MuSEEuM December 2013

December 2013Promoting museums in Ontario, Canada.

Richard Collins loads a song into theplayer piano in the parlour at BenaresHouse Museum in Mississauga, Ontario.

Richard is our MVP this month:Museum Volunteer Profile

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MuSEEuM is published byDon Beaulieu of SpringwaterTownship.

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Feature articleMVP: Museum Volunteer ProfileMississauga’s Richard Collins 12

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4 Arthur Lismer Collection returns to Canada

6 Moreston by Candlelight Winter Evening

8 Orillia Museum of Art and History events

9 Art Gallery of Missauga events

10 Chatham-Kent Museum activities

10 Niagara Falls History Museum

11 Explore 150; Celebrate Canada’s nature, culture & history

16 McLaren Art Centre

16 Benares Historic House name explained

18 Chatham-Kent Museum host 1812 war memorial

20 MuSEEuM Notes: Publisher regrets calling it quits

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The Arthur Lismer Collec-tion–a treasure trove of art andarchival material held by the es-tate of one of the country's mosticonic artists–has been purchasedby the McMichael Canadian ArtCollection with support from theGovernment of Canada.

The Arthur Lismer Collection rep-resents a rare source of insight intothe life and personality of one of theGroup of Seven’s founding members.The collection is currently in the pos-session of the artist’s family, who arebased in the United States. The Govern-ment of Canada has provided theMcMichael with $73,820 in funding throughthe Moveable Cultural Property Programof the Department of Canadian Heritagein order to repatriate and preserve this sin-gular collection of national significance.

“The McMichael is thrilled to be returningthe Arthur Lismer Collection to Canada,”said McMichael Executive Director and CEO,Victoria Dickenson. “Long regarded as thespiritual home of the Group of Seven, thegallery recognizes the national importance ofthis intimate collection and its potential as aneducational resource. It is the McMichael’smission to encourage research and scholarshipby sharing and preserving material that contributesto a better understanding of our national history.The gallery is honoured to provide this uniquecollection with a permanent home.”

The items range from drawings, sketches, and

Arthur Lismer Collection Returns to Canada

The McMichael Canadian ArtCollection is an agency of theGovernment of Ontario and ac-knowledges the support of theMinistry of Tourism, Culture andSport, and the McMichael Cana-dian Art Foundation. It is theforemost venue in the countryshowcasing the Group of Sevenand their contemporaries. In ad-dition to touring exhibitions, itspermanent collection consists ofalmost 6,000 artworks by Cana-dian artists, including paintingsby the Group of Seven and theircontemporaries, as well as FirstNations, Métis and Inuit artists.The gallery is located on 100acres of northern landscape andhiking trails at 10365 IslingtonAvenue, Kleinburg, north ofMajor Mackenzie Drive in theCity of Vaughan. For more infor-mation: mcmichael.com.

cartoons, to photographs, films, di-aries, manuscripts, and correspon-dence depicting all aspects of Lis-mer's life, extending as far back ashis childhood in Sheffield, England.One of its most unusual and fasci-nating items is a series of more than100 sketches found on menu cardsand passenger lists from Lismer’s trav-els, mostly aboard ocean cruise liners.The sketches depict Lismer’s fellowpassengers, their on-board activities,and the various ports of call.

The collection also includes some ofLismer’s original writings, including athirty-page autobiography, two notebooksoutlining his ideas on art education, andan unpublished manuscript entitled Draw-ing and Sketching for Men of Action.

Funding for the collection was an-nounced on October 28, 2013, by the Ho-nourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Vet-erans Affairs and Member of Parliament(Vaughan), on behalf of the HonourableShelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritageand Official Languages.

“Our Government is proud to invest inprojects that contribute to our collectiveidentity and define who we are as Canadians,”said Minister Glover. “This acquisition willinform Canadians about one of the country'smost important artists. Our Government isproud to have contributed to bringing backthis valuable element of our national her-itage.”

The Arthur Lismer Col-lection is a valuable re-source for scholars andresearchers, and an im-portant piece of theCanadian legacy. TheMcMichael will assess,catalogue, digitize,and exhibit the col-lection in order toprovide access toand share thepersonal collec-tion of one ofCanada’s mostimpo r t a n tand influen-tial artistsand teach-ers.

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On December 14, 2013, from 4-8 p.m., Moreston Heritage Villageopens for the last time in 2013 with a special evening of ol’ fash-ioned holiday fun called the Moreston by Candlelight WinterEvening. On that night, the historic buildings of Moreston HeritageVillage come alive with costumed volunteers, twinkling lamps, aroaring fire, and historic, seasonal decorations. Visitors delight inhearing stories of Christmases long ago, the songs of roving car-ollers, taking a ride in an open sleigh, and enjoying a cup of steam-ing apple cider and cookies. This event is a truly unique Christmasexperience for all ages and has become an annual tradition withmany local families. Because the event takes place outside, visitorsare reminded to dress for the weather.

Regular admission rates apply.

About Grey Roots Museum & Archives:Grey Roots Museum & Archives has grown and developed into

a unique facility from the County Museum's beginning in 1955 andthe later establishment of a County Archives in 2000 in order to pro-mote and preserve the heritage of Grey County. With the consoli-dation of the Grey County Museum, Grey County Archives, andTourism in 2004, Grey Roots has become a multi-faceted attraction.Innovative and informative interpretive programs and demonstra-tions, rotating exhibits, a heritage village, archival resources and su-perior customer service come together to create an exciting and

educational visitor experience.Grey Roots Museum & Archives is located at 102599

Grey Road 18, south of Owen Sound.

After Thanksgiving, until Victoria Day, Grey Roots isopen Tuesdays to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will beclosed for the holidays from December 22, 2013 until Jan-uary 2, 2014.

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THIS IS TOMORROW High School Art Show

December 12, 2013 — January 11, 2014Coffee House & Open Mic Reception: Thursday December 12 6–9pmHours: Monday to Saturday, 10 – 4pm

ORILLIA, ON (NOVEMBER 7, 2013) COME TO OMAH FOR THIS IS TOMORROW, an Art-stravaganza featuring food, music, spoken word poetry, performance, prizes and enough art to tide you over 'til the spring thaw. Orillia-and-area High-School students have put aside cross-regional differences to collaborate on this once-in-a-year chance to see some of the very best work produced by young local artists and support the Sharing Place Food Bank. Don't miss opening night to look, listen, eat, vote and cheer for the winners of the People's Choice Awards for Best Artwork in Show and Best Open Mic Perfor-mance. And don’t forget to bring along a nutritious non–perishable food item to support Orillians in need.

The Orillia Museum of Art & History

The Orillia Museum of Art & History is home to thousands of artefacts from Orillia and its surrounding area. From scientific specimens and photographs, to archives and oral histories, OMAH offers a wide range of research possibilities and educa-tional programs complemented by a body of rich and exciting exhibitions. The Museum's program of art exhibitions showcases some of the best work from Orillia alongside some of the most important Canadian artists working today. OMAH’s exhibition schedule is committed to featuring work that is challenging, diverse and relevant to Orillians and the wider community in an effort to create a supportive environment for culture to thrive.

For information: Matt Macintosh, Curator705 326–2159 | [email protected]

Orillia Museum of Art & History | 30 Peter St. S, Orillia, ON L3V 5A9 | 705 326–2159 | www.orilliamuseum.org

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Winter Holidays | AGM

Warm up with contemporary art this winter! Have fun with family and friends at the ice skating rink in Cele-bration Square... then, just steps away, warm up at the ArtGallery of Mississauga! View rarely seen works from the AGM'sPermanent Collection, and see how a gallery documents its col-lection for a digital archive. Admission is free!NOTE ON GALLERY CLOSURES:CLOSED for winter holidays: December 23 - January 5OPEN for the Mayor's Levee: January 1, 1 - 4 pm - LAST day toview Allegory of the Cave and Nataliya Petkova: tracings, in col-laboration with NAISACLOSED for installation: January 6 - 16Visual Arts Mississauga 36th Annual Juried Show of Fine Artsopens on Thursday, January 16, 6 pm

Now | AGM

Allegory of the Cave

November 21, 2013 - January 1, 2014

Allegory of the Cave presents artworks from the current AGMPermanent Collection and envisions how the act of collectingwill be reanimated as the AGM embraces the future. The exhibi-tion sheds light on the methods and truth of industry standardsas the AGM launches a digital archiving project for its collectionand invites the public to see the process in motion.

Did you know? The AGM's collection features a number of Mis-sissauga artists, including Lila Lewis Irving, Lynn Huntley-Wyc-zolkowski, Jiri Ustohal and George Hunter! See their work at theAGM this December!

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Greetings! The Christmas Card WorkshopFor those looking for a way to capture the feeling of an old fash-

ioned Christmas, a card making workshop is being offered. Partic-ipants will make three Victorian inspired Christmas cards and anornament. Stacy Suitor, our instructor, will teach participants dif-ferent techniques to create unique cards for giving. Beginners arewelcome. The evening will include refreshments and supplies. Theworkshop is $25, and takes place on Friday, December 6, at 7 p.m.in Studio Two of the Cultural Centre.

Gingerbread House Workshops Adults may construct their home for gingerbread men on Thurs-

day, December 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Studio One of the Cultural Centre.The museum staff will serve up hot hors d’oeuvres and refresh-ments while participants construct their houses. Tickets are $23each and include a complimentary beverage, and all building ma-terials.

Children can spend an evening decorating their very own gin-gerbread house while parents get some of their shopping done.Children will also enjoy refreshments and a Christmas story withmuseum staff. This workshop is for children aged 5 to 10 in StudioOne at the Cultural Centre on Friday, December 13, from 6-8 p.m.and costs $17. All materials are included.

Tickets for the workshops may be purchased at the ChathamCultural Centre Box Office, 75 William Street North, Chatham bycalling 519-354-8338, or at www.cktickets.com. More informationon all the Chatham-Kent Museum events may be found on the Mu-nicipality of Chatham-Kent website www.chatham-kent.ca or bycalling 519-360-1998

Christmas Activities with theChatham-Kent Museum

Celebrate the Christmas season with Niagara Falls History Mu-seum and The Baker Street Victorian Carollers. The Baker StreetVictorian Carollers are a professional singing group, performingacross Southern Ontario, bringing Victorian Christmas classics tolife. The a cappella group dressed in historically accurate periodcostume, began as a trio in 2005 and now have over 20 performers.

They have a wonderful talent and the Museum is pleased toinclude them in A Victorian Christmas holiday event. ChristineGirardi, Assistant Curator of Niagara Falls Museums says, “We’rethrilled to have the Baker Street Victorian Carollers here to per-form some Christmas classics and modern favourites. This is awonderful event to bring together all ages of the community andspread some holiday cheer!”

A Victorian Christmas will take place on Saturday, December14, 2013 at 7:30 p.m in the Niagara Falls History Museum theatrespace. It will be an evening of traditional and modern carols sungby professional singers in Victorian costume. There will be songbooks for sing-along, solo performances and theatrical readingsof Christmas stories befitting to the Victorian period.

This event will be held at the Museum, 5810 Ferry St. Seatingis limited so reserve your tickets early to avoid disappointment.Tickets are $10 each and must be purchased in advance at the Mu-seum or order by phone at 905-358-5082.

Niagara Falls History Museum5810 Ferry StreetNiagara Falls, OntarioPhone 905-358-5082Fax 905-358-0920


Public performances:

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The new initiative Explore150celebrates Canada’s 150th An-niversary by sharing the beautyof its natural, cultural and his-torical sites. Supported by ayouth-led outreach campaign,the content is gathered by ateam of Digital Media Explor-ers to inspire Canadians tovisit places of importance toCanadian heritage andidentity.

Users can contribute their ownphotos and writing to the celebration of Canada’sdiversity, as well as check-in when they visit sites as a way of earn-ing points and winning prizes. You can follow Explore150 on Twit-ter, Instagram and Facebook, where Canadians can share theirfavourite places. The corresponding mobile app is available fordownload, in iOS and Android OS.

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A.K.A:• Private Benjamin Monger of the 2nd York Regiment• town founder (and certied lunatic) Timothy Street• mill owner Francis Silverthorn• various traitors, land swindlers or cholera victims as required.

Richard Collins is seen here atwork, giving a tour of BenaresHistoric House on Clarkson RoadNorth in Mississauga last month.

MVP: Museum Volunteer ProleRichard Collins, Storyteller extraordinaire


Richard Collins has been interested in history from about the timehe was in grade 7, in Gravenhurst. His grade 11 teacher, Bill Reddalldemonstrated that history can be educational, opinionated, and enter-taining all at once. He didn’t force his students to memorize names anddates. Reddall told stories that were humorous and informative. Hemade 2,000 year old Greek history relevant to kids in the 1970s by con-trasting and comparing the past and present. “I owe a lot to him, thoughI had long left Gravenhurst before I realized it” Collins says.

While he was still in high school in Gravenhurst, Collins volunteeredto raise funds to help restore the steamship Segwun. At the time hemoved to Mississauga he wasn’t volunteering at a museum. “I didn’tknow many people when I moved to a big city from a small town, anddidn’t know we even had two museums”. His instincts soon lead himto new outlets for his passion for historical storytelling.

Collins began as an historical interpreter 1999 as an employee of theCity of Mississauga which operates the Museums of Mississauga. He ispart of a team of wonderful team of interpreters. There were two museumsat that time; Benares Historic House and the Bradley Museum. Benareswas built in 1835. The house is restored to how it looked during World WarOne. That particular time period was chosen because, just before the war,the Harris family (who had bought & lived in the house) was the first inthe area to get electricity, plumbing, a telephone and central heating.

Collins joined the Mississauga South Historical Society in 2000. Hewas moved into the president’s office in 2004-2005, and when no oneelse wanted the job in 2009, he was asked to be president again. “It was

MVP: Museum Volunteer ProleRichard Collins, Storyteller extraordinaire

Benares Historic House kitchen. Photograph by Don Beaulieu


either that or take the vacant treasurer’s role, but I’m a terrible ac-countant so president seemed easier. It’s six years now and themembership can’t get rid of me. I’m hanging on to the job like asenator”, he explains.

Collins doesn’t have much interest in artifacts. The stories fami-lies have left behind fascinate him so much more than the objects.Some artifacts like Benares’ teddy bear have a story to tell that kidscan understand.

The sampler at the Bradley Museum is rich with stories. Collins ex-plains: “A sampler is art, but it’s also a girl’s diploma. It displays one ofthe most important trades a young woman needed in pioneer life.Showing off her finished sampler to a potential suitor (and his parents,if they’ve been invited), after years of work, fine tuning it as a teenagerby ripping out old stitching to replace it as her skill improved, is notunlike going to a job interview. Someday, when young students whohave come to the museum go on their first job interview, I hope they’llremember the young girl who made our sampler”.

The Bradley House is the 1830 house of Lewis Bradley; a Loyalistwho came to Canada at the end of the American Revolution to stayloyal to the British. Both houses are located in Clarkson, which isone of the historic villages that make up modern-day Mississauga.A third historic house added to the roster in 2011 is the Leslie LogHouse, south of Streetsville.

Visitors to the museums range from senior kindergarten to seniorcitizens. Rather than having a standard tour, Collins customizes each

one. “I like to discover where my guests’ interests lay (history, ge-nealogy, architecture, old furniture and silverware), and take my tourin that direction” he says. School programs are more rigid becauseit’s important to meet the provincial guidelines. “That doesn’t meanyou can’t add a bit of humour to keep young students engaged”.

Collins’ naturally entertaining ways keep everyone’s attention;they don’t want to miss anything. Each tour group feels like theyare getting inside information; his presentation sounds like it’s thefirst time he’s had a chance to tell it, and he’s excited to share whathe knows about the properties and the families.

Collins believes the key to preserving history is to celebrate thoseelements of the past that are important to us. To encourage peopleto connect with the past, it is important to make the past relevantto the present. To achieve this initiative, his endeavours go beyondthe limits of the Museums of Mississauga.

He is involved in a number of projects to put currently under-utilized historic places to use for the community. “An old buildingpreserved as an empty shell is an eyesore and target for vandalism”.He continues; “An historic building revitalized for use by the com-munity can be a treasured element of that community”.

Collins thinks of history as a clutter of individual puzzle piecesthat can’t stand alone. They must be linked to create a complete pic-

Collins on preservation:

Preserving the past is not just about saving old buildings from the wrecking ball, or keeping

greasy fingers off artifacts. Preservation is a three-step process of:

- identifying elements of the past that define our communities today

- educating people about the value of these things and places

- engaging people to come together to protect those elements of the past that are

important and unique in our communities.

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–Richard Collins


ture. Collins likes to create historic images through communitywalking tours, multi-media presentations and live, interactive his-toric reenactments.

To this end, he is a re-enactor (a lowly private, as he puts it) withthe militia forces of the Thompson’s Company of York 2nd Regiment,which is sponored by Heritage Mississauga. This dedicated group ofvolunteers performs educational presentations and honours the her-itage and traditions of Mississauga’s War of 1812 veterans. “I like tobring history alive at community events by taking on the role of apersonality of the past”.

Walking tours of many of Mississauga’s historic villages are anotherway Collins shares his historical knowledge. But all that’s not enough;he also offers education programs and slide show presentations.

In his multi-media arsenal, he has a wide variety of slide showpresentations on local communities which include aboriginal cul-ture, preservation of our natural environment, historic sites, trans-portation and even ghost stories.

December is a quiet month for heritage events, but Collins is vol-unteering with heritage groups in Hamilton, Mississauga andToronto helping plan a number of events in 2014 to celebrate ourpast. You can keep up to date with his upcoming activities atwww.chessie502.com. Information on Museums of Mississauga canbe had at www.museumsofmississauga.com .

Note:The player piano in the cover shot, with Collins loading a roll into it, is not the Harris

family’s player piano, but which is still in the family. The piano we see in the picture waspurchased to be hands-on and is very similar to the original. The piano rolls used fordemonstration are also newer, as the original rolls are too fragile to be handled.

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Contact Don at 705-322-3323(Elmvale, Ontario)or [email protected]

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Edgar Neave, the originalbuilder of the house, named thehome ‘Benares’, a Holy City inIndia that is now known asVaranasi. There had been aBritish military garrison atBenares, and although CaptainHarris did serve in India, he wascloser to Kanpur, not Benares.However, the Harris familyadopted the name that hadbeen given to their new home.

So, Why ‘Benares’?Neave was clever to use the

name of a British military gar-rison. After all, he was a landdeveloper who profited by sell-ing ‘improved’ farms to estab-lished buyers. At the time, themost likely buyers for ready-made farms were men retiringon a military pension or, inBenares’ case, to a man whohad sold his rank for cash. Re-tired soldiers had wealth buthad little prospect of fittinginto the established nobility inBritain, so most of these officersmoved to Canada to start anew gentry. The Harris’ neigh-bour, George Truscott, was alsoa retired army officer who hadserved in India.

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(top) Nadia Myre, from the series Meditations on Black Lake,

2012, digital print, 112 x 112 cm. Courtesy of Nadia Myre and ArtMûr, Montréal; (bottom) Duane Linklater, 2005 Grand Jeep

Cherokee, 2013.Courtesy of the artist.

http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/discover/benareshistorichouse


Benares Historic House, Mississauga:Despite being surrounded by suburbia, thishistoric home sits in a picturesque settingcomplemented with original outbuildings.

Photograph by Don Beaulieu

On Sunday, December 15 at1:00 p.m., Chatham-Kent Mu-seum will host a War of 1812 Bi-centennial Memorial at the“Skirmish at McCrae's House”memorial cairn on RiverviewLine west of Chatham.

Two hundred years ago, onDecember 15, 1813, British mili-tia from Norfolk and Middle-sex Counties and the LoyalKent Volunteers attacked theAmerican outpost at Mr. Mc-Crae's house near Chathamand captured a defending forcemade up entirely of US Armyregular troops. It was the onlytime in the war that a unit com-prised solely of British militiadefeated a unit of US Regulars.Several Americans werewounded, one was killed, and

Chatham-KentMuseum to host Warof 1812 Memorial

one escaped. They weremarched into captivity in theeast. Their equipment wastaken for use by the militia, andtheir supplies, including cattleand other foodstuffs, were de-livered to the British Army.

The Chatham-Kent Mu-seum will recognize this actionwith a symbolic skirmish andmemorial presented by localre-enactors. The cairn is locatedon Riverview Line, south of theThames River, approximately 2km west of Bloomfield Road.

The public is invited to at-tend.

For more information,please contact our event co-ordinator, Doug Robinson,at 519-436-6220, or [email protected] .

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December 2013 •

Enticing fans to travelto see your museum!

MuSEEuMPhotograph taken at Coldwater Canadian Heritage Museum by Don Beaulieu


—by Don Beaulieu,Publisher of MuSEEuM

This issue of MuSEEuM isthe fifth, and final edition. Ihad grossly underestimatedthe time and effort it wouldtake to put it together eachmonth. This puts stress on justabout everything else here, so Imust call it quits for personalreasons.

I must say though, that thetime I spent interviewing mu-seum professionals and enthu-siastic volunteers was veryenjoyable, and educational, asI knew it would be. I alreadyhad the impression that mostmuseum folk believed theyhad their dream job, and thatimpression was reinforcedevery time I met someone newalong the way.

At least a few museum visitswere gained as a result of peo-ple reading MuSEEuM. Themagazine has received manypositive comments from themuseum community, and fromthe public.

At the time of writing, I amnot sure if the issues currentlyonline will live forever, or ifthey well disappear when Istop paying for the web serv-ice. I will keep them alive untilthe end of January, at the least.

Back issues continue to beread, offering insight to localmuseums and exposure for theadvertisers. MuSEEuM hasbeen read around the globe; allhemispheres.

Remember: I am an avid

photographer, a fan of muse-ums, and a writer of sorts (Thefeature articles in MuSEEuMwere greatly improved by theediting skills of the curatorialstaff concerned). I’ve had ar-chaeological experience on acouple of different sites in On-tario and continue to learnabout photography as it relatesto museums. I mention this inthe event you have occasion tohire a photographer and/or re-porter for special events, forsouvenir images of your mu-seum (think; gift shop), or forrecording your artifacts.

I will continue to enjoy re-ceiving news of what is hap-pening at Ontario museums—there’re so darned many I want

to visit (as in ALL of them).Perhaps, MuSEEuM will rise

again, but for now I will bebreathing a sigh of relief withlarge smattering of regret.

Thanks for reading!

—Don Beaulieu

MuSEEuM publisherDon Beaulieu:“My enthusiasmand ambition ex-ceed my ability” hesums up, ceasingproduction of themagazine with thisedition.

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