Thursday, August 8, 2024
VOLUME 7 I ISSUE 7
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Heritage Day opens door to past
CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER
.................................. The large white door facing 47 Ave. opens revealing a warehouse full of artifacts from Lloydminster. At the free Heritage Day event at Weaver Heritage Park in Lloydminster, these artifacts were on full display for all residents. The Lloydminster Museum and Archives opened the doors letting residents browse the various artifacts. The museum has also been hosting tours of the warehouse which began last year. Staff continued bringing residents in this year to see the various relics of the past. “We started it last year, we saw some success so we were hoping to get the ball moving on more people coming in this year, with the museum’s relo-
cation we downsized significantly, so we don’t have the amount of display space that we used to have. We’re trying to cycle out display, make sure that artifacts and items aren’t on display indefinitely,” said Natalie Clysdale, manager, Lloydminster Museum and Archives. Clysdale says the museum cycles out the display so the various pieces aren’t always out all the time which could lead to them being damaged. “What we do is, most of the items are in storage and in the Lloydminster Museum and Archives we circulate the collection anywhere from four months to a couple of years. Our permanent heritage gallery will have items for a few years, whereas our temporary gallery will cycle out every four to six months,” she explained.
Christian Apostolovski Photos The warehouse is home to a variety of items and Clysdale says there’s something for everyone to enjoy. “We have print machines, wagons, cars, typewriters all the way down to teacups, carpentry supplies, cobbler equipment we have an iron lung in the very corner that was donated by the hospital,” she said. “We have a lot of items that were donated by the family of the original Barr Colonists.” When asked if she has a favourite piece that is in the warehouse she says it has to be the iron lung.
Clysdale says this is only one of the storages the museum uses. “This is one of three storage spaces for our museum collection, this is by far the largest and houses most of the heritage collection.” Within the warehouse, there are a variety of different items that go back to the founding of Lloydminster including family heirlooms from the Barr Colonists. The museum has also collected items from businesses that have shut their doors over the years. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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