Back at it.

After taking a holiday from museum stuff ... well, not really, as we went to several awesome museums such as the Heard in Phoenix and the Arizona State Museum in Tucson. I took pictures and came home with some new ideas. Now I am ready to get back to our museum business.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

From all the volunteers at the Clayton McLain Memorial Museum, we wish you the very best for the holiday season wherever you may be. If you have to travel, please be careful.

Snow Covered Museum

Snow is covering the museum and park creating a beautiful Christmas card scene. Hope you are warm where you are and looking forward to the Christmas season.

It's That Time Again

This is our big grant writing time. The author attended a workshop sponsored by Sask Culture to outline the changes and their expectations. One of the main changes is that the grant is due December 1st instead of November 1st. Another month to have it on our mind. No exceptions for being late.
There are other subtle changes such as having to fill it out for the past 12 months (2009) instead of 2008. I hope everyone is aware of this when applying. Also the adjudicators will be looking for the reasons why one chooses a particular museum standard in several of the questions. The follow up form for Stream II and III is due 90 days after the museum's year end. This means that your 2009 financials need to be done by then. If one neglects to submit a follow up, one will lose 1/3 of the grant. :(
It will definitely be interesting to see how this pans out. Wish us luck!

Duvall House Photos

Someone, and we won't mention names, couldn't wait. So there are a few pieces of furniture in the newly painted rooms of the Duvall House. It is so exciting that we are finally reaching the point of dressing this beautiful old home.

For Coreen in New Zealand: It's looking mighty fine!

Click here to view all the photos taken today.