Goulbourn Museum Annual Report 16

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Sharing the Story of ’s Oldest Military Settlement FROM THE CURATOR MANAGER

2016 was a successful year for the Goulbourn Museum. The Old-Fashioned Christmas & Outdoor Artisan Market saw a 21% increase in attendance, a new point-of-sale system was installed; a significant sponsorship was secured; and the gift shop was revived with new product. We also launched Healing Hands — Medicine During the World Wars and Food Will Win the War, for which we received funding from the Government of ’s World War Commemorations Community Fund.

Museum staff undertook several training opportunities in 2016. Full time staff completed a two-day certification seminar in First Aid, CPR and defibrillator training, while part time staff completed one-day training. To ensure an understanding of the law and safe-handling practices, staff took the Canadian Firearms Safety Course onsite. This training was also made available to other museum professionals in the Ottawa Museum Network resulting in a small workshop in the Museum. I was honoured to receive the Museum Association’s (OMA) 2016 Promising Leadership Award of Excellence and attended my first OMA conference as an employee of the Museum. I enjoyed the presentations and discussions with colleagues from across the Province.

We received an incredible amount of support from 72 volunteers who collectively put in 1,108 hours of their time to assist with many areas of museum work, including governance and planning efforts, artefact cataloguing, digitization projects, fundraising, programs and events. The Museum’s achievements are a direct result of your hard work and dedication.

On a personal note, I will be on maternity leave for most of the 2017 year and in my place, Tracey Donaldson will become Acting Manager. While I am on leave, I look forward to attending our events as a visitor, and I hope to see you at the Museum.

Kathryn Jamieson 2 2016 SUCCESS STORIES TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Museum launched two successful new GOULBOURN MUSEUM exhibitions thanks to funding from ANNUAL REPORT 2016 the Government of Canada’s World Wars From the Curator Manager 2 Commemorations Community Fund. The bilingual exhibits are Mandate / Mission 3 entitled Healing Hands – Medicine During the 2016 Successes 3 World Wars, and Food will Win the War. Outreach, Programs 4

2016 saw the Exhibits, Collections 5 implementation of a long overdue Point of Sale System at the Museum. Museum ArteFACTS 6 This new system allows for donations, gift shop sales The Year in Review 7 and program registration payments to be made by credit card. In Staff 8 addition, the Museum’s gift shop inventory also Museum Governance 9 expanded to include vintage wooden toys. Partnerships 10

Curator Manager Kathryn Contributors 11 Jamieson received the Ontario Museum Association’s 2016 Members 12 Promising Leadership Award of Excellence. In the four years that she has occupied her position, MANDATE/MISSION attendance at the Goulbourn Museum has increased by over 180%. The Goulbourn Museum will disseminate the material and oral The Old-Fashioned history of Goulbourn Township by Christmas & Outdoor collecting, preserving, displaying and Artisan Market has continued to show interpreting local artefacts. The a steady increase in Museum will offer a range of popularity. In 2016 vendor educational programs to increase the numbers went up by over public’s understanding and enjoyment 33% and attendance of local history. A History Centre is rose by 21% making it the open for genealogical and local history Museum’s most successful event to date. research. 3 OUTREACH, PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS: ENGAGEMENT FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES

CAREER DAY

STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT MUSEUM JOBS

Education Officer, Tracey Donaldson, was invited to Career Day at St. Philip Elementary School in Richmond. She told the Grade 1 class about the wide variety of jobs available in the museum field - everything from collections, conservation, and research to programming and communications. Children were shown how to safely handle artefacts and a lucky few even got to try on some heritage costumes.

According to the school, that afternoon during outdoor recess the students were found digging eagerly in the sandbox for pieces of history.

MARCH BREAK

CREATIVE CRAFT WORKSHOPS SELL OUT The Museum met community demand for March Break programming by offering three drop-off craft workshops for children aged 6-11. Participants constructed robots out of recyclables, made large marionette puppets, and designed container gardens. Registration was flexible – kids could sign up for all three days and get a price reduction, or enroll in just one workshop.

The formula proved popular and each workshop sold out.

4 EXHIBITS, COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH PRESERVING OUR PAST

WHAT’S NEW MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS The Museum launched Healing Hands – Medicine During the World Wars which focused on the vital role of the Canadian Red Cross, Nursing Sisters and veterinarians during the World Wars. New artefacts and panels were added to the Museum’s Village Store transforming it into a WWII era general store dealing with food rationing.

The exhibition was made Project Coordinator, Jennifer Adams possible by the Government poses in a replica Nursing Sister’s uniform of Canada’s World Wars (above) and leads a lecture about Commemorations Community medicine during the World Wars (right). Fund.

ASHTON GENERAL STORE A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS POSTAL WICKET The Museum In 2016, after 150 years, the received a series Ashton General Store closed of large format its doors. The store opened photographs of one of the area’s first rural Betty Hill, the Reeve post offices in 1851 and local of Richmond in the residents continued to collect early 1970s and first their mail at the Ashton Sylvie Pignal, Bill Truscott, Mayor of the new General store until its closure. and Kathryn Jamieson Goulbourn Township from 1974 to 1982. The original wooden “money orders” wicket (pictured) took center stage in the shop. In 2016, the Betty Hill was both the first female reeve of store’s last owner, Sylvie Pignal, generously donated the village of Richmond and, because of amalgamation, the last reeve of Richmond which the wicket and a number of other post office had a municipal history dating back to 1850. artefacts to the Goulbourn Museum. She also made the donation in the name of the late Bill Patterson The images capture moments from her political who had been the property owner for many years. career including ground breaking ceremonies and In addition, Bill Truscott donated a 1947 Canada a ceremonial puck drop at a Richmond Royals Post mail bag from the Ashton General Store. hockey game.

5 432 Artefacts Donated

689 Records added to the Artefact Database 1,108 Volunteer Hours

2,677 Museum Visitors

11,937 Total Museum MUSEUM Participants ARTEFACTS 150% Increase in Educational programs

21% 25% Increase in attendance Increase in at Old-Fashioned Facebook Fans Christmas 248% 10 Increase in Publications Instagram Followers

109 85 ommunity artners C P Mentions in Local Paper

6 THE YEAR IN REVIEW

JANUARY • Yap & Yarn Knitting Circle • Potter’s Key display, • Halloween workshop, • Sparks group program • Healing Hands Lecture, Minto’s Boots & Bordeaux International Women’s • Family Craft Day Kanata United Church • Evening of Appreciation Club of Ottawa • Yap & Yarn Knitting Circle • Annual General Meeting event • Family Craft Day • Back to our Routes exhibit, • Yap & Yarn Knitting Circle FEBRUARY MAY Stittsville Library • Halloween program, • Exhibit preview, Healing • Cleaning the Capital AUGUST Goulbourn Rec Complex Hands • Two school programs • Colonel By Day display, • Mansion Mayhem • Exhibit launch, Food Will • Media event grounds workshop Win the War • Family Craft Day • Family Craft Day NOVEMBER • Family Craft Day • Yap & Yarn Knitting Circle • Yap & Yarn Knitting Circle • Arts in the Park • Remembrance Day JUNE exhibit, Stittsville Library • Family Day program SEPTEMBER • Doors Open Ottawa • Sparks group program Goulbourn Rec Complex • Richmond Fair school • Yap & Yarn Knitting Circle • Family Craft Day MARCH program • Guardian Angels School • Richmond Fair display • Yarn Bombing • March Break Craft Carnival workshops • Older adults program • Old-Fashioned Christmas • Father’s Day Flashback & Outdoor Artisan Market • Arm Knitting Workshop • Family Craft Day • Healing Hands exhibit DECEMBER • Family Craft Day (June-Dec) • Yap & Yarn Knitting Circle • Two Girl Guides group • Yap & Yarn Knitting Circle OCTOBER • Before There was a Tiger, programs • Homeschool Heritage There was a Lyon, exhibit • Munster Harvest Fest program • Yap & Yarn Knitting Circle Fair (June-Dec) Munster Park • Sparks group program • Family Craft Day • Healing Hands Lecture • School program ONGOING GOVERNANCE EVENTS: APRIL JULY • 12 Board Meetings • Lecture, Ottawa Branch of • Canada Day program, • 8 Governance Committee Meetings the Ontario Genealogical Goulbourn Rec Complex • 3 Executive Committee Meetings Society • Fascinator Workshop • 2 Nominating Committee Meetings • Family Craft Day • Family Craft Day 7 STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER MEET OUR TEAM SUE WOODFORD CURATOR MANAGER

KATHRYN JAMIESON

COLLECTIONS & PROGRAMMING ADMINISTRATOR EDUCATION OFFICER SARAH HOLLA

TRACEY DONALDSON

L-R: MUSEUM ASSISTANT, JAMIE STIRLING, CURATORIAL ASSISTANT, JAMES RILEY, AND COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, KATHLEEN CUMMINGS

PROJECT COORDINATOR

JENNIFER ADAMS

COLLECTIONS & “UNITY IS STRENGTH. . . WHEN THERE IS PROGRAMMING TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION, ADMINISTRATOR WONDERFUL THINGS CAN BE ACHIEVED.” KAITLIN NORMANDIN ~ MATTIE STEPANEK 8 MUSEUM GOVERNANCE

2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: FRANK ARGUE - TREASURER, BRAM BLENK - DIRECTOR, LINDA PRESTON - PAST CHAIRPERSON, KEITH HOBBS - CHAIRPERSON, KAREN WEIR - DIRECTOR, PHIL SWEETNAM - SECRETARY, KEN COWNLEY - VICE-CHAIRPERSON, GLENDON MOORE - DIRECTOR. ABSENT: JOHN CURRY - DIRECTOR Message from the Chairperson Your Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the Governance Policy. The Committee also created the support provided by the City of Ottawa, two new policies — Role of the Board, Social Media Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, the and Accessibility. The Emergency Preparedness Plan Province of Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture was updated and a work plan created for cyclical and Sport, the Department of Canadian review of all policies. Heritage, and Employment and Social Development Canada, the Ottawa Museum The Nominating Committee worked to recruit and Network, as well as individual and corporate interview applicants and welcomed Karen Weir to donors. the Board of Directors.

In 2016, the Executive Committee developed We thank the Goulbourn Museum team consisting the framework for evaluating the Curator of talented and dedicated staff and volunteers Manager and completed its first review. It also led by Curator Manager, Kathryn Jamieson — 2016 created a self-evaluation process for the Board winner of the Ontario Museum Association’s Promising of Directors use. Leadership Award of Excellence.

Our Governance Committee, formed in 2015, I am pleased to be working with Board colleagues systematically reviews and updates existing devoted to the heritage of our community and policies and writes new policies as directed by representing the interests of Museum members. the Board. In 2016, this committee updated the Human Resources Policy, the Building and We look forward to reporting on our progress next Grounds Policy, the Physical Plant Standard, year as the Goulbourn Museum moves forward on the Community Policy, the Research Policy, your behalf. the Interpretation and Education Policy, the Exhibition Policy, the Statement of Purpose, and ~ Keith Hobbs

9 PARTNERS AND CONTRIBUTORS THE GOULBOURN MUSEUM GRATEFULLY CONTRIBUTED FUNDING; VOLUNTEERED TIME AND ACKNOWLEDGES THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND EXPERTISE; DONATED OR LOANED ARTEFACTS ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE GENEROUSLY AND SUPPLIES; OR SHARED OUR NEWS LOCALLY. 2016 PARTNERSHIPS 2018 Unified Committee Diefenbunker: Canada’s KvJ Tutoring Richmond Village Cold War Museum Ashton General Store Little Caesars (Stittsville) Association Due North Not-for-Profit Beauty’rific Hair Studio Made with Love by Aly Rink-Pro Sports Inc. Employment and Social Big Sky Ranch Animal Main St Cafe Rob More Publishing Development Canada Sanctuary Maple Hill Urban Farm RONA (Stittsville) Billings Estate National Eve’s Elements Marketa’s Creations Royals Restaurant Historic Site Fairfields Heritage Property Matthews Kennels Black Sheep Artisan Fallowfield Tree Farm Sandee’s Country Kitchen 100th Regiment Historical Saunders Farm Brown’s YIG Farm Boy (Stittsville) Society Built by Rowan Fin de Ville Minto Potter’s Key Scissors Hair Studio Bytown Museum Gaia Java Coffee Company Monkey Mud Pottery Sheila Cain-Sample Pen and Pencil Artist Calligraphy Society of Giant Tiger (Stittsville) My Thai Village Ottawa Glitzy Bubbles Shopper’s Drug Mart Myers Automotive Group (Stittsville) Canadian Golf & Country Goulbourn Township Myers Cadillac Club Historical Society Sobey’s (Stittsville) Napolis Cafe Canadian Museums Government of Canada Stittsville News Association Greco Fitness Studios Stittsville United Church Capital Services (Stittsville) Ontario by Bike Stittsville Village Association Carruthers Cakes & Candy Heads Up Barber Shop Ontario Genealogical Society, Ottawa Branch The Beckwitch CC’s Corner His & Hers Home Co. Osgoode Township Museum CDS Storage Systems Home Depot Kanata The Cheddar Stop Ottawa Humane Society City of Ottawa, Home Hardware (Richmond) The Cheshire Cat Pub Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Ottawa Museum Network Homeschool Heritage Fair The Glen Scottish Classy Carry-Alls , Restaurant and Pub Hurley’s Grill (Stittsville) Coldwell Banker Stittsville Branch IDA (Stittsville) The Hot Potato Company Contractors Rental Supply Ottawa Senators Inside Out Studio Barre The Yap & Yarn Group Cooligan Martial Arts Pet Valu (Stittsville) Jason’s Landscaping and Touch of Glass Pinhey’s Point Historic Site Council of Heritage Snowplowing Tracy Kerr Elements Organizations in Ottawa Jenny’s Nails and Spa Pottery Playhouse Photography Councillor Scott Moffatt Jo-Jo’s Pizzeria Pretty Pots Flower Shop Two Hammers Councillor Shad Qadri Kanata Theatre Province of Ontario, Vanier Museopark Crazy4Crafts Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport Kanata United Church Watson’s Mill Manotick Inc. Cumberland Heritage Redefined Wood Karter’s Korner Village Museum Richmond Agricultural Wild Woolly Luxury Soap Kavanagh Bookkeeping Society Department of Canadian WWI Canadian Amy Heritage King’s YIG Richmond Nursery Medical Corps (recreated)

10 2016 CONTRIBUTORS Heather Ablett Peter Holmes Jordyn Simpson Terry Ward Jennifer Adams Brenda Holtz Hailey Simpson Susan Watkins Sarah Allan Michelle Iseman Jim Stanzell June Wedd Elaine Argue Beatrice Iseman Julie Stewart Karen Weir Frank Argue Rosenblum Janet Sullivan Beth Weisskopf Devyn Barrie Adam Jamieson John Sweetnam Mackenzie Birdgenaw Kenneth Jones Phil Sweetnam Ian White Bram Blenk Daniel Joy-Clark Vaughan Tims Sandy White Kelsey Boggins-da Silva Sharon Kavanagh Bill Truscott Ross Wilson Connor Boudreau Donna Keays-Hockey Debra Turnbull Tina Woolford Nancy Boughner Mary Kerfoot Susan Brinkert Brianne Kerik Beth Burke Cynthia Kolanko Heather Champman Carol Leger Susan Clark-Dow Don Leger Mary Cooke Betty Liang Fran Cooper John Maguire Larry Cotton Gibson Massé Susan Courage Darrell McDonald Ken Cownley Carolyn McIlquham John Curry Harold McIlquham Nancy Dale Heather McIlquham Joan Darby Jim McIlquham Robin Derrick Shannon McIlquham Jana Dinelle Ann E. McJanet Janet Donaldson James McTavish Rick Donaldson Glendon Moore Richard Draffin James Neelin Hunter Duncan Iris Neville Bob Easy Zabi Noori Corrine Easy Catherine Normandin Jayden Easy Kaitlin Normandin Jacques Faille Ceileigh O’Connor Lily Fletcher Dan Pak Abbey Flockton Bill Patterson Ashley Fong Erin Poulton Barb Friesen Linda Preston Cydney Green Joshua Pye James Donald Green Alex Quesnel Lynn Griffiths Libbie Quesnel Mikie (Olga) Hebert Hélène Rivest Charles Hobbs Pat Roberts Keith Hobbs Alan Rushforth Theresa Holla Ben Schizkoske

11 HELPING US PRESERVE & SHARE GOULBOURN’S STORY 2016 MEMBERS & KITS’ CLUB Elaine Argue Les Hockey Pierre Poilievre Patrick Sullivan Frank Argue William Hoy Erin Poulton Beth Sweetnam Bram Blenk Edward Jones Linda Preston Phil Sweetnam Lynne Blenk Eliza Jones Karen Weir Hélène Rivest Barb Bottriell Emerson Jones Melinda Whitaker Pat Roberts Amber Bowditch Kenneth Jones Ian White Blanche Stanzell Callum Bowditch Sheila Jones Don Wilson Cory Bowditch Donna Keays-Hockey Jim Stanzell Margaret Wilson Ian Bowditch Mary Kerfoot Janet Sullivan Ross Wilson Susan Brinkert Brianne Kerik Beth Burke Cynthia Kolanko Sheila Cain-Sample Paige Kolanko Ivy Canning Richard Kolanko Helen Cathcart Ryan Kolanko Susan Clark-Dow Eric Kramers Ken Cownley Janet Kramers John Curry Gord Long Nancy Dale John Maguire Allen Dobson, Barbara McCourt Janet Donaldson Gerry McCourt Marise Dubé Cheryl McCoy YEARLY MEMBERSHIPS: Ron Duffield Ann E. McJanet Logan Easy Alison Meftahi KITS’ CLUB $5.00 (ONE CHILD UNDER 18) Greg Enns Olivia Meftahi Keenan Enns Zachary Meftahi INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP $10.00 Marguerite Evans Heidi Mestrovic (ONE ADULT) Jacques Faille Melita Mildon Jamie Flanders Muelle Moniot FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $20.00 Zoe Flanders Glendon Moore (TWO ADULTS AND CHILDREN UNDER 18) Jim Gillick Hilda Moore *Family membership includes up to four additional Kits’ Marjorie Gillick James Neelin Club memberships for children OR grandchildren. Keith Hobbs Virginia Notley Lillian Hobbs Casey Palmer OUR YEARLY MEMBERSHIPS RUN FOR A FULL YEAR, STARTING THE DAY WE RECEIVE YOUR Pauline Hobbs Jeff Palmer MEMBERSHIP FEE.

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