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à 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 27,1986 Section Two Celebrating Her Second Birthday Museum Curator Gives History Lesson in Rotary Address Hi. My name is Ashley. I'm the little one in the front. I'll be two years old on August 28,1986. Sitting with me is my big sister Christie and she's 4 years old. Helping me celebrate my birthday are my mommy and daddy Scott and Carla Stevens of Tyrone and my uncle Steve and cousin Amanda. I'd like to say hi to my grandparents Louis and Uelma Phillips of Tyrone and Harold and Joan Stevens of Bowmanville. Job Placements Were Better The Canadian Employment Employment Centre for Students produced an astounding increase increase in placement this summer in comparison to the 1985 season. 324 students found employment employment within the Bowmanville Bowmanville area. During July and August alone there was a 210% increase in placement placement over last year. Regis trations and employer visits, visits, however, stayed at par in relation to 1985. To qualify for help with CECS an individual must be returning to school full time in the September semester. Students finding employment employment for the 1986 season ranged in age from 15-24. Students 13 years of age even managed to make a, by Rob Savage Members of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Rotary Club were treated to a visual and aural lesson on the community's history from Dan Hoffman, the curator of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Museum. Mr. Hoffman used slides and mounted newspaper photos in his presentation to the club last Thursday. His presentation concentrated concentrated on the museum's role in selecting relevant history. history. He began his speech by noting noting how peculiar it is that people will visit museums when they are out of town but rarely step inside their own local museum. He then went on to distinguish distinguish the role of a curator at a community museum from the one at a larger place like the Royal Ontario Museum. The big difference, difference, he said, was that any given curator at a larger museum looks after only one facet of the place while he is in charge of everything at the Bowmanville Museum. From there, Mr. Hoffman went on to outline how he selects what will be exhibited exhibited in his museum. He began by saying the artifacts artifacts had to be local. "A museum should not undertake undertake collections or projects outside its region." He then described how he determines the historical relevance of an artifact, making it quite clear that something old isn't necessarily necessarily historic. "A rock from the Plains of Abraham is certainly old and witnessed the battle that took place there but tells us nothing about the battle itself," he said. Mr. Hoffman said any artifact artifact selected for the museum, should be something something that came from a time when events were happen-. ing. He said the museum should know the specific time and place that the artifact artifact came from and should verify who owned the artifact. artifact. Once those facts are determined, determined, the museum can then pass on the relevance of the artifact to visitors. Mr. Hoffman used a ginger Natural Resources few dollars when the strawberry strawberry season began. Employment Employment was found in factories, factories, landscaping, fast food restaurants, recreation, recreation, computers, engineering engineering and career related companies. companies. The Bowmanville office for CECS will close August 29, 1986 and will not open again until May, 1987. Balsam Lake Provincial Park Closes Labour Day by Pauline Smiley - Visitor Services Programmer Due to a fiscal constraint, Balsam Lake Provincial Park will close Labour Day instead of October 31,1986. Emily Provincial Park will close Labour Day, and Darlington and Serpent Mounds will close Thanksgiving Day, as previously previously scheduled. Ontario's provincial parks never really close completely, and may be used during the off-season. Although some parks may be gated, preventing vehicle vehicle access, visitors are welcome welcome to enter on foot. A picnic picnic or walk in the autumn or winter will undoubtedly reveal something new. While planning a motor tour or bicycle route, do include include a drive to any one of your nearby provincial parks to view the spectacular spectacular fall colours or enjoy a picnic on a clear autumn day. Of special note to snow- mobiling enthusiasts: The winter trails program at the Ganaraska Forest has also been constrained due to financial financial restrictions. Snowmobiles Snowmobiles are still welcome to use the trails although the trails will no longer be groomed. Please note: Telephone Number Changes Toll free access to Lindsay district is no longer available by dialing 1-800- 461-1460. All people living within Lindsay district may still call the Ministry of Natural Resources (Lindsay district office) without charge. How??? Lindsay area residents dial 324-6121. Free calling is still available available to Lindsay district from Peterborough- Omemee by dialing 799- 5201. Free calling is still available available to Lindsay district from Oshawa, Hampton, Bowmanville, Whitby, Ajax- Pickering and Port Perry by dialing 571-3211. All other Lindsay district residents dial the operator and ask for Zenith 73000. If you have business pertaining pertaining specifically to Lindsay district and you are from outside the free calling calling numbers or the Zenith 73000 area, please call us collect and we will accept the call. ■ : ■ ; ? beer bottle to prove his point. He said the bottle was relevant because it had "Bowmanville" written right on it. He said it was unique because it had an old-fashioned "lightening- style top". And it has the name Harry Allin on it, a name that's still significant to the Bowmanville residents. residents. "It serves as physical evidence evidence that he once had a store there," Mr. Hoffman said. He said all chosen artifacts have a similar significance, and that each one has a living living message saying "we were once here and this is what we did." The slide show reinforced much of what Mr. Hoffman said. The slides showed pictures pictures of Bowmanville postcards postcards from before 1920. The picturesque settings included included the Vanstone Mill, the mill pond, a bridge over Bowmanville Creek, and the Bowmanville athletic grounds where men could be seen playing cricket. Some of the buildings were still relevant to many of the Rotary Club viewers. A picture picture of the post office included included a look at the original post office bell which is now in the museum. Another postcard was of the Dominion Organ and Piano Co., which Mr. Hoffman said was established in 1875. "We get letters from around the world asking us about this company," lie said. And some of the postcards included unique descriptions descriptions of the Bowmanville of old. One postcard said it was a picture of "A pretty spot near Bowmanville, Ont." Another claimed to show "Bowmanville from the mountain." "I didn't know we had a mountain," Mr. Hoffman joked. He added that the slides could be borrowed for free by anyone who asked. The mounted newspaper clippings passed around during Mr. Hoffman's speech were equally impressive. impressive. They showed the front pages from old newspapers newspapers and some pictures from World War One, a topic of particular interest to Mr. Hoffman who has had previous previous placements at places like the Canadian War Museum. One particularly graphic picture showed a German officer in a tree who had been killed while scouting for his troop. Mr. Hoffman's presentations presentations to the club also included included some descriptions of the special events he had set up at the museum, including including the arrangement of wedding photos and the bi- ! monthly newsletter which ; is sent to 300 people. ! He also told the group of the ' old kitchen he had restored • in the upstairs part of the ; museum because so many ; people had requested it. ' "We try to give the people ; what they want," he said. Hole in One at Newcastle Golf Sunday, August 24, Mr. Terry Willett, of Oshawa, dropped in a hole-in-one on the seventeenth hole of the Newcastle Golf Course. Mr. Willett, a longtime member of the Newcastle Golf course, drove the ace ball 123 yards with his eight iron. His brother, Lance and Brad Walton, a friend, both of Port Hope, made up the rest of Mr. Willett's threesome. threesome. General Motors Receives Award for Long Service to Red Cross George Peapples, President and General Manager of General Motors of Canada Ltd. (centre) accepts an award from Red Cross representatives on behalf of the GM employees for their years of , contribution to the service dating back to 1942, On hapçj'.'to present the award on August 18 was Barb Hiemstra, (right) chairperson blood donor service, Oshawa branch - Red Cross and GM employee Ted Craig (left) of the Real Estate Department who also serves as president of the Oshawa Branch of the Red Cross.