Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 9, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba Tok Milan to 0dhd6k Otto Rob Obj s vision preserves la rivieras history captured in detail in museum by Andy Becq Winnipeg free press la Fame Fri Bill Walter aft is a Man with during the last 35 years he has collected Pioneer artefacts used by the families who have tilled the Fertile land Here for More than a visitors offer Wallcraft for the Cherrywood desk he bought for at a country but nothing in his Archibald historical museum is for opened a decade the museum sprang from Wal crafts desire to preserve the local Pioneer retired Fanner i never did think of having a Muse the 79yearold retired Farmer said during an interview yesterday at the which is on his 160 Kilometres Southwest of we just thought if somebody Doest Start keeping and collecting this stuff in the area there int going to be anything for the next generation to were just collecting it we got a kick out of he Wallcraft grandson of William who homesteaded near the museum site More than a Century ago said Many of the articles in the collection were once unwanted items sold for a song at farm auctions Over the now Only a millionaire could afford to Purchase the collect Wal crafts efforts to pre serve and display the artefacts of the Pioneer families have never earned him a Cash often i Tell people in order to have a museum you have to be a he despite an annual Grant from the operating the museum set six Kilometres North Down a roller coaster gravel Road from Highway 3 puts Wallcraft out hundreds of Dol Lars every foreign visitors in doing it because it was some thing for me to do when i quit he adding he enjoys meeting the 500 to some from who turn at the weather worn sign on the Highway to see the Wal crafts dream was to refurbish the historic buildings he moved to his property so they looked As close As possible to the Way they looked a Century my intention was to have it in a proper As if somebody actually lived he More than articles Are on Dis encompassing everything from photographs and paintings of Pioneer families to the steel door from the la Riviere of particular interest is a Han built log building which was once the Home of Nellie a noted Canadian author and women rights in then boarded with the Honsberg family near the museum while she taught at Hazel in her Book Clearing of the Mcclung described How the House was and Wallcraft has attempted to decorate it a larger House moved to the museum property is the former Home of Wilson and family and is furnished with things common to the Era of each room in the House is carefully decorated with artefacts from the Wallcraft has attached a tag explaining the purpose of some and others have been carefully labelled with the names of original owners to preserve local the barn on the property has been converted into a three Storey heaven for Knickknacks the main floor is largely committed to displaying dating Back to on the second artefacts from around the area have been brought together and a composite Turno the Century store and Post office have been Knickknacks the rest of the barn is Given Over to displaying such things As cast Iron old desks from the Hazel the Organ and pulpit from Archibald a spinning working and in Dian v old farm wagons and farm implements Are on the museum is open daily during the summer and Wallcraft and two sum Mer students provide guided admission is for adults and 50 cents for on Cool Wallcraft lights the Wood stoves in the houses to make them comfortable for we had visits from the museum of Man and he they were quite critical of what we were we were supposed to have stuff fastened Down and roped but Wallcraft said that by guiding visitors through tote very Little has been we guide the groups through partly because we feel they get More out of it if Treyve got somebody to Tell them what it is used the future the Wallcraft family has formed a corporation to keep the museum intact Ana out of government we mean keeping it in the we mean Wallcraft Bill Wallcraft stands in his museum amid artefacts he has collected during the last 35 years in the la Riviere area Sunshine fund winding Down its that time of year a time when people Start thinking about the end of and with the end of summer comes the termination of the free press Sunshine the Sunshine fund was established to help Send underprivileged children to so far this year More than 100 children have gone to outdoor Camps accredited by the Manitoba camping for their stay in the outdoors will always be a pleasant memory of bunking Down with All the other kids All the experiences of Camp that would have been missed but for the generosity of fund contrib seniors plan special events the Grant Park senior citizens Centre is planning two special the first is an invitational carpet Bowling tournament from 9 to 4 19 at the Centre at Grant Park High 450 Nathaniel teams must preregister by a seniors dance and Barbecue will be held from 6 to 11 21 at the Lions fort everyone is admission weather High Lew cold from Fieri mainly sunny Winnipeg area forecast mainly sunny today and sunday except for frequent after noon Cloudy periods with Brief showers or thundershowers in the late afternoon and evening both highs both Days near lows tonight near extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba mainly sunny today and sunday except for frequent afternoon Cloudy periods with Brief showers or thundershowers in the late afternoon and evening both highs both Days 20 to 23 and lows tonight 9 to Northern Manitoba Cloudy today and sunday except fur some sunny periods in the highs both Days 16 to lows tonight 8 to Northwestern Ontario sunny today except for some late afternoon Cloudy Chance of a Shower or Thunder Shower in a few localities highs today 20 to 23 and lows tonight near variable cloudiness with Chance of a Shower on sunday and highs near temperatures Canada and world Winnipeg Ger entered in Beauty pageant a Winnipeg Cynthia will represent Canada in the 1980 miss International Beauty will compete against contestants from 30 other countries in four categories a Beauty fashion Talent exhibition and Demon stration of photogenic the woman who shows All these qualities to the Best advantage will be named miss International Beauty of Mann of marys Road left Winnipeg for California on accompanied by four other girls and their Bob Mann is also entered As a Marie Osmond look the Competition starts today and ends City Calendar the East Kildonan country fair will run 15 to 17 at Gateway Community Gateway Road and Bonner events will include Pillow log horse shoe and baby Pony Pancake a Midway and ladies softball Jacques head of the jazz department at the Royal Winnipeg will provide commentary to films on Canadian Folk dances and Folk dance companies from to 2 wednesday in Elizabeth Dafoe Library University of deaths classified death National v i c of i d Vancouver Kom Onton Regina Brandon Tortolo Monti Edl is 23 17 16 19 24 16 to x Al 30 21 2 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that 144 Camp Reship weeks have been paid donations to Date total children who qualify for Aid from the fund spend from one to two weeks at a fresh air most of them have never been to Camp but despite the fact that end of the camping season is drawing re quests and donations continue to come the camping association notes that there Are still 10 children on the waiting donations Are still being accepted and tax deductible receipts will be mailed write Winnipeg free 300 car Tom r3c inquiries concerning children who want to go to Camp can be sent to the Manitoba camping recreation and sports administration 1700 Ellice donations mrs 0 Henderson 112 a Hillier Avo or mrs q s Babcock 99 Lanark is 50 Wanda Winnipeg 65 Winnipeg 5 Winnipeg 0 Bev a Harol Rumscie 60 lingers re Apfl Iranno s a Norge do Way 10 Judith 88 Tullu at so mrs l Roble blvd a 188 ii Wonston St 10 b Robert Ruth 1287440 portion Avn 10 mis h 70b000 Kong Aston blvd 100 Arthur v min b total to Date Halter East Large suite 1500 3 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