[BCMA] Mannequins

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Hi Emily,

we would gladly take these off your hands if the offer is still available.
Let me know and I will make shipping arrangements.
Thank you kindly,

On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 10:46 AM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

> Hello Jocelyn,
> I am the President of the Mill Bay/Malahat Historical Society and run the
> Heritage Museum in Mill Bay on Vancouver Island.
> I wanted to share our Mannequin story with you as we have used ‘figures’
> for years and they really add life to our displays.
> Five years ago we hosted a community event called ‘The Good Old Daze,
> Scarecrow Festival’.  Dozens of community groups of all ages plus local
> businesses made figures that connected them to history. We stressed these
> had to be handcrafted so we didn’t have any store mannequins. They paid an
> entrance fee so it was a fund raiser for us.
> For example Thrifty’s figure showed  the history of Coke Cola and egg
> raising in the past.  The Girl Guides did Girl Guide cookie history and  I
> have attached a figure showing an early gas pump.  Each figure had to have
> a short page of information.  We were amazed at how much history
> information we were able to pass on to the public in a fun way.
> We had nearly 100 figures displayed in our local mall and the public could
> vote on their favourite, we had over 25,000 votes. At our final day BBQ we
> awarded prizes for the winning figures.
>
> Jump ahead to last year when we opened our museum.  We decided to use some
> of these figures to add a little humour to our exhibits and  due to Covid
> we can’t hold The Good Old Daze event so we could adapt the figures to what
> we needed.  I have attached some pictures of the figures, the second to
> last is in our museum.
> If you would like more information please contact me.
> Maureen Alexander
>
> *From:* Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 23, 2020 9:14 AM
> *To:* bcma at lists.vifa.ca
> *Subject:* [BCMA] Mannequins
>
>
> Good day museum friends!
>
> We are trying to add some "life" to our museum as well as showcase some
> traditional clothing and are reaching out to see if anyone in this network
> has any mannequins collecting dust, or if you have any tips on places to
> contact that may.
>
> Thanks so much have a great day.
>
>
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>
> --
> *Jocelyn Berglund*
> *Executive Director*
> *Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society*
> *Doukhobor Discovery Centre, *HSMBC National Historic Site
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