Kilworth Endures

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"Elizabeth Moyer spent four years digging through archives..."

Delving into history is like digging for buried treasure at “X marks the spot.” You know there’s something down there, but what it is remains a mystery until the end.

So it is when writing a book.

Elizabeth Moyer spent four years digging through archives and interviewing older people willing to share their stories. Her treasure is Kilworth: The Woodhull Settlement, published by Pinpoint Publications in London.

The book began as a labour of love and was spurred by a sense of urgency; soon after she began her project, Moyer soon found herself racing area development and felt the need to preserve before it was consumed.

Kilworth, initially known as the Woodhull Settlement and located in the gore of Delaware Township, was founded in 1796.

Moyer (nee Sinasac) was born and raised on a farm in Delaware Township. Growing up, Moyer says she was inspired by “the physical beauty of the area, the personalities of the local people and the unique stone buildings.”

In her book, Moyer invites her readers to journey back to the 1790s through stories that bring to life the First Nations and early settlers, their dwellings, and their pastimes. Now the once bustling village consists of a few stone cottages, a church and a cemetery. Soon one of the earliest settlements in Western Canada, will disappear.

What will endure is Moyer's book.