December 2020 AGM Minutes

Manning Valley Historical Society Inc Annual General Meeting Minutes (2nd December 2020)   Meeting declared open at 10:35 a.m. with President, Garry Hollis, in the chair who welcomed everyone to the 2020 AGM which was delayed by COVID restrictions.  Meeting held at Wingham Services Club. Attendance:  Garry Hollis (President), Terry Tournoff (Vice-President), Leon Poulton (Vice…

Press Release – Digitising the Collection

Wingham Museum has received a grant to purchase an archival scanner and computer. This scanner will be used to create permanent, digital records of the museum’s portraits, photographs, films and other vulnerable documents. The digital copies will provide ongoing access to the collection, while the originals are preserved in archival storage. This was a key…

June July 2020 Newsletter

Manning Valley Historical Society   Behind the Scenes in the Museum After the unprecedented period of lockdown due to the worldwide Corona virus pandemic, our Museum has now reopened to visitors. To comply with regulations and the risk of a 2nd wave infection, social distancing and hygiene protocols have been put in place with hand…

June 2020 – Conditions of Entry

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY   During this challenging time, the health and safety of our volunteers & visitors is our highest priority.  To keep our environment safe, we ask you to note the following CONDITIONS of ENTRY: If you are currently unwell or experiencing cold/flu symptoms, we ask that you visit us another time. Please maintain…

April May 2020 Newsletter

Manning Valley Historical Society April/May 2020 Museum Newsletter   Behind the Scenes in the Museum The Coronavirus pandemic has affected all our lives and the Museum is not immune to this. Accordingly, in keeping with current social interaction restrictions, our Archives and Museum are closed indefinitely. As this is a ‘fluid’ situation we are unable…

February 2020 GM Minutes

MANNING VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC Founded 20 May 1964 General MEETING  WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2020   The meeting was declared open at 10.00 with Garry Hollis in the chair. ATTENDANCE:  Peter Langdown, Kathie Bell, Kath Hill, Robyn Greenaway, Scott Grant, John Wooldridge, Judy Yarrington, Garry Hollis, Neal Greenaway, Terry Tournoff, Carol Pammer, Leon Poulton, Judith…

February 2020 Newsletter

Manning Valley Historical Society   Behind the Scenes in the Museum With the extreme weather conditions and many of our volunteers off for the Christmas New Year break, it has been a little quiet for the beginning of 2020. That is all about to change with the return of the ‘teams’ in February and the…

May 2019 Newsletter

Behind the Scenes Exhibitions and Maintenance The refurbishment of the sports cabinet with an expanded display of the ‘Sydney 2000 Olympics’ memorabilia is generating much interest. The Wingham Chronicle featured a front-page story about this new display, highlighting the role of Wingham High School student, Laura Spee. Laura worked closely with Terry Tournoff and painted…

March 2019 Newsletter

Behind the Scenes in the Museum Museum Maintenance- The Exhibition and Maintenance teams are back from their summer break and on some of the hottest days in January, volunteers were working in the ‘Old Wingham Town’ display area, building a platform with new flooring under the fire and rescue/ambulance/medical and dental exhibits. On completion there…

November 2018 Newsletter

Manning Valley Historical Society celebrates 50 years. The 50th Anniversary milestone will be celebrated with a Museum ‘Open Weekend’ with FREE admission on Saturday and Sunday 1st and 2nd of December, from 10am to 4pm. How it all began…. In June 1964 a group of community minded people had a vision about the preservation of…