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…
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…
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…
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…
Manning Valley Historical Society celebrates 50 years. President’s Christmas Message – from Neale Greenaway As we approach Christmas and the end of the year, I would love to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your dedication and wish all volunteers and members a very merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous 2019. We have…
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…
Behind the Scenes in the Museum The Diggers Ball was a great success with all the tickets sold and requests for another event next year. Congratulations and thanks to the organising committee and all the other organisations involved. The Kimbriki and Wingham Tuesday Craft groups made 130 poppies for decoration for the ball and these…
Behind the Scenes in the Museum The MVHS AGM was held on Wednesday 15th August. Management and Committee members are as follows… Neale Greenaway, President, Terry Tournoff and Leon Poulton Vice Presidents, Secretary, Kathie Bell and Treasurer, Lesley Poulton. Other Committee members are Robyn Greenway, Gary Hollis, Scott Grant, Carol Pammer, Jenny Nicoll, Kim Armstrong…
Behind the Scenes in the Museum MVHS AGM – Wednesday 15th August Nominations for Management and Committee members will be from 25th July and will close 7 days prior to the AGM, on 8th August. Nomination forms will be available from the Secretary’s office and nominations are to be posted on the meeting room notice…
Behind the Scenes in the Museum Volunteer Projects Another busy month for volunteers. The Maintenance and Workroom Teams have been working together to refurbish the wall cabinets in the front room of the Museum with sealing and painting to better preserve the collection and enhance presentation. Dust and dirt are major pollutants so good housekeeping…