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PICKERING TOT¡.JNSHIP HUSEUB BOARD
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'þ,. meeting of the Pickering TOvTnship
Museum Board was held on Tuesday,
the 15th day of May 1973 at 8.00 p.m.
at the ~1unicipal Building.
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PRESENT~ Hr. Jack Þlma - Chairman
Hr. W. Biernacki
Mr. R. Freeman
i'irs. R. Guest
I1ro W. Clark
t-1r. D. HcLean
r-1I.r. N. HcGee
r-lr. R. ~1iller - Administrator
Hr 0 N. C. !1arshall - Secretary
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1 . HINUTES-
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On notion of H.r. McLean, seconded by ~1r. Biernacki
and carried unanimously the Hinutes of the meeting of
Hay 1st 1973 were adopted.
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FUTURE OF HUSEUB ~.
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The Chairman apologized for not having the Position
Paper that had been written up on this topic available
for discussion this evening. He agreed to have copies
of it made and distributed to the members for their
comments.
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3. HISTORICAL SOCIETY DONATION -
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A S200.00 cheque from the Historical Society towards
the purchase of the stove would be forwarded to the
Secretary during the week.
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OPENING DAY - WEDDING -
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Mr. McLean reported briefly on the preparations for
the vledding to be held on j'1ay 19th 1973, remarking on
the work put into cleaning up the church and surrounding
property by the Hoskins family. It was hoped that the
Parks Department would be able to cut the grass in
advance of the wedding.
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The members had for their consideration a financial
statement indicating net expenditures of $3,453.95 and
net revenue of $468.50. While only $1,000 had been
budgeted for salaries under Renovations and $1,320.00
expended: it was noted that ~720.00 could qualify under
the Winter Works Scheme and $416.00 of this represented
work done on behalf of the Kiwanis to the church shed.
An amount of $359.60 under the Restoration account
consisted of material for the church shed and \<!ould
also be assumed by the Kiwanis.
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Item 5 contd.
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Noting that $786.00 had been expended on the church
shed on behalf of the Kiwanis, it was suggested that
the Secretary write to them requesting the $1,000.00
promised in order that other work that had been budgeted
for could he continued.
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EXPROPRIATION ..
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The Board were advised of the fact that the Federal
Government had served Notice of Pinal Expropriation on
part of the Museum property, which included the Steam
Barn and Gas Barn as well as the two lots on which the
Cole House and Collins House were situated. This
information could prove useful to the Committee appointed
to deal with this subject.
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ADHINISTRATOR'S REPORT ..'
Mrs. Annis is arranging for the Guides for Opening
Day and the following weekends.
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A letter of appreciation from the ,Tohn A. Leslie
Public School was read following the loan of a
number of items for their bi-century celebrations.
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A quilt had been received from the Senior Citizens
in \V'hich the blocks had been made by the grandmother
of Mrs. Hilda Lennox. It was suggested that a
letter of thanks be directed to them.
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il1iss Charlotte Gentiles had invited Museum Board
members to participate in her interview show \~hich
is televised on the local television station.
Arrangements should be made directly with ~!iss Gentiles.
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Cha.nnel 19 had borrowed several items for a filming
that they were doing. They \!'lere going to complete
an interview with r~r. Hiller as a general interest
item for one of their up-coming programs.
There are several loose shingles on the Collins House
and it was felt that these should be repaired before
the work crew is laid off. The entire roof of this
house requires new shingles and this should be
attended to once sufficient funds are available.
There is a need for a shed to protect the Saw Hill
and this too should be attended to when sufficient
funds can be raised.
Several men from the Board went to Carnarvon during
the past weekend and brought back a truck-load of
material from the farm. There was still a 10/20
tractor and one or two other imolements, including
a hay rake of the 1900 vintage which would have to
be picked up at a later date.
A great number of the items donated to the Museum
by the late Nicki Corchis,which hed been stored in
Hr. Pridmore's chicken house, had been stolen.
This was just recently discovered and as a result
several of the men had spent an evening trans-
porting the remaining i tc:ms to the Huseum property.
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Item 7 contd.
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It v!as suggested that the bookle"t prepared by the
Secretary should be re·-issued as soon as 'Possible.
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The Chairman mentioned that Mr. Jerry Hasek had
offered 10 mature trees of different varieties to the
!1useum. He had suggested tha.t holes I¡ feet by 2 feet
deep should be prepared in advance of the trees being
transported as they would not be bagged. It was
agreed that the labourers presently working on the
property be directed to prepare the necessary locations
for the trees.
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Mrs. Guest noted that there was a great need for more
display cases for the costumes and that a nurnber of
them were badly in need of cleaning.
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l1r. Miller drew the attention of the Board to the
fact that a refrigerator was available which could be
utilized to cool pop which would be sold to the visitors
to the property throughout the season. He noted that
while the price for the unit aP:l?ears high, the individual
selling it had donated a numher of items to the Museum.
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On t1otion of fv1r. J:1cLean, seconded by Nr. HcGee and
carried, Mr. Miller was authorized to negotiate the
purchase of a Westinghouse refrigerator from Mr. Bruce
O'Brien with the cost not to exceed $45.00.
Mr. Don Bird had agreed to donate his services as
auctioneer for the up-coming Auction.
It was suggested that the furniture in the Cabin be
changed to accurately reflect the proper period that
the building depicts.
On Motion the meeting adjourned with it being agreed
that the next meeting wou1:1 be held on Hay 29th 1973.
CHAI R11AN
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SECRETARY