NEWS RELEASE
CFUW AURORA/NEWMARKET
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CFUW Aurora/Newmarket Monthly Meeting, Feb. 25, 1 to 3:30 p.m.
CFUW Aurora/Newmarket is a women's organization engaged in empowering women’s lives through friendship, education, outreach and advocacy. All women in York Region are welcome at our February monthly meeting. Join us to learn about the History of Eaton Hall with our guest speaker, Kelly Mathews, author of Eaton Hall: Pride of King Township.
In 1901, Florence McCrea Eaton married into one of the most prosperous families in the Dominion of Canada. Fourteen years later, she became Lady Eaton when her husband, John Craig Eaton, was knighted.
Not long after the death of her husband, Lady Eaton retired from her home in Toronto to the 72-room, Norman-style chateau she had built on their King City property. She named it Eaton Hall. The estate fuelled the local economy and community, supported the Canadian Second World War effort and established a firm place in the hearts and minds of the residents of King Township.
Rediscover an enchanting and bygone age with the life and history of Lady Eaton and her grand Eaton Hall. Author and local historian Kelly Mathews will present the fascinating story behind Eaton Hall. Ms. Mathews is an employee of Seneca College and a graduate of York University’s Kinesiology and Sport Administration program. She is a member of local historical societies in King and Aurora, and a long-standing member of the King Township Heritage Advisory Committee and the King museum.
Eaton Hall: Pride of King Township was published in 2015. Her second book, The Road to Marylake, in 2017. Ms. Mathews has been commissioned to write the definitive history of King Township, scheduled for publication in 2020.
Some have speculated that Eaton Hall is haunted, although Ms. Mathews reported in an interview with YorkRegion.com that she has never encountered anything unusual during her hundreds of hours working alone in Eaton Hall, often late into the night, while researching her book. However, she has discovered some eerie things, including a two-faced portrait of Sir John Craig Eaton.
Copies of Eaton Hall: Pride of King Township will be available for sale at the meeting.
Admission: Free
More information: http://www.
Location: Royal Canadian Legion Aurora, 105 Industrial Parkway North, Aurora, ON L4G 4C4
Contact: [email protected]
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