The Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum

On the afternoon of July 23, 2017, the sun was shining, the Tely 10 runners were relaxing after a long run, and the community of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove was celebrating the 20th anniversary of the town's museum. Photo (and cake) by Lisa M. Daly Throughout the day, those from and new to the community, and those just visiting, came out and played some games, Photo by Michelle Hickey had our faces painted by Spry Creations , Photo by Lisa M. Daly enjoyed some coffee provided by Starbucks on Hebron Way , Photo by Lisa M. Daly sandwiches from Sobeys, Howley Estates , Museum staff Stephanie Micikyan and Emma Land. Photo by Lisa M. Daly and cookies made by the museum coordinator and her mother. Everyone enjoyed the music by Toshio Oki and Glenn Patterson, Photo by Lisa M. Daly James and Daniel Cadigan, Photo by Lisa M. Daly and Brooklyn Biddiscombe. Photo by Lisa M. Daly Later in the day, we honoured the original members of the H

The Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year! The museum started as a project by a group of volunteers with a passion for history and heritage in the area. After a lot of work and fundraising, the museum was built and opened in 1997. The exhibit was first housed in the main part of the town hall, in a large room off to the side of the lobby. After a little under a decade, the museum had grown so much that it was moved to the basement of the town hall, where we are currently located. Inside the museum. This museum is a project of love by part and present members of the LBMCOC Heritage Committee, who volunteer their time to maintain and preserve the museum, plus select and supervise seasonal staff. Over the years, the museum has shifted to a seasonal museum, instead of open all year round, but our summers are now filled with group visits and activities for all ages. Over the years, many people have managed the museum, most notably,

From the Program Coordinator Emma Lang: Have you ever wondered why museums do what they do? What do staff do when the visitors aren’t around? These questions fascinated me as a kid and when I started working at museums when I was 15 learning the answers was just as exciting as I thought it would be. Over the summer I’m going to share some stories of behind the scenes at LBMCOC Museum.   Let you peak behind the curtain and learn about more about the work that we do and why we made some of the decisions we’ve made. First up, the story behind our new program Objects Up Close. I’m a bit of a nerd when it comes to old tools, particularly household items, sewing machines, cast iron pots, egg beaters etc. I always preferred tin baking sheets to non-stick ones, typewriters to computers. Our museum has many of these objects on display and as part of my job as Program Coordinator I wanted to come up with a way to bring you, our visitors, up close to the objects, to see how they work a