STURGIS - The Sturgis Station House Museum members and volunteers took advantage of the warmer temperatures to do some outdoor cleanup to prepare for the new season. A group of volunteers were joined by some students from the Sturgis Composite School on May 16 in the annual clean-up. The museum opening was to open for the season on May 20.
The museum has some fundraising efforts in place for the season to help with operational costs. “There are plans to do a bread baking or two in the oven.,” stated Myrtle Boychuk, museum member. “The opening tea is scheduled for June 13 at the museum and we will be having a booth at the Sturgis Sports and Rodeo on June 24 and 25, selling sweet treats and ice cream.”
The museum’s Agriculture building is completed and committee members are busy organizing the displays. Displays to be added will feature a blacksmith shop, a moonshine item, a working loom and many other agricultural related features.
The museum has hired two summer students this year; Jailin Soltys as Curator and Jake Soltys as Grounds Maintenance. Both were to be commencing employment in May.
The museum will only be open on Wednesdays and Fridays, after school and weekends until the summer students have completed their school year and can be available full-time in the months on July, August and September.
“We would like to also offer some classes for students or anyone who may be interested this year on butter making and washing clothes the old way on a washboard and hanging clothes on a clothes line,” said Boychuk.
