Top of the list of highlights from twenty-five years in a community museum has got to be driving the old stuff! I’ve driven both Gibson (a 1947-ish Gibson tractor) and Critter (our 1954 Massey-Harris Pacer) in the Blossom Festival parade, …
Maple Leaf Update!
Remember this lovely old girl? This is the 1947 Maple Leaf flat-deck truck that Lloyd Bell donated to the Creston Museum in July 2016. Last fall, we announced our intention to get her running and road-worthy again, with the goal …
On the Road Again (Maybe)
Back in the summer of 2016, we got a very exciting offer: a 1947 Maple Leaf flat-deck truck. It’s now at the Museum and we would love to get it running! We have volunteer mechanics lined up and itching to …
How to Move a Truck
A few weeks ago, a local long-timer and part-time Museum volunteer walked into my office. His neighbour, another long-time resident, had put his family’s farm property up for sale and was now facing an all-too-common problem: what to do with …