Conference & AGM 2018Mennonite Heritage VillageSteinbach MBSeptember 20 - 22, 2018

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Thank you to:

Our DonorsMonique Brandt

Buhler Gallery, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg

Sherry Dangerfield

Fort Dauphin Museum, Dauphin

Morris & District Centennial Museum, Morris

New Iceland Heritage Museum, Gimili

Leslie Poulin

Peter Priess

Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, Winnipeg

Sam Waller Museum, The Pas

Beryth Strong

Winnipegosis Historical Society, Winnipegosis

Our HostsMennonite Heritage Village Museum

AcknowledgmentThe Association of Manitoba Museums acknowledges that we are on Treaty 1 territory and the

land on which we gather is the traditional territory of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples,

and the homeland of the Métis Nation.

Certificate Program in Museum Practice (CPMP) These CPMP Graduates have successfully completed seven out of eight workshops offered by

AMM: Organizing and Managing Museums, Museums and the Community, Collections Management, Collections Care and Preventative Conservation, Exhibit Design, Museums and Education, The

Museum Facility, Research: Policies, plans...action!

Randy James, Winnipeg Police Museum, WinnipegPeter Korzeniowski, Corrections Museum of Manitoba and Historical Society, WinnipegTammy Skrabek-Korzeniowski, Winnipeg Police Museum & Historical Society, Winnipeg

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Our Supporters

Sport, Culture and Heritage

Association of Manitoba Museums Graduates for 2018

Our apologies to any supporters we may have missed when compiling these lists.

Awards of Excellence:Waldheim House Restoration, Mennonite Heritage Village, Steinbach

Built in 1876, the Waldheim House was constructed from logs with a thatched roof. Over time the original 19th century building began to deteriorate. After receiving a government grant through the Canada 150 initiative, and donations matched by various organizations, the museum was able to seek out structural conservation experts from across the continent including master thatchers from Virginia.

Because of its commitment to authenticity, MVH has gained unique and valuable knowledge about heritage building conservation. And MHV community engagement ensures the stories of the migrations of thousands of Mennonites to Manitoba are preserved and told to tens of thousands of guests annually.

For its dedication to preserving and displaying Manitoba’s rich Mennonite heritage, the Mennonite Heritage Village receives the Award of Excellence.

Association of Manitoba Museums Award Recipients for 2018

Nonsuch Gallery Renovation and Rejuvenation, The Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg

After returning from the North territory in 1668, loaded down with furs and other trade goods from the Hudson Bay Company, the fully replicated Nonsuch is docked in the recreated port of Deptford, England. This uniquely immersive Gallery experience transports the visitor back to the height of the HBC using storytelling, artifacts and archival documents that delight visitors with the sights and sounds of a 17th century harbour. It is a wonderful and historically profound rejuvenation of a Manitoba classic

The renewed exhibit was a collaboration of the Manitoba Museum and countless community partners including the HBC,

the Cree of James Bay, and many local businesses and individuals.

For its role in preserving and educating the public about this critical period in Canadian history, The Manitoba Museum receives the Award of Excellence.

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Waldheim west - before

Waldheim west - after

Nonsuch Gallery

Nonsuch Exhibit

Association of Manitoba Museums Award Recipients for 2018

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Awards of Merit:Volunteers, Manitoba Electrical Museum & Education Centre (MEMEC), Winnipeg

After receiving word from Manitoba Hydro that the museum was no longer a part of their business plan, the already dedicated volunteers took on the role of museum leaders. Educating themselves in various areas of museum work the volunteers have: developed a new Collections Management Policy, developed and implemented new public programming, and increased the hours the museum is open. In so doing they have improved the MEMEC presence to both the public and the museum community.

For their commitment and their continued effort to improve the museum’s presence to both the public and the museum community,

the volunteers of the MEMEC receive the Award for Merit.

Gordon Docking, Miami Railway Station Museum, MiamiA board member since 1995, and now a co-chair along with his wife, Gordon Docking has pursued excellence for the Miami Railway Museum. He has sought expertise on what needs to be done and how best to do it, and then ensured the highest standards of implementation. He has taken AMM courses to improve his knowledge of museum best practices, using the skills gained to develop new public programming, such as the Living Museum Day, and to oversee structural improvements while maintaining historical integrity. Finally, Gordon has played an integral role in obtaining government grants to hire summer students to help run the museum. For his leadership and tireless efforts in preserving and displaying Manitoba’s railway heritage, Gordon Docking receives the Award of Merit.

Canadian Experience in the First World War Exhibit Series, The RCA Museum, Shilo

The Royal Canadian Artillery Museum exhibits were well researched and organized to tell the tales of Canadians in the trenches or on the battlefields. Visitors are taken on an emotional journey back to various stages of the war through letters, poems, medals, uniforms, artillery, and archival footage. These exhibits are a testament to the museum’s dedication in presenting the complexities of The Great War and to highlighting the global developments propelled into reality under the impetus of the war.

For its tremendous work in eloquently and thoroughly presenting such an impactful event, The RCA receives the Award of Excellence.

Canadian Experience in the First World War Ehxibit

Early Manitoba Power Commission truck

Gordon Docking

Thursday, September 207:00 – 9:00 Opening Reception, Steinbach Cultural Arts Centre

Friday, September 21 - Mennonite Heritage Village

Morning Sessions

08:30 – 09:00 Registration

09:00 – 09:15 Greetings from Mr. Ted Falk, Member of Parliament for Provencher

09:15 – 10:00 Heather Bidzinski, Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) In a Good Way: Re-envisioning Collections at a National Museum: How do you develop collections and

exhibitions in a museum based on ideas? Exploring the challenges and opportunities presented by being part of the creation and opening of a national museum from concept to reality and through the use of storytelling and key artefacts, this presentation touches on the use of oral history, digital technology, and the opportunities to forge positive relationships with source communities.

10:00 – 10:30 Dr. Stephen Borys, CEO, Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) Bridging a Gap: Creating an Inuit Art Centre in Canada’s South: The Winnipeg Art Gallery houses the world’s

largest collection of contemporary Inuit art. To celebrate the art and to honour the people who have created these works, the WAG is building an Inuit Art Centre, the first of its kind in the world.

10:30 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 11:30 Rhonda Hinther, Brandon University The Brandon University and Assiniboine College Public History Program: This month is the official launch of

the Public History Program at Brandon University and Assiniboine Community College (although courses have been taught for the past two years). This presentation reviews projects already done, being worked on now, and being planned. And, outlines how the Manitoba Museum community can get involved and benefit from students’ work.

11:30 – 12:00 Dr. Naomi Berger, City of Winnipeg Police ServicesWhat Happens When You Take a Psychologist to a Museum? A Behavioral Health Perspective on Exhibiting Difficult Knowledge: What psychological impact can exposure to difficult knowledge have on museum visitors? When is there the potential for trauma-based reactions? What is “difficult knowledge” in a museum context? What strategies should museum staff and volunteers consider in exhibiting difficult knowledge?

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

Afternoon Sessions

01:00 – 01:30 Andrea Reichert, Manitoba Crafts Museum & Library | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, Julianna Roberts, New Iceland Heritage Museum, Sandra Chewka, Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada

Panel: Planning for Collections Management Databases: Managing collections information is a challenge. This panel reviews software solutions being explored by the New Iceland Heritage Museum, the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, as well as five museums in partnership with AMM.

01:30 – 02:00 Eric Hagan, Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), Greening the Museum: Sustainable museum practice and energy management is a challenge, especially in heritage

facilities. A recent survey by the CCI Preservation Services Division provides insight into energy use by buildings with different levels of environmental control, in climate zones across Canada, and indicates the ongoing needs for energy management.

02:00 – 02:30 Adriane Porcin, University of Manitoba Copyright and Photographs - A Primer: What permissions do you need to use photographs? Can you put your

collection online? Adriane gives an overview of accession and copyright, complications of donations and unlocatable owners.

03:00 – 05:00 Tours! Both the Mennonite Heritage Village (Steinbach) and the Musée de Saint-Pierre-Jolys (30 minutes away) are available for special tours. Delegates should add their names to Sign Up Sheets.

Evening Activities - Mennonite Heritage Village

05:30 – 06:30 Cocktails

06:30 – 07:00 Award and Graduate Presentations

07:00 – 10:00 Banquet (Rainbow Auction in support of AMM)

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Saturday, September 22 - Mennonite Heritage Village

Morning Sessions

08:30 – 09:00 Registration

09:00 – 10:00 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) Fun fiscal stuff including: Approval of Budgets (current and next year), Adoption of Annual Report April 2016-March

2017, and, most importantly, Election of Council.

10:00 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:00 Gordon Goldsborough, Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) Manitoba 2020 Hindsight: The MHS, in collaboration with the Manitoba Libraries Consortium, University of Manitoba

Archives & Special Collections, and the Manitoba Legislative Library are working together to digitize and make text-searchable copies of local history books that will be available freely online for Manitoba’s 150th anniversary in 2020.

11:00 – 11:30 Jane Dalley, AMM Cultural Stewardship Program (CSP) Cultural Stewardship Program Update: This presentation offers a review of past and current CSP programs and

services, and an outline of future Cultural Stewardship Program initiatives. 11:30 - 12:00 Mary Alice Osborn, Seven Oaks House Museum Archaeology in the Garden: In June, an excavation in the park surrounding the House uncovered new physical

evidence about the residential outbuilding and the House’s midden pile. As a result, Seven Oaks is revisiting its own collection and taking steps to preserve important information.

12:00 – 01:00 Lunch

SURPRISE LAUNCH!

Afternoon Sessions

01:00 – 01:30 Jennifer Maxwell, Transcona Museum Who Owns This? Abandoned Property Projects for Small Museums: Museums accumulate unclaimed and

undocumented objects from permanent loans, to doorstep donations, and everything in between. As time passes, museums have an increasingly difficult time tracking the rightful owners of the property. What strategies can small museums follow – and what questions should be asked – when dealing with abandoned property?

01:30 – 02:00 Pam McKenzie, Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada The Lewis Letters or ‘one man’s life in a collection of 500 items’: Alexander Lewis was a WWI teenage pilot.

A significant museum donation of his first-hand account of a ‘lifetime of survival’ has been sorted, catalogued and turned into a book.

02:00 – 02:30 Heather Beerling, Lower Fort Garry How to Move a Mountain into a Molehill....in one week! Lower Fort Garry is currently undergoing a large

infrastructure project that includes almost every building on-site. 46,000 artifacts had to be moved and/ or covered in 5 days in order to allow this important heritage building conservation project to begin.

02:30 – 03:00 Lorne Roder, Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (RAMWC) Bigger than a Breadbasket: What to do when your collection needs to be moved and stored, but the objects are

some of the largest in the Province? A status update from the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada. The RAMWC is currently on the move so the existing airplane hangar / museum is closing and the collection goes into storage until a new facility opens in Summer 2020. Varied and unique care is needed for the central part of the collection -- all “bigger than a breadbasket” -- with aircraft of all sizes and shapes from durable metal fighter jets to delicate flying boats. Mr. Roder will also discuss the new museum plans, designs and development.

03:00 – 03:30 Wrap-Up

2018 Conference Program

Heather BeerlingParks Canada, Lower Fort GarryHeather Beerling has been a Collections Specialist at Lower Fort Garry for 13 years. Prior to that she spent several years as the conservator at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, a conservator at the Manitoba Museum, and the Provincial Archives of Alberta..

Dr. Naomi BergerCity of Winnipeg Police Services Dr. Naomi Berger is a registered clinical psychologist working with the Winnipeg Police

Service. Dr. Berger’s work focuses on enhancing and maintaining the mental health and well-being of both police officers and civilian staff members, through the provision of a broad range of preventive and therapeutic services..

Heather BidzinskiCanadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR)Heather Bidzinski is the Head of Collections at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. She

is an archivist by training, with nearly 15 years’ experience in archives, records management, and collections care. She is responsible for the development and management of collections across the museum including artefacts, archives, and library resources. Her unit provides a number of key museological services including coordination of incoming loans, intellectual property management, provision of reference services, and providing access to the collections.

Heather was involved in the establishment of the Oral History Pilot Project at the CMHR in 2010 and continues to be actively involved in the Oral History Program. She participated in many of the inaugural interviews as Program Co-Lead and assisted in the development of procedure, protocol and documentation. Her work with the Oral History Program and intellectual property has influenced her current consideration of alternate forms of memory in the context of decolonialization. She hopes to be able to explore the possible intersectionality of Canadian Copyright law and intellectual property issues in Traditional Knowledge and intangible cultural heritage in future research projects.

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Before joining the CMHR in 2010, Heather was an archivist with the Nova Scotia Archives, Acting Manager for the Manitoba Records Centre, and archivist with the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives. She holds a Master’s degree in Archival Studies, and a Master’s degree in Ethnomusicology from the University of Manitoba.

Stephen D. BorysWinnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)

Stephen D. Borys is the Director & CEO of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, and holds an adjunct professorship

at the University of Winnipeg. He was previously chief curator at The Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, at which time he held teaching posts at Florida State University and New College. Prior to Sarasota, he was curator at the Allen Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio; curator in European Art at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; and a curatorial assistant at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal. He holds an Executive MBA, a PhD in Art and Architectural History from McGill University, a MA in Art History from the University of Toronto, and a BA Honours from the University of Winnipeg. Borys has organized numerous exhibitions, written accompanying catalogues and scholarly articles, and lectured across North America. He is a board trustee of the Association of Art Museum Directors, past president of the Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization, and a past board director of the Canadian Museums Association..

Sandra ChewkaRoyal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (RAMWC)Sandra Chewka is a new graduate from Stanford Fleming and has been researching new collections management systems for the RAMWC.

Jane DalleyConservator, AMM Cultural Stewardship Program (CSP)Jane began her career as a student in the

Conservation Department at the Royal Ontario Museum, studied conservation

in England, worked privately in Montreal for 5 years followed by 12 years as Chief Conservator for the Manitoba Archives. Jane has been working privately since 1997 and has been delivering the AMM Cultural Stewardship Program for over 10 years. She is currently completing a degree in Applied Disaster & Emergency Studies at Brandon University and plans to apply this knowledge to the heritage sector.

Gordon GoldsboroughManitoba Historical Society (MHS)Dr. Gordon Goldsborough is a Past-President and Webmaster of the Manitoba Historical Society, and an Editor of Manitoba

History magazine. His interests include the history of local government, river dredging, early automobiling, landscape and environmental change, and historical personalities, sites, and monuments

Eric HaganCanadian Conservation Institute (CCI)Eric Hagan has a PhD in mechanical engineering from Imperial College London (UK), and a Master of Art Conservation degree

from Queen’s University in Kingston. Since 2009, he has worked at the Canadian Conservation Institute, where he is presently a Senior Conservation Scientist in the Preservation Services Division. His research work relates to the physical effects of temperature and humidity on collection materials, and risk of damage due to light exposure. He also co-facilitates two CCI workshops (Exhibition Lighting, and Display Cases), and currently leads CCI work related to sustainable museum practice.

Rhonda HintherBrandon UniversityRhonda Hinther is an Associate Professor of History at Brandon University (BU). Prior to joining BU, she was Director of Research and Curator at the

Canadian Museum for Human Rights and,

Conference Presenters

Photo: Winnipeg Free Press Ruth Bonneville

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before that, Curator of Western Canadian History at the Canadian Museum of History. Her research interests include oral history, gender and women’s history, migration history, and radical activism in Canada. She has published in Manitoba History, Atlantis, and Labour/le travail. Hinther has curated numerous museum exhibitions and has consulted on several historical films. She helped develop the Public History Program, the first in Western Canada, now being offered through Brandon University and Assiniboine Community College.

Jennifer MaxwellAssistant Curator, Transcona MuseumJennifer holds a Master of Museum Studies from University of Toronto, a MA in History from Queen’s University, and a BA (Hons.) in History

from Brandon University. She has worked and volunteered for museums/archives in both Manitoba and Ontario in the areas of collections management, curatorial research, and education since 2008. Jennifer has been the Assistant Curator at Transcona Museum for the past two years.

Pam McKenzieRoyal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (RAMWC)Pam McKenzie is a prairie girl; a wife, mother and

grandmother. Born into the military, she has travelled widely, relocated frequently and enjoyed diverse career paths and interests. Pam is now Head of Library & Archives at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada in Winnipeg.

Mary Alice Osborn Assistant Curator/Manager, Seven Oaks House Museum

Adriane PorcinLe Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum / University of Manitoba

Julianna Roberts, B.R.SExecutive Director, New Iceland Heritage Museum (NIHM)Julianna is new to the world of Museums, but not

to the world of organizing and planning. Her resume includes: recreation facility management, community and board development, organizing volunteers, and employee management. Starting at NIHM in January 2017, she has been working on exhibit development, grant writing, and the AMM museum courses.

Lorne RoderRoyal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (RAMWC)Lorne Roder was educated with a Bachelor of European History and Masters of Environmental Design, from the

University of Calgary. With coursework in Museum Sciences, Historic Resources Management, Conservation Practices, Building Science and Project Management.

Mr. Roder was hired by LORD Cultural Resources in Toronto, ON, but was sent to work on museum projects in Kansas City, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, and China, before returning to North America. Working as an independent contractor, and again as a Province of Alberta employee, he was either designing or project managing the construction of a variety of types of museums including: military, cowboy, and philatelic museums.

Recently he was the Project Manager of exhibits for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) and is currently working for the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (RAMWC)

Thank you to all of our presenters. Your expertise, time and involvement in the

Manitoba museum community is appreciated.

Conference PresentersHeather BeerlingLower Fort Garry, St. Andrews

Naomi BergerWinnipeg Police Service, Winnipeg

Heather Bidzinski Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg

Ken Bielak Oseredok UCEC, Winnipeg

Anaïs Biernat Manitoba Agricultural Museum, Austin

Pierrette Boily Photographie Pierrette Boily, Winnipeg

Stephen Borys Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg

Caryl BrandtMonique Brandt Association of Manitoba Museums, Winnipeg

Jo Bunka Winnipegosis Historical Society, Winnipegosis

Denise Campbell The Winnipeg Foundation, Winnipeg

Sandra Chewka Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, Winnipeg

Kathleen Christensen The RCA Museum, CFB Shilo

Cindy Colford Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg

Madison Connolly Fort la Reine Museum, Portage la Prairie

Beth Conway Ross House Museum, Winnipeg

Ashleigh Czyrnyj Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg

Jane DalleyAssociation of Manitoba Museums, Winnipeg

Sherry DangerfieldS. Dangerfield Interpretive Planning, Victoria Beach

Theresa Marie DeyholosFort Dauphin Museum, Dauphin

Alana DonohoeBrandon University, Brandon

Delegates

Conference 2018 Delegates

Thank you for joining us at Collections - Con!

See you next year in Morden!

Jo-Anne DrewniakTolstoi Heritage Centre, Winnipeg

Diane DubéSt. Georges Historical Society Inc., St-Georges

Andrea DyckBarry DyckMennonite Heritage Village (Canada) Inc., Steinbach

Amelia FayManitoba Museum, Winnipeg

Camille Fisette-MulaireMusée St-Joseph Museum Inc., St-Joseph

Virginia FreynetSite historique Monseigneur-Taché, Sainte-Genevièv

Robert GoertzenMennonite Heritage Village, Steinbach

Kent GowlerLeanne GowlerQuinton GowlerGowler Agencies - The Souvenir People, Winnipeg

Eric HaganCanadian Conservation Institute, Ottawa ON

Susan HarasymOseredok UCEC, Winnipeg

Gwen HarpGimli Glider Museum Inc., Gimli

Stephen HayterCommonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon

Thomas H. HeineFlin Flon Station Museum, Flin Flon

Leona HerzogBuhler Gallery, Winnipeg

Rhonda L. HintherBrandon University, Brandon

Alanna HorejdaTranscona Museum, Winnipeg

Randy JamesWinnipeg Police Museum, Winnipeg

Jenna KlassenMennonite Heritage Village (Canada) Inc., Steinbach

Sheryl KoltManitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage, Winnipeg

Alexandra KroegerDalnavert Museum and Visitors’ Centre, Winnipeg

Erron LeafloorManitoba Agricultural Museum, Austin

Victoria MarkstromCanadian Fossil Discovery Centre, Morden

Amelia MarshallManitoba Electrical Museum & Education Centre, Winnipeg Jennifer MaxwellTranscona Museum, Winnipeg

David McInnesTypha Communications, Winnipeg

Pam McKenzieRoyal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, Winnipeg

Thomas McLeodDalnavert Museum & Visitors’ Centre, Winnipeg

Ryan MeechKnock Down Shipyard, Vancouver BC

Susan MoffattDalnavert Museum & Visitors’ Centre, Winnipeg

Joanna MunhollandSam Waller Museum, The Pas

Robert NicolasLe Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum, Winnipeg

Mary Alice OsbornSeven Oaks House Museum, Winnipeg

Cortney PachetManitoba Museum, Winnipeg

Hope PennerBrandon University, Brandon

Adriane PorcinLe Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum / University of Manitoba, Winnipeg

Leslie PoulinMorris & District Centennial Museum, Morris

Brendon RawRoyal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, Winnipeg

Andrea ReichertManitoba Crafts Museum & Library / Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, Winnipeg

Julianna RobertsNew Iceland Heritage Museum, Gimli

Lorne RoderRoyal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, Winnipeg

Linda SommerMorris & District Centennial Museum, Morris

Laurette SundstromSt. Georges Historical Society Inc., St-Georges

Christine TabbernorOgniwo Polish Museum Society Inc., Winnipeg

Marlene TottleTerry TottleLac du Bonnet & District Historical Society, Lac du Bonnet

Josée TouchetteC.D.E.M. - Bonjour Manitoba, Winnipeg

Karmelle TowerBrandon University, Brandon

Chris WaleyManitoba Archaeological Society, Winnipeg

Breanna WatermanSeven Oaks House Museum, Winnipeg

Marion WhitmoreCarberry Plains Museum, Carberry

Gus WruckLac du Bonnet & District Historical Society, Lac du Bonnet

Yulia ZmerzlaOseredok UCEC, Winnipeg