Recent News
QEMA's board of Directors
welcomes our summer university students., Katreena and Janeen Davis.
Katreena is our museum assistant while Janeen is working as our
archives assistant. We are delighted to have these two young
committed
people join our team this summer. Katreena is returning for a
second summer with QEMA and we thank her for the following report.
Outreach Program News
We have been thrilled to have
Mrs. Lynne Hunt join the Victoria Schoolhouse mission. Having
operated a children's program at the Fenelon Falls Pioneer Village,
she has the experience and skills required to establish fun and
functional pioneer programming. Utilizing Mrs. Hunt's
expertise, QEMA was able to offer 8 grade 3 classes the pioneer
school experience. In combination with a tour of the
Ameliasburgh Historical Museum and Pioneer Village, the Victoria
Schoolhouse allowed students the opportunity to use slate boards, to
participate in spelling activities, to write their names using a
quill pen and ink , as well as partake in the challenge of mental
arithmetic.
Our Learning in a One-Room
Schoolhouse Boxes with artifacts and archival materials, along
with our Teacher Resource Manual, have been used by 14 schools in the
Hastings and Prince Edward School Board jurisdiction during
2009-2010.
QEMA is now excited to announce a
Pioneer Summer Schoolhouse Program that will allow students
to step back in time to experience the days of the one-room
schoolhouse. Wearing pioneer pinafores and vests, children
will participate in classroom lessons, taste simple pioneer food, as
well as play school yard games. This program is available for
students 7 to 12 on July 9 & 23 and August 13 & 27
from noon to 3:30 pm. There is no admission fee, but we do
request that parents call the QEMA Archives office at 613.966.5501
to preregister their children as spaces are limited. In
addition, we ask that children coming to our Schoolhouse Program,
bring a pioneer lunch to eat with the group upon arrival. A
special thank you is extended to Beverley Marr for making the vests
and pinafores.
Please
include a visit to Victoria Schoolhouse in your summer plans during
the 2010 tourist season!
Restoration and Maintenance of
the Schoolhouse
The Board of Directors is pleased
to announce that the siding on the west
side of the Schoolhouse has been restored and painted. Once again, we
thank Roger Hobson for his expertise and volunteer hours that make
restoration of this century-old building happen in a timely manner.
Membership News
At present, the QEMA Board of
Directors announces that we now have 91 members and Friends of
Quinte Educational Museum including our Lifetime members. We
are almost at our goal of 100 members! We thank all our
members for helping us to preserve the history of education for
future generations. While most of our members are from Prince
Edward County, we are pleased to have members from the surrounding
areas of Belleville, Frankford, Stirling,, Campbellford, Kingston,
and as far away as Toronto, Florida, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Markham,
Bobcaygeon, and North York.
We truly believe that the sustainability of any organization is
highly dependent on its membership. Over the last 3 years we are
indebted to our membership for their donations and support of our
fundraising and other special events.
If you wish to have a membership for 2010, send a
cheque for $10 to QEMA along with address and telephone number. Our Membership Chair is
Louise Sallans, 400 Island Rd, RR 1 Picton, ON K0K 2T0.
Charitable receipts are issued for all donations that are in
excess of the membership fee. If you have
expertise or interest in any particular aspect of museum work, we
would welcome your input.
An invitation is extended to the
membership to participate in our "Annual Down Memory Lane" evening
on Back to School Day - September 7th. This event will be held
at the Schoolhouse at 7:00 pm.
From the Pages of History
Louise Sallans is currently
working on a History of QEMA 1977-2010.
If any of our readers have
material, stories, or information especially for the early 5
years in QEMA’s history please let us know!
Fundraising News
"Music in the Schoolhouse"!
What a fun way to bring the general public to experience the
ambiance of a 1904 one-room schoolhouse, visit with friends, and
enjoy all kinds of musical talent.
Angie Forgie was our first
guest to kick off the summer music series of eight concerts.
Andy entertained us royally and we hope that he will be back to
share his music and stories. June 17th witnessed Dave Bongard
and Friends and you would have believed "Old Hank" himself was in
the Schoolhouse. Our third show in the summer season features "Bill
Sallans and Friends"; Dave Simmonds, Al Powis, Lorain Sine, and
possible surprise guests on
July 22nd at 7:30 pm.
Future Music in the
schoolhouse Nights include the following dates:
August 5th, August
19th, September 2nd , and September 16th.
Come out and enjoy the
music, camaraderie, and laughs.
LADIES' DAY was another
successful event with local crafters and business women selling
their kitchen ware, butter tarts, scrubbies, candles, muffin mixes,
aprons, jewellry, baby sweaters, jams and jellies, beautiful
hand-painted china, plants, etc. QEMA thanks all who
participated and all supporters of this event.
QEMA presents Steve and
Spike at a concert you won't want to miss.
Friday, July 16th @ 7:30pm. at Picton United Church.
$20 at the door. Door
prizes, raffle, and quick auction are included in the evening
Coming Events at QEMA
Music in the Schoolhouse - July 22nd -
7:30 pm
Pioneer
Summer Schoolhouse Program - July 23rd Noon to 3:30
Music in the Schoolhouse - August 5th -
7:00
Pioneer Summer Schoolhouse Program
August 13th Noon to 3:30
Music in the Schoolhouse - August 19th
7:00 pm
Pioneer Summer Schoolhouse Program -
August 27th Noon to 3:30
Music in the Schoolhouse - September
2nd 7:00pm
Pioneer Heritage Day – Sunday,
September 5th
Down Memory Lane at Victoria Schoolhouse - Tuesday, September 7th
Ameliasburgh Country Fair -
October 2nd and 3rd
The Victorian Gala – Saturday, November 6th
at Isaiah Tubbs Resort
