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There is a fascinating Attraction in the many ordinary articles of pioneer life. the original school building have, enlarged
Goderich that tdurists seem to know
all His Essex car, fitted rout much like a the museum to more than twice its original
people dot�t'dlge modern camper, is on display 14 a room w
about. liuron County size, The total display area is no aboti.t
their Pioneer Museum as much as the filled with early vehicles, In 1935 he 40,000 square feet, curator Scotchmer said.
tourists do and they., the people of Huron. travelled across -Canada in It, picking up As well as eirly,ft
u,&Oome life the
support it with their tax dollars. 'This many of the things no* on display at the
museum has a small o d time grocery store,
situation strikes County Council's Property museum. L pharmacy, dental office and chapel. There -
Committee which oversees the Museum s Bring Visitors are old tractors, threshers' carriages and
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being a little unfair. Museum curator Raymond Scotchmer buggies, a 6—v—eeTivagon.a hearse, and
11W ground floor a complete 'railroad
0 want more people from the county says�- that he wants to encourage local on the grou
to see their museum" Huron Warden Bill people to "bring their visitors to see what steam engine.•
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a Victori4n ,"Orchestral
Elston says. "They should brio g their we have here" and to come often Music from 14r.`�,,�
visitors here but they possibly don't know themselves. Regina Organ" (a sort of ornate player
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we have such a fine place." Mr. Scotchmer, from Bayfield, has been piano) plqys constantly through thalls.
In an attempt to let the people in the area curator since the spring of 1969. Mrs. Spirit of Huron
outside Goderich know what they are Friedel Nanz is his assistant curator and The locoMotive called The Spirit of
missing. at the museum, -seveal - county four students, all girls, join the staff As Huron' was brought to the museum in
councillors and the museum staff recently guides from June to September. 1959, One of the guides said Mr.Niill'slept
iuy,took the press of Huron County on a guided in the cab until the building was closed in
This year's guides are: Barb BAtnell, 19
tour of the building. of GoderichDarlene Warner, 15 of •aroiind it.
The locomotive was a and engine in
Bayfield; Cheryl Boy 17, of Goderich and
Cradle to Grave Goderich, "a real work horse" according to 4,
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The life of the pioneers who settled our Brenda McClinchey, 17 of Ben Miller. F
train enthusiast Dave Hooten of
country "front, cradle to grave" was what The museum is open from April I until..
Mississauga who spent pa" of his summer
Oct year. Hours 'daily are
the unusual man who started the County ober 31 every holiday c1paning up the brass trim and Srq
from 9 until 5:30 but the ticket pffice closes
Museum. J.H.Neill wanted. to show. Neill generally restoring the old engine
at 4:30. Sundays it's open from I until 4:30.
was a. Gorric, . .heroes -maker with a ",My great grandfather .was on the first
passionat� interest in Ciinadian history. On Surida3ts in April the museum is closed. CPR train to go through Goderich in 1907
The Mus ,um was bi6 project from 1952 Admission costs are $1 for adults, .75 for and I was on the last CN passenger run
whbn he persuaded Counly Council to open highschool students and .25 for children. through here a few years ago" the Ontario GETTING"A REST Paul.,Haley of Seaforth saw
Cataloguing whep It
it until his death at 85 it 1969. Rail Association member said. linotype that his father Tom used to operate.
Mr. Neill knew• long before the Ontario Three extra students are w cataloguing Al the orking,at the The Huron County Pioneer museum has was used to set type for the koluron ExposIt05 at the
Science Centre was ever contemplated, museum this summer catalo
.9 . brought in up to 25,000 -visitors annually. Huron County Pioneer Museum. The Expositor
SHOWING MUSEUM — .Rev, and Mrs. J. Ure that the best way to learn, is to participate exhibits. Salaries'have been provided by a
The museum managementwants you to.
Stewart of Seaforth often takedonated the over 50 year old linotype to the museum'visitors to the Hufon and touch and to figure out from scafew provincial government grant. Photos are take advantage of your own museum and .
County Musbum in Goderich. AboveMr. St1ewart,1and--_,__,,mbdcls exactly how things work. Mr. Neill being taken of evcry one of the 12,000 go and see just what the big attraction is. in Goderich several years ago. (Staff Photo)
himself made' - manv painstakingly items in the building and the cataloguing
a visitor, Mrs. Helen Peck, Ktchener, turn the wheel
complete, workinp models of pioneer system will be the same as that used by the
that sets a miniature grist mill in motion. industries and agri..cultural methods. Royal Ontario Mu,.4eum in Toronto.
(Staff Photo) They are still there and they still work The museum, on North Street, one of the
and the children and adults in the museum spokes" on the Square, is an old red and ;011
C,-hcn we were there were having a ball yello%� rick building that once was Central
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activating them by hand crank.' School, built in 1856. The ola stairs' that , 71==_ _ }�..
Founded.by Wandering around the museum one is rise up out of the.centre hall are worn to a
-struck by the man), ways •in which J. H. polished curve from the hundreds of feet
in his time and how luck that have tvomped up and down.
1952
Neill was ahead of Im ye are that he tived in Huron and collected '7'17A A series of five additions at the rear ofNeill..1HE
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MEDALS FROM SEAFORTH In 1884 and '85
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Seaforth had a championship bicycle racer, you'll
learn if you visit the Pioneer Museum. Wm.* McKay,
J. Marlatt
K.C.'s medals, won in internatiwpl competition, are
on display there. (Staff.Photo)
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WARMING UP = Although it was 700 outside., one of the Huron County Pioneer
Museum's guides obligingly posed next to the ornate cast iron stove that is one of lu
the.features of the old general store in the Huron County Museum,in Goderich. The
store has a good stock, for display. only, of the type of goods that were once on the
shelves of many area stores. The prices are authentic. (Staff Photo)
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oebbabfy never seen what early bicycles looked like. These bikes (the ones with
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big fir°or�t 2�id atrial!
back wheel are called velociped6s.) and others equally un sual
etre .paekedhart' ihg frorh the ddiling in the main hall at the Huron County Museum. P'HONF 1527,0NO SEAPORTH
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