Part a Status Report on the Eldon House
04/29/2009 22:26 FAX ~002/010 PART A STATUS REPORT ON THE ELDON HOUSE 175m ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS A committee to plan and carry out the anniversary celebrations was formed and held its fim meeting on Thursday, April 9 at the Eldon House interpretive Centre. In attendance were Brian Meehan, Museum London Cydna Mercer, Museum London Carol Kehoe, Museum London Alan Cohen, London Heritage Council Charity Miskelly, London Heritage Council Don Menard, Planning, City of London Robin Armistead, Culture, City of London Maureen Spencer-Golovchenko,Mayofs OMce john Winston, Tourism London Cathy Luke, Historical Interpreter, Museum London Jane Morphew, Historical Interpreter, Museum London Nancy Johnson,Historical Interpreter, Museum London Tara Wittmann, Historical Interpreter, Museum London Regularly scheduled meetings will be held every three weeks beginning Thursday, May 7 and will take place at 4 pm at the Eldon House Interpretive Centre. ltems discussed at the meeting centred on ideas that could form a year-long celebration of the 175th anniversary of the Harris family moving into the house on September 29,1834 and the Soh anniversary of the House being gifted to the City on August 23,1960. The merits of a year-long celebration and how to market and sustain interest in Eldon House afterward through this celebration were also discussed. Funding of the various activities that would make up the celebrations was discussed and two initial sources were identified, namely the Department of Canadian Heritage program Building Communities through Arts and Heritage, as well as the City of London. Museum London and the London Heritage Council will work together to submit a grant application for $50,000 to the Building Communities through A& and Heritage program for its September deadline [funds to be used for 2010 activities).
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