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Martin Cornelissen, left, jenny
.Twyrtstra and Travis O'Neil ,are
shown the finer points of food
preparation and manners by
Fran Nichols. of the Lambton
Heritage Museum as they .
enioy a Pioneer Christmas.
At right Bill Green of the
Lambion Heritage Museum
harnesses up a cooperative Jeff
Hall as he prepares to take
Chris Mawsori and Angie
Ritchie on a sleigh ride.
Pioneer Christmas at McGillivray
MC.GILL'VI A\' 'i'WJ' -
Recently. air enthusiastic
group. from, the La.nibion
-Heritage Museum c,atrie
'Iad' t dvw'n t. •McGiilivrai
C t tar 1. Sct►uc►l u. share a
.pioneer Christmas with
tiff students. 'J'he•) quick-
ly ,transfortned t}►r gyrn-
nasiutti using canvas
.backdro.ps. providing
.realistic scenery and the
.students experienced the -
hands' Ion food prepare-
. tion u.nd decorating of a
pioneer first (:lit-ittutus
13ifl (,reeu talked to -the
students about why the
settlers came to Canada:
about their religious
backgrounds and about
the hardships- _ they
endured ,during the l etu i)
years. especially the first
winter. The group dis-
cussed the positive coffin-
buutiun that -the native
people. made Sto the sur-
vival of the tiewe:.ou wt's
To round out his presen-
tation. (iT a et1 took some
students on an imaginary
trip through the SHWA' on
a horse drawn sleigh.
There were many ent.lhU-
Sitistir volunteers to be
the horse, complete with
bells
-Joy ,*' (.ir+.;err dt+st:ribed a
typic al Christmas morn=
ing ill a piunee r horse.
witli good children rece..iv-
, ing.' a penny and an
orange its their stockings.
and ►coal and a potato it'
they were bad! .She
etuphasir.ed tlie hand-
made nature of the chil-
dren's. toys. and the fact
that tlw adults rarely had
, an) gifts at all.
Draft Nichols had a table
Set with wild-goose► or
wild turkey, cranberries
and some prepared rout
vegetables. She talked to
the students, about !Han -
tiers of the da) and they
toasted each other With
•cider acid good wishes.
In t}ie J0urtii area. Jan
Waite .`took the students
through preparation'',
leading up to (,frrietrnas
Day. She'sheiwed.them
flow to make de,curauorts
from a flour) mixture lib-
erally covered in cinna-
mon, Which when dried,
would, hang on the tree.
liosmernad'r toys like rrirn-
husk dulls "and wooden
garner were a%•ail.able for
the students to sere-.
Are you
pregnant?
LAMMRTON - If you're
pregnant, dont wait to
register for Prenatal
Classes at the I.atnbton
Health Unit. hart One
classes, meant for couple
three • to • four months
pregnant. cover changes
and . concerns during
pregnancy. development
i the baby .and Iifost) le
choices for the parent. -
to -be. Part Two Glasse.,
offered in the last three
months of pregnant.) .
cover labour .and deliver) .
care and feeding of the
baby and becoming a par-
ent.
The). are currently
scheduling Part Two
Prenatal. Classes for cou-
ples whey are due in April.
For more information,
. call 383-8331 or 1-800-
667-1839 Ext. 505.
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