This week's "Mondays at the Manor" will be more of an update as we are all working to get our House ready to receive guests. Our staff and volunteers have spent, as of this writing, 2 days cleaning and prepping our exhibit for this year, and have 2 to 3 more days coming up. Here is a set of photos and some information on the exciting things what are being prepared for our 2020 year. (Be sure to scroll down past the first set of photos)
IT’S TIME !!!
On Tuesday, June 9th,
we at the Backus-Page House Museum heard the news that our Province had given
permission to open for the 2020 season.
After some quick phone calls and emails, Angela and a crew of volunteers
sprang into action.
Volunteers of all ages came
out on Thursday to clean our House from top to bottom. We swept cobwebs,
cleaned rooms, aired linen and beat the rugs.
Our 2019 exhibit was put away into storage, and the room cleaned in
preparation for our 2020 exhibit. On Friday, the exhibit began to take shape, and organization was planned to have it ready.
This is an exciting time
for us. We will be reopening on Saturday, June 27th from noon to 4.00 pm. Our Museum will be open on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from noon to 4.00 pm.
The Museum will be
incorporating procedures to keep everyone safe while Covid-19 is still active. In order to visit, reservations will need to be purchased in advance.
We are also working to prep our new exhibit which will focus on storing food. This was planning well in advance of our current need to stock up and store extra food during our pandemic days. It does seem to be appropriate since many of us have bought extra food to store in case we are need to quarantine.
There will also be a small exhibit in our small bedroom. Be sure to take a look.
There is quite a bit that goes into planning and set up museum exhibits. When you visit, you'll see the the panels that were researched and full of interesting bits of information. There will also be an assortment of artifacts to see. Perhaps it's time to wet your appetite with some behind the scenes photos.
We are looking forward to having you all come out and visit and support our Museum.
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All our events, admission and programming income
is used for maintaining our heritage buildings, daily operating expenses like
utilities, and staff funding. If you are able to sponsor one of the following categories or
make a charitable donation of any amount your support is essential.
One Month of Operations $3000
One Week of Operations $750 One Day of
Operations $100 Can we count on your contribution?
You can also contribute financially by purchasing
a Tyrconnell Heritage Society Membership your support would be greatly
appreciated. Memberships - Individual $30; Couple $35; Family $40;
Organization $45; Business $75; Individual Lifetime $250 Here is the link to our page at CanadaHelps.
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