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r7 25te 19 us am olo msmomd nrfflacf surrounded by relics of the pelt it a poignant reminder of our heritage in this centennial year more than 7000 articles are now in the possession of helton county museum although less than a third are on dis- mtttt phoo play at any one time the official opening of the museum will be held late in july the museum is located in the centre of the kelso conservation area just west of milton heights tni famotf paihtfto of the fathers of con federation occupies a prominent spot in the county museum curator major harold j newman shown here inspecting the painting estimates that 60 per cent of the museums 7000 items were received through- donations la the foreground are some of the dolls from the museums extensive collection canadian citizenship applications extension of services commenced february 15 1967 applications for canadian citizenship will be accepted every wednesday end friday fvorrr 9 30 am to 4 pm at queeeva sejeere 24 ouitrw et brampton ontario such applications will also be accepted monday through friday from 830 am to 430 pm at imf court of canadian citizenship iso main street west hamilton ontario wotchj county fttujem at heue july official opening lor history showcase r at toe rustic winding road leads through the kelso con servation area into the vivid past of halton couniy and ev en our 100yearold nation j halton countys museum while still in an adolescent stage is reaching towards mat- furity as it enters its fifth year of operation located on the duff alexander farm in the heart of the conservation area itteus an intriguing story of the lives of early settlers in an unique way were trying to make it ho mey the way it used to be rather than like a laboratory with dont touch signs all ov er curator major harold j newman explains visited othi jer larger and smaller museums and found them to be stark unattractive but interesting storehouses for the relics of the past will appreciate the dif when they step through halton museums french doors into the uving past when completed the mus eum will show the progression of 100 years of rural living it will not be a pioneer village or anything like it there are too many of the now the curator explains whenever possible a complete develop ment of one phase of life will be shown even now there is a complete picture of the de velopment of light and an al most complete collection of early types of stoves is on hand but yet to be restored only two galleries contain ing approximately 1800 pieces are ready to be vfcrited but sev eral more will likely be comp leted by the time the museum is officially opened this sum mer tentative date for the of ficial opening is the fourth wednesdavof juhj even now one can catch an accurate glimpse into our col orful history nearly 7000 it ems are currently in the post session of the halton county museum board and each is neatly catalogued according to the international cataloguing system the complete story of a gift loan or purchase is re corded in the files and can be traced auickly on request approximately ee per cent of the articles are gifts to the museum board while another 20 per cent are on loan the remainder have been purchas ed by the board at an approx imate cost of 1200 a huge stumppulling rig costing 320 was one of the major purchas es the second floor of the main museum building a 97year old barn contains hundreds erf valuable items yet to be res- tbredhd about only onethird of the currently restored it ems are on display a good museum never displays more than a third of its articles at any time that way it can be kept activated encouraging vi sitors to return the curator noted major newman supervises all the restoration work and on many articles which are don ated it is considerable some of the stuff you just wouldnt recognize but in the end if we have an article that is interest ing and tells a story we think its worth all the work involv ed major newman said gifts are the life blood of the museum and since this is centennial year theyll be en couraged more than ever people will he asked to make a centennial year gift of a- cherished handmedown and in return they will receive a special certificate of course the complete record of the gift will be kept on file in the mus eums records since its inception in juneot 1962 the museum has been on a fiveyearfjlan leading to centennial year the mus eums nearly 7000 articles are evi of the success we started with almost nothing and now we have the begin nings of an excellent museum major newman suggested already there are over 20 heavy equipment items many yet to be restored in cluding sleighs democrats and large farm equipment this will all be displayed- in the centennial project building which recently received gov ernment approval the 91857 enterprise will be shared equal ly by the municipal provincial and federal governments and it is hoped construction will be gin as soon as the frost is out of the ground the buddlng to consist of a main building and two wings to start with will he construct ed to the south of the current museum building and together with the existing craft house will form an l it is expected antique stage coaches buggies and sleighs in fact most means of early transportation along with horsedrawn agricultural implements will be housed in the addition like most worthwhile pro jects the end will not be achieved quickly the major ity of the museum boards budget has been spent on buildings and this will be con tinued until all the necessary buildings have been construct ed or renovated then more money will be concentrated on 4 museum stays at kelso committee recommends halton countys will stay where it la in the centre of the kelso conserva tion area west of milton ac cording to nnnminttiditttflw of a special commattee to hal ton county the committee rejected a stiggmtlon by flat halton region conservation authority to move ikon the in adduson the of the board deputy reeve wunam hoey of nassa- gaweya and jack ptsnberton the meeting of the special it immediately follow ed a meeting of the committee with representatives of the halton refloat conservation authority the purchase of new articles despite the evident interest of residents in the countys past many of the valuable shouldbe museum pieces have left the county halton has been pretty well milked by auctioneers and american pur chases the major says but still quite a few things have been willed to the museum and this is a great help visitors to the museum will be fascinated by the fine dis play of firearms we have quite a good arsenal of guns and bayonets about 22 vn ieties of guns which range as far back as a british army gun of 1797 the curator point ed out a copper plate which could date back to the late 1600s or early 1700s is probably the oldest item on display major newman found it in the num ber river and suggests it is the type used by early french voyageurs by the time of the official opening it is hoped a replica of the judges chambers complete with a judges chair and balls and chains will be completed museum work is old hat to major newman a writer art ist british army officer and former professor the majdrv as hes often called has worip edatsuch distant places as- the british museum in london and the wood museum in co penhagen denmark he also did a lot of the research work on fort york in toronto and worked on the restoration of fort niagara if keats was right a thing of beauty is a joy forev er then major newman couldhe described as the keep er of waltons past for the en joyment of the present and future generations struct an addmon to the ar- i of the special ndttee were halton county warden wflham coulter reeve george leeue of eaqueatng and reeve gordon gallagher of burlington and museum boetw m herbert merry reeve of oakvule and give second reading a bill providing for the es tablishment of a provincial ag ricultural museum on the ar chie service farm at milton heights was given a second reading and approval in prin ciple in the legislature on fri day agrjcutlure and food minis ter william stewart saidjlme museum will qualify for qbder- al grants of up to 12000 a jlear toward operating costs it will display artifacts from pioneer farming equipment from the steam locomotive era and some examples of early trac tors and trucks curatok major haroio nfwman has taken great paint to make the halton museum a living one the major is shown seated among some of the vehicles of a bygone era which will oroudly be displayed in the museums centennial project a 31857 addition to the current building antique stage coaches buggies and sleighs in fact most means of early transportation along with horsedrawn agricultural imple ments will be housed ir the new building albert the foal king maltby says in fhnwhawiwi v m nunvp moon n vacahovi m tmcm dvfofv 9oifl0 wqfft wrhen the honeymoons over youll need het callus maltby fuels main st- ockwpoo 8569983 iv convbrnd bam currenriy serves as the main museum currently in the possession of the museum attractive french building the 97yearold bam houses most of the treasures doors d main body of the buiknhg p7 jr j i