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Page 4 D U N D A S M U SE U M & A RC H IV ES H e a l ers & H e a li ng i n t h e Dunda s Va ll e y A book to be published this fall by the Dundas Museum & Archives Introdu c i ng... Shaun House , D i g i t i za t i on A ssist an t We are pleased to introduce Shaun House, who began working at the Museum this summer as 'LJLWL]DWLRQ$VVLVWDQW$OWKRXJK6KDXQ¶VWHQXUHZLWK us was to have been completed at the end of August, additional funds made available through the Young Canada Works grant program have allowed Shaun to remain employed with us until the end of the year. He is working Thursdays and Fridays while he Shaun House attends the University of Toronto School of Information where he studies in the Archives stream. 6KDXQ¶VSURMHFWKDVEHHQWREXLOGXSRQWKHZRUNRI our volunteers in describing and scanning the photograph collection. Shaun has mastered (or at least tamed) the iO program, and is sharing his expertise and experience with volunteers. He has also conWULEXWHGVLJQLILFDQWO\WRWKH0XVHXP¶VFRQWHQWRQ Our Ontario which you can read about elsewhere in the newsletter. Shaun is newly married. He and his Healers & Healing in the Dundas Valley offers a fascinating opportunity to explore the legacy of healing, and those who have been healers, throughout the generations in Dundas from the time of the First Nations until the opening of the McMaster ´7KLVLVQRWRQO\DKLVWRU\RI Medical Centre in 1971. medical science and of physicians 7KHERRN·VDXWKRU'U and surgeons. It is much more than Edward (Ted) Smith, Ph. that. You will meet nurses, mothers, medicine women and medicine men, D., was educated at homeopaths, chiropractors, dentists McMaster University DQGSKDUPDFLVWVKHDOHUVDOOµ (B.A., M.A.) and the University of Guelph (Ph.D.) where he specialized in Canadian history. Dr. Smith teaches at the University of Guelph and lives in Hamilton. He has written a number of books on the history of the Hamilton area, including Hamilton Doctors 1932 ² 1982 (2004) and (with Jerry Disher, P.Eng.) By Design: The Role of the Engineer in the Hamilton-Burlington Area (2001). wife, Nadine, live in Dundas with their two cats. Shaun, you are a great asset to the staff team! We l com e , Sha ron & Ma r y Je an! The Board of Directors are pleased to announce that Sharon Mareck and Mary Jean Monte have joined the Museum staff. They join Teresa Gregorio in sharing the Weekend Staff positions, assuring a warm, knowledgeable welcome to all Saturday and Sunday visitors as well as supporting the docents working with them. They also fill the role Sharon Mareck of Administrative Assistant during the ZHHNDVQHHGHG6KDURQ¶VEDFNJURXQG LQEXVLQHVVDQG0DU\-HDQ¶VLQWHDFKLQJ bring rich skills. Combined with their warm personalities? They are perfect in their new roles. Sharon and Mary Jean, we are very glad you are with us! Mary Jean Monte You are invited to the Book Launch of ¶+HDOLQJ+HDOHUVLQWKH'XQGDV9DOOH\· Friday, November 6, 7:00 pm. at the Museum The author, Ted Smith, will be in attendance to give a short introduction to the book and to sign copies. A great gift for yourself, or another!