Upper Canada Village, consultant to Heritage Canada and
author: At Home in Upper Canada, 1970,
At the request of my aunt to, she visited Glanmore shortly after its opening on July 7th, 1973.
Glanmore had been closed to the public between 1971 and 1973
during which time significant redecorating (not "restoration") was undertaken
i.e., original carpets replaced, walls painted, etc. This letter speaks to her opinion of the alterations made.
Article in Ontario Homes & Living, 1965
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Glanmore while in private hands prior to sale Photo taken for designation, photo: by J. Lewis, commissioned |
 what Ms. Minhinnick saw, ref her comments in letter above and as is still presented today by Museum Management officials as a restoration to the Phillips era, photo: a concerned Belleville citizen. |
Further example of the south drawing room as it was
while in Private Hands and now, as is presented to the public as a
restoration to the original by the Museum Management Board
of the museum
South Drawing Room, in its original state Photo taken for designation, photo: by J. Lewis, commissioned |
This is what is presented to the public as the "restored" Glanmore drawing room. Since this photograph was taken, the blue Wilton carpet, has disappeared and has been replaced by a rug that I will leave it to visitos to assess, and does not fit the room. photo: a concerned Belleville citizen. |
PDF document incorporating complete series of contemporary correspondence
surrounding the above letter, between Sheila Chapline, Philippa Faulkner,
Jean Minhinnick, Gerald Boyce, and officials from Canadian Heritage, and members of the
Museum Management Board. As well, incorporating samples of statements made by Museum staff about
the family who lived in Glanmore and the family experience of donation policy and practice
All of the misrepresentation with respect to restoration, continues to be done in violation of the City of Belleville's own mandate
which states:
to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret
objects that best serve to depict the lifestyle of
Glanmore's original residents J.P.C. and Harriet Phillips
Nothing about Glanmore further to the renovations
and misrepresentations since it became a museum
represents in "any way" the lifestyle of
J.P.C. or Hattie Phillips, a fact which
Heritage Canada, Belleville City Council
as well as the Museum Management Board
are well aware of from the time it opened
in 1973 to the present day.
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