HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/13/2011 - Museums Bayham MUSEUMS BAYHAM
Minutes of April 13, 2011 Meeting
Bayham Municipal Office, Straffordville, Ontario
Present: Chair-Bev Hickey, Vice Chair- Chuck Buchanan, Secretary- Lynn Acre, Ray
Maddox, Brian Masschaele, Mat Schafer, Anna Schafer, Jean Woon.
Regrets: Councillor Torn Southwick, Cheryl Peters, Ron Bradfield.
1. CALL TO ORDER: Vice-Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:02
2. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST: None
3. AGENDA: It was moved by J.Woon and seconded by B.Masschaele that the
agenda be approved with additions. Motion Carried.
Under New Business: a) Eastern Star financial donation to Building Fund.
4. MINUTES: It was moved by L.Acre and seconded by M.Schafer
that the minutes of the March 9, 2011 meeting be approved as written. Motion
Carried.
5. CORRESPONDENCE:
a) Newspaper Clipping notes that Malahide Township received
$116,200 for a Barn Quilt cultural tour to promote Amish
culture. Donna Lunn is coordinating the project. B.Masschaele
suggested that this project would compliment our Barn Quilt
efforts.
b) South Norwich Historical Society: notification of Blacksmithing
Basics Course on May 14 & 15. $75/person. .1..Woon advised that
she is ca member of Ontario Artists Blacksmith Association and
will be happy to share/demonstrate the Grafi with members.
c) Staples in Tillsonburg will recycle old electronics at no charge.
6. REPORTS:
A) Marine Museum Report: No report
B) Edison Museum Report: Paul McCord will begin the painting near the
end of May. The old apple tree on the Edison lawn needs to be cut down. Jean
& Ted Woon volunteered to clean up the mess and take away the wood. It was
moved by J.Woon and seconded by C.Buchanan that Council direct PW staff
to cut down the apple tree on the Edison Museum yard. Motion Carried.
Flagpole needs to be lowered so students can sand and paint it.
C) New Edison Building Committee: No report.
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7.MATTERS OUT OF THE MINUTES:
a) Barn Quilt Meeting: C.Buchanan attended a March meeting to organize efforts to
develop a County-wide Barn Quilt cultural trail. Each municipality is asked to submit
12-15 photos of potential locations for barn quilt posters. Each should show the view
from the road and include the 911 number. The financial plan includes 20 8'X8'
signs throughout the county. The next meeting is scheduled for April 29.
b) Tillsonburg Home & Rec. Show: March 25,26,27 Both C.Buchanan and
B.Hickey thanked committee members who volunteered at our display throughout the
show. The Historical Society made several new contacts.
c) St. Thomas Home & Rec. Show: April 1 —3. C.Buchanan delivered a few artefacts
to add to Elgin's display.
It was moved by B.Masschaele and seconded by J.Woon that C.Buchanan submit an
invoice to Bayham for mileage incurred transporting artefacts to and from both
Tillsonburg and St.Thomas. Motion Carried.
d) Flags: New flags have been installed.
7. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Furniture from Ingulfsrud Family: This summer, an
Ingulfsrud family member will attend the old Vienna Hall, to
inspect some old furniture originally belonging to their family, to
determine if they would like to reclaim it or officially donate it.
b) Old Vienna Town Hall Engineer Assessment: R.Maddox
reported that the engineer has determined that $16,000 would be
sufficient to repair the foundation corner of the building.
c) Student Hiring: Applications are due April 25. Interviews will
take place May 2-4. Volunteers are required to assist L.Millard
with interviews. It was moved by C.Buchanan and seconded by
J.Woon that Museums Bayham recommends to Council that they
seek to hire each spring a senior student to oversee the other
junior students at both sites, and that this senior student receive
slightly higher wages, ( $2/hour more as per the draft budget).
Motion Carried. It was noted that this request was originally
made in our October 2010 minutes. Young Canada Works pays
50% of student wages.
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d) Eastern Star Donation: The Eastern Star has made a monetary
donation to the Edison Building Fund in honour of KC Emerson.
e) School Tours: May 27: Wallenstein School Tour. 10:00 am.
B.Hickey will assist students at Marine Museum and J.Woon will
assist students at Edison Museum.
April 12 & 13: Pt.Burwell Public School JK/SK classes will visit
Marine Museum &Lighthouse. B.Hickey, C.Buchanan, R & B.
Bradfield will assist.
Shunpiker Tour: May 8 (Mother's Day). Volunteers needed.
9. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday May 11. 2011 at 7:00 pm Municipal office.
10. ADJOURNMENT: It was moved by R.Maddox and seconded by B.Masschaele that
the meeting be adjourned at 8:25 pm.
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