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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">HI Tammy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">When my parents died, they left a collection of stuff like that. It was their pride and joy, and they had a story about each piece, where and when they had found
it. There was talk of giving the collection to the local museum, but my brother and I evaluated the cultural importance and value of the items, and decided the real place for the things was back out in the collector’s world. There the items would continue
to give joy to new owners who would in their turn celebrate the act of collecting and treasured maintenance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Selling the items to “antique” shops actually netted more value than a tax receipt.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Cuyler Page<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Curator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Greater Vernon Museum & Archive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Vernon, BC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca [mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 16, 2020 10:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> BCMA Listserve <bcma@lists.vifa.ca><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [BCMA] Objects on offer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hello, Museum-land!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Once again I’m sending this out with a list of objects that have been offered to us. While there are a couple of items on this list that we are interested
in (the tea service wagon, for example), most of them are duplicates of things already in our collection or just not something we can give a home to. If anybody is interested in any of these, let me know and I will connect you to the donor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">These items were purchased or collected by a man, born here in Creston in 1914, and his wife, who came to the valley several years later. They ultimately
wound up owning an early tourist campground and mobile home park – but none of these objects are connected with that. I have asked the donor if she has any more information on any of the objects and how or why they were acquired.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">These items are currently in a storage unit in Calgary. The donor can get them as far as Creston via a relative, and I’m happy to help distribute
them from here if the receiving organisation covers the cost of shipping. The donor is offering to donate but would like tax-deductible receipts for the value, if possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Tammy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Tammy Bradford, Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Creston Museum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">219 Devon Street, Creston BC V0B 1G3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">250-428-9262<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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