Image of train and train station from www.facebook.com/NBrailwaymuseum Submitted by: David Briggs, Board Member, New Brunswick Railway Museum
I have been involved with the local New Brunswick Railway Museum now for over 4 years. I am currently on the board along with a few others. The main reason I became involved is I have a huge passion in preserving our past and our heritage.
The NB Railway Museum is a non profit organization run by mainly volunteers all year round and local area students during the summer months and a few weekends during the fall. We also are open for group bookings, special events, meetings or functions. It relies heavily on support from many local area organizations, local volunteers, donations and some government funding.
I have been involved with the local New Brunswick Railway Museum now for over 4 years. I am currently on the board along with a few others. The main reason I became involved is I have a huge passion in preserving our past and our heritage.
The NB Railway Museum is a non profit organization run by mainly volunteers all year round and local area students during the summer months and a few weekends during the fall. We also are open for group bookings, special events, meetings or functions. It relies heavily on support from many local area organizations, local volunteers, donations and some government funding.
During the winter months volunteers donate many hours towards the decorating of the railway museum. The museum opens it’s doors during the Christmas in the Country weekend for visitors and anyone else who would like to come and see the festive holiday decorating that has been done.
This past season one of our board members stored some of their keepsake ornaments from her family, along with some of the other Christmas decorations that were used at the museum, in one of the train cars located beside the station building. It disheartened me to learn that the rail car was broken into and the decorations were destroyed. This museum is private property and has been constantly vandalized for the past number of years and has become the local hangout and playground for many of the local young adults. This same museum which employs 6 to 7 young adults each year and will hopefully employ more young adult in years to come. To many of our local area youth, this place is often their first job.
I am saddened by the thoughts that some of today's youth have not learned to appreciate what is not theirs and to respect other peoples property. These young adults are headed down a road that will not be forgiving as they get older. Many people have not seen the true value of what we have here in our community and if we continue to let our children grow up vandalizing other peoples property then there will be nothing left to pass on to show the next generations.
I am looking for suggestions/ideas. Do we start up a community watch? Do we reward those who bring vandals names forward? Do we install more video monitoring? Do we hire a security guard? What are your thoughts?
Feel free to send them to us at CAC and we will forward them and share them here, or contact the museum directly at: www.facebook.com/NBrailwaymuseum, [email protected], or 506-734-3195.
This past season one of our board members stored some of their keepsake ornaments from her family, along with some of the other Christmas decorations that were used at the museum, in one of the train cars located beside the station building. It disheartened me to learn that the rail car was broken into and the decorations were destroyed. This museum is private property and has been constantly vandalized for the past number of years and has become the local hangout and playground for many of the local young adults. This same museum which employs 6 to 7 young adults each year and will hopefully employ more young adult in years to come. To many of our local area youth, this place is often their first job.
I am saddened by the thoughts that some of today's youth have not learned to appreciate what is not theirs and to respect other peoples property. These young adults are headed down a road that will not be forgiving as they get older. Many people have not seen the true value of what we have here in our community and if we continue to let our children grow up vandalizing other peoples property then there will be nothing left to pass on to show the next generations.
I am looking for suggestions/ideas. Do we start up a community watch? Do we reward those who bring vandals names forward? Do we install more video monitoring? Do we hire a security guard? What are your thoughts?
Feel free to send them to us at CAC and we will forward them and share them here, or contact the museum directly at: www.facebook.com/NBrailwaymuseum, [email protected], or 506-734-3195.
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