Vol, 15,) No. 33 Wedflesday, August 14, 1985 24 Pages AJ n w h >me Tour of A group of five-year-oids, under the watchful eye of counseliar Dan Wood, pick up noodies with chopsticks at the China station of tbe Tour of the Worid, an event organized iast week for Whit- by Summer Camp at Iroquais Park. the world During the afternoon event, children at the camp visited ten different stations, each representing a different country and each providing an activity associated with that country. Free Press Staff Photo Computer fun at the library Kurt Boyce, 4 and his brother, Alan, 6, watched by teacher, well as familiarizing them with the operation of a computer. Dan Huston, are happily absorbed in facemaking on the Apple Il' Computers and Kids, a series of two-week sessions, offered microcomputer on the last day of a two-week session of com- since the beginning of July, for kîds from 4 to 14 is operated by puter 'Ourses offered for preschoolers at the Whitby Public Computing Trends Services and taught by Dan Huston, a Library. second-year Humber College student in Computer Information The course for preschoolers teaches letter and number Systems. recognition, right and ieft, orientation, and memory skills as The next and final session for the summer begins August 12. Cuilen Gardens and Miniature Village will become the new home of the Lynde House Museum, the Whîtby Free Press bas learned. Len Cullen, owner of the Taunton Rd. W. tourist attraction, was expected to meet with the membership of the Whitby Historical Society at Fairview Lodge last night to put forward bis proposal. Atbougb the final decision of the societY wasn't known at press time, Centre Ward Coun. Marcel Bruneile, the mayor's represen- tative on the society executive is confident that it will be accepted. Bruneile said that moving the Lynde House, the oldest known structure between Toronto and Kingston, is the best way of preser- ving the house. The home, built in about 1812, currentiy sits at the corner of Dundas and D'Hiler Sts. on property owned by the Loblaws super- market chain. Lobiaws gifted the house to the historcial society in 1972 on the grounds that it be moved to make way for future deveiopment on the site. At the time of the gif t, Loblaws wanted the house moved within a year. However, the company hasn't enfor- ced that condition because it hasn't proceeded to develop the property. The Cullen proposai wiil put to an end, if ac- cepted, concerns about the futufe of the home. It has' aiso cieared up the question of owner- ship. It appears as though the bouse was gifted ta the historical society - not to the Town of Whit- by as many originaily thought., In a letter to then society president Jack Mason, James Farrell, former vîce-president of real estate operations for Loblaws said that they were "prepared to donate to the society the Lynde House presently standing on the proper- t"l.t is understood that, should the society ac- cept the donation, the house would be moved off the property some time within the next year at the sole cost and expense of the society. " That letter was dated May 17, 1972. Under the Cuilen proposai, Lynde House will be Iocated near the garden's parking lot in the soon-to-be expanded exhibition area. Although Brunelle stressed that many of the proposal's con- ditions are stiil being negotiated, Cullen's original position wouid make the society or the Town of -Wbitby totally responsibie for the cost of: moving the building; instaliing a full basement, heating and air conditioning systems; ail eiectrical work; aU maintenance of the building; and staffing of the dispiay during the gardens hours of operations. The museum staff are ta be dressed in period costume and wii con- farni ta Cullen's em- pioyee standards. in return Cuhlen bas promised free use of land for a period of up ta 30 years, free eiectric power, compiete ian- dscaping, continuous maintenance of the surround area being' part of the gardens, washroom facilities for staff, and parking lot faciiities including snow clearing. He aiso has guaran- teed at least 25,000 visitars a year whicb he noted "wouid probabiy top any museuni of its size in Canada." Cullen has also promised access from the rear door of the museum, ta the gardens tbemselves and ta erect a donation box in a prominent location ta raise money for the society. Futherinore, d'i- ciuding any donations from this box, Cullen Gardens wiil guarantee the society 10 times their 1984 entrance in- came.", Brunelle said that the historicai society wiii alsa be aiiawed ta operated its own gift shop. .Currentiy, the museum played host ta oniy about 400 ta 500 visitors a year, Brunelle said adding that the mave ta, Culien Gardens wiil more than justify the huge amounts of money needed ta restore the home ta the stan- dards required by the museums branch of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture. "I am preparedi-to recommend ta the general membership of the historical society that it ta moved ta Cuilen Gardens on the basis of the hest, long term interests of the house, " besaid. Maving the bouse ta Culien Gardens would give the museum a fighting chance ta ta seif-sustaining because the nurntar of visitors would jump substan- tialiy. Bruneile added that moving the bouse CONT'l) ON PG. 10 At Cullen Gardens.... Lynde HOuse m 1 F 0 fil" A do «Ià 'q