Plaque - International Plowing Match County of Elgin September 2010 - Heritage Collections Elgin-St. Thomas

Description: This is a plaque consisting of a dark wooden rectangular base, a photograph under a plastic cover, and a gold plaque. The photograph depicts a group of eleven people standing in on the steps of the Elgin County building. Ten of the people are dressed in yellow shirts with the Ontario Plowmen's Assocition logo on them. One man, Dave Mennill, is dressed in a black robe with a red livery collar/chain of office. The photograph is under a plastic cover what is attached to the base with four gold pins. Below the photograph is the gold plaque. The plaque includes the Ontario Plowmen's Association logo, and the text "International Plowing Match County of Elgin September 2010 2010 IPM Executive Committee From left, front row: Allister Cameron, Co-Secretary; Duncan McPhail, Chair; Bill Walters, Vice-Chair; Dave Mennill, Elgin County Warden (2011); Cathy Bishop, Human Resources Coordinator; Donna Lunn, Vice-Chair. From left, back row: Rien VanBrenk, Vice-Chair; Roberta Gillard, Treasurer; Nancy Millman, Co-Secretary; Norma McPhail, Photographer; Jason White, Co-Mayor-Tented City. Also serving on the Executive were: Ralph Millman, Ontario Plowman's Association liaison; Roy Reid, Co-Mayor- Tented City; and the late Allen Millman, Co-Secretary." On reverse of the base is a white sticker with the Ansell's Awards & Specialties logo printed on it.

Item History: The International Plowing Match, held annually in Ontario, is North America's largest outdoor agricultural and rural expo. It is usually held in late September, and usually attracts more than 80,000 visitors over the 5-day event. Plowing Matches have been part of Ontario agricultural history for over a century. Early events were sponsored by Agricultural Societies. The Ontario Plowmen's Association was formed in 1911. The first International Plowing Match was held in 1913.