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2016 As the beauty of our and Inclusion initiatives. meeting in the New Year autumn unfolds in the We will also speak about will focus on connecting reds, golds, greens, and Nominations for our next to the Newcomers to burgundies, the winds years’ Board as there our country. If you have blow and lay a carpet of are 5 positions that will any questions in these multicolored leaves. A be up for election. If you particular areas, our MAS sight to behold and not feel you have a special staff will answer your unlike our new plans for skill set to offer or even queries or guide you to a Diversity and Inclusion if you have an interest in reliable source. for our joining a committee, just Museums. Hopefully all to get a feel for board The Board will also that amazing performance work, we would be happy be focusing on our is reflected in our Culture to discuss your queries. Ownership Linkage, Days activities which Also, you may contact Succession planning, have come and gone for MAS and speak to the Diversity and ensuring our another year. MAS Board staff members to add ends statements reflect of Directors believes that your name as a potential cultural diversity, as well many museums were nominee. We are always as Board self-evaluation. able to participate in some looking towards the future. In the Diversity Plan, we fashion and with great are including training success. Our goal is to The focus for the Board sessions to build the continue to communicate this year, as you may Board’s knowledge with the other cultures have already surmised is base enabling us to in our communities and Diversity and Inclusion. set the direction for the include them in our At every second Board Association. As you see organizations. meeting we incorporate a we have already started professional development with the First Nations I would also like to extend component. At our last educational session. a warm welcome to Board meeting, the Corinne Daelick of the staff of MAS and the In September, our Western Development Board came together to Executive Director Wendy Museum, Darlene understand more about Fitch, Teresa Carlson, Brown of the First Nations history and Powerhouse Museum, culture across and Merissa Scarlett of but mainly focusing on The Museums Association of Saskatchewan’s Board & Staff the Sask. Science Centre, Saskatchewan. A few tips Quarterly Report is published in who have all joined our were also given in how to July, October and January. The Annual Report Board of Directors this approach and deal with is issued in May.

Board & Staff year. First Nations Peoples For more information, please with respect to their contact us at:

Quarterly Report Through the month cultures. Regarding the Museums Association of of October, the Board Truth and Reconciliation Saskatchewan members have chosen to Papers, articles 67 to 424 McDonald Street attend at least one network 70 which specifically Regina, SK S4N 6E1 MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION OF SASKATCHEWAN ASSOCIATION MUSEUMS 1-866-568-7386 meeting each, again refer to Museums and www.saskmuseums.org this year. We will bring Archives. Of course, greetings from the Board, there are other areas in as well as a bit more on the papers that can be the Association’s Diversity linked to museums. Our Board Report Staff Report

Vice-President and myself paid a On behalf of the Board, I would Office Report fruitful visit to Kevin Waugh’s office like to extend sincere wishes for a to discuss the House of Commons wonderful Christmas season, and Board of Standing Committee for Canadian the very best to you in the upcoming The most powerful words in English Networks Heritage who are currently year. Directors are ‘Tell me a story,’ words that are conducting a study of small intimately related to the complexity The Networks will be holding their Staff museums. MP Waugh represents Sincerely, of history, the origins of language, the fall meetings during October with President continuity of the species, the taproot of the Saskatoon Grasswood MAS staff and Board members Wendy Fitch Yvonne Hotzak, our humanity, our singularity, and art riding and is a member of the Yvonne Hotzak attending the meetings. As well, a Executive Director Committee. We had a very good President, Board of Directors Fort Pelly Livingstone itself. – Pat Conroy representative from SaskCulture discussion about the issues facing Museum, Pelly will attend the meetings to give a Brenda Herman Saskatchewan’s small museums presentation on the new application Director of Finance and look forward to the completion Vice President Well, we’re gearing up for the busy form and online application process of their study. Teresa Carlson, fall season in the MAS office with for the Museum Grant Program. Eleanor Radbourne Diefenbaker Canada courses, workshops and Network Dates for the Spring meetings Administration Assistant meetings. Read on and see some of will be announced in E-Phemera Centre, Saskatoon Dan Holbrow the things we were doing between as those dates grow closer. The Past President July1st and October 1st. Network Knowledge Exchange Program Director Robert Hubick, Regina session at the spring meetings Kathleen Watkin Directors will be on the Collections Self- Museums Advisor Community Leadership Assessment workbook. If you want Chad Debert, to be a part of a Network or want Emma Morris Government House, to know more about the program SaskCulture Community Engagement Regina contact the Emma Morris at 306- Coordinator 780-9451 or communications@ Wendy Fitch, Executive Director Stephanie Kaduck, saskmuseums.org. Swift Current Museum, and Kathleen Watkin, Museums Swift Current Advisor attended a September Exploring Boundaries and Building 1st meeting with SaskCulture staff Capacity Development Bridges which explored the Carol Prentice, to discuss the changes to the similarities and the differences Deep South Pioneer Museum Grant Program. This was between museums and galleries. Courses and Workshops Museum, Ogema a very productive meeting and we were pleased with the changes that Advisory Dr. Evelyn Siegfried, have been made to the application A series of three two-day Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshops were Dr. Evelyn Siegfried, Carol Prentice, Stephanie Kaduk, Robert Hubick, Royal Saskatchewan questions and feel the online The Museums Advisor was kept offered in Indian Head, Swift Current Corrine Daelick, Yvonne Hotzak, Merissa Scarlett, Teresa Carlson, process will be of great benefit to busy during this quarter. In addition Museum, Regina and at . Darlene Brown applicants. to fielding questions via email and Dale Jarvis, Intangible Cultural Darlene Brown, telephone Kathleen made her first Heritage Development Officer Kamsack Powerhouse Saskatchewan Eco-Museum advisory visit to Oxbow. Initiative for the Heritage Foundation of Museum, Kamsack Newfoundland and Labrador and Resource Library Corinne Daelick, MAS continues to participate Kristin Catherwood, Intangible Conference 2017 Cultural Heritage Development WDM Curatorial in the provincial Eco-Museum New books are always being Officer for Heritage Saskatchewan Centre, Saskatoon Initiative with the ED a member of added to the Resource Library. We the steering committee along with co-facilitated the workshops. Mark your calendars for the 2017 MAS Mini-Conference & are working to make the website Merissa Scarlett. representatives of Heritage Canada more searchable, however, in the In addition we offered a one day Annual General Meeting to be held in Regina on May 26th. Sask. Science Centre, – The National Trust, SaskCulture, meantime, please give us a call if symposium ‘Museum’ vs ‘Gallery’: Regina Heritage Saskatchewan and the you cannot find the resource that Royal Saskatchewan Museum. you are looking for on the members

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Collective Voice • Imagine Canada Information only section MAS website. We are In addition, we have two types of For more information about Session – Wendy Education Calendar Highlights also open to suggestions if you Oral History kits available for loan SaskCollections contact Kathleen The ED along with the President Special Topic Courses: think a book should be added to our through the Resource Library. One Watkin 306-780-9266 or advisor@ • SaskCulture MGP workshop – Yvonne Hotzak and V-P Teresa collection. contains both audio and video saskmuseums.org Weyburn – Dan, Emma, Kathleen Symposium - “Museum and Carlson met with MP Kevin Waugh – recording equipment while the Gallery: Exploring Boundaries member of the House of Commons Also operating within the Resource other contains only audio recording For upcoming Professional • Government House 125 and Building Bridges,” September Standing Committee on Canadian Library is the Environmental equipment. Please call us if you Development and training activities Anniversary ‘At Home’ – Wendy 23 at the Moose Jaw Museum Monitoring Equipment program. would like to borrow one of the kits. check the Education Calendar Heritage. The Standing Committee and Art Gallery. It featured has undertaken to study small Four pieces of equipment are which was mailed to all MAS • Main Street Program new presentations from a range of museums in Canada. As MAS is museum, gallery, and science available for borrowing by SaskCollections - Collections Institutional members. Alternatively member announcement - Emma centre professionals from around members to monitor and record the Management Initiative you can find it on our website: www. unable to travel to Ottawa to testify before the Committee we asked the province. conditions in which their collections saskmuseums.org In addition to the above, E-Phemera to speak with Mr. Waugh on the live - aspects that can be monitored Phase two of the project is beginning was sent out as scheduled, and the current situation in Saskatchewan Intangible Cultural Heritage include Relative Humidity, with the addition of approximately website and Facebook pages were Workshops, September 19-20 and present recommendations for Temperature, UV, and Visible Light. 5 members to the user group. A updated regularly. at the Indian Head Heritage Please give us a call if you would meeting of the initial pilot users has the Committee’s consideration. For Club, 22-23 at the Swift like to use them. been planned for later this fall. more information contact Wendy Current Museum, and 26-27 Fitch at 307-780-9280 or wendy. Operations at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. [email protected] Newfoundland’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Development Events Staffing Officer Dale Jarvis, together Staff continue to develop risk with Heritage Saskatchewan’s ICH Development Officer Kristin MAS staff attended the following management policies and events during this quarter: Catherwood facilitated these procedures. Operational planning courses. has also begun for the next three- • Saskatchewan Digital Alliance – year cycle in line with the MAS Dan strategic plan. Social Media Stats: • Dysart Museum Annual Ladies Staff went on an excursion on the Tea – Wendy Southern Prairie Railway out of Twitter Followers 1,176 Ogema in August. We had a run • White Butte Eco-museum in with ‘Bonnie & Clyde,’ a lovely steering comm. – Wendy & Italian meal and enjoyed a beautiful Facebook ‘likes’ 542 Kathleen prairie sunset. Instagram Followers 51 • Retirement celebration for Delores Cutler (Rusty Relics Museum) – Wendy

• Canadian Association of Conservator’s conference Planning meetings – Kathleen

Toll-Free: 1-866-568-7386 Canadian Patrimoine Heritage canadien E-mail: [email protected] Mail: 424 McDonald Street Eleanor Radbourne, Brenda Herman, Wendy Fitch, Kathleen Watkin, Emma Morris, Dan Holbrow Regina, SK S4N 6E1

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