HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-06-18, Page 6Goderich's pioneers took time from their busy
schedule on Monday to pose for this picture in front
of their cabin. This summer's staff at the Huron
County Pioneer Museum are, from back left, Leroy
Erb, Curator Raymond Scotchmer, Ross Merrill,
Museum musings
Jennifer Anderson and Earl Salter. The ladies are
Pat Carter, Jenny More, Linda Best, Anne Talbot
and Kathy Alcock. Friedel NOM, the Assistant
Curator, was not available for the Photograph.
(Photo by Jason Ainslie)
Guides clean windows too!
BY
JENNIFER ANDERSON
Did you know that there
are approximately 1,006
windows to clean at the
Huron County Pioneer
Museum? The four young
women hired as guides
for the summer months
know because they clean
them every " morning.
Jenny More, Kathy
Alcock, Anne Talbot and
Linda Bestdon brown
and white .frocks and
white dust caps in
preparation for the day.
Their, main duty is to
guide visitors through the
museum, explaining the
exhibits and answering
questions.
The museum staff of.
four, curator, assistant
curator, registrar and
custodian expands to
eleven ' for the 1.980
summer season.
Ross Merrill .is a
summer employee who
helps Leroy Erb, full-
time staff member, with
custodial duties. Leroy
and Ross keep the
grounds and building
looking attractive;
cutting grass, planting
and watering flowers,
painting and cleaning.
You may find them
making candles in the
first room to your left as
you walk through the
museum's front door.
•They fall heir. to a
number of tasks and often
help Raymond Scot-
chmer with repairs.
Raymond's duties as
curator are numerous
and varied. He is
responsible for collection
development and
maintenance, a d -
ministration , public
relations end personnel
managem'ent.
The assistant curator,
Freidel Nanz, assumes
these duties when
necessary but her main
concerns are admissions
and scheduling of tours.
There are more than
12,000 items displayed in
the museum which is
---"open daily Monday to
Saturday from 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. •and Sunday
from 1 to 430 p.m.
Pat Carter, the
registrar, catalogues
each item ; taking pic-
tures, researching the
origin, background and
date of -« -use - or -
manufacture and finally
numbering it for iden-
tification purposes. She
also arranges displays
and later this summer
may demonstrate the
spinning of wool.
If you happen to
wander down the Bruce
'Street side of museum
property, you may hear
the tap, tap, tapping of
typewriter keys from the
office of summer
students Earl Salter and
Jennifer Anderson: -They
have been hired by Huron
County, through the
assistance of the Summer
Youth Employment
Program, to revise the
book Huron County
Pioneer Museum.
Excerpts from the new
book, news of special
events and displays will
appear in this weekly
column during the
summer months.
- Although - staff -mem-
bers of the Huron County
Pioneer Museum have
specific assigned duties,
they work together as a
team, sharing ideas,
resources and man-
power.
TW. .Ed&egateS
at
Grace Patterson, on behalf of the Bluewater Centre Volunteer' Association and
Bert Such, on behalf of Harry Ellery and the Shrine Horse Patrol, accepted Group
Continuous Service certificates when the Bluewater Centre honored Its volunteers
at a. luncheon last Wednesday. Absent for the photo was Ken Schmidt of the
Centre's Dietary Department who .also received a . Group Continuous Service
certificate. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan)
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from a generous donor.
For information about
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and how your gift can
restore another's sight,
contact your local
Canadian. National
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Forward In Rem-
brance, a project of the
•Lutheran, Church:,
Missouri Synod to raise
$40 million to help finance
Synod's program for the
extension of Christ's
kingdom, was reason
enough for a special
session of tbe 64th con-
vention of the Ontario
District LC -MS held at
Wilfrid Laurier
University in Waterloo
June 12 -15.
Object is to make more
money available for
capital building projects
throughout the Synod,
and for training workers
-for fulltime—workin the
church.
The Canadian objective
for this program is
82,000,900.
Ontario's general
chairman Dan Marshall
addressed the convention
on Friday, and urged
congregations to employ
the services of a team of
speakers,, pastors and
laymen, who are willing
to promote Forward In
Remembrkance
throughout the province.
Attending the con-
vention from Berea -by -
the -Water, were the
Reverend Marvin L Barz
and delegate, Jin?Hayter
Sr. of Goderich.
Theme for • Olie
gathering was God Qpens
Doors.
Essayist for that
convention was Dr.
Richard Schultz, Con-
cordia Theological
Seminary, St. Louis. His
topic was "The Con-
fessions as Resource in
the Home and Church."
He • said that modern,
everyday living is con-
tinually hampered by a
growing number of
divorces, broken homes,
alcoholism, drug abuse
and all manner of socio-
economic problems.
All the answers to any
needed "behairiour
modification" are in the
Holy Scriptures, Dr.
Schultz claimed.
"Only the Gospel is the
power of God unto
salvation," the speaker
went on.
He urged those present
to read their Bibles daily
and to study the con-
fessions of the Lutheran
Church as proclaimed by
Reformer Martin Luther,
to enroll in Scripture
study classes, and to. be
diligent in family•
devotions.
"Live responsibly in
this world but don't get
Exercises
demonstrated
The second meeting of
Holmesville I, 4-H club
was held on June 16 at
Holmesville School with
one person absent.
Everyone brought 'a
suitable exercise that he
or she demonstrated for
the rest of the club.
The home activity is to
find a waterproof con-
tainer for a survival kit,
cook a recipe, from
Meeting 2, and record the
results and choose a
favorite family recipe
and adapt it for outdoor
cooking.
Our next meeting will
be held on June 23 at
Holmesville School. '
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We discussed how a
pressed flower could be
used, what, parts are
better pressdd and how to
press it. •
Did you know that over
2,000 forest „fires are_
caused , ann.u.ally by
careless campers. For an.
open fire, the wood can be
stacked four different
ways, They are teepee,
log cabin, crisscross and
Indian.
Did you know that
burning coals gives a gas
called carbon monoxide?
In an enclosed area it can
become highly
dangerous.
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tool. It may wrap food for
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on barbecues and cook
food in during outdoor
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The church is
celebrating the 450th
annivetsary of the
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