Randy Gaveronski, Museum and Visitor Centre Coordinator for the Assiniboia and District Museum, is energized about the museum’s new Pioneering Skills Program, an interactive plan designed to enlighten and interest young people about Saskatchewan’s pioneering history.
Gaveronski’s program, to run on June 13, June 14 and June 24, will teach young people some of the survival skills used by our pioneering ancestors when they arrived by covered wagon to homestead on the Canadian prairies.
Students will learn how to make bannock, light fires with flint stones, build lean-to shelters and tie knots on the museum’s grounds. The goal is to enlighten young people about Saskatchewan’s history and to increase the general awareness of Assiniboia’s museum.
“I really think we got to concentrate on getting the people in,” Gaveronski said.
Gaveronski, an enthusiastic representative for the museum, has been on the job since March 15 of this year. Gaveronski’s background in scouting makes him an excellent candidate to teach children about outdoor survival techniques.
The museum, established in 1990, has a goal of increasing its annual number of guests. Last year, 1765 sightseers attended the museum, which has an impressive, well-organized display of antique cars, artifacts, preserved game animals and so much more. Gaveronski further discussed a project to build a structure on the museum’s grounds to house more artifacts. So far, $50,000 has been raised, with a further $250,000 required in donations to finalize the future venture.
The museum’s board is always searching for volunteers and hopes to remain a viable Assiniboia institution in years to come.
