[BCMA] Nanaimo Museum Press Release - Miner's Cottage Adult & Seniors Tour

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Hello everyone,

 

The Nanaimo Museum would like to announce summer tours of the Miner's
Cottage in Piper Park. Designed for adults & seniors this tour showcases
the No. 19 locomotive in addition to one of the first homes built in
Nanaimo. The Press Release and a photo are attached and the text is also
included at the bottom of this email.

 

Hope you join us for a tour!

 

Becka M.

 

 

 

Becka Macdonald, Administrative Assistant

NANAIMO MUSEUM

100 Museum Way

Nanaimo, BC V9R 5J8

Phone: 250.753.1821

Website: nanaimomuseum.ca <http://www.nanaimomuseum.ca/> 

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June 11, 2012

NANAIMO MUSEUM

 

Media Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

Tour the Museum's Coal Miner Cottage this Summer

One of Nanaimo's hidden gems will be open to the public this summer.
The Nanaimo Museum is hosting tours of its coal miner's cottage, a
historic house located downtown.  Tours will take place on a drop-in
basis every Wednesday in July and August from 1pm to 3pm.

The cottage turns 115 years old this year and provides a unique glimpse
into Nanaimo's coal mining past.  "Many of Nanaimo's coal mining
families lived in homes that were identical to this one," says Aimee
Greenaway, Program & Volunteer Coordinator at the Nanaimo Museum.  "The
artifacts inside make the house like it would have in the 1910's.  When
you walk through the front door you feel like you are stepping back in
time 100 years."

The cottage is open to school groups but is usually closed to the
public.  On Wednesday afternoons in the summer, a costumed guide will be
offering tours or visitors may choose to look through the cottage's
exhibits on their own.  The cottage is located in Piper Park, on the
grounds of the Vancouver Island Military Museum (the former site of the
Nanaimo Museum).  The steam locomotive in the park beside the miner's
cottage will also be open.  Admission is by donation.

Family-friendly activities will also take place at the Miner's Cottage
this summer.  Every Friday from 1:30-3:00pm the Nanaimo Museum will be
offering Time Machine Mania, a program that is aimed at children between
the ages of 5 and 12 years.  "Time Machine Mania offers hands-on
activities for kids such as trying out a wringer washer and making
butter," says Greenaway.  "They are usually shocked by how small the
house is and how many household chores that children were responsible
for 100 years ago."

The cottage is on the City of Nanaimo's Heritage Register and is a rare
surviving example of a housing style that was once commonly found in
Nanaimo.  It was originally owned by Frederick Rowbottom and located on
Farquhar Street in the South end.  In the late 1970s the cottage was
donated by the Sutton family and moved to its current location after it
faced demolition for street improvements.

For more information, contact Aimee Greenaway at the Nanaimo Museum at
250 753-1821 or email program at nanaimomuseum.ca.

 

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Media Contact:

Aimee Greenaway
Program & Volunteer Coordinator
Nanaimo Museum
250 753 1821
program at nanaimomuseum.ca

 

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