Daly House showing off its odds and ends
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This article was published 06/03/2023 (1154 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Daly House Museum’s latest exhibit is several years in the making, since this multi-faceted display consists of items the non-profit group has been collecting between 2019 and 2022.
Running under the title “Collected, Gifted & Saved! Sharing Local History,” this exhibition will provide local residents with a look at various odds and ends that have shaped the City of Brandon over the years, including remnants of the Prince Edward Hotel and the International Harvester Building.
“The museum has an extensive collection of over 21,000 artifacts, images and documents that represent the complex history and diversity of our community,” Daly House president Alex Essery said in a Friday news release.
Daly House Museum curator Eileen Trott showcases remnants of Brandon’s Prince Edward Hotel this past Saturday afternoon. These artifacts are part of Daly House’s “Collected, Gifted & Saved! Sharing Local History” exhibit, which will be on display starting Saturday. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
Daly House Museum curator Eileen Trott showcases remnants of Brandon’s Prince Edward Hotel this past Saturday afternoon. These artifacts are part of Daly House’s “Collected, Gifted & Saved! Sharing Local History” exhibit, which will be on display starting Saturday. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
“Due to limited space, we can’t often share this history, but this exhibit is an opportunity for us to share local history with our visitors and launch a conversation on what we’ve been able to capture, what we have missed, and whether the things donated to the museum help tell the stories that are most important and relevant to Brandon and area.”
Daly House curator Eileen Trott told the Sun over the weekend that many of these items were donated during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many people were still stuck indoors and looking for anything to do.
Some of the more notable items submitted since then include clothing and room décor that belonged to the family of G.R. Coldwell, who was the second owner of the Victorian mansion that has been situated at 122 18th St. since 1882.
“These artifacts donated by G.R. Coldwell’s great-granddaughter have travelled from British Columbia to Australia and back,” reads Friday’s news release. “They have finally found their way back to their original home in Brandon.”
Some of the other notable items on display include remnants of Brandon’s Prince Edward Hotel, which was erected in 1912, closed in 1976 and demolished in 1980.
Artifacts featured in the display range from coloured photographs of the hotel’s interior in 1912 to replicas of the hotel’s restaurant menus to a metal sign advertising a “Businessman’s Luncheon.”
Additionally, this exhibit will feature creations that can’t be found anywhere else in Westman, including a collection of more than 100 unique buttons that resident Irene Wotton cultivated over the years before her death.
A closer look at Irene Wotton’s button collection, which is a significant part of the Daly House Museum’s upcoming “Collected, Gifted & Saved! Sharing Local History” exhibit. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
A closer look at Irene Wotton’s button collection, which is a significant part of the Daly House Museum’s upcoming “Collected, Gifted & Saved! Sharing Local History” exhibit. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
“Our family is honoured to see our mother’s button collection on display at Daly House Museum.” Brenda Smith, Wotton’s daughter, said in Friday’s news release. “Our mom would have been so pleased to know it was being displayed for others to enjoy.”
To bring everything up to the present day, this exhibit will also showcase some bricks recovered from the old International Harvest Building, which was demolished in 2021 to make way for the expansion of the Daly Overpass.
“Collected, Gifted & Saved! Sharing Local History” will officially be on display at the Daly House Museum starting this Saturday and will run until June 3.
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