HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 9, 1971
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TO~iNSHIP OF PICKERING MUSEUM BOARD
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A meeting of the Pickering Township
Museum Board was held on TUESDAY,
the NINTH day of J).1ARCH, 1971 at
8:00 p.m. at the Municipal Building
PRESEJ:,iT ~ I"lr. H. Coo]<, Chairman
l\'Ir. R. Freeman
Mr. R. Miller
Mr. D. McLean
Mr. "\1. Earle
Mrs. D. Earle
~1e Chairman welcomed the new members appointed to the Board.
1. MINUTES-
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On motion of Mr. McLean, seconded by Mr. Earle and
carried unanimously the minutes of the January 12th
meeting were approved.
2. ACCOUNTS-
As per Mr. Marshall's statement plus a bill of $3.24
from Mr. Miller.
Moved by Mr. Miller, seconded by r"lr. Freeman that these
accounts be approved for payment.
CARRIED.
3. PROVINC IAL GRAl\fT -
The Chairman signed the forms applying for the 1971
Provincial Grant.
4. BUSmESS ARISING FROH MnroTES -
a) SOUVENIRS-
The 1971 catalogue was received from Irwin Specialties
Limited. The Chairman appointed Mr. & J).~s. Earle
to study the items listed and recommend suitable
purchases at the April meeting.
b) tr,JIRING-
The proposed study of the wiring layout on the Museum
grounds will be postponed until after spring thaw.
c) PUBLICITY-
The Chairman appointed a sub~committee consisting
of Messrs. Miller, McLean and Earle to design a
suitable pamphlet and submit this at the April meet-
ing.
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d) MEETING vJITH COUi\fCIL
The February meeting with council for the purp~se
of discussing the Metropolitan Toronto and Reg~on
conservation Authority Report having been cancelled,
a new date for such a meeting has been set for
March 22nd, 1971, at 8:00 p.m. at the Municipal
Building. The Chairman requested that as many members
of the Board as possible attend this meeting with him.
e)
ANTIQUE PURCHASES -
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Mr. Miller reported that the Major Harper circular
resaw would be delivered as soon as the weather
improves. Mr. Miller also reported that he is still
in the process of finding out whether the saw mill
owned by Mr. R. Nesbitt of Uxbridge is available
or not.
5. CORRESPONDENCE-
Various items of correspondence were reviewed by the
Board. Regarding the letter from the Central Ontario
Museums Association it was moved by Mrs. Earle, seconded
by Mr. Freeman and carried unanimously that the $2.00
fee be paid for membership and the inclusion of informa-
tion on Pickering Tm.¡nship Museum on the map which is
to be put out by this Association. The Secretary is re-
quested to attend to this matter.
6. NEW BUSINESS -
a) The insurance company wishes the R.O.M. case to be
repaired as soon as possible so that their file on
the item can be closed. Mr. Miller is to contact
r~. Pilkey to see when he can do the necessary
repairs.
b) PUBLIC ITY -
Moved by Mr. McLean, seconded by Mrs. Earle that
Mr. Marshall write to Mr. N. Volk, Director of Public
Relations, C.B.C., Box 500, Station "Au, Toronto,
regarding the free publicity which was promised as
a reciprocal part of the permission given to C.B.C.
when using Museum facilities during the filming of
"The Magentic Outlaw" and "J).1acKenzie the Firebrand".
The Board would like as much coverage of Museum events
as possible.
CARRIED.
c) ADMISSIONS-
Discussion was held on admission fees for the coming
season. The possibility arises that extra help may
have to be paid for if guided tours are to be conducted
on a regular basis. The opinion was that voluntary
help ~10uld be tried for these tours at first.
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It was therefore moved by Mr. Miller, seconded by
Mr. Freeman and carried unanimously that admission
fees remain the same as in 1970 for the present, but
are to be reviewed in July when the Museum opens on
a seven day week schedule
CARRIED.
A training programme for tour guides will possibly
be instituted.
b) OPENING DATE -
The Museum will open for the season on May l5th, 1971.
e) TENTH ANNIVERSARY -
It was noted that 1971 marks the tenth anniversary
of the opening of Pickering Township Museum and that
discussion should be held at the next meeting regard-
ing some possible events to mark the occasion.
f)
HISTORY IN ACTION -
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History in Action days will be held this year on
September 18th and 19th. Early plans for this event
are to get under way at the next meeting.
g)
TELEPHONE LISTING -
The curator has reported the serious problem concern-
ing the lack of an official listing of a telephone
number for those wishing to contact the Museum.
Several complaints have been made by people who wish
to call the Museum.
The Board requests Mr. Marshall to investigate this
matter and report at the next meeting as to whether
some listing cannot be made under the Township telephone
numbers if a business phone for the Museum is not
practical.
h) The play, lIr.iacKenzie the Firebrand", filmed partially
on the Museum grounds, is to be aired on Hednesday;
March 17th at 10:00 p.m.
i) The Museum sign at the entrance to the grounds blew
down recently. Mr. Miller is to see about having
it re-erected.
j) The Curator reports that the old maps on the Museum
walls are badly in need ò£ repair. The Chairman
said that a date will be set at the next meeting for
Board members to go up to the Museum before opening
date to see vñlat needs to be done to refurbish the
Museum for the season.
On motion the meeting adjourned.