Some of the things that have been "Happening" at the museum lately.
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Some of the things that have been "Happening" at the museum lately.
Recently, the board and staff at the museum undertook efforts to prevent the machine from deteriorating further. This included clearing away the brush and trees around the machine, removing the upper auger that was in contact with a tree trunk, jacking the wheels out of the mud, and moving the back end over to provide the needed clearance to pull it out of the bush. After three days of labour in the summer heat, the thresher was successfully extracted. We will now be examining it to determine whether it should take its place alongside the other threshers at the museum, or if it could add value as an artifact at another institution.
Decades ago, this 1930s John Deere threshing machine was donated to the museum. It was stored on the property but never found its way to the area designated for agricultural implements. Over the years, the trees grew around and against it. The wheels sunk into the mud and the effects of the environment were starting to leave their mark on it. As with all forms of machinery, advancements in technology made these implements obsolete. Those that remain are either housed in museums and the sheds of collectors, or they can be found dotting the prairies as silent monuments to those early days of Canadian agricultural pursuits.
CCHM visits the Arborg and District Multicultural Heritage Village
On Tuesday July 23rd, members of the CCHM board and the Volunteer Group travelled to the Arborg and District Multicultural Heritage Village to study their operations and tour their beautiful grounds.
We learned a lot and we returned to Cooks Creek with a number of new ideas and plans.
We hope to have their team visit our museum sometime in the near future so that we can return the hospitality that was extended to us.
Representatives of the "Canadian Polish Congress, Manitoba Division" and the "Consulate of the Republic of Poland" toured the museum on June 7th.
(L-R) Syzmon Biel - (Press Secretary - Manitoba Division) ... Grzegorz Chmurzyńki - (President - Manitoba Division) ... Jill Aggelopoulos - (CCHM President) ... Michał Pszczółkowski - (Consul-Economic Affairs - Consulate of the Republic of Poland)
Basement ReDo
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Reviving The Past Group (aka "The Men's Group") "The Group" (M/F) meets every Tuesday morning (late April into October - weather permitting) in the church basement from 10am'ish to 3pm'ish commencing with refreshments, a light snack and lively conversation before breaking off to tend to the various chores of the day. Lunch is served at 12 o'clock 'ish.
Our volunteers also created and maintain our flower gardens that add beauty to our grounds and provide a place for butterflies, bees and other insects to thrive. We are part of the David Suzuki Butterfly Pathway. |
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Repairing the Pioneer Home.
Raising the flag before the Museum opening.
Repairing the Clay Oven structure.
Relocating the Cross.
Removing the basement ceiling during the basement re-do.
Prepping the electrical breaker box during the basement re-do. |
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"The Great Escape" .... cleanup of the Shrine area by the Men's Group.
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Recently, the "Sokol Polish Dance Ensemble" visited CCHM and took the opportunity to do a photo shoot. You can see more about this amazing group at their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pztsokol/ |
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The Cook's Creek Heritage Museum was very pleased to receive a substantial monetary donation from the Canadian Polish Professional and Business Association in Winnipeg. The cheque was presented to the "Reviving the Past" museum restoration group and members of the CCHM Board by Doug Wazny.
The funds will be used for the restoration of the buildings that house the Museum's extensive collection and come at a most opportune time, as all of the Museum's major fundraising events have been cancelled this year due to the restrictions related to Covid 19.
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"The Motley Krew"
Volunteers from the Cooks Creek Heritage Museum and St. Michael's Church have been busy.
There's been lot's of scraping, cleaning and repainting of the fence along the front of the Church
and Museum plus "Fixin" repairs to the museum buildings.
The fencing and pillars look fantastic !! Great job - gal's-n-guy's 👍
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A Prairie Museum dedicated to Manitoba's Pioneers from the Eastern European Slavic countries. |
