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First, apologies for the late arrival of this newsletter, which was intended for distribution during  the third quarter of 2011, but is now going out in the last, as the year races to a close.  In this newsletter you will find news of our work on the restoration of old houses in McGregor, what is happening in terms of the Krans Nature Reserve,  our engagement with the youth of McGregor and the Museum.

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MUSEUM REPORT
Posted by Administrator (admin) on 10 Jan 2012
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                The books may be beyond saving, but none of them was particularly worthwhile.  The lace looked like black cobwebs, the silver looked as if a chimney-sweep had been admiring it and the pictures will need careful handling to avoid any water getting under the frames.  The same applies to the hanging display boards.  But, luckily, no material damage, and we have copies of the photographs on computer.  The labelling will all have to be re-done, along with the plastic sleeving in all the files and some of the laminations.

                This has stimulated a re-think about the Museum layout because originally we had just occupied existing space and shelving in the front office.  Now we are moving into the back office where we will have a dedicated area that we can design properly.  Tourism will be painting it and moving in the shelves when we've decided what to put where.  Any ideas on layout would be welcome.  Just give Helaine (298) or myself (306) a ring if you think you can make a contribution.

                So, "watch this space" takes on an extra meaning.

                The plants in the bath on the Tourism verandah seem to be holding their own as they are all hardy succulents, aloes etc.  It was a good compromise solution of getting the bath out of the way in the Museum but turning it into something useful. (The bath came from the attic of a house which was used as school residence at the end of the 1800s, and it would probably have taken three or four children at once!) Jimmy and Anne Binos filled the bottom with stones and sand, and Mike Kamstra finished it off with suitable soil and plants.  A son of the village, George Payne, became world famous for his collection of hardy South African plants, particularly Haworthias, so it is appropriate to have some on display.  Once the Museum is up and running again, there will be a photograph and description of which plant is which.  - Marilyn Poole

 

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