NEW HOURS BEGINNING AUGUST 10: Wednesdays & Fridays ONLY from 2-4pm until Friday, Sept. 2, 2022
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022
WHEN: Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays from 2 – 4pm WHERE: In the Living / Dining Rooms of the Duvall House at the Clayton McLain Memorial Museum COST: By donation
Duvall House
A donation of any amount is greatly appreciated. It all adds up and supports initiatives at the Museum. So, stop by for a coffee; bring a friend, and enjoy the old time ambiance of an earlier time.
When we say “volunteers power the museum,” we mean it. Yesterday’s ‘Spring Cleaning’ work bee is a really good example. One crew cleaned out and cleaned up the Transportation / Machinery shed while a second crew dusted and freshened up the Station House and Raymond’s Store.
To clean up the back of the shed, a few of the artifacts had to be moved out of the way.
13 people, some with trucks and trailers to haul garbage to the Transfer Station, others with buckets and dust cloths to tidy up displays, were on site for 2 – 3 hours to help ready the CMMM for its July 6 opening. There’s still some work to do but these are big items to have already checked off the list.
Many, many thanks to everyone who came out Saturday morning. You’ve lightened the load for us this year! This note from Angie, “A HUGE “Thank You” to all from me! I greatly appreciate it!” And, so does the Board.
Tania cleaning mini-blinds (slat by slat) & Terri at the cupboard.Finished with the shelves, Jean moves on to the wood stove.Debbie H. removing the artifacts, dusting the shelves, dusting the artifacts, replacing the artifacts. Repeat.Lyle A., Randy & Mel trying to decide… Angie & Colton investigating… something…
Missing from photos Lyle C., Lucille & Rick, Debbie M.
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.
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 Paziukat 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.
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.