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--, New column introduced What's on at the museum News from the Scugog Shores Historical Museum by Mary Lynne Williamson Curator When I approached John McClelland back in January with the idea of starting a museum col- umn in the Star, I was met with the characteristic show of interest and support that I have come to expect from the people of Port Perry. Choosing a topic to write about in the first column was more difficult. "Just write about what's hap- pening at the museum," a fellow Curator suggested helpfully. Un- fortunately, the first few months of the year are the traditional "slow" time for most museums, a time for planning the year's ac- tivities and for sifting through the seemingly endless stacks of paperwork that collect in our "in- coming" desk trays over the busy winter months. Filling out all those wonderful government forms in triplicate is a necessary task, admittedly, and never dull, but it hardly makes for an in- teresting topic of duscussion. As the weeks wore on, I became increasingly aware of the fact that many people are unfamiliar with our museum. Some of the people I encountered had passed our site every day on their way to work, but had never before ven- tured inside to take a closer look. Others were newcomers to Scugog Township, and still others had visited the museum years ago and were surprised to find that everything was not as they remembered. In my first column, therefore, I thought I would take the opportunity to explain a little . bit about our museum, its background, and our role within the community. The Scugog Shores Historical «- Museum was officially incor- porated in 1974 with a mandate to preserve, collect and promote the history of Scugog Township. Over the years, the museum has ac- quired over 30,000 artifacts, and ten buildings--a schoolhouse, log house, mid-19th century farm house, barn woodwright's shop, print shop, saddler's shop, church, and drive shed-and our expansion is by no means over yet. Through a program of events, exhibits and guided tours, our staff and costumed volunteers bring to life the history of our township and the daily lives of our early settlers. In addition to our popular Pioneer Days (held over Canada Day weekend), this year the museum is introducing three new special programs: a Pioneer Day Camp in the summer for children aged 7-10, a Fall Harvest festival in late September, and a month-long, family-oriented Music festival flute results The Oshawa-Whitby Kiwanis Music Festival was held April 12 -27. Two flute students from Port Perry competed in the festival and achieved these results: Flute Solo - Private Pre-Grade 2: Emily Smith - 81 percent - 1st place. Flute Solo - Private Grade 2: Disa Kohls - 81 percent - 2nd plate ulations to both girls at ons fom hei proud teacher, Laural en. celebration of an old time Christmas. Temporary exhibits this year will include a display of antique clocks belonging to Whitby collec- tor Earl Pascoe, a 'Back to School'"" exhibit featuring schoolroom artifacts from the 1800's, and a variety of theme- oriented Christmas displays. In addition, the museum will be holding a series of workshops and demonstrations for the public, beginning with a 'Clock Clinic" for those interested in identifying, repairing or restoring their own treasured timepieces. The museum also houses an ex- tensive archives, containing all the original birth, marriage and death records for the township as well as cemetery records, census records and assessment rolls. Many old letters, photographs, documents, maps and land deeds are also stored in our archives, which is open to the public during regular museum hours. There is a $5.00 fee for the use of the archives. " As a non-profit, community museum, the Scugog Shores Museum is heavily dependent TIRE SALE For year-round safety replace worn tires with Petro-Canada All Season Radials Now e Save 10% on our most popular all-season upon its dedicated volunteer force. Whether they are helping with school tours, assisting with the maintenance of our buildings, or spending the occasional hour in the archives doing genealogical research, our volunteers are the backbone of our museum. For anyone interested in becoming a volunteer, the museum offers regular orientation sessions. No experience is necessary, there are no membership re- quirements, and no contribution is too small! Thanks to our friends at the Port Perry Star, we will be ap- pearing here every month to keep you up to date on our activities and plans. 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