MacLaren, Albert
1933 / 1934 MacLaren, Albert
1934 / 1935 MacLaren, Albert
1935 / 1936 MacLaren, Albert
1936 / 1937 Copping, J. N. Président BCC
Formation du Buckingham Ladies Curling Club A meeting was held November 17, 1936 at 8 p.m. at the Clubhouse to form a club. Mr. J. N. Copping, President, and Mr. J. A. Bryant, Secretary, of the Buckingham Curling Club were present to give information and to help the ladies in any way they desired. They also acted as Chairman and Secretary respectively of the meeting. There were fifty-three (53) ladies at the meeting. The first election of officers of the Buckingham Ladies’ Curling Club took place and the results were as follows:
President: Mrs. R. M. Kenny Vice-President: Miss Annie Hambly Secretary: Miss Eleanor Kenny Treasurer: Miss Eglantine Gauthier Executive Committee: Miss Marjorie Bothwell, Mrs. S. Hamilton, Mrs,. R. B. Walker, Mrs. A. R. MacLaren, Mrs. J. F. Cornu Rink Committee Miss Elizabeth Kenny, Mrs. C. R. Morrison, Mrs. S. Homes and Miss Pearl Noran House Committee Mrs. Russell MacCallum, Mrs. G. T. Powell, Mrs. A. B. MacLaren and Mrs. G. G. Woodward
All were elected by acclamation.
The first meeting of the Executive Committee was held November 26, 1936 for the purpose of drawing up the Constitution and By-laws and other general business. The constitution and By-laws, which were based on those of the Buckingham Men’s Curling Club and the Ottawa Ladies Curling Club, were read and approved by the Executive Committee. The first General Meeting of the Buckingham Ladies’ Curling Club was held at the Clubhouse December 1, 1936 at 8 p.m. for the purpose of presenting the draft of the constitution and By-laws as drawn up by the Executive committee. This was approved by all members present. The fee for Active members was $5.00 and for Social members, $2.00 A letter was received from the Buckingham Men’s Curling Club stating that six men had expressed their willingness to instruct the Ladies in the rudiments of curling. They were Messrs. T.A. Bisson, Albert MacLaren, Albert Gillies, H.A. Barends, R.M. Kenny and J. N. Copping. There were 47 active charter members and 25 Social Charter members (list included). It was decided to hold a Rush Competition every Friday afternoon and tea would be served after the games. A shield for the Club Championship competition was presented to the Club as a gift from Mrs. R. M. Kenny and the Misses Elizabeth and Eleanor Kenny. The ladies curling irons were also gifts to the Club from Messrs. T. F. Kenny, R, M. Kenny and Alexander MacLaren. The first skips to be elected were voted by the Men’s Club as follows: Miss Marcelle Gauthier, Miss eglantine Gauthier, Mrs. R. M. Kenny, Miss Elizabeth Kenny, Mrs. T. B. MacCallum, Mrs. C. R. Morrison, Mrs. L. J. Sicard, Mrs. D. N. Thompson and Mrs. R. B. Walker. In the same winter we joined the Ladies Curling Association of the Canadian Branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. The fee then was $2.00 per club. The first money we spent was to buy a mirror for the ladies dressing room. The first party organized by the ladies for the closing of their first season of curling took place on the 30th of March, 1937. It included both the men’s and the ladies’ clubs and the admission was $0.50 per person.
1937 / 1938 Copping, J. N. Président BCC
Faits saillants: - En 1938, l’équipe du Club de Curling de Buckingham a remporté le Trophée « Jubilé »
In 1938, the Buckingham curling club team won the “Jubilee” Trophy
- Vers la fin des années “30”, Albert Maclaren a été élu Vice-Président du Club Mère, soit le Club Calédonien de l’Écosse.
Albert Maclaren was elected as a Vice-Président of the mother club, The Royal Caledonian Club of Scotland in the late thirties.
At the beginning of the 1937-38 season a picture was taken of all the charter members, active and social, and each member was asked to pay $0.15 to cover the cost. In January 1938 Buckingham ladies played for Coronation trophy, a Ladies Curling association competition, and were runners-up. The rink was Elizabeth Kenny (Skip), Eglantine Gauthier, Mrs. L. J. Sicard and Mrs. R. M. Kenny. They lost the finals to the Rideau Ladies Curling Club.
1938 / 1939 Bryant, J. A. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. L. J. Sicard
During the 1938-39 season, the bridge parties were started for the Social members. The first one took place January 19, 1939.
1939 / 1940 Bryant, J. A. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. J. A. Bryant
Faits saillants: En 1940, l’équipe du Club de Curling de Buckingham a remporté le Trophée « Jubilé »
In 1940, the Buckingham curling club team won the “Jubilee” Trophy
1940 / 1941 Redpath, W. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. J. A. Bryant
1941 / 1942 Barens, H. A. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. P. Matte
1942 / 1943 Barens, H. A. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. J. M. Taylor
In 1943, a Buckingham rink won the Coronation Trophy. The members of the winning rink were: Eglantine Gauthier (Skip), Marcelle Gauthier, Mrs. L. J. Sicard and Bertha Moran.
1943 / 1944 Barens, H. A. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. J. M. Taylor
In 1943, a Buckingham rink won the Coronation Trophy. The members of the winning rink were: Eglantine Gauthier (Skip), Marcelle Gauthier, Mrs. L. J. Sicard and Bertha Moran.
1944 / 1945 Bryant, J. A. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. W. A. Cumming
In 1944, Buckingham Ladies again won the Coronation trophy with Eglantine Gauthier (Skip), Marcelle Gauthier, Mrs. L. J. Sicard and Mrs. R. M. Kenny.
1945 / 1946 Bisson, T. A. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. W. A. Cumming
In 1945, the Ottawa District Ladies Curling Association was formed. Our club became a member of this Association by paying the fee of $1.00 a year. The first competition organized by this association was the Victory Bonspiel. In 1945, we played in the lady Tweedsmuir Trophy, a double rink Ladies Curling association competition. The two rinks were: Mabel Morrison (Skip), Bertha Moran, Agnes Bell and Mrs. R. M. Kenny; and, Eglantine Gauthier (Skip), Marcelle Gauthier, Dot Sicard and Velma Wallingford. We were runners-up being defeated by Outremont ladies.
1946 / 1947 Bisson, T. A. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Miss Eglantine Gauthier
The 1946-47 season was very short on account of mild weather during the winter. The ice was gone before we finishes our schedule. Maybe that was one of the reasons that decided the directors of the Men’s club to start talking about artificial ice. However 1946-1947 was a very special season; the ladies brought home the Coronation Trophy and the Tweedsmuir Trophy, the two major competitions of the Ladies Curling Association. The Coronation rink was: Eglantine Gauthier (Skip), Marcelle Gauthier, Mrs. R. M. Kenny and Mrs. H. W. Cressy. And for the Tweedsmuir the personnel of the two finks was: Eglantine Gauthier (Skip), Marcelle Gauthier, Ida Cressy and Velma Wallingford; and Mabel Morrison (Skip), Bea Johnson, Agnes Bell and Bertha Moran. They defeated rinks from the Lachute Curling Club. May I mention here that every time the ladies brought home either the coronation Trophy or the Tweedsmuir Trophy, the ladies of the Club always had a fancy tea party in honor of the winners. The first time the ladies brought home the Coronation Trophy, the men’s club joined the ladies and met the winners at the train in Masson and paraded them to the Curling Club in Buckingham.
1947 / 1948 MacLaren, A. R. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Miss Eglantine Gauthier Ladies Curling Club: President: Miss. Jacqueline Bastien
Faits saillants : En 1947, la glace naturelle a été remplacée par de la glace artificielle avec d’autre4s améliorations telle qu’une nouvelle cuisine, des lumières fluorescentes, etc… In 1947, natural ice was replaced with artificial ice and with other club improvements such as new kitchen, fluorescent lights, etc.
In the summer of 1947, the plant for the artificial ice was given by The James Maclaren Company Limited. The formal opening of the new facilities was held on the first day of January 1948. A mixed bonspiel took place after the opening ceremony. In 1948, the fees for the active curlers were raised from $5.00 to $7.50 In 1948, a rink skipped by Eglantine Gauthier with Marcelle Fauvelle, Bea Johnson and Bertha Moran won the Balmoral Trophy, which was the second trophy of the coronation Trophy competition.
1948 / 1949 MacLaren, A. R. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. F. M. Wallingford
In 1949, the following rinks played in the Lady Tweedsmuir Trophy: Eglantine Gauthier (Skip), Dot Sicard, Velma Wallingford and Bertha Moran; and Mrs. R. M. Kenny (Skip), Bea Johnson, Cora Walker and Olga Shane. They were defeated by Royal Montreal rinks in the finals.
1949 / 1950 Bayne, M. M. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. F. M. Wallingford
Faits saillants: En 1950, l’équipes du Club de Curling de Buckingham a remporté le Trophée « Gouverneur Général »
In 1950, the Buckingham curling club team won the “Governor General’s Trophy
In 1950, on February 6th, the ladies joined the Men’s Club for the party given in honor of the two Buckingham rinks who had won the Governor-General’s Trophy. Also, in 1950, a rink skipped by Eglantine Gauthier with Mally Cameron, Barbara MacLaren and Sue Kenny won the Victory Trophy. This was a first for a district club.
1950 / 1951 Bayne, M. M. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. A. R. MacLaren
1951 / 1952 Daugherty, J. B. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. A. R. MacLaren
Faits saillants: En 1951, l’équipes du Club de Curling de Buckingham a remporté le Trophée « Gouverneur Général »
In 1951, the Buckingham curling club team won the “Governor General’s Trophy
1952 / 1953 Daugherty, J. B. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. H. W. Cressy
Avant que le Club s’équipe de « pierres » de curling, les joueurs étaient propriétaires de leurs «pierres» de curling qu’elles soient en métal ou en granite. Donc, lorsqu’un joueur ou joueuse se présentait à une joute, ils apportaient chacun leur 2 « pierres ». Ce qui représentait 60 livres l’unité pour les « pierres » fait de métal pour les hommes et 50 livres l’unité pour les dames. Les unités de graphite utilisés présentement pèsent 42.5 livres que ce soit pour les hommes ou pour les dames.
In the Fall of 1952, we started to use granites, replacing the irons. In the same year, Mrs. R. M. Kenny was elected our first Honorary President.
1953 / 1954 MacLennan, P. A. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. H. W. Cressy
In 1954, we won the Victory Trophy again. This time the rink was skipped by Velma Wallingford with Alice Lapierre, Kay Gillies and Erie Cress. Also, in 1954, Eglantine Gauthier’s rink won the Balmoral Trophy for the second time with here: Dot Sicard, Bertha Moran and Alice Lapierre.
1954 / 1955 MacLennan, P. A Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. R. B. Walker
In 1955, we started the Points Competition, the Non-Skip Competition and the Medals Competition. The Point Competition Trophy was given by Mrs. L. J. Sicard and the Medals for the Medals Competition were given by Mrs. H. W. Cressy. Also in 1955 Margaret Taylor’s rink won the wood Trophy with her were Velma Wallingford, Barbara MacLaren and Alice Lapierre. In the Same year, Dr. and Mrs. F. M. Wallingford presented a Trophy for mixed curling and also donated the prizes for years. This trophy is played for at the end of the season and the finals are played on our closing Saturday. Mr. And Mrs. R. B. Walker gave a silver tray for mixed curling which is played for in the fall at the beginning of the curling season. They too gave the prizes for their competition for many years. In January of that same year, Eglantine Gauthier went to Scotland, as a member of the Québec rink, on a month long goodwill tour. The invitation from the Scots was for one rink from the province of Quebec, one rink from the province of Ontario and two rinks from the United States. Before Tiny left (the nickname was given to her during her trip to Scotland) the ladies club gave her a very nice party and presented her with a lovely gift, a silver broach with matching earrings.
1955 / 1956 Buskard, W. M. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. R. B. Walker
1956 / 1957 Balwind, W. A Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. W. P. Wood
Faits saillants : Suite à une requête de Albert Roy MacLaren et autres, demandant des lettres patentes de constitution en corporation, le lieutenant-gouverneur de la province a octroyé la constitution en corporation sous le nom de « The Buckingham Curling Club, Incorporated » conformément aux dispositions de la troisième partie de la Loi des compagnies de Québec (S.R.Q. 1941, c. 276)
La requête avait été présentée par M. Arthur Labbé, C.R., Avocat et procureur, Buckingham, P. Q. sous le numéro de dossier 12597/56. Donc, des lettres patentes ont été octroyées à « The Buckingham Curling Club, Incorporated » le 28 août 1956.
In March 1957, Mrs. W. A. Cumming was named our first honorary Life Member. Also in 1957, the Beulah Snelling Trophy, which was the second flight of the Victory Trophy, was won by Cora Walker’s rink with Ida Cressy, Bella Steadman and Joy Landry
1957 / 1958 Balwind, W. A Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. W. P. Wood
Faits saillants : 1958 a vu la salle des membres démolir et construire le présent édifice, encore avec les compliments de la Compagnie James Maclaren.
1958 saw the original club rooms torn down and the present building constructed, again the compliments of the James Maclaren Company.
In the 1957-58 season, a rink from Buckingham won the Dubuc Trophy, which was the second flight of the Wood trophy. Bertha Moran skipped the rink and with her were Janet Addy, Barbara MacLaren and Sue Kenny.
1958 / 1959 Kenny, C. W. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. J. M. Taylor
In the 1958-59 season, a past president’s pin was designed and purchased. Mrs. R. B. Walker was elected President of the Ottawa District Ladies Curling Association. This was the year our ladies decided to each own their brooms, which cost $3.00 each. Also this year, the Forhan Trophy, which was the third flight of the Wood Trophy, was won by Bertha Moran’s rink with Janet Addy, Sue Kenny and Bella Steadman.
1959 / 1960 Kenny, C. W. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. J. M. Taylor
In the summer of 1959, a new club lounge and facilities were built, donated by The James Maclaren Company Limited. In the fall of 1959, the Ladies voted unanimously to open the season with a semi-annual meeting. In 1960 the Club joined the Canadian Ladies Curling Association which was formed to decide a Canadian ladies championship.
1960 / 1961 Walker, R. B. Président BCC Ladies Curling Club: President: Mrs. F. M. Wallingford
In the 1960-61 season, we won the Victory Bonspiel again. This time Cora Walker was skip, with Doris Springer, Hazel Nesbitt and jean Lavell. Also in 1960, the Stanley Cup was given for competition for 5 year and under curlers.
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