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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-05-11, Page 20Page 20 Times-Advocate, May 11, 1978 New museum in Lambton The new Lambton County Museum which has been constructed south of Grand Bend will be officially open- Steer This Way By LARRY SNIDER Some rolling along. There's a 106-year-old man who applied for a new license recently. He's been driving since 1912. * * * If your car heater is not delivering heat, even after the engine is warmed up, the problem may be a clogged heater core. * * * Glass-belted radials provide a softer, smoother ride, but steel- belted radials are tougher and usually last longer.* * * "Stop, Look and Listen” — the old rules still app ly at railroad crossings. If the crossing is not marked, turn off your radio and air con ditioner, open the win dow, and really look and listen in both direc tions. ■fc * * Alaska state troopers did a double-take when they saw a small plane taxiing down the main street of a Fairbanks suburb. Seems the pilot wanted to work on his plane at a nearby vocational school, so he landed on the street and taxied over. WE'd rather fix cars, at Larry Snider MOTORS LIMITED ed Saturday, May 13. At a press conference held at the new building which will be called the Lambton Heritage Museum, Lambton treasurer Wayne Kloske said total expenditure for the project is $636,562 accor ding to a three year capital forecast. The 17,500 square foot main building and an agricultural building with another 6.000 square feet of floor space will house two main collections. They are from the former Eisenbach museum which was operated for many years by the late Peter Eisenbach and Fred Walden of Thedford. Mr. Walden was in atten dance at the press con ference Thursday afternoon and said, "It’s a real pleasure to see my antiques on display here and I know that Peter would be pleased to know his entire collection is here.” Mr. Eisenbach’s will provided conveyance of his museum and all his contents to the County of Lambton, the township of Bosanquet or the province of Ontario. He was very concerned about keeping his collection in the immediate area. The new museum is located on the east side of Highway 21, only a short distance from the Pinery Provincial Park. Mr. Walden said he visited the late Peter Eisenbach in October of 1970. He con tinued. “At that time he agreed with me that the Pinery Provincial Park would be a good place for our museum collections. The same year I was in touch with Lambton MPP Lome Henderson in regard ANDERSON'S PAINTING * Brush, Roll & Spray * Minor Repairs * General Yard Cleanup * Sandblasting FREE ESTIMATES PH. 238-8175 20 Woodward St. GRAND BEND EXETER 235-1640 LONDON 227-4191 ■» Huron County's Largest Ford Dealer Our experienced mechanics do first-class work on (almost) anything that rides the roads. Might even help a pilot, in a pinch. HARWOOD DRUGS Ltd. W. Harwood, Phm.B 238-8540 Beside Post Office 22, 81 CRESCENT GRAND BEND, ONT. to a permanent spot for our collections.” “After Peter’s death I visited Eliner Bell QC of Ex eter who was the executor of the Eisenbqch estate and told him of the plans which had not materialized but wished they still could be developed. Mr. Bell called a meeting on August 7, 1976 to deter mine if the Eisenbach museum committee wished to operate the museum. We did not, but, asked the Coun ty of Lambton to build and operate a museum, preferably near the Pinery Provincial Park. At the October meeting, council decided to go along with the proposal and accept the offer of the collections of myself and Eisenbach’s.” From an early age old things held a special fascina tion for the late Peter Eisen bach. He gathered and saved the rapidly-disappearing tools and devices of bygone days until his personal collection filled four buildings on his Grand Bend property, including the house, a chapel, log , smokehouse and barns. The collection itself, totalling about 6,000 pieces, includes both large-scAle agricultural implements and smaller household necessities. The baby carriages and cradles form one of the most interesting displays in the museum, and show that many of our early generations enjoyed comfor table travel in their younger days, despite the fact that ball bearings were uncom mon. One carriage has an ex tremely fancy canopy, and another could be spring suspended from the rear of the sleigh or buggy so that the baby had a smooth ride over the corduroy roads. One buggy was used by twins who were placed back to back, and another of in terest is a dual-purpose high chair and stroller. Some of these objects he purchased at sales, but the bulk of the collection has been donated by old families in Grand Bend and surroun ding communities, to help present and future generations maintain a link with their ancestral heritage. The Mary Ellen chapel es tablished by Mr. Eisenbach at Grand Bend has been moved to the new location. Fred Walden and the late Peter Eisenbach were good friends for many years. Mr. Walden was named to the committee managing Eisen- bach’s estate after his death. As in the case of the Eisenbach collection, Mr. Walden’s artifacts have primarily been gathered locally, and they too span the complete spectrum of pioneer equipment and uten sils. Interesting antiques from nearby farms include wooden pumps, ox yokes and shoes, and a large number of wooden rakes, shovels, forks, flails, and other harvest equipment since replaced by the thresher and combine. An extensive assortment of crockery ranges in size from small vessels to the BUTTER MAKERS — During Thursday's press conference at the new Lambton museum, chairman Cornelius Rood, publicity chairman Roy Caley and curator Bob Tremain checked out the butter making machines of the past. T-A photo huge containers that were once used to store foods prior to the invention of the refrigerator. While there are quality pieces of every nature, an indisputable strength of the collection is the wide array of Early Canadian and American pressed glass water pitchers, which number almost three hun dred. Another primary focus of Mr. Walden’s collecting endeavours is evident in his large assortment of Currier and Ives coloured lithograph prints. This out standing group alone totals three hundred different prints. The Fred S. Walden collection provides a com plete cross-section of pioneer artifacts from the Lambton area. Speaking at the press con ference were museum com mittee chairman Cornelius Rood, publicity chairman Roy Caley, 1977 warden Tom Steadman, Ted Sharp of Euphemia township, Ken McGregor, a close friend of the late Peter Eisenbach and curator Bob Tremain. Tremain said the com mittee is still about $50,000 short of its goal for public donations. Wintario grants are expected to be close to $250,000. Notice Village of Grand Bend The Grand Bend and area recreation com mittee will be holding a public meeting for anyone interested in the amalgamation of all minor sports into one organization. Date Tuesday, May 23 Time 7:30 P.M. Place Grand Bend Town Hall. We urge all in terested citizens to come our and voice their opinion. Signed Howard Hartle , Chairman Grand Bend & Area Recreation Committee HURON SANITATION Owned by John J. Hotson CAN OFFER YOU COMPLETE 24 HR. SANITATION SERVICE PHONE JOHN HOTSON AT 238-2140 If no answer call 238-8240 for prompt reply. POWER SEWER LINE CLEANING • from 1 ’/2" to 5" pipe • save unnecessary lawn damage • cut down labour costs • for farm, commercial and residential PORTABLE TOILET SERVICE Portable Toilets are available 7 days a week with Maintenance and Delivery included. R.R. 1, GRAND BEND V-Twin,shaft drive and liquid cooling FARMING IN THE PAST — Many of the farming antiques at the new Lambton County museum come from the collection of Fred Walden. At Thursday's press conference Mr. Walden posed with a seed drill of 1880 with Ken McGregor of Parkhill who was a close personal friend of the late Peter Eisenbach. 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