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| Kay French wears many hats for the community. |
Kay French wears many hats in the community, one of which is
curating at the Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum. History has been an abiding
interest throughout her life but she only found the time to work in this field
when she retired and moved to Hervey Bay.
She thinks her love of the past was
encouraged by her mother. “My mother was interested in history. We moved a lot
and my mother joined the local associations in the towns. She knew lots of
people throughout the state and her keen interest in events helped her stay
connected with her community”.
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| The museum is a fun place to visit. |
The Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum commenced in 1974 and Kay
joined in 2005. “It is a very welcoming and friendly establishment”, Kay
enthused. Kay has been involved in
curating and mounting displays.
“A great deal of
factual information is required”, Kay said. “Museum files, local people and
computers are a good way to start learning”, she continued. “Recently we have
been researching the beaching of the T.S.S. Maheno on Fraser Island, in
preparation for displaying an exhibition on this event. It is now open to the
public to view and it will be continually changed and upgraded as more information
becomes available”.
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| The T.S.S Maheno Display |
Kay
emphasised she is part of a team “The museum is entirely managed by volunteers
who are unstinting in giving their time and expertise. It continually amazes me
just how skilful and talented our members are”, she enthused.
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| An historic dairy building |
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Lovely gardens surround historic buildings |
The opening hours for entire museum are
Friday and Saturday 1pm to 4.30pm, Sunday 10.30am to 4.30pm. It is open all Queensland school
holidays and public holidays except Christmas Day and Good Friday. The entry price Adults $ 10.00
Children (under 16) $3.00. Children under school age free.
2 comments:
Kay, thank you so much for all that you contribute to the Hervey Bay Museum and community and for being a vital, yet humble part of a great team. I am very keen to come to the Hervey Bay Museum again when next visiting the area.
This is a great display. I saw it at the Library a few days ago. My kids went to the museum on a school excursion last term and the old buildings and wares were fascinating and the staff very knowledgeable.
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