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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 20, 1968 ,..... - :U~ '1'ONIIISHIP MUS8UM B~ 9/68 AUCN8t 20, 196.§ PRESENT a HI'. Bazo¥y 'f. Cook ... Chairman Mrs. Deirdre Barle Mr. Robert Miller Mr. Mtl ton Parkin Mr. Victor W. Rudi'k (arrived 9130 p.m.) Mrs. Ruth Baye - Curator Noel C. Marshall - Secretary ..... A meeting of the P iokering Town- ship Museum Board was held on '1'UESœ,Y, the 'lWER'l'IBTH day of AUGUST, 1968 at the Munte ipal Building at BIGHT o·oloCk p.m. - - - 1. Minutes- - On motion of Mr. Parkin, seconded by Mrs. Bar1e and oarried unanimously the minutes of the meetin9 of July the 16th were adopted. 2. A~counts - On motion of Mr. Miller, secondeð by Mrs. Earle and carried unantmously the following accounts were approved for paymentl - Centennial - Pollard the Mover - blacksmith shop............. Department of Highways - moving permits - Harness Shop........... - Plank House............ ,Andy Ramsay - weeks ending June 20 to July 27... W~lter Hope..................................... Arthur Hall..................................... - Garry Campbell - weeks ending July 19 & 25...... 'David Miller - weeks ending July 19 & 25...... Barry Ramsay - weeks ending July 19 & 2S~..... William Nicholson - week ending July 19......... Curran & Briggs Ready-Mix....................... D. L. Mairs & Son Ltd........................... Museum - Mrs. Erma Lawrence - week ending July 27........ Ruth Baye - month of August..................... Mrs. J. Gil~ - quilt......................... 3. Business Arising Prom the Minutes - (a) Display at Nuclear Site - $ 1,000.00 16.00 16.ÖO 234.00 402.10 260.00 93.75 77.50 15.00 15.00 68.80 18.33 16.00 250.00 x 25.00 x The Chairman had been in touch with Mr. Murkar who had located several photos of the area, one which showed the elevator formerly located on the Bay. He had a180 seen . copy of a photo showing the Golf Course that used to be in existence on the east side of FrenchmanJs Bay in the 1920's. In conjunction with Mr. Murkar and Dr. McKay he hoped to have a good assortment of photos for the display area in the near future. - - - - - -2- (b) Group Tour Application Forms - Mr. Rudik hoped to obtain some information on the forms for the next meeting.. (c) Plastering Church - - Mrs. Earle had talked with Mrs. Marco concerning the plaster- ing of the church receiving very little ~~~~faction as to a completion date. Mr. Miller had also ~ with the Marco's and volunteered to visit Mr. Marco to see whether it would be possible to complete the plastering of the building by September the 1st. Mr. Marco had apparently indicated that the original quotation of $400.00 would have to be increased due to the ttme lapse since the original quotation. - (d) Masonic Hall - Mr. Miller stated that Mr. Pollard had never come back since moving the blacksmith. shop and he had therefore held prel~inary discussions with Russel Harrison concerning the moving of this building. Mr. Harrison had indicated he could move the building sometime in September. Mr. Miller agreed to advise the Secretary as soon as possible concern- ing a definite route for the move in order that the various utilities could be advised well in advance of the moving date. - (e) Parkin Barn at Kinsale - The Committee were informed that it would take three men roughly three days to tear down each of the two barns on tpispropertyat an approxtmate cost of $250 to $300 plus the cost of transportation. The Museum Board have the permission of the public trustee to rempve the buildings on the understanding that they will be taken down before the end of the year. It was agreed that these two barns would contain a greát deal of valuable material for future buildings at the Museum property and that every effort should be made to obtain them. It was hoped that more positive action could be taken following the History In Action Day celebrations at Which time monies may be available to cover the cost of the demolition of the buildings. (f) Exterminators Re: Ants- - Mr. Cook had been in touch with Don Sanderson's firm con- cerning the corrective steps necessary to aleviate the situation. Unfortunately Mr. Sanderson was away but on his return within the next day or so would inspect the property and suggest what action should be taken. Evidently the problem was not serious and could easily be solved. 4. History In Action Celebrations - Activity Groups: Mrs. Earle reported that a number of groups had been con- tacted including a Danish Ladies Group who had volunteered to spin wool this year. They would appear in their native costumes. - - ~ J ,..... - -3- Mrs. Baye had been contacted by an accordion group from Bolton who expressed interest in proviðing musical entertainment during the week end of festivities. It was agreed that the Chairman be authorized to engage this group for Sun4ay afternoon with the cost not to exceed $50.00. Mr. Cook suggested that posters be placed on each of the recently acquired buildings outlining the past history of the building, its age and the plans for its restoration. Mr. Miller agreed to ask Mrs. Storry to provide the necessary background information and the chairman volunteered to have the posters made up. It was also suggested that all of the unrestored buildings be boarded up to prevent children from entering them and getting into difficulty. Mr. Miller thought that the Cedar Grove community might be interested in putting on an apple butter display and agreed to oontact them. In connection with the parade several people had contacted Mr. Miller some of which are listed. - Jim Mitchell who lives north of claremont has a large pony which could be hitched to the jig for the parade. Doug Mordon of Greenwood evidently drove the team of horses owned by the Swiss Chalet Park and was willing to enter them in the para4e pulling one of the Museum wagons. Evidently Don Gibson of Brougham was willing to provide his hOJ:se trailer should Mr. Reg Hoskins of Mount Zion wis" his horses brought to the park grounds in Brougham. _ It was also mentioned that Craig Moyer who lives on the 5th Concession owned a miniature jeep that had been con- structed for his Children and might be interested in putting it in the parade. The Secret.ary agreed to contact him. J It was hoped that Ron Mitchell would be willing to work at. the gate and the Secretary was asked to contact him. It was agreed that the admission this year be $1.00 per adult and .25(: for children with a maximum family charge of $2.50 per family with children under 16. The cleaning up after the days festivities was a recurring problem and it was sugqested thet possibly one of the local scout troups might be interested in doing it for a small fee. Mrs. Haye aqreed to mention this to Don Sanderson when he looked at the log cabin. -J It was suggested that plastic name tags identi~inq the various demonstrators be obtained and the Secretary vol- unteered to obtain these. ,-.. - -4- - I ~\~tThe problem of washroan facilities was mentioned and the )iJ&>f' Secretary agreed to obtain temporary facilities for the ~ /' weekend. The COIIIUittee discussed the need for supervisors in tbe various buildings to prevent pilferage and damage to the displays. The Chairman would look into this and endeavour to obtain volunteers for this activity. 5. Summary of Receipts and Bxpenditures - - SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS & EXPENSES Receipts - July 17 to August 19 Donations.......................................... $ Admissions......................................... Maps & Plates...................................... Grant - Province of Ontario........................ 157.00 167.50 24. 50 850.00 January 1 to July 17 Donations.......................................... Admissions......................................... Maps & Plates...................................... 75.00 245.00 110.00 $ 1.629.00 Expenditures - January 1 - July 16 - Museum............ centennial........ $ &47.17 2,353.85 The Committee noted that there was approximately $2200. left in the Centennial fund. the majority of which wouhi be absorbed by the moving costs owing to Mr. Harrison. The Secretary stated that the Treasurer was presently preparing a more detailed statement which should be forth- caning in the near future. - The Committee were of the opinion that every effort should be made to canplete the blacksmith shop which was now nearly completely restored and also agreed that the steam barn should also be completed this summer. Referring to the blacksmith shop Mr. Miller mentioned that John Devit was unable to do the brick work on the forge and had suggested Ken Soanes from Claremont. It was his under- standing that this individual was quite expensive and be sought other suggestions to complete the project. Mr.. Earle mentioned another mason Mr. Orval StJ:infJer and agreed to contact him immediately to see whether he could do the job and give an estimate to the committee of the cost. Mr. Miller would also obtain an estimate from Mr. Soane. of Claremont. 6. New Business - Ernie Käbn of Brook1in had spoken to Mr. Miller concerning a barn on the former Dryden property north of Broo'klin presently owned by him Which he was willing to give the Board. The barn was supposidly 125 years old and measured approximately 25' x 30'. The Committee sU9gested that as þA., -- .. -5.. there was no urgency in this matter that action on this matte%' be deferred until later on in the fall. Some discussion took place concerning the painting of the steam barn prior to too much equipment being moved into it. It was suggested that it would be much easier to do it ais this stage of developme nt and that the cost would not likely exceed $50 .. $100. No firm decision was reached on this item but inquiries wòuld be made by various members of the board to determine the actual cost of painting the barn. - Mrs. Earle mentioned her visit to the Huron Museum during Which she was impressed with the numàer of glass cases available for their various displays. Evidently these had been obtained from the Royal Ontario Museum eollowing the replacement of a number at the Museum itself. She under- stood that the Museum were interested in replacing a considerable number of their display cases and wondere41 whether it would be possible to contact them to determine whether we could obtain some of them. She was most con- cerned that a number of the display items were not in cases and were deteriorating as a result. Mr. Rudik agreed ;. to contact the R.O.M. to see if we could obtain some of these display cases. It was the opinion of the committee that a barn raising bee 'WOuld be an excellent form of advertisement for the musIIL and also a good source of revenue. It was hoped that the 't0l\9 barn would be obtain- ed shortly and with the addition of the Parkin barns during the winter months that a proper barn raising could be held as an activity during the early part of June in 1969. The Curator mentioned the fact that the light bulbs in the Museum were burning out at an alarming rate and it appeared that sane deficiency in the wiring existed. Mr. Miller agreed to ask Barnie carruthers to have a look at it and see whether he could correct the situation. - Another problem mentioned by Mrs. aaye was the shortage of volunteers to supervise the cabin on the weekends. It was noted that she had the authority to take on part ttme staff should it prove necessary. - - Mr. Miller mentioned that on his trip to the east coast and during a visit to a Museum at Prince Edward Island he had encountered a large scrap book measuring 30" x 24" x 3-4" in depth. This scrap book was used by the Museum to contain such items as pamphlets. pictures, sales bills etc. for viewing by the public. It consisted of a plastic cover with plastic insets. in which the various material was placed thus avoiding any damage to the display items while still maintai. ning a very accessab1e display. He wondered whether such a book could be obtained. Mr. Cook -/J agreed to look into this further. - On motion of Mr. Miller the meeting adjourned. - Chairman CARRIED . 1968. Secretary