The Oneida Pioneer Museum was the destination of choice for the Primary girls of the 2nd Ward. Twelve young women and their leaders, Cindy Coleman and Nicole Smith, visited the Museum on Thursday, February 15, for their monthly Activity Day.  The girls were given their choice of activities, and the museum was the clear winner.

Museum Board Chair Jean Thomas met the group at the Museum and led them on a tour of the artifacts housed on the main floor. The girls were especially interested in the Kodiak bear killed by Ralph Hadfield, the huge trout caught by Gerald Williams in the Daniels Reservoir, baby clothes, cribs, and dolls, kitchen stoves and equipment, school desks, and other items that have been donated to the Museum.  The museum has a large collection of artifacts and objects, some dating back to the very founding of the valley during the 1860s.  Some of the girls found pictures of their ancestors hanging on the walls of the Museum.

The girls are looking forward to returning to the Museum when the upper floors are accessible. The museum will officially be opening for the season on May 25.  Two rooms on the top floor are ready for clothing, quilts, shoes, and hats to be stored and rotated for exhibits throughout the Museum. J.D. Thomas turned the former boarding house rooms into vintage-looking storage rooms.