The Horsefly Community Club is a vibrant organization that maintains the hall and supports many community events such as Halloween Fireworks, kids Halloween and Easter parties, Old Fashioned Christmas and many more.
The Hall is used extensively by many groups in the community including our exceptional 4H Club, the always popular Horsefly Fall Fair, the invaluable Horsefly Women’s Institute, and many other local businesses and community members.
History of the Horsefly Community Club
In January 1924, a group of Horsefly residents formed a private club called The Town Hall Company of Horsefly. They issued 66 shares at $5.00 each divided between 25 men and women in the community.
A hall was constructed from recycled buildings obtained from the Horsefly Mine. The hall was located on the site of the present museum office.
In 1930, the shareholders of the Town Hall Company of Horsefly elected to form the Horsefly Social Club, a registered non-profit society with a membership of 100. The Horsefly Social Club was the forerunner of what would become what we have today and in 1949 would change it’s name to the Horsefly Community Club.
History of the Hall
In 1953 the building of a new hall was proposed.
January 1954 – a floor plan was proposed and drafted to scale.
February 1954 – the plans were presented to club members.
April 1954 – the present building site was offered as a donation by Mr. Harry Brown and accepted.
May 1954 – Excavations on the hall began on the basement.
June 1955 – the new hall officially opened with a Community Dance.
At the time of construction, there was no electricity in Horsefly but in anticipation of future hydro service, wiring was installed while the building was constructed. Electricity would arrive to Horsefly about a decade after construction.
