For more information on upcoming events visit the website: www.ctmhv.com

BREAKING NEWS: ♦ The HVSO Board of Directors, and CTMHV staff are happily moving to Covid Stage 2. We are optimistic that both the diner and museum will reopen as soon as is possible. The Board and staff will be meeting on July 7th to review options. At time of publication it is anticipated that our first Cruise-In will be on Thursday, July 9th on the newly extended patio area with all social distancing measures in place. Please continue to check our website for more details about tours and events at www.ctmhv.com.

♦ Staff and volunteers are working on following the lead of the Toronto Zoo by hosting a drive thru historic village. The CTMHV Curator has been working on this with some help from Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island. Many details will follow once the green light is granted by both the Health Unit and the Town of Essex. Thanks to Cheryl for this idea.

♦ In addition to two Young Canada Works summer student positions, the museum was also approved for nine Canada Summer Jobs student positions including maintenance and diner help. Due to the uncertain timeframe for reopening, staff will be collecting resumes from interested students, however, those positions will not be able to begin until things are back up and running. Jobs will be posted on the YCW site, Indeed, and Kijiji as well as the CTMHV Facebook page.

♦ Shortly after publication of the last newsletter, the University of Windsor decided to postpone their VIP program, therefore the museum will not be working in partnership with them at this time, but hopes to resume this project in the fall.

♦ In light of the economical hardships caused by the Covid closures, the government of Ontario decided to accept early applications of a modified Community Museums Operating Grant. The CTMHV was successful in that application and the funds of just over $29,000.00 were on route at time of publication. Many thanks to the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries.

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2020 CAR RAFFLE EXTENDED TO 2021 Update: Approval from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to allow for an extension of the 2020 car raffle draw will extend it until New Year’s Eve 2021. All persons who have previously purchased tickets will be notified. The extension does not change the number of available tickets. Only 5000 tickets have been printed. The extension will allow the museum the time needed to sell enough tickets to make a profit rather than experience a loss. You can still purchase raffle tickets for the beautiful 1962 Ford Thunderbird by mailing a cheque or money order to 6155 Arner Townline, Kingsville ON N9Y 2E5. You may also leave a phone or email message stating that you would like to purchase tickets and one of our volunteers will get back to you by telephone at which point you may provide credit card information over the phone. Please do not leave you credit card number on our voice message or in an email. We would like to thank everyone who has purchased tickets since our last newsletter. Your support is greatly appreciated as all proceeds will benefit the Children’s Education Program.

MEMBERSHIP DUES: Thank you to those of you who have sent in your membership dues for 2020. Please note, it may take a little longer for your receipts to be mailed out, please be patient, they are on their way soon. Outstanding dues should be sent care of Judy Kiernan. Thank you.

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♦ Cruise-ins are scheduled for Thursday, July 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th and August 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th subject to 40 persons on the patio at one time. ♦ Militaria, Hunting & Sportsmen Show Sunday, July 5th has been cancelled. ♦ All-European Car & Bike Show, Sunday, July 12th has been cancelled. ♦ Old Fashioned Auction Sunday, July 19th and Sunday, August 16th-are dependent on provincial permission and the auctioneer’s decision to proceed. ♦ Summer Day Camp Monday, July 20th to Friday, July 24th has been cancelled. ♦ Essex Dream Cruise-In Friday, July 31st in Essex status is unknown at this time. ♦ Summer Day Camp, Monday, August 24th to Friday, August 28th.

SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER UPCOMING EVENTS ♦ Cruise-ins are scheduled for Thursday, September 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and

October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and possibly 29th. ♦ Festival of Cars Show, Sunday, September 6th. $5.00 General Admission, $10.00

show car registration. Opens 9 am for visitors or 7am for show cars. ♦ Militaria, Hunting & Sporting Show, Sunday, September 13th. $5.00 general

admission, vendor tables $10.00 each. Doors open at 8:00 am. Vendor set up times available.

♦ Fall Flea Market, Saturday & Sunday, September 19th & 20th. General admission is $3.00. Vendor spaces are $20.00 for outdoor space & $25.00 for pavilion spot.

YOU CAN HELP US STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE COMMUNITY ♦ You can help by “liking us” on Facebook, by joining in on our contests, sharing our

photos and content, or submitting your own photos and stories. Our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/ctmhv/.

♦ You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter account is @ctmhv. You can also add us as a key word to things you share on Twitter that are relevant to our mission, such as historic automobiles, artifacts, family history etc.

♦ Invite friends to become HVSO members for only $40.00 per year. ♦ Help us to get our buildings ready by inviting friends in your “bubble” group to volunteer for a day to clean a select building or volunteer to do some grass cutting or weed trimming while we are closed. ♦ Spread the word about our hidden gem and help us to secure donations and sponsors. We need all the help we can get when we are ready to open our doors again. ♦ Research grant opportunities and send us a summary of what you can find.

MEGAN MELOCHE MEMORIAL HEIRLOOM GARDEN Plans are still in place to proceed with the Megan Meloche Memorial Heirloom Garden. However the start date is dependent on the availability to hire additional help and the final decision of the location which must be made with our partner consultant dependent on his availability. In the meantime, we are looking for some volunteers to start some plants from

some of the heirloom seeds that Megan had collected during the previous project.

PRE-PAID VENDOR FEES & RENTAL DEPOSITS Please be advised that vendor fees previously paid for the March Indoor Flea Market, Military, Hunting & Sportsmen Show, and the Spring outdoor Flea Market will be moved to the fall events. All vendors should have received a telephone call from one of the office volunteers. Any concerns should be directed to events@ctmhv.com or by calling 519-776-6909 and leaving a message. The same is true for any rental deposits, including postponed weddings confirmed with the office.

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CTMHV Summer Student Days Part Two by Kat Bezaire

I am who I am today because of the CTMHV. Back in the winter of 2016 prompted by my amazing mentor Lisa Oversby, (aka Lisa Jr.) I started volunteering for the CTMHV and its wonderful education department. I immediately fell in love with the village, and the idea of going into public history (museum studies).

That summer I applied and was accepted to work as a tour guide and I was immediately immersed in the wonderful histories of the automotive industry as well as Essex County. Being a tour guide allowed me to enhance both my public speaking skills as well as learn more about the county's history. During that summer we also had many side projects including cataloguing artifacts in the general store, husking corn, and of course helping out in the boarding house (which was always worth it because we traded the ice cream lady burgers for cones). I was also lucky enough to extend my grant that year allowing me to continue to work as a tour guide during the off season and help Lisa (Curator & Manager of Education, aka Lisa Sr.) with various other projects. Nothing gave me more joy than helping out with education programs, so I was lucky that the following summer I was able to work as Lisa's official assistant in order to create the museum's new senior's outreach program. This was initially a challenge as I was far more used to working with young children rather than seniors when it came to programs however it was a welcomed adaptation and it was a great experience. The program focuses mostly on memory and artifact interpretation allowing for the museum to come to them instead of the other way around. Nevertheless it remains successful and I enjoy those programs almost as much as "Pioneer for a Day". Thanks to my experience at the CTMHV, I was recently accepted to Western University to begin my Master's in Public History, following the completion of my Bachelor's (H) in History and German. I was also able to intern at Museum Windsor to make two exhibitions, "To Walk a Century in her Shoes," and "Red Light, Green Light". Both opportunities would have not been made possible without my experience from the CTMHV. I am so beyond grateful for the chance to work with so many amazing people who helped shape me into the person I am today ~Kat

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THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS :

Special thanks to our amazing volunteers who have been working at the museum during this time! Our apologies if we have missed anyone-we do appreciate everything that everyone has done to keep things up during the current crisis.

♦ Thanks to Judy & Al, Lia, Becca, Bill , Ruth & Steve W. for cleaning and inventorying buildings. ♦ Thanks to Ken V. for staining/painting the Print Shop, for collecting items from Essex Free Press with help

from Claude, for taking social media contest photos, for helping with the newsletter and for many ideas to help with reopening.

♦ Thank you to Kat & Lisa O. for helping with newsletter stories and our participation in the Canadian Crossword.

♦ Thank you to Jim and the grounds crew for getting the village ready for the season. ♦ Thanks to Mia & Harry for keeping in touch with brides and grooms. ♦ Thank you to Lisa for returning calls and emails, watching Covid webinars, completing grants and

applications and for doing her best to keep social media activities going. Thanks to Monika for updating online activities and checking emails.

♦ Thank you to Paula for ensuring the bills are getting paid, and for taking care of the summer student grant applications.

♦ Thanks to Doug C. , Larry, Doug H., and Mike for keeping the grass cut and for doing so many other projects and tasks that need to be done.

♦ Thanks to Claude and Nicole for watering plants, keeping an eye or two on the facilities, and being there 24/7.

♦ Thanks to Blake & Bill for scraping the Church to get it ready for paint. ♦ Thank-you to the garage crew for working on Wednesdays to keep machinery operational.

HERITAGE VILLAGE PRINTS FOR SALE SOON With everyone staying home these days, many members have been reminiscing about the good old days. Ken Voakes has even shared some old video of some of the buildings being moved to Heritage Village which we hope to be able to share on Facebook in the near future. Video shows Al Hazael and other CTMHV members moving the Town Hall and the Doctor’s Office to their current locations. Things looked a lot different back then. And there was Al just scurrying around under the straps that held the buildings on the crane that lowered them into place making sure everything was going as planned. Last month, our Chairman and his wife ran into a long-time supporter of Heritage Village, Fern Vincent. Many of our life members will remember Fern and her husband Gerry who were involved with the museum for many years. Sadly, Gerry recently passed away. Fern had in her possession a number of prints made back in the day by renowned artist Ronald Suchiu which she has generously donated to the museum for fundraising. “Gerald Vincent was the man who hatched the idea for this painting as a statement of his belief not only in Ronald Suchiu but to the importance of our heritage. Gerald and his wife Fern (who is seen stirring the bean pot in Ronald’s painting) lived at Heritage Village as custodians from 1984 until 1991. Being so closely associated with antiques for so many years he [had] an understanding of the need for the preservation of history. As a dedication to the volunteers of this village, the people in the active scene are all very authentic, even the dog, MuffinQ” https://suchiu.com/. Others in the picture are Bob McKraken (far left), Ken Thompson (on the Calliope). Ken Voakes (in the middle), Dave Bailey (on the steam engine), as well as two students, and others that you may be able to help identify. Ken tells us that the little girl was not real, but she was added for good measure. Cost of the prints had not been determined at time of publication.

COVID UPDATES ♦ The CTMHV was successful in acquiring the Emergency Response Benefit (CEBA)

$40,000 loan of which $30,000 will have to be repaid. The CTMHV also applied successfully for the annual CMOG grant of $ 29,766 from the provincial government released early (normally released in November). Several HVSO members (& friends) also provided short term loans back in March to get the outstanding bills paid for the interim.

♦ The Annual car raffle has been extended to New Year’s Eve 2021. ♦ The outdoor patio has been approved for extension with a cap of 40 persons at one time. ♦ Staff was still on lay off at time of publication. Volunteers have been safely working to prepare the village

and the ground for reopening. ♦ When the museum and diner reopen, all precautions will be taken per the Windsor-Essex County Health

Unit recommendations and requirements, including wearing face masks and maintaining 2 meter distancing by interacting staff and all visitors. Masks may be removed while eating. Hand sanitizer will be provided and there will be directional arrows to ensure people traffic moves in one direction.

♦ Please be advised that at time of publication, it was not yet decided if timed tours, pre-purchased admission tickets, and diner reservations would be required to meet social distance limitations. Please contact the museum prior to arrival to confirm.

♦ The CTMHV Facebook contests have included Where’s Betty, Elvis and John Wayne, On-line puzzles, Guess the motor, Submit a recipe, Tell us about your first car, What artifact is this? & more.

♦ The CTMHV was part of a Canada wide Crossword including 40 other museums across Canada. The link has been shared on Facebook and can also be found at https://www.warmuseum.ca/learn/activities/a-canada-day-crossword-featuring-canadian-museums/.

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“HERITAGE PRIDE ON PARADE”

FUNNIES

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Coming Soon! 1937 McLaughlin-Buick Special thanks go out to Harry & Mia Bergman, Mickey & Janet Moulder, Don & Marg Appleyard, Jack

& Sue Irving, Larry & Lynn Labute, Mike Reaume, & one other anonymous donor for contributing the funds needed to transport a brand new edition to the CTMHV Collection! The CTMHV will soon welcome a unique and beautiful 1937 McLaughlin-Buick. With some interesting provenance, the rare vehicle will be a great addition to show off once the doors are open for tours again. The vehicle, in original condition will need just a little bit of TLC to bring it back to its prime. “If there ever were hard times for General Motors of Canada Limited, the 1930s certainly stretched the company’s resources to the very limit... From a high water mark of 104,198 vehicles produced in 1928, the [automaker] hit rock bottom in 1932 when only 19,565 cars and trucks were shipped from the factory. Among that pittance were 2,026 McLaughlin-Buick passenger cars. ...production inched upward in 1933 Q [and in] 1934. The increases [gave] hope that the worst of the Great Depression might be over [but] the final production figure for 1935 skidded to a dismal 2,272 units. A sleek new Art Deco design helped spur sales in 1936 as 4,722 McLaughlin-Buicks were rolled out the factory doors. Among that number was one built for His Majesty, King Edward VIII. Despite being all new last year, the cars were revamped in a big way for the 1937 model yearQ QIn a bid to impress potential buyers, sales personnel were trained to discuss the current crop of automo-biles from the ground up. Starting with the famous sealed chassis, they moved on to point out the quieter valve-in-head straight-eight engine, the five-point soft rubber engine mountings, the centre-point controlled steering, the tip-toe hydraulic brakes, knee action wheels, torque-tube drive and ride stabilizers located fore and aft. The car was mighty and magnificent. It came with an impeccable pedigree that reached back to horse and buggy days. It was easy to sing the praises of such a fine motorcar. Q For good measure, folks looking at the gleaming beauties in showrooms were reminded that safety glass was used all around. As important as any feature built into the vehicle was the possibility of buying a new McLaughlin-Buick through the General Motors Installment PlanQ

The McLaughlin-Buick was an upscale offering in the world of automobiles, carefully positioned between the mid-range, mid-priced Oldsmobile and just below the luxurious LaSalle by Cadillac. With inspired whispers of elegance distinction and class”. Source:http://www.oldcarscanada.com/2010/03/1937-mclaughlin-buick.html.

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Preservation of Historical buildings Specific building: Canadian Transportation Museum General Operating Fund Education Program (students and seniors)

(a donation of $130.00 covers the cost of a four-hour field trip for 20 students; a donation of $40.00 covers one senior outreach program) * Excluding busing fees

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Thank you! IG Wealth Management for sponsoring this month’s

Newsletter:

CONTACTS & INFORMATION:

General information: info@ctmhv.com or call 519-776-6909

Donations, Artifacts, Newsletter & Education: curator@ctmhv.com

Rentals & Events: events@ctmhv.com Advertising and sponsorship: media@ctmhv.com

Volunteering:jca4045@gmail.com Financial Information: available by request or

visit Canada Revenue Agency Website: W W W .CT MHV . C OM Twi t te r : @ C T MH V Facebook :

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2019 HVSO Board of Directors: Chairman, Harry Bergman : 519-733-6565 Vice-Chairman/Secretary, Mickey Moulder : 519-979-5564 or email mickeymoulder@gmail.com Directors: Don Appleyard, Jack Irving, Paul Kirk, Len Langlois, Rick Laplante, Karl Melinz & Dave Tanner

Volunteer Opportunities: Accession/Deaccession Education Programs Food Services/Diner Fundraising & Promotions Grounds Maintenance Historical Interpreters Village Building Maintenance Volunteer Coordination Museum/CourtyardMaintenance If you are interested in joining one or more of these Volunteer Teams, we welcome your passion and help. Please contact Al & Judy Kiernan at

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