| Vol. 11 No. 2 | Summer 2005 |
Roots and branches |
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Lydia’s MuseumImagine having a museum in your own home. Lydia Isaak has one, a ‘permanent exhibit’ in the basement of her Clearbrook townhouse, but it houses only a small part of her collection of photos, letters, clothing, artifacts—each item part of her family’s history, each with its own story. (Some of these family stories have been featured in ‘Letters from the Past’ in the past 3 issues of this newsletter.) Occasionally, Lydia brings the contents of their storage boxes, labels them, arranges table and wall displays to fill the downstairs room, and invites people in. Here are some photos of ‘Lydia’s Museum’.
Top left: Guest Mrs. Janzen and Lydia Isaak (on right). Top right,
a display of old documents, including family auction.
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