Last Saturday, Bruno and I found ourselves in the Stevenston Museum which is housed in the 100yr.old building that was originally built as the Northern Bank, Stevenston's very first bank. As well as currently serving as a museum it also devotes some space to a currently functioning post office.However, someone needs to inform the authorities of the many errors found in their 'historical' exhibits. In several of the showcases I observed items that I recall seeing in my home when I was a child. This could only be a mistake since we were after all, in a museum, that was in fact, a heritage site, meaning old, ancient, from the past....the loooooong ago past. Which does not explain why items from my childhood should even be considered for a museum let alone actual exhibits.
And as soon as I can remember where my reading glasses are, I intend to write the authorities and demand they change these erroneous and misleading displays.
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This story leaves me somewhat perturbed. Now, while I don't know your actual age, and really you only appear to be no less than 5 years older than myself, I can assume that if I was your toddler subject at one of your early childhood education classes in college, the age gap must be less than 20 years. I am now concerned that so called "artifacts" from my own childhood could be in that so called "historic museum". Did you see a Holly Hobby Oven? What about the original Operation game? Any Nancy Drew books lying around? Was there (gasp) a Rubix Cube??? I may have to investigate this myself. Or perhaps I could sign my name to your letter. Have you found your reading glasses yet?
I am happy to report that I did not see any of the items from your childhood. Not yet. But whose to say what will turn up next week? It is obvious the exhibits were organized by some uninformed 19yr.old kid that communicates solely by text messaging, thinks a VCR should be included in the exhibit, and thinks 'home preserving' has more to do with drying the goods from a grow-op than anything to do with peaches.
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