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Institutes9 Work For County Museum Editor's Note: A steadily increasing number 0) Ontario Women‘s Institutes are working to estab- lish County Museums. We have here reports from ti few counties, but knowing that this does not [it"yill to give the complete picture-inc would be glad to hear of what is being done in other parts of the province. Simcoe County Women's Institute Museum Simcoe County Women‘s Institute Museum was opened on June 25. 1930, in the Public Library. On October 11, 1934, the Registry Office in Barrie was procured by Mrs. C. P. Stocking of Waubaushene. It is financed by contributions from the treasury of Simcoe County Women's Institutes, and other gifts or donations. The building has stone walls, floors and easements, and is protected by iron bars across the windows. It has four rooms and is centrally located in the county town. M135 Arnold is looking after the museum articles at the present time. The caretaker of the County Building helps with janitor service. Mrs. Geo. G. Johnston, Minesing, is museum convener. The Museum was open in 1954 during July, August and September on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 2 p.m, to 5 pm. and in the evenings from 7 pin, to 9 pm. Many articles of historic value have been added this year. Mrs. J. R. Boyes of Lefroy presented the Book Plate of John Buchan and its accompanying letter by Lady Tweedsmuir which had been given to Mrs. Boyes sometime ago. In 1949 the first Judge's chair used in Barrie Court House was presented by the Hon. E. C. Drury to the Women‘s Institutes of Simcoe County at the Barrie Area Conven~ tion. The chair was accepted by the Simcoe County Women‘s Institutes and placed in the n‘lUSELln’L Mrs. Thomas Ferguson Burrows of Stayner has donated two dessert spoons carved from the horns of Highland cattle in Scotland They were brought from Ayrshire, Scotland to Stayner by Mr. Ferguson, who was clerk of Sunnidale Township in Simcoe County for over 48 years. The spoons are a work of art and are in perfect condition al- though they were used to “sup the porridge” times without number. The latest additions this year are an old fashioned sausage grinder and a harmonium, Printed cards with a picture of the Museum were placed by the Women’s Institutes in the Chamber of Commerce Office in Barrie and in the office of the Information Bureau at the edge of town so as to advertise the Museum to tourists as well as to interest d citizens. e local â€"Mrs. Sanford Aikins Provincial Conv I ' , one of Historical Research and Current Eventsr. 20 From Elgi’n County At the time of writing we are shim our project, which we realize will tun. with a historical exhibit at our big, "Mpg? merit store, Anderson's, in St, Thw, W hope 25 Institutes will participate, !i;,‘.- e stitute is to have the space of two 0. ,, 1 7 to show their articles, with room bEh‘. . the:- tables and at the side. Behind the I... M. be hung quilts, spreads, etc., and at .., cm. small antique articles such as small cl city: plan to use high clothesâ€"horses to ch .t- m quilts. We are planning to est. ._,h pioneer atmosphere by having son‘u i gui- members sitting weaving and rugo mg" even one of them sitting in a 1007 ir-old slipper chair, rocking a cradle 0w: W, tury old. We are also planning a showing oi m m the smaller farm implements, sucli 7th; sickle and flaili We are not chargin inn; sion to the exhibit but are havin: sign printed asking for donations for o Elem County Museum. We also plan to se: was; a substantial one, following the p; 1 of the Women‘s Institute fall teas, and v will]: 50 cents to help along our fund. L I We are planning on having school ‘ ire] of Grades 7, 8 and 9 attend, as Chiidll must be interested. Cards are to label even :cle, giving its history and use. We hope, too, that every Institute Sign will do something to augment our i cum Fund between now and District Anni ‘llTa. next spring, and that they will repor: Ehtf at District Annualsi As our project gt mo- mentum we hope to interest other 7m “‘12s tions and city and county councils. â€"Mrs. J, R. Futchtw York County The members of the fifty Women's ll um- Branches in the County of York hu‘ had very pleasant co-operation with tlu 'or'rl County Pioneer and Historical Society lur- thering a project in which both orgaiil ions are very much interested. This project is the extending of an n :1d_\' established Museum to a “County it! 'oi‘k Museum.” The building is known as 1- iron Temple. at former house of worship ‘i [ht followers of David Willson. Much mie. energy and money has been spent i' the group at interested people in cleaning ' m" terior and reâ€"labeling the many ml. or plunger days that are exhibited then: Flil‘ “terms t00. has been painted, whicl- this much to the general improvement. So that all interested persons and or:- 1.23: tions in the County may know of the “P '1‘ the four Women’s Institute Districts in Milk HOME AND COUNTRY