Chapter 1
A new - but soon to become regular - column appearing in the Chariton Newspapers makes its debut today under the headline "Museum Musings." The column is written by Mrs. Elizabeth Tuttle who will report on the rapidly growing Lucas County Historical Museum, list new acquisitions by the museum and contain a sprinkling of tid-bits on Lucas County history.
It was just 120 years ago this month that William McDermit, a native of Ireland settled with his wife and four children, in Cedar Township. This was the first permanent white settlement in Lucas County and he named it "Ireland", after his native land.
He built a cabin of logs and filled the cracks with prairie mud. There was one window and one door. From one of the sills, a small bowl was turned out and beautifully finished by the Rev. Archie Beals. This bowl is soon to be given to your Lucas County Historical Museum.
A Museum is a LIBRARY OF THINGS, established for only two reasons: 1. A repository for objects which must be preserved because of their aesthetic, historic, or scientific value. 2. A storehouse for materials that have educational usefulness. It must never become a community attic but must always be relevant to its particular community. Each article must be accurately identified, documented and card-indexed. The rules and regulations for this procedure have been developed over several generations and are now generally accepted in all museums.
Apples in the Museum orchard are now ready. Red and Yellow Delicious and Jonathans. The trees have been pruned, fertilized and sprayed under the direction and supervision of J.L. Hamilton of Derby. If you wish to buy apples, contact Frank LL. Mott, 203 South 12th Street, Chariton, telephone 774-4320.
The Puckerbrush School House, Ottercreek No.3, has recently been purchased for your museum with donations received through the efforts of that community and other friends of the museum. The school was built in the summer of 1874. At one time it had 50 pupils and two teachers - all in one room 20X28-feet. Funds are now being received for the cost of moving and for laying a foundation for the building when it is placed on the museum grounds. Anyone wishing to contribute, may do so by sending his contribution to Mrs. Bill Osenbaugh or to Mrs. Ralph Pim, both of Lucas or to Gilbert Garton at the First State Bank.
Some lovely articles have been given for the front living room of the museum. Needed now is a love seat and some chairs of that period.
It was just 120 years ago this month that William McDermit, a native of Ireland settled with his wife and four children, in Cedar Township. This was the first permanent white settlement in Lucas County and he named it "Ireland", after his native land.
He built a cabin of logs and filled the cracks with prairie mud. There was one window and one door. From one of the sills, a small bowl was turned out and beautifully finished by the Rev. Archie Beals. This bowl is soon to be given to your Lucas County Historical Museum.
A Museum is a LIBRARY OF THINGS, established for only two reasons: 1. A repository for objects which must be preserved because of their aesthetic, historic, or scientific value. 2. A storehouse for materials that have educational usefulness. It must never become a community attic but must always be relevant to its particular community. Each article must be accurately identified, documented and card-indexed. The rules and regulations for this procedure have been developed over several generations and are now generally accepted in all museums.
Apples in the Museum orchard are now ready. Red and Yellow Delicious and Jonathans. The trees have been pruned, fertilized and sprayed under the direction and supervision of J.L. Hamilton of Derby. If you wish to buy apples, contact Frank LL. Mott, 203 South 12th Street, Chariton, telephone 774-4320.
The Puckerbrush School House, Ottercreek No.3, has recently been purchased for your museum with donations received through the efforts of that community and other friends of the museum. The school was built in the summer of 1874. At one time it had 50 pupils and two teachers - all in one room 20X28-feet. Funds are now being received for the cost of moving and for laying a foundation for the building when it is placed on the museum grounds. Anyone wishing to contribute, may do so by sending his contribution to Mrs. Bill Osenbaugh or to Mrs. Ralph Pim, both of Lucas or to Gilbert Garton at the First State Bank.
Some lovely articles have been given for the front living room of the museum. Needed now is a love seat and some chairs of that period.
If the old is not preserved, future generations will be deprived of one dimension of their environment. Let us revere the past, study the present, build for the future and enjoy all.
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