Two more items added to Kindersley Museum

By Joan Janzen

Kindersley & District Plains Museum always appreciates receiving donations of antique items from the local and surrounding area. Recently a handcrafted wooden baby rocker was donated by Bob Matteis.

The rocker is very unique, in that it’s crafted in the shape of a dog and was gifted to the Matteis family from the O’Donnell family in the early to mid 1950s. The O’Donnell family resided in Marengo, and the Matteis family farmed near Marengo. The rocker would have been used by the oldest O’Donnell child during the mid to late 1940s.

The second most recently received antique item was received from Hugh McLean, who is one of the museum’s board members. Hugh added an Allis Chalmers history book to the museum’s growing library collection.

It’s donations like these that help make the museum an increasingly interesting place for visitors who come to browse.

Hugh McLean recently donated an Allis Chalmers history book to Kindersley Museum’s library.

Bob Matteis recently donated a kids dog rocker to the Kindersley Museum. The rocker had been used in the 1940s.