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Friday Spin Days at Pioneer Museum
The Twistle Guild of Glengarry is joining forces with the Glengarry Pioneer Muse- um to present weekly demonstrations of spinning and weaving at the museum in Dunvegan. The spinning demonstrations will be held every Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Glengarry Pioneer Museum. Visitors, both children and adults, will have the opportunity to see and participate in the early pioneer art of taking raw wool through the process of carding, spinning, weaving, knitting, and sewing. “It looks like an old fashioned working bee every Friday in the Williams Pavilion,” said Jennifer Black, museum curator. “At least a dozen spinners and weavers have been gathering each week to spin wool and offer information and guidance to anyone interested in trying this heritage craft. You are even invited to bring along your own wheel, drop spindle, or loom if you need some help.” The Glengarry Pioneer Museum holds a large collection of spinning and weaving ar- tifacts which are on display throughout the summer in the new exhibit:“The Creation of Cloth”. The Twistle Guild partnered with the mu-
seum to clean and preserve these pieces for the new and improved exhibit. Guild members have put countless hours into stringing not one, but two large floor looms – one dates from the late 19th centu- ry and the second is on loan from the Guild to be used for demonstrations and to allow members of the public to try their hand at weaving. During the recent Quilt and Textile day at the museum, Oliane Van Dyke came to the museum to see the display and was moved to tears upon seeing the large floor loom decked out as if it was still in use. Van Dyke’s mother, Florimond Legault donated the loom to the museum in the 1960s, where at the time it practically filled one room in the upstairs of the small Star Inn. The Legault family lived on Concession 1 of Lochiel Township in Glengarry County and would weave mats and other textiles for their home, as well as give some to neighbours. The remaining activities for the season are the fourth annual Wood Fair and Auction on Aug. 25, the Harvest Fall Festival on Sept. 16 and lastly, going out with a boom, the War of 1812 Reenactment on Sept. 22-23. More info at www.GlengarryPioneerMuseum.ca .
On July 22 at the Long Sault Area, the Seaway Lighthouse 3rd Rail Modular Club or- ganized the First Annual Seaway Train Show to help Parade of Nations raise funds for the 2012 liability insurance and for the developmentally challenged of Akwe- sasne Cornwall and SD&G . The raffle - Licence No. M695617 - of a train ticket, worth approximately $2,000, donated by Via Rail, from Cornwall to Halifax return for two people including a two sleepers cabin was won by ticket No 1055 Sharon MacDonald of Williamston, who works at Rozon Insurance in Lancaster. Presenting the ticket, on the left Marie Morrell, founder and executive director Parade of Nations for the De- velopmentally challenged, and winner Sharon MacDonald.
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