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sr ri 1 PORT PERRY "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2000 - 3 Stolen museum pieces recovered in Quebec 'Nice gentleman' assists in recovery of artifacts By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Scugog Shores Museum officials are expressing their gratitude toward a Quebec antique dealer who has turned over a large number of artifacts stolen here last fall. The Hull businessman, who wishes to remain anony- mous, discovered on Jan. | that a number of items in his store were stolen from the Scugog museum. He came to the conclusion after reading an article in The Upper Canadian, a publication for antique dealers, which included a list of the stolen items. Thieves broke into the Centre School building on Scugog Island near the end of October last year and removed more than $50,000 worth of artifacts belonging to the muse- um. "He's a very nice gentleman who deals primarily in furniture. Some of the items that were stolen were there, others were not, and some had been sold," said museum -curator Susan Neale. After the items were discovered, the dealer contact- / 985-9909 BETWEEN SEASONS BOOKS CANADA'S LARGEST Selection of Angling - Shooting & Gun-Dog Titles Many Rare & Out of Print 268 Cochrane St., Port Perry, Ont, LOL 1M5 (905) 985-9527 By Appointment or chance 9am. to 9pm. (7 days a week) E-mail: asphilp@netcom.ca Web Site: www.netcom.ca/~asphilp RVITIR ®] IR BOOTH Always interested in purchasing fine hardcover outdoor books, Early Fishing Tackle, Decoys in Original Paint, Sporting Art & Advertising, and other interesting Hunting & Fishing Collectibles ed police and his lawyer contacted Scugog museum officials. A trip to Quebec was organized for Jan. 14 and a number of the items were returned. "We went to Hull last Friday and brought back a few things... the twig table, the post-office desk, the barber shop pieces, and the bassinette. But, the wardrobe was sold and we're not sure if we're going to get it back," said Neale Ms Neale. A settee and Victorian love seat have yet to be picked up. The dealer did not ask to be compensated for the items, which had been purchased from a 34- year-old Barrie-area man. That suspect has been named on an arrest warrant. "We got about half of it back anyway, which is great. It's way more than we ever expected to get back," said Ms Neale , adding that a couple of pieces were, unfor- tunately, recovered with some damages. "But, this gesture by (the Quebec dealer) restores my faith in people after that trust was shattered when we found out we had a break-in," said Ms Neale. "It was very nice of him." Also recovered from the Hull dealer were items stolen from the Pickering Museum and the Lang Pioneer Village in Peterborough. Selected Fall & Winter Men's & Women's Clothing Sales ends Tuesday, February 1/2000 BRC LN on foot