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

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Terrific to see both the excellent preservation of this structure and the Museum's initiative in conducting tours. Well done Nanaimo!

Dan Gallacher
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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

  Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/NanaimoMuseum

   

   

  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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