Author: Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

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Call for Quilts from Cut Knife Area

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UPDATE: Quilters: Drop off quilts and quilted items at the Duvall House on the Museum grounds between 9 – 11am. Pick-up between 4-4:30pm. Please label all quilts with name of owner and phone number. Thank you!

The Clayton McLain Memorial Museum will be working with Terri Paziuk to host a Quilt Walk on the grounds and along the walking path to the Tomahawk. We have tentatively scheduled the event for Sunday, July 17, 2022, weather permitting.

friends of tomahawk park
Along the Walking Path

Quilts will need to be labelled with the owner’s name and phone number and the maker’s name, if not the same as the owner’s. Also, if you know the year the quilt was made, please include that on the label.

If you’d like to share your quilt or quilted items with Museum visitors for an afternoon, please text Terri Paziuk at 306-398-7634 OR email the Museum at cmmmcutknife@gmail.com to arrange for drop off of your items in advance of the event.

The Museum will be opening for the season on Wednesday, July 6. Hours will be Wednesday through Sunday, from 10am – 4pm.

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Call for Spring Cleaners!

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– – VOLUNTEERS WANTED – –

spring cleaning

We’re spring cleaning and WE NEED YOU to help us brush away the last of the cobwebs. Angie Garon, Curatorial Assistant, has been back at work for a couple of weeks and has zipped through much on the To-do List. However, we could sure use some help with the final push through Raymond’s Store and the Station.

If you have a couple of hours this Saturday morning to help Angie and me dust and wash, and sweep and mop, you would be warmly welcomed and very much appreciated. Here are the details:

WHEN: Saturday, June 25 at 10am at the Museum
WHAT TO BRING: A bucket, a dry dust cloth, a cloth for washing (possibly dishes, possibly counters, maybe even windows…) AND a friend!

If you can make it for any amount of time at all, please R.S.V.P. so we can be totally organized and prepared to tackle the remaining chores.

~ Debbie M.

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Youth Advisory Council 2022-2023

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LIBRARY & ARCHIVES CANADA RECRUITING ACROSS CANADA!

youth advisory council recruitment

“You’re dynamic, creative, aged 16 to 25 from across the country, and eager to contribute by providing fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to prove that old stuff from our collection is cool? We’ve got the perfect thing for you: join our 2022-2023 Youth Advisory Council (YAC)!

This year is special, as members will be paid to help us transform our services to the public. Through virtual meetings held on a monthly basis, YAC members will develop tangible recommendations on our communications, programming and services, co- develop 1-2 pilot projects with our staff, and maybe more!

No need to have a background in the history, library or archival fields to apply. We’re looking to create a council made up of young Canadians from diverse backgrounds and life experiences who aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo.

Visit bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/youth to learn more about the YAC, eligibility criteria and to apply. You’ve got until June 26, 2022 to do so.

Any questions? Contact jeunesse-youth@bac-lac.gc.ca.”

To print the bilingual recruitment poster, click here.

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Opal Margot’s Bequest

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Recently, the Clayton McLain Memorial Museum and Archives was the surprise recipient of a bequest of $5,000 from the Estate of Opal Margot. The Board of Trustees is so very grateful she thought that highly of the Museum to want to support it in this way. It will take some serious discussions to decide the use for which this gift will best be utilized.

Opal Margot

Opal Margot arrived in Cut Knife in 1942 to begin work at the Hospital, fresh from training in Regina. She spent a few years at the Salt Spring Island Hospital during the War but returned to Cut Knife in 1946 to marry Lou Margot. They spent their married life operating a succession of stores, from a general store to a self-serve store of dry goods and groceries, and later a variety store. After Lou died, Opal worked as a Visiting Homemaker with the Hiway 40 Homemaker Service. She passed away on April 11, 2021 at 101 years.

In spite of all the ups and downs I have always found the people of Cut Knife the greatest and if home is where the heart is – then Cut Knife is surely home to me and I am proud to be a part of the community that my husband and his brothers and sisters and parents have played such a vital role in developing.

Opal Margot, Where the Cut Knife Waters Flow, vol. 1, 1980

Over the years, many, many individuals and families have also decided that the Clayton McLain Memorial Museum is worth supporting financially. It’s worth the price of their admission, the purchase of a raffle ticket or a coffee and slice of pie, or the donation of their hard-earned dollars. We are very thankful that so many with a connection to the Cut Knife area recognize the value of having a Museum and Archives in their community and want to keep one here.

~ Debbie M.