Bringing Our History, Art and Culture to Life

Wilma Kenny | Feb 12, 2020

South Frontenac Museum Society’s AGM at the museum in Hartington was well attended last Tuesday.

Chair John McDougall began by drawing attention to pictures of two life members, Barb Stewart and Ken Brown and spoke in remembrance of Ron Paul, a member who passed away recently, saying that the bright, attractive museum hall owed a great deal to Paul’s painstaking restoration work.

Highlight of the meeting was guest speaker Rob Wood’s review of the new Strategic Plan he coordinated with help from museum members and community representatives. This plan will guide the organization’s focus and activities over the next three years, as it becomes a place that is fascinating to visitors and local residents, both children and adults.

When it opens for the season in April, the museum will continue to feature Doug Lovegrove’s detailed WW1 display about the 146th battalion and the men and women who served at home and overseas from this area. (Have you ever heard of the Farmerettes? Your grandmother may even have been one: perhaps you can add to their story. Come and find out more!) There will also be sections on farming and tools, an overview of local history (indigenous peoples, settlement, mining, forestry, growth of villages, etc), a kitchen feature, and a children’s exhibit. They’re currently looking for children’s toys from the 1900-1940 era, either as loans or donations. For further information, check the museum website at southfrontenacmuseum.ca.

Also, watch for a Treasures from the Attic event being planned for this spring, sponsored by the SFMS.