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B Trie Acton Free Wed Septe crowd attends op en in it 4 fl ill Close to people at tended the opening of the Ontario Agricultural Museum In Milton Sunday afternoon Three provincial cabinet ministers were among those taking part in the opening Minister or Government Services Jim Snow retiring Minister of Agriculture and Food William Stewart and Solicitor General George Kerr proclaimed the opening and unveiled a plaque The museum is designed to preserve and display farm machinery and reflect the farming life or years ago Ills situated on a acre site south of Highway at Milton Heights The complex coat million to build Mr Stewart paid tribute to a number of people who he said were instrumental in getting the museum on the tracks and finally con He recalled a 1963 visit to Saskatoon where he saw an agricultural museum In operation I wondered why we did not have something like that In our province It took us from to to get it but we have a dandy He the crowd the museum the result of long arduous hours put In by many people They were committed to an Idea He paid special tributes to Bob General Manager at the Museum and Dave Pallet Chairman of the Museum Advisory Hoard for their efforts He recalled his own growing up on farm and the hard work Involved prior to mechanization having its effects on farm life The minister a farmer spoke of cutting corn by hand working with teams of horses and the threshing bees that were common years ago While Stewart welcomed changes In technology as a great thing for the farming community he noted It nice to preserve the of the past Just as the beaver opened the way for set llemenl Solicitor General George Kerr also recalled the early development leading up In the museum He told the crowd Steam r a representatives were In In getting the project The he said was a natural one for the building and tied In well with the annual Steam Era He said club representatives had visited both him and Agriculture Minister making the pitch for a place lo house artifacts Kerr introduced Jim Snow who hi Is commonly known as the for the province and is In charge of acquiring for such things the museum Referring to the upcoming provincial election Kerr said Snow timing for the opening was to Ik tula led Snow described the museum complex The Matthews collection is nucleus of museum The Charles Matthews collection of artifacts steam and gasoline powered inery in a unique one The purchase of these articles in by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and hood made it possible for a museum to be built to pre serve the farming heritage Ontario The collection in eludes mnn items that show the evolution of machinery for the farm The Matthews family have been entrepreneurs for the past 1300 years Their black smithing in Canada and and carnage building for centuries before In England brought about on appreciation of the art which had not been recognized before From his home office on four and a half acres in now the late Charles Matthews operated a construction and business He moved not only houses but also stores churches por table school rooms dredges etc For the Ontario Agricultural Museum the Matthews firm moved the Lucas House from Burlington to its site on he Museum land sell Behind the business front the inner passion for collecting the unusual Mr Matthews vns searching out buying silling or trading anything he felt was worthv of preservation His two surviving sons Charles H and Roger recall telephone calls placed by their father to all purls of the world were a common every dav occurrence Mr Mai thews was man of honor and his word was his seal of business He would dispatch the money to the seller and wait for the goods to arrive He in turn was never disappointed in a transaction At Northampton the family shop produced many of the stylish cabs and carriages that have found their way to many parte of the world A stagecoach now on loan to Black Creek Pioneer Village was once owned bv the Matthews Dream unfulfilled To find suitable home for his harks purchased a farm at llnwkrstoni Hen built barn airplane style for his huge loco motives and workshops for repairs one tlmi he had hoped to open museum but this did not The Ontario Govern mint purchased farm from him along with his collection to help start Ontario Science Centre in Mr died i I iter on March IB collection of about and farm were later sold to the Ministry of and hood and this collection the nucleus of Ontario Agricultural Museum The two surviving sons Charles and Roger carry on the firmly business Toronto still on same site their father purchased years Mr hod building on Ihe into a house for his and built workshops around it assist Many contribute at new provincial museum Man people have to the Ontario Agncul ture Museum in the way of exhibits furnishings and in some instances displays are loaned to the museum The opening ceremony Sunday was convened with a gavel made by Borne of Cambridge Mr Borne has made more than 1 gavels and has them to Prime Minister the President of the United States and Prime Minister of England to name a few Dennis Weber of donated a Wormwilh Player Piano made in Kingston in Quilt making in the family of and Mrs Joseph A of Guelph is displayed in the stairwell of thi museum The North American German Heritage quilts were made between years 1B80 and 195 four generations of the family Slush scoop A relatively rare piece of primitive farm equipment is the slush scoop donated by Mr and Mrs Glen A Wilson of Milton The scoop dates to the and appears to have patented was used to turn sod at the museum last occupies a pluci of prominence in the museum hall farm implement sc that won world fame m 1J1B when first demonstrated in England is from the Mat Ihews collection and on display irt the museum Pencil sketches by Bruce epper describe the rural scenes of Ontario and dried flower arrangements by Mrs ici Gudgeon are on display ATTENTION BOWLERS League play begins Sat Sept REGISTRATION DATES SEPT TNURSDH SEPT 11 SITORDIT SEPTEMBER 13 10 to PM PM to 9 PM 10 AM to 4 PM Bantsmi i3wn end SI as OR BOWLING SHOES AGE CHANGES FOR 75 76 SEASON Bantam NOT 1 yr 3rs of age Jan Juniors NOT years of age Jan Seniors NO years of age Ja cton Bowling Lanes JO MEMBER single storey museum building contains some square feet of gross floor space and consists of two large adjoining wings and a partial mezzanine In ad dltlon to extensive exhibition space this building houses workshop for the construction or exhibits and the restoration of machinery as well as on Implement storage area and administration offices Development of he museum lands has been carried out in two main stages with the first stage comprising preliminary preparation of the site This work was completed during the summer of by students of the Heavy I School Mlllon Campus of Sheridan College of Applied and Technology In Many services Subsequent site develop ment Continued since the fall of 1974 and has provided for the construction of a variety of facilities and services These include electrical telephone and fire alarm systems water mains fire hydrants and storm drainage landscaping a picnic shelter roads walks and parking accomodation for over vehicles he pointed out Further development of the site will sec completion of an historic park where farm houses and buildings representing various regions and periods are be located The Ministry of Agriculture and food will acquire the buildings and be responsible for their restoration and furnishing Horn Decorating PANELAND HOME DECORATING CENTRE 2S Staeln Milton 8785400 8783263 ESTIMATES Open am to tilt Apple time Rates A representative of Ontario Pick Your Own hydro will attend the next orchard will be hosting meeting of the groups of school children commission to discuss this fall rate Increases with them OPEN COLLEGE PUTS A CAMPUS IN YOUR LIVING STUDY A CREDIT COURSE OVER RADIO CJRTFM COURSES ARE OPEN TO ALL Cnr Inexpcns REGISTER NOW FOR BIOLOGY CENTURY MAN Sluts Oci 1 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