Day camps and Agrifair

Hello everyone. Last week was our first week of day camps and it was a success! Even though we only had four children, each day was educational and fun-filled. The kids enjoyed every activity that we had planned, although Tomb Raiders on Egyptian day seemed to be the most popular. The kids wrapped us (the leaders) up in toilet paper and tried to steal the "treasure" that the mummies were guarding in the gazebo. Even though I tried my hardest to catch the tomb raiders, they still beat the mummies every time! I feel as though the kids learned a lot each day, especially on Heritage day, when we gave them a tour of Trethewey house and concluded with a scavenger hunt. The children left MSA Museum with much more understanding on what every day life was like in 1920s Abbotsford.

photo cred: Pam

From July 29th to August 2nd, the MSA Museum had a booth at the 100th annual Abbotsford Agrifair & Rodeo. We were able to promote our upcoming exhibit-- Prints from the CPR Magic Lantern Slides (1885-1930) which will be on display at the Trethewey house from August 15th to October 20th. We were also able to tell people about our fall programming, which includes the free and family friendly Autumn Light Festival. This event aims to bring the community and families together while celebrating the wonderful tradition of light festivals. The summer students are lucky enough to be planning this event, but unfortunately we will not be around to see it come to fruition as we will all be returning to our respective universities for the fall.

We are also still working on our educational kits and are aiming to have them done by the time the new school year rolls around. Elementary school teachers will get to choose from a variety of kits, including but not limited to: School Days (what school was like for children in the 1800s), Crossing the Pacific (the story of Sikh, Chinese and Japanese immigrants to Canada), Outlaws and Heroes (self-explanatory). Thanks for reading and hope to see you here at the museum one of these days!

LB