Goulbourn Museum Annual Report 13 www.goulbournmuseum.ca Sharing the Story of Ottawa’s Oldest Military Settlement FROM THE CURATOR-MANAGER Although I have been working with the Goulbourn Museum for a number of years, 2013 marked the first full year in my current capacity. What a remarkable year it was. I am proud to say that thanks to our dedicated team, updated exhibitions and outstanding program and event lineup, we saw a 22% increase in onsite visitation and a 38% increase in program participation. We have been overwhelmed by your support – your significant attendance, artefact donations and financial contributions – and your engagement with us across various social media platforms. We met many noteworthy milestones in 2013. Thanks to Member support at our Annual General Meeting, we earned our Certificate of Continuance from Industry Canada to comply with new regulations. We received funding and recognition from the Federal government's 1812 Commemoration Fund to produce the exhibition 1812 and the 100th as well as the publication Goulbourn's Top 12 of 1812. Our inaugural Old Fashioned Christ- mas: Art and Craft Sale featured a variety of local artisans and drew over 400 visitors to our site. Because we believe everyone belongs at the Goulbourn Museum, we revised our opening hours to better meet your needs. Effective February 2013, we are open Wednes- day through Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and admission remains free of charge. Due to your generosity, we received nearly 130 artefact donations in 2013. That number includes an incredible 27 boxes containing over 40,000 artefacts from an archeological dig in Richmond. It also includes Colonel Burke's Military General Service Medal with a Châteauguay clasp, and the Clarence Evelyn Rielly military collection. We were thrilled to work with the community and fundraise to bring the Rielly collection to the Museum. Your contributions allowed us not only to purchase the collection in an online auction, but to properly care for the artefacts. We were fortunate to partner with several schools in 2013. Stephanie Miles from the Ap- plied Museum Studies program at Algonquin College completed her internship here; Ka- trina Mulholland from South Carleton High School completed her co-op placement with us; and, Emily Martorana from Sacred Heart High School won our design contest for high school students. Our team has strengthened through many changes over the past year. We welcomed Frank Argue and Glendon Moore to the Board of Directors, and hired Sarah Holla as a part time Curatorial Assistant. Three long serving Directors – Hilda Moore, Virginia Notley and Sheila Cain-Sample – retired from our Board as their terms were expiring and Kurt Johnson resigned from his position. Over 40 volunteers put in an incredible 3,143 hours of their time to assist with programs, events, fundraising, digitization projects, artefact cata- loguing, governance and planning efforts. I look forward to building on this momentum in the coming year. Kathryn Jamieson Curator-Manager, Goulbourn Museum 2 2013 SUCCESS STORIES TABLE OF CONTENTS Over 150 visitors attended Goulbourn Museum’s inaugural Family Day GOULBOURN MUSEUM celebration in 2013. One ANNUAL REPORT 2013 hundred balloons were handed out, 250 Timbits were devoured, 45 old- From the Curator-Manager 2 fashioned portraits were taken, dozens upon doz- ens of crafts were made 2013 Successes 3 and tons of prizes were won by eager kids who Mandate / Mission 3 successfully completed the I-Spy and treasure hunt games. Outreach, Programs 4 The Museum received funding from the 1812 Exhibits, Collections 5 Commemoration Fund in the amount of $8,000 for The Museum at Work 6 our War of 1812 Tribute. Thanks to this generous contribution — almost The Year in Review 7 double the amount re- ceived in 2012 — visitors enjoyed demonstrations Staff 8 by military re-enactors, calligraphers, spinners & weavers as well as live Board and Management 9 music and more. Partnerships 10 The community rallied behind the Museum and Contributors 11 raised the necessary funds to repatriate local war hero Clarence Evelyn Members 12 Rielly’s WWI and WWII medals. Rielly earned the rare RCAF Long Service and Good Conduct Medal of which only 487 MANDATE/MISSION were awarded. His col- lection will be featured in an exhibition in 2014. The Goulbourn Museum will disseminate the material and oral The Museum’s inaugural Old-Fashioned Christmas: history of Goulbourn Township by Art & Craft Sale was a collecting, preserving, displaying and wonderful success. More interpreting local artefacts. The than 400 visitors shopped in our vendor tent, we Museum will offer a range of snapped over 70 vintage educational programs to increase the photos with Santa, and public’s understanding and enjoyment more than 60 children penned letters to Old St. of local history. A History Centre is Nick with expert help from open for genealogical and local history the Calligraphy Society of research. Ottawa. 3 OUTREACH, PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS: ENGAGEMENT FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES CURIOUS KIDS COME ALIVE CAMP CURATOR At Goulbourn Museum’s innovative March Break program, children aged 6-11 learned how to handle artefacts, create their own exhibits and even conduct an archeologi- cal dig. The week long camp included a behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum’s arte- fact collection and visits from special guests. “Camp Curator was by far the best camp experience Jayden has ever had,” says Stitts- ville parent Corrine Easy. “She was absolutely thrilled with her exhibit, new archeological dig training and the prestige that came with wearing a lab coat each day.” WEARING MANY HATS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S CLUB OF OTTAWA To celebrate Thanksgiving, the Museum was invited by the International Women’s Club of Ottawa to speak about the origins of the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday. Dressed in our finest skirts and hats from 1910, we invited the group of dignitaries, ambassador’s wives and international women to try on a period costume themselves while we presented a history of hats with examples from the Museum’s artefact collection. 4 EXHIBITS, COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH PRESERVING OUR PAST WHAT’S NEW GOULBOURN MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS Goulbourn Museum launched the bilingual 1812 & the 100th exhibition and, in conjunction, published Goulbourn’s Top 12 of 1812. The Museum also offered fresh exhibits in its Community Cabinet featuring the Ottawa-based cloth doll club All Dolled Up, and Calligraphy Society of Ottawa, as well as a display on the history of Halloween, and a junior curator exhibit. MUSEUM ENTRUSTED RICHMOND DIG ARTEFACTS DONATED Colonel Burke’s Medal 27 Boxes A piece of military history The number that was once pinned of artefacts in to the chest of one of Goulbourn Goulbourn’s War of 1812 Museum’s heroes was donated to collection Goulbourn Museum in increased 2013. dramatically after Anthropolo- gist Paul Thibaudeau, PhD, After being passed down from generation to donated 27 boxes containing generation for 160 years, the family of Colonel over 40,000 artefacts collected George Thew Burke has entrusted the Museum from a recent archaeological dig in Rich- with his silver military medal. Burke’s medal mond. The items date back to the mid-19th was incorporated into to the Museum’s 100th and early 20th century and include everything Regiment of Foot exhibition. from shards of ceramic to coins and a pistol. 5 128 ARTEFACTS DONATED 99.5 FEET OF ARCHIVAL MATERIALS 3,143 VOLUNTEER HOURS 22 % INCREASE IN ONSITE VISITATION 52 % MUSEUM MORE PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS & LECTURES ARTEFACTS 11,955 TOTAL MUSEUM PARTICIPANTS 53% 1,992 INCREASE IN WEBSITE HITS MUSEUM VISITORS 43% 9,426 INCREASE IN FACEBOOK PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FANS 55 15% WORKSHOPS INCREASE IN TWITTER & LECTURES FOLLOWERS 7 40% PROMOTIONAL OUTREACH INCREASE IN BLOG PAGE EVENTS VIEWS 10 55% TEMPORARY EXHIBITS INCREASE IN PINTEREST FOLLOWERS 8 SPECIAL EVENTS 16 PUBLICATIONS 735 SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES 15 COMMUNITY PARTNERS 6 A YEAR IN REVIEW JANUARY • Sparks Group Program • Keys to the City • Staging Successful Museum • Finishing Touch (Jan-March) • Perils & Petticoats Mayor’s Exhibit Events Workshop Exhibit Lecture • Inquiring Minds Workshop • Canada & the Great War • G’Day Goulbourn • Applied Museum Studies • Evening of Appreciation Display, Ottawa Archives P.A. Day Event College presentation • Mansion Mayhem • Shipwrecks & Sorrows • Stittsville Walking Tour AUGUST Children’s Workshop Lecture • Goulbourn Museum AGM • Exceptional Women (1812) Exhibit, Stittsville Library FEBRUARY NOVEMBER MAY (Aug-Sept.) • Women’s Roles (1812) • Goulbourn at War • Exceptional Women (1812) Lecture • Colonel By Day Display Exhibit, Ottawa Public Lectures • Family Day Event Bytown Museum Library, Stittsville Branch • Cleaning the Capital • Heritage Day Display • Two Seniors Presentations • The Write Stuff Calligraphy City Hall • Museum Banner Unveiling Olde Forge Exhibit (Nov-Dec) City Hall • Richmond Soldiers/Settlers • Farmer’s Market • Seniors Presentation Lecture • Preserving our Past Exhibit, OMN Creekside Gardens West Ottawa Community Resource Centre MARCH • Art & Authors in the Park • Farewell Lunch & Historic Tour of Fairfields • Women’s Roles (1812) JUNE DECEMBER Lecture • OMN Video Shoot • Doors Open Ottawa • Old-Fashioned Christmas • Girl Guides Program Art & Craft Sale • All Dolled Up (June-Aug) SEPTEMBER • March Break Camp Exhibit • Stittsville Villagefest • Brownies Group Program • Kid Curators (March-May) • War of 1812 Tribute Display & Program Exhibit • Co-op Presentation • 1812 & the 100th South Carleton