HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-06-08, Page 25PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1988.
Ontario Heirlooms at special museum show
A woman’s fan from England, a
sampler worked in 1859 with loving
care in Ontario, a 19th century
penny bank from the United
States, a delicate tea set carefully
packed by Scottish settlers and
brought to the Rice Lake area, a toy
Noah’s ark from Germany, are just
afew of the almost one hundred
heirlooms visitors can see at the
Huron County Museum in God-
Melville W.M.S.
sees film
on USSR
The June meeting of Melville
W.M.S. was held in the church
parlor with 11 members answering
the roll call with a bible verse
containing the word “time”.
Hymns were sung with Wilma
Hemingway at the piano.
The secretary’s report was given
by Ruby Steiss and the treasurer’s
report by Evelyn Mair. Helen
Elliott gave a report of the
Presbyterial at Molesworth.
Evelyn Mair is to be a representa
tive from the W.M.S. on thechurch
board.
The collection was taken by
Evelyn Mair and dedicated by
Helen Elliott. The scripture from
Psalm 67 was read in unison. Leona
Armstronggave the meditation
and prayer. Helen Elliott gave a
short introduction to the topic on
Russia and a film was shown on the
U.S.S.R. The meeting closed by all
repeating the Mizpah benediction.
erich from June 3 to July 27.
The travelling exhibit was espe
cially prepared by the Outreach
Services Department of the Royal
Ontario Museum for the Ontario
Bicentennial. Today these prized
family possessions that have been
passed on from generation to
generation can help us evoke the
past in an intimate way and bring to
mind the early period of settlement
in Ontario in the late 18th century
and early 19thcentury. These were
the years of settlement in a
wilderness, followed by increasing
development and prosperity.
Early settlers usually brought
small carefully chosen items that
had a sentimental or monetary
value; a reminder of their home
lands, loved ones, past traditions
or special occasions. After the
initial settlement period the immi
grants were able to acquire goods
from Montreal, the United States
and Europe to help make their lives
more comfortable and also to
reflect their growing prosperity.
Many things were made in their
spare timeand both the wooden
spice box and sampler tell us
something of life in 19th century
Ontario.
Heirlooms for the exhibit were
selected from the permanent
collections of the Royal Ontario
Museum and include silver, china,
small household articles, child
ren’s toys, christening items,
writing implements and accessor-
iesformenand women. Many of
the heirlooms have been donated
tothe R.O.M. and visitors to the
exhibit may recognize family
treasures stored in their cup
boards, trunks, boxes and attics.
“Heirlooms: Echoes of On-
tario’s Past” is a circulating
exhibit produced by the Outreach
Services Department with the
co-operation of the European
Department, the Canadiana De
partment and the Textile Depart-
um. Financial assistance is provid
ed by Outreach Ontario, a pro
gramme of the Ministry of Culture
and Communications and the
Museum Assistance Programme
of the National Museums of
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