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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-08-15, Page 23Mostly Hush Puppies and Ritchie Shoes Children's Men's Summer Pants Wear Fortrel, Perma Press Shorts, Tops, ,and Knit Swimsuits, Etc. 25% 25% OFF OFF Neill's example, museum exhibits tell the story collected of the antiques. Rather than just rooms full of items they are arranged to show how they were actually used in the olden days. In one area of the museum you can view a 19th century dentist's office, which tells the story of the primitive methods used in those days, even the chair looks un- comfortable. A school house in another area shows the transition of the old one room institution right from the days of slates to a more modern facility that some of our parents might even remember, A country store and post office display tells of the country life that many of our ancestors en- joyed where the general store was once the centre of activity in the town. Most of the items in the museum were either donated by residents of Huron County or were collected by Mr. Neill in his wanderings. You might see a wedding gown that was worn by the great- grandmother of one of your neighbours or a tractor like the one that your grandfather had on his farm. All aspects of pioneer and 19th century life in Huron County are depicted from printing presses used by the early weeklies, to the "Pride of Huron" a full scale engine used at the Goderich Harbour. This engine has a story all its own. Many residents of the area might remember the weekend they laid tracks from the station to the museum so they could move the train, how they built the first extension of the museum around the engine or even that Mr. Neill himself slept in the cab of the engine for several nights so that no one would steal the brass trimmings before the building was constructed around it. Under the direction of curator, Raymond Scotchmer and his assistant Mrs. Friedel Nanz, the dream of founder J. H. Neill has been carried on. A SUNNY STAFF — If you have any questions about the museum just ask one of the four lovely guides who are on hand for tours during the summer months. Curator Ron Scotchmer .points to the time on the sundial built by Museum founder J. H. Neil as assistant curator, Mrs. Friedel Nanz looks on. From left to right, the girls are Darlene Warner, 15, Bayfield; Cheryl Hoy, 17, Goderich; Barb Britnell, 19, Goderich and Brenda McClinchey, 17, Benmiller, T-A photo MAXWELL HOUSE Coffee 10 OZ JAR $2.49 DOWNY 34 OZ SQUIRREL 48 OZ TIN Peanut Butter $1.99 794 65c ESSEX 14 OZ TIN Cabbage Rolls CHEER 5 LB ESSEX 14 OZ TIN Laundry Detergent $1.99 Chili Con Came SAIIINGSI OIL APPRECIATE ALLTHROUGH THE STORE... 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SHOE THE GENERAL STORE — The general store was the gathering place of the town in the early years at Canada's growth and the general store in the museum displays all of the attributes that helped make it so—including a potbellied stove, where customers gathered for a chat. Barb Britnell weighs a purchase as Cheryl Hoy rings it up on the old-fashioned cash register in the store. T-A photo TWO HEADED CALVES — These two two-headed calves are just part of the interesting wildlife found in the Nature Study roam at the Huron County Pioneer Museum. Displaying the calves which have been removed from their glass cases are museum guides Barb Britnell, and Darlene Warner and curator Ron Scotchmer. • Imagination and a dream built museum Special Racks of Men's and ,n Ladies' Shoes . . . av 0 OFF M & R SHOPPE (Formerly L&R Shoppe) 238-2154 Grand Bend 9 Main St. During the summer the busiest months at the museum, there are also four local girls who act as guides and hostesses for the tourists and residents of Huron County who visit the museum. This year's guides are: Barb Britnell, 19 of Goderich; Darlene Warner, 15 of Bayfield; Cheryl Hoy 17 of Goderich and Brenda McClinchey, 17 of Ben Miller, The Ontario Government has also supplied a grant for three students to catalogue all of the contents of the museum. The students work behind the scene recording, size, shape, age, and donator of all the articles on display and those thousands of articles still kept in storage. The museum has grown far beyond the dreams of its founder but, in keeping with the tradition set down by Mr. Neill himself, in the early years, a museum mobile now travels to fall fairs and schools in the area to attract people to the museum, and the history of Huron County. In the early 1940's he built three trailers to haul his collection, but the vehicle was too big to travel on Ontario roads so the exhibits remained on his front lawn for some time. In 1946 Mr. Neill approached the Huron County Council with the proposal that they start a museum. In 1948 the County bought 600 of his antiques and two years later the old Central School in Goderich became available and the museum moved in. In 1950 the county purchased a 1875 pioneer log house from the village of Bluevale, moved it to Goderich and erected it beside the museum. It was in this log cabin that Mr. Neill made his home for several years. The Huron County Museum has grown considerably from the dream of J. H. Neill but the spirit of his enthusiasm and drive remains with the museum, Displays are set up to depict the way of life in the early days of Huron County. Following Mr. One man with an idea and a cause, a 1925 Edison decked out for long collecting trips arid an imagination to make things work. That is what the Huron County Pioneer Museum was built on. J. H. (Herb) Neill first became interested in pioneer relics in 1935. With two acquaintances he began collecting and repairing antiques to show at the Goderich Fall Fair in that year, and as time went on all of Herb's spare time was devoted to the project. In the early years of his hobby he made many scale models of old mills, machinery and other objects which have become among the most interesting exhibits in the Huron County museum at Goderich today. For several years) Mr. Neill drove hundreds of miles to gather antiques and ideas used in con- structing his working models. Each year he transported this collection of antiques to fall fairs throughout Western Ontario under the sponsorship of a number of local Women's ,—Institute-groups, RIDING IN STYLE — Cheryl Hoy, one of the guides at the museum take a fantcityride in a 1919buggy with rubber tires and wire wheels. The buggy is 'just one in ci Collection of old vehicles at the.Huron County Pioneer Museum. T-A pildf6