IN THE NEWS May

April 30- 6th: Raffle Car at Devonshire Mall 01st: Village Opens for

the Season! 13th: Mother’s Day

Buffet 15th: Board Meeting 16th: General Meeting

: Raffle Car at Kingsville Zehrs

17, 24, 31: 50’s Diner Cruise-Ins

June

10: Festival of Cars Show

17: Father’s Day Buffet 19th: Board Meeting 20th: General

Meeting 23 & 24: Spring Flea

Market 07,14,21,28: 50s Diner Cruise-Ins

It took a while for Mother Nature to figure out that Spring was supposed to start, but we are finally here! May and June are shaping up to be beautiful months. Along with our 1000 of school children that will visit for WaterFest and education programs, we look forward to

welcoming adults of all ages for our Mother & Father’s Day Buffets, our Spring Flea Market, the Spring Festival of Cars Show, and more as our busy season starts! We look forward to seeing all of you soon!

Mother’s Day & Father’s Day Breakfast Buffets

Every year in May and June the 50s Diner staff and volunteers put on a delicious breakfast buffet of scrambled eggs, home fries, pancakes, sausages, bacon, coffee, tea, juice and desserts to honour mothers and fathers! This year’s Mother’s Day Buffet is scheduled on Sunday May

13th and the Father’s Day Buffet is Sunday June 17th.. The buffets will be run from 8am-2pm. Adults are $12.95+ tax, and children ages 5-12 are $6.00+ tax.. Children under 5 years old are free! Please call ahead for reservations if your party is of 8 or more so that we can ensure you can all sit together. If you have any questions or would like to make reservations contact the office at 519-776-6909 or email info@ctmhv.com. As always, we ask for volunteers to run this event. If you are able to volunteer, please contact Becca at 519-776-6909.

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CTMHV VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED

Some outstanding CTMHV member-volunteers were honoured on Sunday April 8th at the Ciociaro Club. Nominated by Megan Meloche, out grant writer and consultant, on behalf of the museum staff, Jim Moir, who has been a member for over 60 years, Harry Bergman who this year will mark 50 years, Don Appleyard, who makes 50 years next year and Jack & Sue Irving, each with 15 years and Mia Bergman, with 25 years volunteering at every event in many different roles and whom without we could simply not function. The staff wanted them to know how much they are greatly appreciated. We also have many more member/volunteers who put in countless hours and we would have loved to nominate all of you this year, but unfortunately, we could only pick six this time around! Our volunteers are the backbone to our facility, our events and our mission to preserve the past for present and future generations. THANK-YOU!

Reminder: Member special price in the 50s Diner is now $6.00

Every year almost 4000 elementary school children attend The Essex Region Children’s Waterfest hosted here at the museum. “The Essex Region Children's Water Festival educates thousands of Grade 3, 4 and 5 students about the critical importance of clean water to their future. Held annually during the last week of May/first week of June at the Canadian Transportation Museum

and Heritage Village, the festival continues to be a smashing success. Elementary schools register their classes for a one day field trip. Students experience hands-on activity centers which will teach them about water conservation, protection, science, technology and attitudes. All activity centers are designed to meet the teaching objectives of the Ontario Curriculum. Most importantly, the festival is a FUN way for students to learn about our most valuable of resources - water. The Festival also hosts an “Environmental Careers Day” introducing Grade 10, 11 and 12 students to a variety of environmental professions. WaterFest is also a great week for CTMHV as we open the doors to our 1800s General Store to sell candy. Thank you to all our volunteers who will be helping with parking buses, selling candy, working the Gift Shop, helping in the 50s Diner and more!

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15th Annual Children’s WaterFest

A great big THANK-YOU goes out to our Village Busy Bees who were busy cleaning the buildings and getting them ready for the open season! Thanks to the exhibit team, (Judy, Al, Sharon, Ken, Tom), Doreen & Sam, Ayden, Becca, Lisa, Len R., Doug and Larry for all of their help.

Village Busy Bees

On Tuesday May 1st, the Heritage Village will officially be opened for the season. Every year, the village closes dur-ing the winter in order to winterize the buildings. A Village Tour is $7/adult, $3/child and takes about an hour and a

half to complete. This year we have also added on the Town Hall, and Print Shop to our tour. Come tour the buildings, or stroll through the village!

Village Open for the Season

Spring Festival of Cars Show

Come out and enjoy the annual Spring Festival of Cars Show & Automotive Flea Market on June 10th! Show off your own beauty or bring out the

family to take a walk down memory lane. Admission is only $5.00. Children 12 and under are free! Show Car registration is from 8am until 1:00pm and is only $10.00! For those interested in the Automotive Flea Market, vending is free and the gates open at 7am. Don’t forget to enjoy a delicious breakfast or lunch in the 50’s Diner from 8am until 2pm or refreshments in the boarding house from 9am until 1pm! Hope to see you there!

Do you enjoy finding treasures at garage sales or do you have items you would like to sell? Then our

Spring Flea Market is for you! Come join in on the fun on June 23rd and 24th from 8am until 3pm. With over 60 vendors, free parking and admission only being $3 (children 12 and under are free), the day promises to be full of discovery whether rain or shine. As always, the Diner will be serving breakfast from 8am until 11:30am and will be serving lunch combos from 11:30 am until 2pm. The boarding house will also be open! If you are interested in being a vendor, there are still spots available for $25 per spot for one day or $20 per spot per day for both days. To reserve your spot and receive your vendor package, stop by between May 16th and June 20th to pre-pay so that you will not be delayed in picking your spot on Friday for set up. Mark your calendars and come on out to Heritage Village and see what treasures you can discover!

Spring Flea Market

Church Go-Fund Me Update

As many of you know, the CTMHV is raising money to restore the church. At the time of publication, the amount of money raised was $6225. If you would like to donate, please go to gofundme.com/ctmhv, or if you need a tax receipt stop in and donate directly.

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This year, the Education Manager, along with the Board of Directors have decided to start up two, week-long Educational Summer Day Camps. These summer camps will be unique and offer children activities that can only be done at the CTMHV. The first camp is scheduled to run from July 9th-13th, and the second one from August 20th-24th.Pre-registration is required. Please

contact the office for more details.

Curator’s visit to Gananoque & Oshawa Car Museum

In April, our Curator travelled to Gananoque where she spent three days participating in the Ontario Museum Association’s course Museums in Historic Buildings. The course was held in the waterfront Arthur Child Heritage Museum which is situated across from the popular Thousand Islands on the St. Lawrence River. While there, she stayed at the Historic Gananoque Inn which was built in the 1860s as a Carriage House. The town

of Gananoque is filled with historic charm and beautiful architecture. The course was very rewarding and Lisa came back armed with loads of information to help with conserving and preserving the historic buildings in

Heritage Village. On the way to Gananoque, Lisa stopped off in Oshawa at the Canadian Automotive Museum and in addition to meeting Alex, the Curator she took a moment to take advantage of a photo op with none other than Lightening McQueen.

In early April the CTMHV received some special visitors. Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson (left) visited the museum with their daughter and her husband. Mr. Thompson’s father founded Supertest Petroleum in 1923. After a tour in the Transportation Museum and a lunch in the Diner, the group made their way to the Supertest garage. Mr. Thompson walked around the garage and named people in photographs and told stories. It is moments like these that truly embody our mission statement “preserving the past for the present and future generations”. James G. Thompson was best known for designing and building the Miss Supertest hydroplanes. In 1954, Thompson built Miss Supertest II which he went on to race and set a world record of 184.94 miles per hour in 1957. The Miss Supertest II was equipped with a 2,000 horsepower Rolls Royce-Griffon motor. Thompson continued his racing career, building the Miss Supertest III, which went on to win the 1959 Detroit Memorial Regatta and the Hamsworth Cup in 1959, 1960, and 1961 with Bob Hayward as the driver. In 1959 Thompson was elected into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, and received the Medal of Honour from the Union of International Motorboating. He also became the president of Supertest Petroleum Cor-

poration Limited until the company was purchased by British petroleum in 1971. In 2011 Canada Post issued a commemorative stamp (right) honouring the hydroplane racing boat Miss Supertest III, her driver Bob Hayward, and the designer and builder, James Thompson. A big thank-you to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson for their contribution to our history, as well as his daughter and son-in-law who provided the information.

Former Super test President Visits Super test Exhibit

CTMHV Summer Camps! New for 2018! Sign up now!

We are

happy to announce we have received funding for a total of nine summer students! Three under Young Canada Works grants and six under Canada Summer Jobs! Two positions will be in the Education Department, with one specifical ly working at developing and implementing a Seniors outreach program and another working on d e v e l o p m e n t a n d implementation of the new Summer Day Camp program. A third grant will go to a student in maintenance who will work with Doug, while the remaining six will be historic interpreters who help with things from tours to events. Some grants will begin in May while others will not start until July. We will see a few familiar faces and some brand news one as well! Some positions are for 8 weeks while others are 12 weeks. We would like to welcome them all to our team!

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Chatham Retrofest- May 25th & 26th

For the past few years, CTMHV has been happy t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n International Museum Day. On Friday May 18th, the CTMHV will be

offering free tours all day. The Museum and Village will be open from 9am-4pm.

Look who we’ve joined!Look who we’ve joined!Look who we’ve joined!Look who we’ve joined! The CTMHV is pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Easter Seals Access 2 Program and the CAP, Cultural Access Pass Program from the Institute for Canadian Citizenship. The Access 2 Program allows for those visitors who require the assistance of a support person to receive free museum admission for that support person upon presentation of

their Access 2 card. The Cultural Access Pass Program allows for new citizens to have an opportunity to learn more about the history and rich cultures of Canada by granting free admission for one year to the new citizen and their children. Both programs are steps that promote inclusion and diversity in our welcoming community which the CTMHV is pleased to be a part of .

Mark your calendar! Don’t miss out on this great event!

Several members of the HVSO will be

attending and so will our Raffle Car!

On April 7th the CTMHV hosted another fabulous dinner and dance show, featuring the talents of Crystal Gage and Ryan St. Denis. The diner and volunteers served up a delicious meal of steaks, and the 50/50, raffle car, and silent auction sales all did well. Thanks for all who volunteered and attended this great event, and thank you to Mary-Catherine who snapped these great photos!

Summer Students

Lecture Series & CTMHV

After a rough start to our Event Guide, and a few bumps in the road after production, ‘the book’ is finally on its way! Our 2018 Event Guide will be ready for distribution in early May. If you are available to help distribute copies to our advertisers, please contact the office. Thank you to all the volunteers and staff in helping us secure ads, compose the book and distributing it.

Event Guides

International Museum Day

Don’t miss out on another great history lecture by local historian Chris Carter on June 9th in the 1885 Church basement. We are also looking for interested persons who might like to provide a lecture or teach a workshop for us in the Fall. Contact the office if you are interested.

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Raffle Car Schedule The Raffle Car will be at the Devonshire Mall from Monday April 30th to Sunday May 6th. There are still shifts that need to be covered. After the Devonshire Mall, the ‘65 Mercury will be out to Zehrs in Kingsville. Please call if you are available for a shift at either of these locations.

Staycation Expo at Devonshire Mall

FROM THE EDUCATION & ARCHIVE DESK The Education Program is off to a great start this Spring as teachers continue to book their end of the year field trips. Of interest, we seem to be reaching a larger number of private schools. At time of publication, we were already almost totally booked for May and June. Special thanks go out to all of my volunteers this season. I would like to invite others to join our team. We can always use an extra pair of hands. Please contact me if you are interested in helping out. I am also looking forward to having two summer students working specifically with the Education department in development of our Senior and Day Camp programs. Lisa

Riders and pledges needed for our Big Bike Debut

Just a reminder that the CTMHV has a team entered in the Heart and Stroke Big Bike Fundraising event that will be held at Jose’s in Leamington on Wednesday May 30th. We are raising funds and

helping the community in the battle against heart disease! This great cause affects many of our members and volunteers whether directly or indirectly. We currently have only fifteen riders! We want to fill the bike and show the community that we care! The Bike can hold 29 riders. This will only take up about an hour of your time and you will only be on the bike for about 20 minutes. Please consider joining us. If you are not able to ride but you know someone else who can, please encourage them to ride in your place or make a pledge to support our team! Pledges can be made online at the Heart & Stroke Big Bike website or in person at the museum. We have a collection jar located at the reception desk and there will also be a pledge sheet in the Diner. It is sure to be a fun event for a very good cause. Just “Google” Heart and Stroke Big Bike or, for more information, try this link: https://secure-support.heartandstroke.ca.

On April 27th and 28th Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island (TWEPI) teamed up with many local tourist attractions including the CTMHV to present the third annual Windsor Essex Staycation Expo. “From Festivals and Events, Golfing and Outdoor Activities, to Historical Tours there is a reason for everyone to plan a Staycation to Win-

dsor Essex this summer”. (source:http://visitwindsoressex.com). The CTMHV staff and volunteers promoted events and educational programs as we l l a s vo l un t e e r and membership opportunities. Thanks to Megan for taking the first shift and setting up this year, and to Lisa for taking it all down and to Emily and Becca for putting it all together. Special thanks also go out to all of our volunteers who took shifts promoting the museum.

If you’ve been wondering about the child-sized mini Tesla in the lobby at the museum, we are hoping to raffle it off in the near future in order to raise funds for the Education Program. If the required application for license is approved, tickets will be $5.00 each and only 635 tickets will be printed. The draw will then take place at the last regular Cruise-In of the season on October 25th. We hope to have tickets available for sale in time for the June Car Show on June 10th. Tickets would then be available until they are either sold out or until time of the draw date. Please check with the office in a few weeks to see if the license has been granted.

Tesla Raffle

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