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1 day ago February 1, 2023February 1, 2023stcmuseum

St. Catharines Museum Black History Resources

3 days ago January 30, 2023January 18, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Seal Embosser

1 week ago January 23, 2023January 18, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Avondale Dairy Milk Crate

January 16, 2023January 13, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Kit Bag

January 9, 2023January 4, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Wicker Wheelchair

December 11, 2022December 9, 2022stcmuseum

History from Here: The Independent Rubber Company

A promotional graphic for the lecture on May 11 featuring a photograph of a man standing on the front porch of the St. Catharines Information Bureau around 1920.
December 7, 2022November 30, 2022stcmuseum

VMLS via Podcast: A Model City

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022stcmuseum

Museum Chat Live! E705 – Heritage Advocacy

November 26, 2022November 25, 2022stcmuseum

Stories From the Front: St Catharines’ Wartime Sources Part Four

November 22, 2022November 21, 2022stcmuseum

VMLS via Podcast – The Fight for History with Dr. Tim Cook

November 19, 2022November 18, 2022stcmuseum

Stories From the Front: St Catharines’ Wartime Sources Part Three

November 13, 2022November 4, 2022stcmuseum

Museum Classroom: William Hamilton Merritt Biography (Intermediate)

November 12, 2022November 11, 2022stcmuseum

Stories from the Front: St Catharines’ Wartime Sources Part Two

A statue of General Brock is shown in front of Brock University Campus with text detailing the information of the lecture.
November 8, 2022November 8, 2022stcmuseum

VMLS via Podcast – The General: A Symposium with the Brock University Historical Society.

November 6, 2022November 3, 2022stcmuseum

History from Here: Memorial Chapel at Ridley College

November 5, 2022November 11, 2022stcmuseum

Stories from the Front: St. Catharines’ Wartime Sources Part One

October 25, 2022October 24, 2022stcmuseum

VMLS via Podcast – Historic Welland Canals Mapping Project

October 21, 2022October 7, 2022stcmuseum

Museum Chat Live! E704 – Oral History and Community Voices

clear glass museum during golden hour
October 12, 2022August 29, 2022stcmuseum

One Hour in the Past E506 – Museums

October 11, 2022October 24, 2022stcmuseum

VMLS via Podcast – For King and Country

A stately looking 3 storey home designed in Italianate and Second Empire details, standing distinguished with a slate-tiled mansard roof, a tower above an ornate entryway, and stone lintels topping the windows. On the front porch reads "Protestant Orphans Home". The home is surrounded by trees and greenery. A woman stands in front of the building.
October 9, 2022October 6, 2022stcmuseum

History from Here: Protestant Home of St. Catharines

October 8, 2022March 29, 2022stcmuseum

Museum Classroom: Careers on Land and Sea (Intermediate)

September 30, 2022October 7, 2022stcmuseum

Museum Chat Live! E703- Cemeteries and Historic Interpretation

September 28, 2022August 12, 2022stcmuseum

One Hour in the Past E504 – Extreme Weather

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022stcmuseum

VMLS via Podcast: No Exit: Dead End Streets of St. Catharines

September 17, 2022March 29, 2022stcmuseum

Museum Classroom: Careers on Land and Sea (Junior)

September 15, 2022September 20, 2022stcmuseum

The 2022 Guided Spirit Walks Roar into the 1920s  

September 14, 2022August 12, 2022stcmuseum

One Hour in the Past E504 – Elections

September 9, 2022September 8, 2022stcmuseum

Behind the Scenes with Museum Kids- Why we chose Soapbox Derby as our Summer Edition theme

August 31, 2022August 5, 2022stcmuseum

One Hour in the Past E503 – Electric Vehicles

A group of people taking part in a séance. A woman, Jenny O'Hara Pincock, sits on the right, taking notes. She's wearing a dress and long pearl necklace. Her hair is short. Her image is slightly blurred. Next to her is a man with a moustache (William Carthueser) in a suit with his eyes closed. He is seated. A young girl wearing a dress is leaning against his leg. Her eyes are closed. A woman (sister Minnie Maines) wearing a dress is kneeling behind the girl, also with her eyes closed. A man (Fred Maines) with a suit and tie is standing being the group looking at the camera. They look to be in a living room.
August 27, 2022August 30, 2022stcmuseum

Tapping into Spiritualism in the 2022 Guided Spirit Walks

retro cellphone with buttons placed on table
August 17, 2022August 2, 2022stcmuseum

One Hour in the Past E502 – Computers and Cell Phones

Royal Albert hall vintage drawing
August 3, 2022July 29, 2022stcmuseum

One Hour in the Past E501 – Summer Music Festivals

June 18, 2022March 29, 2022stcmuseum

Museum Classroom: Knot Tying

Black and white image of a brick church building with a tall spire.
May 22, 2022May 19, 2022stcmuseum

History from Here: Silver Spire United Church

May 21, 2022March 29, 2022stcmuseum

Museum Classroom: Flag Semaphore

May 19, 2022May 16, 2022stcmuseum

VMLS via Podcast: Myths of the Underground Railroad

May 5, 2022May 3, 2022stcmuseum

VMLS vis Podcast – Visiting Abolitionists

April 29, 2022April 22, 2022stcmuseum

Museum Chat Live! E702 – Social Media, Museums & History-Telling

Coloured postcard of St. Catharines City Hall
April 24, 2022April 21, 2022stcmuseum

History from Here: St. Catharines City Hall

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