COMMUNITY HERITAGE BOOK 2016

        Last year, 2015, the Schoolhouse Museum produced a book based on our Heritage Day and Open House weekend.  We attempted to get pictures of all our visitors and activities.  The book is located in the library.  Ask to see it.

       This year, we are expanding the book.  We would like to get a snapshot of an extended area around Highland Grove, which would include an area from Wilberforce to Cardiff.  Most of the photos and activities will be taken during August and September 2016.  The book will be sent out at the end of September.  Our focus will show people a 100 years from now the community, property, business, families, volunteer groups, activities, etc.

    Our museum staff is asking for people to forward photos via email to johnjamieson11@hotmail.com or joburr50@hotmail.com.  The photos will be placed in an Imac book.  One book will be made for our museum, but others will be made on request.

    This book is wide open!  WE need people to participate.

See you SATURDAY SEPT. 10, 2016

Community Historical book 2016

                                  COMMUNITY HERITAGE BOOK 2016

        Last year, 2015, the Schoolhouse Museum produced a book based on our Heritage Day and Open House weekend.  We attempted to get pictures of all our visitors and activities.  The book is located in the library.  Ask to see it.

       This year, we are expanding the book.  We would like to get a snapshot of an extended area around Highland Grove, which would include an area from Wilberforce to Cardiff.  Most of the photos and activities will be taken during August and September 2016.  The book will be sent out at the end of September.  Our focus will show people a 100 years from now the community, property, business, families, volunteer groups, activities, etc.

    Our museum staff is asking for people to forward photos via email to johnjamieson11@hotmail.com or joburr50@hotmail.com.  The photos will be placed in an Imac book.  One book will be made for our museum, but others will be made on request.

    This book is wide open!  WE need people to participate.

    Don’t forget our Heritage Day, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2016.  Food and Music.

Activities at the Museum

All programs at the museum in Highland Grove are run by volunteers.  All revenue collected pay for materials in the workshops with some funds retained by the museum.

1. Coffee mugs.  Photographs are placed on coffee mugs for $10 per cup.  Images can be emailed or the photos can be scanned at the museum.  Text added at no extra cost.  Several images can be placed on the same cup.

2. Sterling silver rings.  Starting with jewellers wax, the participant forms a ring of their design.  Using lost wax casting, the ring is made away from the museum.  The ring is finished with sandpapers and polished to a high gloss.  Cost is $10 for course and $1 per gram of silver.  Expect to pay about $17 for a total cost.  There is no cost for students.

3. Wet felting.  Commercial wool is used to make various items in felt: toques, slippers, mitts, etc.  Cost is $5 per course plus cost of wool.  Expect a cost of about $13 per item depending on size.

4. iPhoto books.  The staff will assist making a hard covered book.  Either we will show you how to use your Mac computer to make the book, or we use the museum Mac to place the photos and send it away to the publisher.  The delivery time is usually 4 days.  Twenty two pages costs about $48 and the museum adds a 20% to the cost.

5. Archaeological artifact casting.  Reproductions are made of Inuit prehistoric artifacts.  This workshop will interest collectors and students interested in pursuing museum studies.

Usual time for workshops is Tuesday 10 am to 1 pm and Saturday 10 am to 1 pm, but additional time can be  set up if a small group wants a workshop.

To participate in any courses, email: johnjamieson11@hotmail.com

Coming soon, horseshoes at the Bamford Horseshoe Pits beside the school log house.

Books

The second Kidd Schoolhouse book has arrived.  We will do one more book.  It MUST contain a picture of our historical society members.  Every one should look at them for comments on new things to include before we order a third book.

Now, Heritage Day is Sat. Sept. 12.  We are going to produce one Mac book on this event.  This will include any ads, location of ads, food, quantity of food, food processors, visitors, events, etc, etc.  For example, Agnews is going to provide a cooking pot, this must be mentioned and a picture taken.

The book should be all inclusive.  I will be looking for people to supply photos for the book, at the end of Saturday!   For visitors, we'll tell them we would like a photo for our book, so they won't be surprised to hear of a picture of them in a book.

Thanks for shoes

Someone has added two pairs of horseshoes to the Bamford Pits.  They have colours of blue on one pair and white on the other.  Thank you.

When the horseshoe stakes get welded onto wheel rims, they will complete the process and be buried in 'ditch-harvested' sand.  Then it's time to get a 'league' operational.

Two people from Cardiff visited our museum site and are planning on building a pit for their community.

Plein Air Arts Festival

The following site will give you information about the Sept. 10-13 outdoor painting activity.

Consult highlandseastpleinair.wordpress.com for  complete outline of the activity.

Next meeting

Friday, July 24, 7 pm at the centre to discuss Heritage Day.