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p18 weekender july 27 1985 students hard at work old meet young at museum richard knight records information about a large chisel one of the artifacts to be stored at the markham museum paula crowell paula crowell staff reporter this summer old meet young at the markham museum where 12 university and high school stu dents are working and theyre getting along just fine the museum hired the students with the help of about 22000 in provincial and federal grants to upgrade the curators files and buildings on the site while not all the students are his tory majors they share an interest in past events an interest that has been heightened since they started their jobs they are divided into three groups four of them work for curator suzanne rowe catalo guing the many articles which are donated regularly to the museum heather henderson and alan darnell are the veterans of this group they held the same jobs last summer identifying artifacts cataloguing and organizing them in a logical fashion the artifacts they worked with last year and this year are in stor age and have to be stored so they are easy to locate the university of toronto stu dents are working with pina gian- neschi and richard knight they are all studying history except heather who is an archeology major the four of them have three pro jects assigned to them this sum mer several of the buildings on the museum site are storage areas for artifacts waiting to be catalogued they have already organized the hoover house and are now work ing in the carriage house where many small tools and farm imple ments are kept their final project will be the basement of another building worksheets which outline a writ ten and pictorial description of each item are completed and will eventually be filed in order for the museum staff working with the artifacts has given these students a different perspective on history every object has its own char acteristic marks of the maker and its use you can get a sense of time heather said each tool is different from the last pina added you get an enormous amount of respect for these things because theyve lasted such a long time some of them are from the 1840s and theyre in gorgeous condition once the students are finished this project the artifacts will be ready for display considerable work goes into setting up a display fc sky v 4 if- s steve marshall fills in a pen and ink sketch of bygone days its located in the basement display area of the markham museum and this summer assistant cura tor andrea wilson is getting help from steve marshall and jodi mcroberts this pair is working on a display in the main building to be ready aug 22 they are painting murals on the walls making platforms for exhibits as well as conducting occasional tours through the grounds steve another university of toronto student said the variety of jobs prevents them from getting museum fatigue this is a condi tion the students joke about as something thataffects people who tire shortly after entering a museum the theme display they are working on will show the progres sion from an agricultural com munity to a settled and developing area jodi explained the other six students work under the direction of chris bag- ley technical supervisor their task is to sand four coats of paint in the railway station at the south of the property the paint has developed an alli gatorskin surface and is difficult to remove all the work is done by hand as machines might damage the wood and drywall underneath the students work in pairs work ing on the grounds for two days and sanding every third day they have also been encouraged to adopt an individual project at the museum kim jacobi a stu dent at the university of guelph plans to research the architecture of the buildings at the museum draw them to scale and record the alterations that have been made to them its my interest and they needed it done so it works out well for both of us she said colleen goudie is trying to find out about the wilson general store which used to be on main st the store was dismantled and brought to the museum to make way for the markham village lanes shopping centre right now it is a pile of boards lying on the grass waiting to be despiked this is one of the responsibilities of kim colleen and their cohorts scott cluett steve ashe valerie ceballo and darrell wright the boards are sorted through forbad wood which is burned and the nails are removed there are about 26 buildings on the museum site so theres always something for the students to do the search for gas grill replacement parts is over replacement parts all makes and models service by licensed gas fitters accessories barbecues arid smokers primus camping equipment a complete line sales and service power humidifier sales and service we make house calls 4778490 2811994 4 steeles oi aloen rd 4190 kingston ro jodi mcroberts paints a mural on the wall as part of a display to be opened aug 22 at the museum