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TOWN OF PICKERING MUSEUM BOARD
A meeting of the Pickering Museum Board
was held on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14th 1976
at 8:00 p.m. at the Municipal Building.
PRESENT: W. Biernacki
Wm. Clark - Chairman
B. Davies
D. McLean
J.P. Myslik - Secretary
1. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
Moved by W. Biernacki, seconded by D. McLean that the
minutes of the meetings of October 19th and 26th 1976
be adopted.
CARRIED
2. DELEGATIONS
Miss Anne Wanstall of the Greenwood Ratepayers Association
had been invited to the Museum Board Meeting, however,
she wrote a letter indicating she would not be able to
attend on December 14th 1976.
3. REPORTS
a) Administrator
The Administrator's Report submitted by Wm. E. Clark,
dated November 23rd 1976:
The oak lumber at Vic Simms has been planed and
transported to the Museum.
No time was charged for security of new museum
site on Halloween.
Trees obstructing stream at the new site have been
trimmed.
Several half hour shows for cable T.V. have been taped.
All dirt from ditching on the Greenwood road is now
on the site.
The ditches on the boundary are well cleaned and should
provide much needed drainage for the front part of
the site.
The engines have been drained and the furnace at the
schoolhouse in Brougham has been checked several times.
A further clean up and burning of trash is suggested
once some snow is on the ground on the west and east
side of the stream at Greenwood.
Rip-rap on the creek bed could be done when the ground
freezes sufficiently at a cost of $112.00 per hour,
this includes three trucks and two loaders.
Aubrey Carson was again approached regarding clutch
for 10 - 20 tractor and he has agreed to sell it for
$35.00.
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3. REPORTS (Continued)
a) Administrator (Continued)
Church pew from the English church on the 7th consession
near Brooklin and a very good oak roller (400 lbs)
from Jack Bradshaw, have been acquired. The roller
could be easily used at History-in-Action.
There should be sufficient cedar blocks
from the trees in the creek bed to make shingles
for ~he shop of the Thornbeck Windmill.
b) O.M.A. Seminar
Seminår: Introduction to Interpreting the Historic
House attended by Mrs. B. Davies.
c) Budget
1976 Budget Control to October l3st 1976.
d) Museum Church Service
A report from the Secretary dated December lOth 1976,
relative to B.. ¡Meeting with the Rev. A. Robertson of the
Ajax-Pickering Ministerial Association.
MOTION 253/76
Moved by D. McLean, seconded by W. Biernacki that the
reports of the Administrator, Mrs. B. Davies, the 1976
Budget Control to October 31st 1976 and the Secretary,
be received for information.
CARRIED
4. NEW BUSINESS
a) Budget' 77
Review of the 1977 Budget proposal and recommendation
to Council.
MOTION 254/76
Moved by B. Davies, seconded by W. Biernacki that the
1977 Budget as proposed at the Museum Board Meeting of
October 19th 1976, and amended on December 14th 1976,
be recommended to Council for approval.
CARRIED
b) Old Addressograph
Mr. Frank Seymour of 1371 Fordon Avenue, 839-2569, has
an old addressograph which he would be willing to sell
to the Museum. No indication of date or location of
manufacture was supplied; nor was there an asking price
indicated.
The Board indicated that it is not interested in the
addressograph at this time.
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4. NEW BUSINESS (Continued)
c) Superintendent or Curator
Further discussion concerning the hiring of a superintendent
or curator.
The Members indicated that a curator is not a janitorial type
of person, but that a curator is the person who organizes
museum activities especially during the winter months,
such as the organization of school visits, the rearranging
of disp¡ays within the Museum, and organizing displays in
other locations such as Libraries, etc.
d) 1977 Museum Board
There was some discussion of the recommendation to be made
to the new COuncil relative to the make up of the Museum
Board in'1977.
MOTION. 255/76
Moved by B. Davies, seconded by W. Biernacki that it be
recommended to Council that in their consideration for
members of the Museum Board for 1977 persons with
administrative qualifications, experience in publicity,
interest in community history and the heritage of the
area be selected.
CARRIED
e) Pickering's Bay News
In a letter dated November 3rd 1976, Mr. Robert Mooy
of the Pickering's Bay News requested the co-operation
of the Museum in loaning artifacts for display at Sheridan
Mall during the week of January 24th - 29th 1977.
The Board indicated their willingness to co-operate in
this venture. A tentative meeting date with Mr. Mooy
at the Museum was set for December 18th 1976 at 10.00 a.m.
Mr. Mooy was to be notified of this meeting.
f) McCulloch - Relocation Equipment
The Board indicated that Mr. McCulloch should remove
the relocation equipment from the Greenwood site as
soon as possible. The Board further indicated its
interest in obtaining the veranda from the Gillham
property.
MOTION 256/76
Moved by D. McLean, seconded by W. Biernacki that
Mr. L. McCulloch be requested to detach the porch, roof,
floor and accessories of the veranda of the Gillham house
and to move these to Greenwood for the sum of $175.00.
CARRIED
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4. NEW BUSINESS (Continued)
g) Accounts for Approval
MOTION 257/76
Moved by D. McLean, seconded by W. Bernacki that the
following accounts be approved for November 1976:
T. Puckrin & Son
Waste Disposal
30 Yd. Unit $ 51.30
Core Rentals
Cylinder of Propane 14.59
Parts for Restoration 80.25
WIn. E. Clark
Core Rentals
Space Ray Heater 10.70
WIn. E. Clark
Labour for Restoration
60.00
WIn. E. Clark
F. wright - Labour
80.00
D. Clark
Wm.~. Clark
K. Ramsay - Labour 100.00
Labour for Restoration 60.00
WIn. E. Clark
Tractor parts 198.77
L. McCulloch
Relocation - veranda 175.00
D. McLean
Display Cabinet 40.00
Mileage 57.04
Mileage 11.25
D. Fyke
B. Davies
CARRIED
5. OTHER BUSINESS
a) Meeting - November 23rd 1976
Due to the lack of a quorum there was no meeting of
the Museum Board held on November 23rd 1976.
b) Relocation of Museum - Cafik
A letter from Mr. N. Cafik to Mr. Frank Currie dated November
30th 1976, was received as information by the Board.
In the letter Mr. Cafik discussed further developments
relative to the relocation of Pickering Museum to the
Greenwood site.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Moved by D. McLean, seconded by B. Davies that the meeting
adjourn at the hour of 10:15 p.m.
CARRIED
Dated
Chairman