The Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum’s 50th year was one of the best.
Re-elected President Gord Ross told the annual meeting the museum had another good year. “We’re going forward not backward” while some other museums are struggling to survive.
The museum events did well with a bank account bigger than last year.
“It’s all because of the hard work of you folks,” he told members.
A major project during the year involved relocation of the 1890s Glover ranch house to the north end and placing it on a concrete pad.
Projects for next year involve replacing artifacts in the Glover house, lifting the church and putting a foundation under, new covering for the fabric building, and work to redo plaster walls on the CNR railway station.
The upper portion of the station has been closed to the public because of crumbling plaster.
Outer beams on the church have deteriorated to the point the floor is heaving.
And work will continue on development of the all-weather workshop, planned for the former site of the Glover house.
“We have lot of projects. We just need people to run them,” Ross said.
The museum has received some artifacts from the Regina Civic Museum, including an old hide press.
A film may be shot at Sukanen in the spring.
Re-elected directors are Lorne Hart, Joe Mitchell, Bob Langdon and Ian Clothier. Newly elected director is Morrie Rays. Unsuccessful candidates were Keith McCaig and Nathan Duncan.
Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net
