kia ora katoa
the winner of the raffle Prize Draw 1: Milly Mitchell-Anyon; Prize Draw 2: Judith Jones.
They are both delighted as I am sure you would have been had you won, but the real winner here is the museum and I want to say a huge Thank You to all the ticket buyers for their support. You can bask in the warm glow of knowing that you have done a good thing! You are all wonderful people!
Now that the shelving donated by Puke Ariki has been installed in the Archives Storeroom we are busy moving all the books and boxes of archival material from off-site storage to the museum. This is quite a big task, made all the harder by the distractions each box offers. Today we came across an apple crate full of advertising slides from the cinema. These are lovely - the colours are fresh and vibrant and the advertisements are a microcosm of twentieth century commerce in South Taranaki.
"Pop into Mike's Milk Bar for a shake and listen to the juke box - that will while away a relaxing Friday evening before you take your best girl to the late show."
Fortunately the slides are printed on glass so we can scan them relatively easily; once we have had a chance to do this I can post some pictures for you to enjoy.
It is all to easy to forget what treasures we have when they are stashed away in a distant location; and it is exciting to open the boxes and see what gems we have. Now to fit them into the exhibition..........
ka kite ano
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