The Barriere and District Heritage Society (BDHS) has hired two students to assist them over the summer again this year. As in previous years the students offer tours of the museum and often write about historical item of interest you might see or ask questions about when you take a tour.
Lorene Fennell, Heritage Society President, is excited once again to have the summer students joining them, saying, “The students get involved in what you might call being a tour guide, caring for items in the museum and also enjoy the interesting research involved throughout the summer. The two students we've hired this summer will be on hand for individual or group tours until Labour Day weekend.” Fennell coordinates the students in setting up displays, giving tours and encouraging them to submit local articles as well.
The president said, "I hope you enjoy the short articles on items. This week our student has written about the Alcohol Bunsen Burners."
The following was submitted by the summer student:
The alcohol burner or spirit lamp was a type of Bunsen Burner used to heat up small amounts of chemicals. They were made out of glass, stainless steel, brass, and aluminum. They are no-longer being made and are almost never used in schools. Fuels used in the burners were denatured alcohol, methane, and isopropanol. They were used more than and were preferred over Bunsen Burners because they were safer to use and had a cooler flame, the flame itself was also two inches in height.
If you would like to come down and see the lamp in person and explore more cool and interesting artifacts come down to The North Thompson Museum and Archives at 343 Lilly Road.
To learn more about the Barriere Museum and the Heritage Society visit their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/barrierehistory
