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visitors. can expect to see

Judy Reimehe
Peninsula News Review

. idney’s. museum. is
m, four blocks long. At
/ least, that’s how Peter
Garnham sees it.

The_ historical artifacts
were moved out of the ma-
rine mammal museum and
into their new home in the. -
old Post Office building last
month: While the-two mu- °
seum functions have been
split, it simply stretches the
viewing opportunities, said
Garnham:.

And while some see mu-
seums. as still portraits of
the past, he sees them as ac-
tive places for the present
and future.

“We have a lot of ides for
this. new space,” he said,
gazing around at the static
displays already in’ place.
The original museum cases |
— 1920s majestic wood

~ against: 2000 buff-colored-
walls — are again filled with .

exhibits, and'a series of vi-

-gnettes ‘leading « visitors .
'_ through the displays are set
up like.a country kitchen, a
~~ sitting room’ ‘and school.
“room: On. the walls, and~
propped. ‘up against walls.

spinning and weaving, pot.
‘tery or quilting going on —
with some: hands-on activi-
ties, "he said.
Expect to see jive steam
locomotives some time in
‘the summer, as well as
other active displays.
“We don't want people to

~ come in just two or three _
times a year to see what's —

“new. We want to make this a.
place for the community, |
and that means having a lot

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: Peter Garnham is ‘one of saver volunteers at the historical museum which moved

into its new digs i in the post office building. iMiore volunteers are always welcome. oe

of new things, on an on- £0-
ing basis,” he said. It’s al-

ready working; in the first’.

two weeks of May, more
“came

home.”

‘That philosophy — of :
ai making sure the: ‘community

"ware Joyce’ Rhodes. (re-
tired librarian), .

represent Sidney Area Mer-
‘chants, Sidney Business As-

sociation, Saanich Peninsula .

Chamber of Commerce and’
“the Arts Council. That new
‘society is in the formative’

stages, and is expected to
take over the running of the
museum in ee or
October.

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“We want to make this a place j for the .

community, and that means having,

alot of 9 new things, on an n ON-gOIng
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: with its wide representatio ;

helps promote Sidney as a
whole, as’ well as having a

~ nice museum,” he said.
And having it in the cen-

tre of town: should: benefit

the merchants, too, he: be, :

lieves:

“The visitors tend to con-
gregate more down by the:

-water. We hope having the

historical artifacts here will”
. bring them further into the

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““Our volunteers. have.
is been’ tremendous. : “They.
worked hard to help. uS.ac-::

7 complish. the move, and the.

‘marine mammal museum's
education | program has new -
volunteers.”

Current volunteers are.
building a base’ for new

“members, once the new mu-

_geum is settled in.

Arms extended as if:to-
envelop’ the displays and —

- volunteers, Garnham said:
“We're just raring to go.”

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