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PICKERING TOWNSHIP MUSEUM BOARD
3/73
A meeting of the Pickering Tov7nship
!4:usellill. Board \'las held on Tuesday 1
the 6th day of l'~arch 1973 at 8.00 p.m~
at the I:'Iunicipal Building.
PRESENT:
Mr. Jack Alma - Chairman
r.:¡r. B ~ Davidge
l:\r ~ ~Ülliam Clark
r.':r. Robert i~~il1er
Hr. Don I:!cLean
Hrs. R. Guest
Hrs~ D. Earle
I:1r. Harry Cook
!<Ir~ Noel C. Harshall - Secretary
1. HINUTES
On Motion of Mr. McLean, Seconded by Mr. Clark and
carried the j'-iinutes of the meeting of February 21st 1973
\,]ere adopted ~
2 . COH"lITTEE - FUTURE· OF ~1USEUH
On Hotion of Nr. !!cLean, Seconded by 11rs. Earle and
carried, it was agreed that the Co~mittee appointed to
deal \'Tith the future of the I·1useum by the Board in its
meeting of February 7th 1973, be amended to read:
r'1r. Jack Alma
Iy!r ~ Robert Hiller
Hr. Hilliam Clark
Mr. Harry Cook
3. CENTRt1L ONTARIO MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION
The Board dealt \-Ti th the brief prepared by the þ..ssociation
dealing with the establis~~ent of a Regional Archives.
On l'~otion of i~.r. Cook, Seconded by l~rs. Earle and carried
un~nirnouslYl it was agreed that the brief prepared by the
Central Ontario ~4:useums Association dealing )'lÌth the
establishment of a Regional Archives for the proposed
Oshawa-Centred Region not be endorsed by this Board.
4. REVISED BUDGET
The Secretary explained the reasons for the revised
Budget submission and distributed for the benefit of the
Board a copy of the Budget on which the 1972 Actual figures
had been indicated.
On ì"!otion of !'1rs. Guest 1 Seconded by l'lr ~ Davidge the
1973 Budget, as submitted, shmV'ing gross expenditures of
$10,673.00 was approved.
CARRIED
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5. SOUVENIRS
rks. Guest displayed a number of early Canadiana items
such as jugs, salt and pepper shakers, cast iron bank and
cast iron keys for the benefit of the Board. The Board
agreed that this 'line of merchandise was better suited to
the Huseum activity and it \'TaS suggested that the
emphasis of the sales desk should be on products of this
nature~ Pennants would be available for the children
as \·¡ell as one or b<1O 1m7 cost gifts and old fashioned
candy. The Board also investigated the purchase of
mugs similar to the plates that had been ordered a couple
of years ago.
On r·lotion 0 f I1r. r-1cLean 1 Seconded by Hr. Cook and carried
unanimously, ~rs. Guest was authorized to investigate the
cost of gift items and to proceed through the Secretary
with the purchase of these items with the cost not to
exceed $300.00.
6. CUSTODIAN ~ S RECOM)!1.ENDATIONS
(1) The pamphlet· has been printed
(2) The Board agreed \.¡ith this a..1'ld the matter \<10uld
be attended to.
(3) This was agreed to with the suggestion being made
that the day1s activities could be advertised
as ending at 5.00 p.m. rather than 6.00 p.m.
(4) Agreed.
(5) The Secretary is to review the plates and arrange
for the printing of 2,000 brochures.
(6) The Board were of the opinion that Opening Day
should be held in conjunction with an auction sale.
!.ír. Davidge volunteered to ~!Tork wi t.~ I1r. Freeman
in generating the a9propriate publicity for such
·".n event.
(7) Previously dealt with.
(8) Opening Day - May 19th, Closing - October 8th 1973.
(9) It was agreed that the group fee be discontinued
and all students be asked to pay 25¢
(10) The Secretary is persuing this item
(11) ~1r. Alma agreed to obtain 15 .- 45 gallon drums
prior to the Museum season.
(12) It was suggested that the loan of this clothing
should be restricted to !'IusetL."n functions.
Hrs. Hiller "vas attempting to co~ordinate the
loaning of these clothes and the matter was left
in her hands.
(13) Mr. Davidge will arrange for the return of the
school exhibits~ It was the opinion of the
Board that the contest,not be held for the current
year.
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7. ADHINISTRATOR
On motion 0 f r·lr. HcI..can, Seconded by Mr. Clark and carried
unanimously, Hr. Robert !:£iller ¡"las appointed to the position
of Administrator of the Pickering Township Nuseum for the
year 1973.
8. ADì:UNISTR~TOR I S REPORT
a) rüss Greg has offered to donate a windmill to the
l1useum. He agreed to arrange for the transfer
of this item to the property, noting that there
v¡ould be some cost involved.
b) He advised that a steam shovel ovmed by Hr. King
and dating approximately 1910 was available to
the Huseurn.
On Hotion of r:Ir. Clark g Seconded by Hr ~ Cook and
carried lliLanimously, it was agreed that the
AdIT~nistrator attempt to secure the donation of
the steam shovel offered by rk. King.
c) Three loads of logs were available for use in
the saw mill during History In Action.
d) ì:ir 0 Walter Hope has agreed to ¡'TOrk on the 'fhTinter
Works scheme to repair the roof on the Blacksmith
Shop and the Hotel, as well as carry out minor
repairs on the Cole House.
e) It will be necessary to install the line shaft
for the saw mill before the shed is constructed
to protect the saw from the elements. This
line shaft measuring 80 feet was available from
a source in Lindsay and he hoped that a.Work crew
would be able to dismantle it and have it~ucked
to ~he Museum property in the near future. It
vTas suggested that it would take three of four men
approximately a week to install the line shaft
and construct the shed and that before this was
proceeded with a check would be made with the
Secretary to ensure that adequate funds were
available.
f) Hrs. Annis has agreed to continue on as
Custodian.
g) ~vo alternate sites of 49 acres and 20 acres
respectively had been investjgated as a proposed
site for the Nuseurn. One had a spring and the other
had a river. Further discussions on this would be
taken up with th2 Cnw~ttee of Council aPDointed for
this purpose ~ .. ,.
h) Closing Day - On his suggestbn it was agreed that
the Closing Day for the Museum be October 8th 1973.
i) Recognizing the superior display presently available
at the Museum and the presence of the Tour Guides,
it was agreed that the admission charges be
revised as follows:
Adults
Under 18
12 and under
5 and under
$1. 00
.50¢
.25¢
Free
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Item 8 contd.
On riotion of 7·1r. Cook, Seconded by ),'ir. 1'~.i ller
and carried unanimously the foregoing rates
¡"lere adopted.
9. CHURCH SERVICE
Apparently Reverend Small had shm.¡n a great d8al of
enthusiasm follm·TÌng the church service last year and Has
of the opinion that it should be expanded to encompass the
entire Township. It was agreed that Mr. Cook convey the
enthusiasm of the Board to such 2. scheme to ~Ir. Small
and urge him to work with Reverend Fleetham on developing
a service.
10. OPENING DAY
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On l-iotion of !-ír. faller 1 Seconded by qr. Cook and carried
unanimously, it was agreed that an auction sale be held
on I,1ay 19th to coincide '\,'li th th<2 opening of the N.useum..
On rbtion the meeting adjourned.
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