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Giving the past a future Seagram art?facts compliment heritage collection he term ‘trying to give I the past a future is overâ€"used, but it is important for a city or comâ€" munity to retain a sense of identity with a knowledge of its own history. When _ the _ Seagram Museum, which held artiâ€" facts from the old distillery, closed in 1997, the City of Waterloo stepped in and acquired pieces of local importance. These artifacts relate to the Seagram family and its role in the early industrial development of Waterloo _ through _ the Seagram _ Distillery and Canada Barrels and Kegs (Canbar). The Seagram colâ€" lection compliments the city‘s collection of municipal artifacts including portraits of former mayors, sports memorabilia, souvenit ware and photographs of old city facilities The City of Waterloo‘s Heritage collecâ€" tion consists of some 6,000 artifacts relating to the municipal, industrial and social history of the city. Anne Chafe is the herâ€" itage associate of the City of Waterloo â€" recreation and leisure services, a position she has held for three years. In a nutshell, she explains her duties as helping the community "know that City of Waterloo is interested in its own history, and that we are taking steps to preserve the City‘s history." Chafe had been curator at the Seagram Museum for over three years before it closed down. Before that she was assistant curator of Joseph Schneider Haus, so she had the necessary expeâ€" rience and motivation to take charge of the Heritage collection. The collection has a somewhat nomadic exisâ€" tence, and spends much of its time in storage at the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, 25 Caroline Street North. "When â€" we â€" originally accepted the Seagram colâ€" lection, the Seagram compaâ€" ny stipulated that it had to By Conor McCarrrRey For The Chronicle be treated professionally, in as much of a museum enviâ€" ronment as possible", Chafe says. "The City of Waterloo owns this building itself, and this is the only building that the city owns which meets the requirements of the colâ€" lection. The building is enviâ€" ronmentally controlled, the temperature and humidity are kept at a constant level, to help preserve the artiâ€" facts." An agreement was struck between the City of Waterloo and the Clay and Glass Gallery, enabling the collecâ€" tion to be stored in stateâ€"ofâ€" theâ€"art rolling storage/disâ€" play containers, Each artiâ€" fact is individually numâ€" bered, inventoried and cateâ€" gorised for storage. Pieces range from ornamental silâ€" ver toothpicks and crystal bar decanters to old whiskey and gin bottles. The colecâ€" tion also has many old techâ€" nical instruments and lab equipment that were used in the Seagram â€" distillation process. Tools used for barâ€" rel making are on display, as are old silver trophies donatâ€" ed by the Seagram Company for curling and golf tournaâ€" ments. Once a year the heritage collection is allocated eight weeks, starting in February to exhibit the collection in a museum quality display. The third week in February is Canada‘s National Heritage week. There is a permanent display case at city hall, and smallâ€"scale exhibitions are rotated throughout the year at various sites around the region. It is Chafe‘s goal to see the collection on permanent display. "It‘s lots of people‘s ambition, not only mine," she said." "There‘s a lot of heritage people in the comâ€" munity who would like to see a museum in the future. Projects like that take a long time to develop and we realâ€" ly need a solid collection before we can embark on a large scale project like that. To fill exhibit spaces we realâ€" ly need to have the research done. We want to ensure we are â€" taking a â€" planned LIFESTYLE approach." Anne Chafe, the City of Waterloo‘s heritage associate in the recreation and leisure services department, says it‘s a priority to preserve the city‘s history. Since 1997 the heritage collection has been expandâ€" ing its collecting mandate to include other items of local interest, so the formerly named Seagram collection has become more varied, to include items from all areas of Waterloo‘s history. Chafe says: "The Seagram collecâ€" tion was a great start, but it was really the springboard for us to identify where our focus needed to be. We are developing a long range plan that will determine exactly what we‘re going to collect. A lot of people may have perâ€" sonal pieces of interest to us, and they sometimes make a donation." The collection has just received some medals which were awarded to school chilâ€" dren in 1948 to commemoâ€" rate the occasion of Canada‘s youngest city, at the time, reaching the status of cityâ€" m / Apas f y «5 ;;‘1. ‘“\v ?%‘w'a’g}f:‘i?;?ég “‘ © % & "Magstaft, ==»=Sp5%6p SALE -5 O 6 t samna I inninDDt a@~~@a;â€" Câ€"STOARDCuiimreâ€" ross from Shoppers l){ggl Waterloo Town Square SINCE 1984 «« from Shoppers Drug Mart) 746â€"9136 â€"STOREWID men‘s Farraree _ yow * J hood A new heritage resource being developed by the city is the Elam _ Martin Farmstead, a sixth generaâ€" tion Mennonite family farmâ€" house, surrounded by 11 designated buildings which will remain to become an interpretive centre. The farm is located on 11.8 acres of land within the heart of RIM Park, which officially opens in September. In summer an exhibition will be held at the Abraham Erb grist mill in Waterloo Park, which celebrates early flour milling in Waterloo as the community was foundâ€" ed on a flour mill. The City of Waterloo tecently went through an ‘Imagine Waterloo‘ process, whereby community memâ€" bers were asked to envision what Waterloo should look Continued on page 13 ON! Naval history buffs can learn more about one of the last remaining Tribalâ€"class destroyer warships when the Kitchener public library coâ€"hosts a meetâ€" theâ€"author event with the Laurier Bookstore at 7 p.m. tonight (Wednesday). uns 1 â€" in F mW en â€"â€" Laurier naval historian Barry Gough will read from and discuss his recently published book, HMCS Haida: Battle Ensign Flying. â€" Often called Canada‘s largest historic relic, HMCS Haida is the last remaining Tribalâ€"class destroyer in the world, and is one of only two Canadian Second World War warships in existence. "In a country where the nation‘s history is neglected by schools and pubâ€" lic, or that such history is so warped or faulty, there is just cause for claiming that Haida is in need of the preservation and enhancement she deserves," said Gough. "What better memorial to the naval heritage of the Canadian nation and what better central locaâ€" tion." Gough‘s interest in the Haida began in 1979 when the professor first began teaching naval history. For the past six years he has served as a board member for the Friends of HMCS Haida, which hopes to raise $5 million for hul} repairs. Commissioned in 1943, the Haida was one of 27 Tribalâ€"class destroyers built between 1937 and 1946 in Canada, Great Britain and Australia. The warship saw action April 25, 1944 when three German destroyers laid a minefield off the French coast near Morlaix while offering longâ€"range protection to a convoy. In 1964, a group of historyâ€"minded enthusiasts saved the Haida from the scrap yard and towed the warship to Toronto. The Ontario government now owns the warship, which is designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. _ The Haida is open to the public during the sumâ€" mer months and is moored in the Toronto harbour. It‘s become an established local tradition: celeâ€" brate Canada‘s birthday on July 1 at the University of Waterloo. 0 “â€"i:fi-e‘fihiversity and its Federation of Students are presenting the 17th annual UW Canada Day celebraâ€" tions that day, kicking off at 2 p.m. and ending at 11 PSsos As the leading Canada Day celebration in the Waterloo Region, the event is expected to attract more than 50,000 people to the Columbia Lake fields on UW‘s North campus. ts popularity is due to a wide range of free activiâ€" ties for families and friends, ranging from live music, arts and crafts, through to children‘s activities and games, as well as fireworks at 10 p.m. ut i M T No ts d b“"[‘v;v)v.«s:;tvlsf);h;evahhy appetites, there will be affordâ€" able meals from a variety of vendors. Proceeds from the UW food tent, which will sell hot dogs, hamburgâ€" ers, pizza and soft drinks, will support the fireworks and festivities. 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