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R0012141598_0606REGIONAL NEWSSmall museums offerwindow to local historyEMC Lifestyle – Museums havebeen high on my personal radar recently.So much so that I am movedto offer some thoughts about the rolemuseums play in the life of everycommunity that has one or more ofthese important institutions.I am a founding member of theRoy Brown Society in CarletonPlace which is dedicated to developinga full-fledged aviation museum.Carleton Place residents made a significantcontribution to the incrediblestory of flight. Most prominentamong them is Captain Arthur RoyBrown. He is the First World Warflying ace who shot down Germany’sBaron Manfred von Richthofenon April 21, 1918 during a dogfightin the sky above war ravagedFrance. Richthofen, later nicknamed‘The Red Baron’, was the highestscoring airman of World War I with80 victories to his credit.The first phase of what, hopefully,will be an even larger museum,is now open in historic MooreHouse located opposite the CarletonPlace Town Hall. The initial displays,most of which are dedicatedto Brown and 14 other World War Ipilots from Carleton Place, are nowavailable for public viewing on Fridayand Saturday afternoons.I took a shift at Moore House Fridayon behalf of the society. It wasvery quiet because word is not yetout that the museum is open to thegeneral public.The photographs and artifacts oursmall group has compiled to date arefascinating. They offer insight into alocal story which, surprisingly, hasachieved very little recognition heresince the fateful aerial showdownbetween Brown and Richthofen 95years ago.The Brown-Richthofen saga is farbetter known internationally than itis in Canada. The evidence is in the100%CanadianGale Real EstateIndependently Owned and Operated, BrokerageGALE REAL ESTATE48 MILL STREET,ALMONTEHelping you is what we do!613-256-1860 www.royallepagegale.comReflectionsBY JEFF MAGUIRElarge number of books written onthe subject as well as the massiveamount of material available on theworld-wide web. Some of the itemscurrently on view in Moore Housewere purchased via the Internet.For any readers planning to visitCarleton Place in the near futurethere is also an impressive muraldepicting the aerial battle in 1918.The spectacular, 40-foot by 40-footmural was formally dedicated duringa ceremony last November. It ispainted on the side of the buildingwhich houses the offices of local MPScott Reid and MPP Randy Hillier atthe intersection of Bridge and HighStreets. That’s on the opposite sideof the Central Bridge from MooreHouse.Local museums, such as the fledglingRoy Brown facility, are a windowto the communities they serve.Through displays of all kinds theyoffer visitors an opportunity to tracethe history of the community and thedistrict to which they are dedicated.Two years ago we visited Germanyand France in the company ofour friends and regular travel companionsFrank and Wendy LeBlanc.During his military career Frankspent 11 years criss-crossing Germanyas a member of the Royal CanadianCorps of Signals. His wifeWendy (she is now the mayor ofCarleton Place) was a teacher whotaught at several schools during herSee COLUMN page 19Royal LePage Gale Real Estate is pleased to announcethat Ken and Joanne Beaton have joined the Almonteoffice. Ken and Joanne bring a strong knowledge inresidential sales as wellas rental andinvestment properties.For your nextmove orresidentialinvestmentgiveJoanne or Kena call.Household HintsNeed a new dessert topping? 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