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7 Ep Meng ora, te BE --.. come oo. 14 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, January 22, 1991 Royal family memorabilia, radios on display at museum Two new exhibits are cur- rently on display at the Scugog Shores Museum. The first is a collection of Royal Family memorabilia owned by Helen Redman of Scugog Island. Mrs. Redman has been col- lecting royal family items for most of her life, but has sub- stantially increased her collec- tionin the past ten years. Some of the items in her col- lection belonged to her mother, with the remainder either be- ing bought by herself, or were gifts from family and friends. Mrs. Redman's has approxi- mately 75 pieces in her collec- tion including plates, cups, spoons, and tins. Also in the collection is a pho- tograph of the carriage that drove Prince Charles, and Lady Dianna after their wedding. Mrs. Redman's son Dave was in Helen Redman, of Scugog Island collects Royal Family memorabilia. Her collection of over 75 pieces Is currently on display at Scugog Shores Museum. Please see story for... more details. England at the time of the Roy- al Wedding and took the photo- graph. Another interesting piece is a letter from Buckingham Pal- ace. Mrs. Redman's mother-in- law wrote a poem and sent it to the Palace and Helen has placed the reply in her collec- tion. The second display at the museum is a collection of radi- os, which are owned by John Charlton of Oshawa. Mr. Charlton's exhibit in- cludes 20 radios ranging from a a 1923 "Workrite" 5 tube bat- tery-powered neutrodyne a.m. table radio, and a 1923 "Split- dorf' Horn loudspeaker, to a 1960 "Zenith" transitor radio. Mr. Charlton has been col- lecting radios for 15-20 years, and has been displaying them for four years. He was an electronics teach- er at high school when people began giving him old radios to repair and keep for himself. All of the radios on display are in working order. His exhibit has also been on display at Bowmanville, Oshawa, and Clark Township ~ Museums. In August of 1980, Mr. Charl- fon was interviewed on CBC ra- io. -- He spoke in his interview about Reginald Aubrey Fessen- den who had his dream come true on December 23, 1900 when he was able to carry a message across a long distance without wires; to have a mes- sage carried out on radio wave. Scugog Shores Museum is open all year round for tours. Currently the Museum is open for tours Monday through Friday from 1p.m. until 5.p.m. The Museum is closed week- Snje until the May long week- end. Mr. Charlton, and Mrs. Red- 's collections will. ha an dia- play at the museum until PARTICIPATION NIGHT if you have been considering learning karate but keep postponing it, mark this date on your calendar. Come and join in with others in the same situation. This is a special night to help you feel comfortable. Bring some loose clothing and ... JOIN US! Mom and Dad, learn with your children .... ALL AGES! Self-defence and exercise ... FREE! This Introductory Class is FREE, No Obligation! JANUARY 3ist at 7:00 PM REGISTER NOW - 20% OFF on ANNUAL FEES (limited time offer) OPEN 7 DAYS a WEEK 110 Lilla St., Port Perry 985-0205 ES -- I~ XE LJ ' residents collections. Anyene interested in having their col- Scugog Shores Museum lection displayed can call the takes pride in displaying local museum at 985-3589. March 31. John Chariton tunes in his 1940 Spartan 5-tube a.m. all wave floor radio. Mr. Chariton has 20 vintage radios current- : ly on display at the Scugog Shores Museum. See story for 9 more detalfs. GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES - -- ANNUAL RATES -- SCUGOG FINANCIAL SERVICES A DIVISION OF CRESSBROOK FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD. 250 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY "Serving Scugog for Over 15 Years" PHONE 985-3832 EAN A BB WINDOW FASHIONS VERTICAL & VENETIAN BLINDS ROLLER & PLEATED SHADES CUSTOM DRAPERY SPECIALTY BLINDS Residential & Commercial \ CA ' PATIO DOOR SPECIAL 72x84 72 HOUR 84x84 89.95 owe 99.95 Includes Valance - Many Colours to Choose From Lifetime Warranty on Tracking System. Lowest Prices Guaranteed. Meee 985-3067 ---- Se -- ---