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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><img width="718" height="127" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D44C3D.CB6559C0" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D2AC7E.03425020"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">PRESS RELEASE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">September 14, 2018</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:black">Museum Alive! Open House: Bringing History to life</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Location:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt"> Greater Vernon Museum & Archives</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Address:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt"> 3009 32<sup>nd</sup> Ave.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Dates:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Sept. 29 , 2018</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Time: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt"> 12:00pm – 3:00pm</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Admission:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">By donation<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Phone:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">250-542-3142 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Culture Days are just around the corner and the Vernon Museum is excited to be taking part with our
<i>Museum Alive! Open House</i> Saturday September 29<sup>th</sup> from 12pm – 3pm.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The museum invites everyone to this free event to explore our collections; meet the staff & volunteers; take in a talk and demonstration of the restored Post Office Clock and Captain Shorts’ steam engine; join in a behind the scenes tour
of the Archives; watch the linotype in operation; and participate in our scavenger hunt, interactive activities, and What is it? Contest! Plus, enjoy hot dogs and a drink for a suggested donation of $4.00. Watch the museum’s website and Facebook page for a
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<p class="MsoNormal">Don’t forget to leave time to view some of our recent changes within the Greater Vernon Museum & Archives. With Michelle Loughery and friends
<i>Blue Renew – art: debris</i> temporary display departing, the Allan Brooks Gallery has received a fresh coat of paint and a revitalization. Not only will you find a wide range of Allan Brooks’ original works from our vast collection you will also have the
pleasure of viewing artwork from a number of other local artists, including Charles Holliday, Howard Totenhofer and Janet Middleton to name a few. A Haida Argillite collection generously donated to the museum by Greg Abraham rounds out the gallery.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Another recent addition is the <i>Early Land Surveying</i> display featuring engineer and surveyor Gilbert C. Tassie. Surveyor’s tools, a Vernon Irrigation District map, and even a section of the Grey Canal Wood Stave Pipe, and a map of
the Grey Canal are incorporated into this display. A map drawing station and Grey Canal Q & A blocks add a fun interactive component to this display.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, staff and volunteers will be available to chat and answer questions regarding the proposed Greater Vernon Cultural Centre and the referendum taking place October 20<sup>th</sup> to borrow 25 million for construction.
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information, please contact the museum at 250-542-3142, visit
<a href="http://www.vernonmusuem.ca">www.vernonmusuem.ca</a> or find us on Facebook.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#333333">Culture Days is a collaborative, Canada-wide volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities<b>.</b><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal">
This year’s Culture Days weekend will take place on September 28, 29 & 30. See </span>
</strong></span></i><a href="https://bc.culturedays.ca"><i><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://bc.culturedays.ca</span></i></a><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal">
for a schedule of event happening in Vernon. </span></i></strong><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Caption: </b>Archivist Barbara Bell will be offering behind-the-scenes tours of the Archives during the Museum Alive! Open House Saturday September 29<sup>th</sup>, 12pm-3pm.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Caption</b>: Watch the Linotype machine in operation at the Museum Alive! Open House Saturday September 29<sup>th</sup>, 12pm-3pm.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Caption</b>: Learn all about the restored Post Office clock from Garry Garbutt at the Museum Alive! Open House Saturday September 29<sup>th</sup>, 12pm-3pm.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:#002060">Denise Marsh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marketing & Communications Coordinator <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">250.542.3142 <span style="font-family:Symbol">|</span> 3009-32<sup>nd</sup> Ave. Vernon, BC V1T 2L8
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:denise.marsh@vernonmuseum.ca">denise.marsh@vernonmuseum.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note my regular working hours are: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Mondays 9:00am-2:00pm (museum is closed to the public), Wednesdays 9:00am-5:00pm, Thursdays 9:00am-2:00pm & Fridays 9:00am-5:00pm.
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