2015 2016 Annual Report Section of exterior wall from a house that formerly stood near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, saved from demolition in the 1990s. (Courtesy of Ian Wishart) “Nice Women Don’t Want the Vote” One hundred years ago, Manitoba became the first Wishart, who lived across the road from the residents province to pass legislation that enshrined women's of this home, the woman living there painted “VOTE right to vote and hold elected office. Winning the FOR WOMEN” on the side of her house so it could vote was not an easy battle. The “Nice Women Don’t be seen from the road. When her husband arrived Want the Vote” exhibit, developed by the Manitoba home after work, he painted “NO” above this sign. Museum and now touring Canada, details the causes, The wall section was saved from demolition in the the contradictions, and the people involved in the 1990s by Ian Wishart, grandson of Charles Wishart, suffrage movement in our province. who loaned it to the Museum. The provocative phrase, “Nice Women Don’t Want The exhibit also explains why some Canadians, like the Vote,” was uttered by Manitoba’s Premier, Sir First Nations, were not given the right to vote in Rodmond Roblin during a heated exchange with federal elections until 1960, and why some people Nellie McClung. It was chosen as the title for the even had their voting rights removed for a time. The exhibit and emphasizes the fact that suffragists fragile nature of democracy is a reminder that a vote wanted real power in order to change society. is a form of individual power that needs to be used and protected. The Manitoba Museum hopes that The tension created by this movement is depicted the “Nice Women Don’t Want the Vote” exhibit will in the image above – a section of exterior wall from provide an opportunity for Canadians to deepen their a house that formerly stood just north of Portage knowledge of voting and women’s rights. la Prairie, Manitoba. According to the late Charles Cover: Mae Irene Whyte (1885-1962) dressed as a man to attend a “burlesque” at the first Calgary Stampede, which she attended with her brother in 1912. (Courtesy of Marion Kaffka) Clockwise from bottom left: Dr. Mary Crawford, Winona Flett Dixon, Lillian Beynon Thomas, and Mrs. Amelia Burritt representing the Political Equality League with the almost 45,000-name suffrage petition presented at the Legislative Building on December 11, 1915. (Courtesy of Archives of Manitoba) Table of Contents Awards, Appointments and Retirements 2 Research 17 Manitoba Museum Governance 4 Volunteers 20 Manitoba Museum Staff 5 Community Partners 22 Manitoba Museum Leadership Message 6 Annual Giving 26 Capital Renewal Vision 7 Membership 28 Exhibits 8 The Manitoba Museum Foundation Inc. 29 Programs and Interpretation 11 Auditors’ Report 30 Collections 13 Financial Statements 31 Publications and Presentations 16 2015–2016 Annual Report 1 Awards, Appointments and Retirements AWARDS Partnership Award – Manitoba Treasurer, Friends of Dalnavert Service Excellence Awards and Ernest Museum Anya Moodie-Foster, Thompson Seton Medal awarded to Program Developer Lecturer, Department of Theatre and The Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas, Film Studies/Professional, Applied and CASCade Award for Outstanding represented by Museum staff, Project or Program Leadership, Continuing Education, University Dr. Randall Mooi – Steering and of Winnipeg Canadian Association of Science Technical Committees, Regional Centres for WRAPPED! The Coordinator Heather Laser, Mummy of Pesed and ongoing ancient Director of Philanthropy Egyptian-themed legacy programs. Secretary, Friends of Dalnavert APPOINTMENTS Doreen Romanow, 45-year Volunteer Museum, Board of Directors Honourable Mention, Volunteer of the Dr. Lana Adeleye-Olusae, Claudette Leclerc, Year, Canadian Museums Association Director of Human Resources Chief Executive Officer Re-certification Audit Committee Dr. Roland Sawatzky, Fellow, Canadian Museums Member, Human Resource Association Curator of History Management Association of Manitoba Association for Manitoba Archives – Board of Directors, Winnipeg Manitoba Day Award for his research Jaya Beange, Senior Exhibit Designer Chamber of Commerce work with Dr. Leah Morton for the Programming Committee, Mentoring Artists for Women in Art (MAWA) Creative Leadership Council, “Nice Women Don't Want the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Vote” exhibit. Kevin Brownlee, Curator of Archaeology Board of Directors, Manitobans Dr. E. Leigh Syms, C.M., for the Arts Curator Emeritus; Kevin Brownlee, Lecturer, Archaeological Institute of Curator of Archaeology America’s Guest Lecture Program Appointed Member, Premier’s Public Communications Award, Ashleigh Czyrnyj, Membership Economic Advisory Council – Canadian Archaeological Association and Development Coordinator Arts & Culture Task Group – Writer/Producer Category for the Parklands Regional Councillor, Committee Member, Manitoba book, Stories of the Old Ones from Association of Manitoba Museums Chambers of Commerce – the Lee River, Southeastern Manitoba: Amelia Fay, Curator of the Hudson’s Tourism Council The Owl Inini, Carver Inini and Bay Company Museum Collection Committee Member, Downtown Dancer Ikwe. Member, Centre for Rupert’s Land Winnipeg BIZ – Main Street Dr. E. Leigh Syms, C.M., Studies Advisory Council Advisory Committee Curator Emeritus Second Vice-President, Governance Committee, Dalnavert Member of the Order of Canada Manitoba Archaeological Society Museum & Visitor Centre Awarded for his contributions to preserving Aboriginal artifacts and for Debra Fehr, Director of Marketing, Dr. Maureen Matthews, his efforts to advance public awareness Sales and Programs Curator of Ethnology of archaeology in Manitoba. Committee Member, Culture on Adjunct Professor, Department of Every Corner Anthropology, University of Manitoba We Are All Treaty People and Committee Member, Culture Getty Fellow and Consulting Scholar, The Berens Family Collection Days Manitoba Center for Native American and Award of Outstanding Achievement, Adèle Hempel, Director of Research, Indigenous Research, American Exhibitions – Cultural Heritage Collections and Exhibits Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA (for museums with annual operating Committee Member, budgets over $1M), Canadian Virtual Museums of Canada Museums Association. Advisory Committee, Distinguished Service Award – Canadian Museum of History Heritage Winnipeg – to the Friends Director at Large, of Dalnavert Museum, represented Board, Alliance of Natural History by Manitoba Museum staff Adèle Museums of Canada Hempel, Interim Chair; Heather Museum Partner Representative, Laser, Secretary; Claudette Leclerc, National Research Centre for Truth community volunteer, among others. and Reconciliation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Dr. E. Leigh Syms, Curator Emeritus, receiving the Order of Canada from His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada 2 Manitoba Museum Dr. Randall Mooi, Dr. Roland Sawatzky, Curator of Zoology Curator of History Adjunct Professor, Department of Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Anthropology, University of Winnipeg Manitoba Board of Directors, Mennonite Member, Editorial Board, American Heritage Village Society of Ichthyologists and Jody Tresoor, Herpetologists Communications Specialist Member, Steering and Technical Treasurer, Association of Manitoba Committees for the Manitoba Museums Breeding Bird Atlas Project, Regional Dr. Graham Young, Coordinator for the Northern Curator of Geology/Paleontology Interlake Region Research Associate, Royal Ontario Brian Lenius, IT Systems Administrator Kathy Nanowin, Manager of Museum Collections and Conservation Adjunct Professor, University Manitoba Regional Representative, of Manitoba Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property Vice President, Geological Association of Canada Dr. Diana Bizecki Robson, Curator of Botany Member, Ecological Reserves Advisory Committee President, Manitoba Association of Plant Biologists RETIREMENTS Kathy Nanowin, Manager, Collections and Conservation Brian Lenius, IT Systems Administrator Brian commenced his employment at the Manitoba Museum in 1985 working in a variety of roles including Assistant Curator of Archaeology and Collections System Analyst. In 2003, he assumed the role of IT Systems Administrator where he served until his retirement. As a one-person department responsible for all IT operations, Brian was indispensible and was always available when needed. Over his tenure, he served the Museum well. Kathy Nanowin, Manager, Collections and Conservation Providing 25 years of service to the Manitoba Museum, Kathy started out as Conservation Technician in February 1991. Kathy served over the years as Assistant Conservator, Union President, Social Committee Member and finally as Manager, Collections and Conservation. Kathy is a fearless conservator, who Gary Peak, Museum Animator, centre, with fellow animators enjoyed climbing the Nonsuch rigging for its regular cleaning and maintenance, Robert Gendron and Sarah Ferrari and knows every nook and cranny of the Museum. Gary Peak, Museum Animator Gary is a master teacher and added so much to the Museum’s program offerings during his ten years as Museum Animator. Gary was a pleasure to work with and especially enjoyed delivering the Explore the North program. He will be sorely missed. Betsy Thorsteinson, Diorama Artist Betsy’s 43-year-long career as a Diorama Artist started in 1972