There are six ways you can support your museum (the biggest and best in Northern Ontario!) and they are: Membership, Log of Recognition, Tea Day, Arts and Artifacts, Volunteering, and Donations.

Membership
Become a member of the St. Joseph Island Museum for a chance to win prizes! Prize details will be announced soon. You can purchase a membership by simply mailing or dropping off at the museum $30.00 for your family or $20.00 for an individual. A membership gives you a chance at one of the above great prizes, plus provides a season pass to the Museum, a newsletter in the spring, a tax receipt, and the great feeling of knowing you have helped to preserve and display over 6000 artifacts and our history.

Log of Recognition
We have the white pine log in the barn with plaques of recognition. Donations to this project provides additional support for the services of the Museum. All donations are tax deductible and receipts will be issued. The categories are: Benefactor for $500 or over; Patron for $200 to $499; Associate for $100 to $199; In Memory for $50 to $99. Please note you can place in memory of in any of the above catagories

Tea Day
This will be held on July 10th, the second Sunday in July, from 1pm to 4pm. We will have lots of homemade pie and iced tea, and live entertainment. We will also have a door prize and the admission is by donation.

Teddy Bear Picnic
Our Teddy Bear Picnic be held on Sunday the 24th of July and will feature good old time fun with old fashioned games, such as horseshoes and three legged races, and prizes for all ages. Admission is free if you bring a Teddy Bear and by donation if you do not. Admission will also be free if you wear a vintage style hat such as a derby hat, bowler, top hat, church hat, garden or decorative hat etc. People are asked to bring their own picnic, but drinks and snacks will be available for purchasing.

Island Diary
August 6, 2011 - 7-9pm. Written, produced and directed by Cheryl Alleway. Dessert, coffee & social time at 8:30pm.

Volunteering
Your contributions to the museum will be recognized in our newsletter and on our Friends of the Museum list here at the museum for the season. So if you have a few hours to give, please give us a call at 246-2672.

The museum will be open from mid-June to the Friday before Labour Day. The hours of operation are from 9:30am to 4:30pm, six days a week, closed Tuesdays.