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February 26, 2023January 10, 2023stcmuseum

Filling in the Gaps: Historical Records After the Underground Railroad

February 22, 2023January 10, 2023stcmuseum

Life in the City Directories: Historical Records After the Underground Railroad

February 19, 2023January 10, 2023stcmuseum

Life in the Year Books: Historical Records After the Underground Railroad

February 15, 2023January 10, 2023stcmuseum

Life in the News: Historical Records After the Underground Railroad

Mallagy Nicholson sits for a portrait with his father, Adam Alexander (Alex) Nicholson, c. 1911
February 12, 2023February 20, 2023stcmuseum

Who Stayed? Historical Records After the Underground Railroad

A group of adults pose for a photo dressed in formal day clothing in 1890.
February 5, 2023February 4, 2023stcmuseum

Should I Stay? Historical Records After the Underground Railroad 

4 days ago March 20, 2023March 20, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Metric Converter

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023stcmuseum

The St. Catharines Women’s Literary Club

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Commemorative Coin

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Dining Tablecloth Brush

February 20, 2023February 15, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Cream Separator

February 13, 2023January 19, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Hair Crimper

February 6, 2023January 19, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Day: Telegraph

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023stcmuseum

St. Catharines Museum Black History Resources

January 30, 2023January 18, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Seal Embosser

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  

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