Category: Museum

Events, Museum

1. The Mystery Quilt

Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

On Sunday, July 17 the museum hosted “Quilt Walk”, an indoor / outdoor exhibit that included heritage quilts from the CMMM collections and more recent items created by local crafters. For those of you who weren’t able to attend, we’d like to show you, over the next week or so, the beautiful handiwork we had on display.

From Marilyn Ramsay:

These hand embroidered / flour sacking squares were started in 1944, believed as a community gift for Anne (Ruth Ramsay’s sister) and Alex Baumgartner. Why it was never finished is a mystery but 5 years ago, some 65 years after it was started, my sister Rhea Lavoie of Prince Albert finished it.

mystery quilt
Submitted by Marilyn Ramsay

If you can help Marilyn figure out the reason why the squares were started and collected, but the quilt not assembled or finished, please email the Museum at cmmmcutknife@gmail.com, or contact Marilyn directly.

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Immediate Opening: Part-Time

Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

HIRING MUSEUM WORKER FOR WEEKENDS JULY & AUGUST

Duties include:

  • Giving Tours with the aid of Tour Guide scripts
  • Cleaning Exhibit Buildings & Displays
  • Assisting with Grounds Keeping
  • Other tasks as assigned by the Museum Administrator or Board of Directors

Hours: Saturday & Sundays 9am – 5pm
Wages: $14 / hour

All welcome to apply! Applicants do not need to be within a certain age group, or returning to an educational program in the fall.

Interested? Please contact a Board Member or email your resume to cmmmcutknife@gmail.com.

Events, Museum, Summer

Event Reminder: Quilt Walk

Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

THE COFFEE POT WILL BE ON

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 hosting a Quilt Walk the afternoon of Sunday, July 17, weather permitting. Quilts and quilted items will be on display in select heritage buildings and on the grounds along the walking path at Tomahawk Park.

sample quilt blocks
Quilt Blocks

VISITOR INFO

Event: Afternoon of Sunday, July 17, weather permitting
Museum Hours: 10am – 4pm
Museum Admission: $5 / individual; $10 / Family
Coffee at the Duvall House: By donation

CALL FOR QUILTERS

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.

~ Debbie M.

Museum

What’s Happening Here?

Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

In 2020, a foundation wall on the Ovenstown building washed out due to record-setting rains. The building was subsequently demolished. Utilities to the site were relocated to the opposite side of the road, and some rough landscaping was done to make the area serviceable for the 2021 season. This year, we’re now able to complete the clean-up of the former Ovenstown site and make a few additional improvements on the grounds.

loads of top soil on the former ovenstown site
A few loads of top soil sitting on the former Ovenstown site

Five loads of top soil were delivered to the Museum on Thursday, June 30. We are sending our sincere thanks and appreciation to these generous community members: Rick Bullerwell and Veikle Agro Inc. for the soil; the R.M of Cut Knife for trucking it in, and the Town of Cut Knife for spreading it for us.

The soil will be used to finish up the Ovenstown site, top up the trenching, fill up some low spots, and add some good soil for flowers around the Duvall House. The Museum is going to shine!

topsoil and low spots to fill
One of the low-lying spots needing fill

~ Debbie M.