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Colborne Display
Committee is hard at
work on time machine
BY PAUL HARTMAN
Tthe members of the Colborne Ses-
quicentenial Display Committee are work-
ing on a time' machine.
Well, sort of
The displays that the committee is set-
ting up for the celebrations may not take
you bodily back in time. But they will
create an atmosphere capable of trigger-
ing some vivid memories for those that
take in the exhibitiion at Colborne Central
School on the Sesquicentenial weekend.
The six -member committee, along with
a host of other volunteers, has been busy
putting together material for the displays
for severalmonths now.
All the photographs and objects used in
the exhibit come from private collections.
Early on in the project, the committee ask-
' ed area residents to.loan them material
suitable for historical displays.
The response was overwhelming. More
than enough was collected to fill the ten or
so display cases that the committee has to
Work with. T1 a generosity of the'township
Citizens will also allow the committee to
set up re -creations of an old school house
and an early farmhouse kitchen.
As well, there will be some displays,
focussing mostly on agricultural im-
plements, set up outside the school. Includ-
ed will be a working steam engine.
The six members decided to avoid ob-
taining material for exhibits from the
Huron County Pioneer Museum. "Getting
all the photographs and objects from
private collections gives the displays a uni-
quely Colborne flavor," noted George
Robertson who heads the committee.
Perhaps the biggest diffieulty that the
group faced while preparing the displays
was the susceptibiltiy of their memories.
"Everytime a new photo was brought in,
we'd sit and reminisce over the memories
it sparked," said George. "Berme we
knew it our time together would be up"
It was a difficulty that caused little pro-
blem since the ideas that were generated
in those sessions could be put to use when
the displays were set up.
Treehemp of the displays is fittingly
"Down + emory Lane" and Robertson
noted that there will be something of in-
terest for all generations. School photos
comprise much of the displays and there
are examples of these from many years
although the depression era is a sparse one
for class pictures. If anyone has pictures
from these years, the committee would ap-
preciate
it if you gave them a call.
The committee is headed by George
Robertson, Gerald Dustow, John Feagan,
Don Baer, Eric Moore and Vanda McNiel.
There are numerous other>people involved
intim project as well, including the grade 7
and 8 classes from-Colboriw Central.
The group began setting'up.the displays
as soon as school was out and they. re near-
ing completion of the project. When the
doors open to the public on July 19 and 20,
the time machine will be available to the
public —free of ehprge.
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John Feagan, left, Selena Hazlitt, centre and George Robertson pose at the entrance to
Memory Lane, the route down which the display committee hopes to transport people who
attend the exhibition at Colborne Central School on July 19 and 20. The three are some of the
volunteers who have donated time and effort to setting up the many displays that reflect
Colborne Township history.(photo by Paul Hartman)
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