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TOWN OF PICKERING MUSEUM BOARD
A meeting of the Town of Pickering Museum
Board was held on Tuesday, the 12th day of
November 1974 at 8:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Mr. J. Alma (Chairman)
Councillor J. Anderson (10:00 p.m. to
11:00 p.m.)
Mr. W. Biernacki
Mr. Wm. Clark
Mr. R. r·1iller
Councillor K. Spratley
Mr. J.P. Myslik (Secretary)
1. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
MOVED by Mr. R. Miller, seconded by Mr. Wm. Clark
that the minutes of the meeting of October 8th 1974
be adopted.
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COMMUNICATIONS
a) A letter was received from the Hon. William G.
Newman, Minister of the Environment, in reply to
a letter from Mr. J. Alma in which he asks for a
clarification on the use of the monies received
from the expropriation of the Museum. It was
indicated that a letter be sent to Mr. William
Newman to this effect. Furthermore, a report was
to be requested from the Treasurer, Mr. J. Walls,
to confirm the amount in account for the Museum
expropriation to date.
b) A letter was received from Mr. Norman Cafik,
Parliamentary Secretary, Consumer and Corporate
Affairs, in reply to a letter from Mr. Jack Alma.
No action was taken on this letter.
c) A letter was received from Mrs. Lillian M. Gauslin
of Claremont requesting permission to use the maps
of Pickering Township put out by the Museum Board
in 1967 for a book being published by her.
MOTION #52
MOVED by Mr. R. Miller, seconded by Mr. Wm. Clark
that the Museum Board give Mrs. Lillian M. Gauslin
permission to use the maps published by the Board.
CARRIED
d) A letter was received from Mr. Peter Head of C.F.R.B.
concerning free promotion of activities. It was
indicated that a letter of thanks should be sent to
Mr. Peter Head and also some background material
about the Museum.
e) A letter of resignation was received from Mrs. R. Guest.
MOTION #53
MOVED by Mr. W. Biernacki, seconded by Mr. ~qm. Clark
that the Museum Board accept Mrs. Ruth Guest's
resignation with regret and thank her for her past
service and ask her for help in the future.
CARRIED
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COMMUNICATIONS (Continued)
f) A letter was received from Mrs. R. Rundle volunteering
her assistance with the Museum Board in any of its
endeavours in restoration. A reply is to be sent to
Mrs. R. Rundle in the name of the Board stating that
the Board is interested in her assistance and that it
will be contacting her shortly.
REPORTS
a) Administrator:
Mr. R. Miller explaineð that he is trying to get the
lO-20 tractor from Batties.
The threshing machine was moved from Mr. Milton
Parkin's barn.
The Administrator has arranged for the corn binder
to be brought over.
Mr. M. Parkin has a very good stove which he would
be willing to sell.
MOTION #54
MOVED by Mr. Wm. Clark, seconded by Councillor K.
Spratley that Mr. R. Miller be allowed to spend a
certain amount of money for some of the objects at
Mr. M. Parkin's farm.
CARRIED
Mr. R. McLean would like to have a letter sent to
the Secretary of the Ministerial Association for
their assistance in the Thanksgiving service at the
Museum.
Mr. Lorne White said that the house in which he
lives is a restoration of an old shack built by
C.P.R. when the railroad was being built. It came
from the Fourth Concession bridge.
The store at Audley was given as a gift to the
Museum in 1967 or 1968 by ~1r. I-1cBraày of Lot 4,
Concession 3.
Mr. Nicolai has a draa saw without an engine which
he is willing to sell for $45.00.
The Ad~inistrator has received some pictures of
previous Board Members which should be framed and
exhibited.
The Enoch Turner School in Toronto has a Museum
stove on loan. It is suggested that we request
that this stove be returned to the Museum.
Mr. Bruce Forrester of 333 Centennial Road, West
Hill, Ontario has two loan forms for cutters.
The windmill has been carefully taken down and the
Administrator would like to pay the men for helping
to do this very arduous task.
JI10TION #55
MOVED by CouncilloJ; 1<. Spratley, seconded by ~1r. W.
Biernacki that Mr. R. Miller pay the men for their
help in taking down the windmill.
CARRIED
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3. REPORTS (Continued)
The Administrator asked that the price for the new
Hasti-Notes be checked and reported.
Mr. Alex Grey was in and offered a wind power
machine, which is something similar to a windmill
but it does not pump water but powers various types
of machinery.
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b) Sheridan Mall Project:
Mr. N. Biernacki reported that a display was set up
in a store in Sheridan Mall, there were various
craft demonstrations such as chair caning, rug
making, etc. A total of sixteen people helped out.
There was a very good response from the public with
many visitors coming to view the exhibit. Also
many very good contacts were made during this pro-
ject; approximately fifteen volunteers have offered
their services to the Museum. After November 26th
1974 the display will be re-arranged and a Christmas
scene will be worked into it.
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Green River Basket Factory:
The basket factory is owned by Mr. Norm Christianson.
At present he is very discouraged because of expro-
priation and he is interested in getting a history
and pictures taken, which would be very useful for
the Museum. The basket factory came from Barnes'
Mill in 1920. Everything at Barnes' Mill had been
previously moved from Brougham in 1870. The Museum
Board will ask to have representative samples of
each basket made. Mr. R. Miller will contact Mrs.
Smith,who knows a great deal about the history of
the basket factory, in order to acquire any knowledge
that he is not familiar with himself. It was further-
more pointed out that the basket factory has two
line shafts.
d) Financial Report - History in Action:
A financial report of History in Action receipts
was presented as follows:
Revenue
Expenses
Deposited
Revenue
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Admissions
Apples
Bread Rolls
Butter
Corn Roast
Craft Shop
Drag Saw
Posters
Ring Barn
Souvenirs
Tea Room
H. Biernacki
Various Supplies
2,357.5l
l4.35
73.75
20.35
30.00
233.20
24.00
18.75
20.00
151.50
82.39
13.50
2,357.51
14.35
73.75
20.35
30.00
143.85
24.00
18.75
20.00
151.50
82.39
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$3,025.80
29.99
40.70
$173.54
$2,936.45
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a) 1975 Budget~
MOTION #56
MOVED by Mr. W. Biernacki, seconded by Mr. ~m. Clark
that a Budget Co~~ittee be established and that the
members thereof be~ Mr. J. Alma
Mr. R. Miller
Councillor K. Spratley.
CARRIED
b) L.I.P. Program Revised Application~
A revised application was sQbmitted for a L.I.P.
Program for the Museum in which a L.I.Po contribu-
tion of $l2,406.00 was submitted.
FURTHER BUSINESS
a) Councillor J. Anderson reported that during a
meeting with the M.T.RoC.A. it was suggested that
a Technical Advisory Committee be established to
help the Museum Board in developing long range plans
for the Museum, especially in view of the expro-
priation of the Museum and the development of the
North Pickering Project.
MOTION #57
MOVED by Councillor J. Anderson, seconded by
Councillor K. Spratley that the Museum Board write
a letter to the M.T.R.C.A. requesting a meeting
with the Chairman of the Historical Sites Committee
in order to obtain advice on the setting up of a
Technical Advisory Committee.
CARRIED
b) It was recommended that a letter be sent to
Mrs. K. Spratley inviting her to participate in
the Craft Shop next year for History in Action.
c) It was suggested that a letter of thanks be sent to
the Horticultural Society in appreciation for
looking after the flower beds.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The date of the next meeting was set tentatively for
December lOth 1974.
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED by Mr. R. Miller, seconded by Councillor K.
Spratley that the meeting adjourn at 11:30 p.m.
CARRIED
Date
Chairman