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The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre, located next to Lock 3 of the historic Welland Canal, is a leading local history museum and community gathering place, engaging visitors and building relationships with partners, while demonstrating curatorial leadership and innovative programming and exhibits.
The St. Catharines Museum is dedicated to engaging visitors in the celebration of our local stories and the cultural identity and history of the City. We are a community resource that interprets, exhibits, researches, acquires, and preserves material culture and stories of St. Catharines.
Picture This: 19th-Century Studio Photographers in St. Catharines
Artifact of the Week: Arctic Flying Suit
Artifact of the Week: Scout Hat
Artifact of the Week: Canadian Navy Badges
Artifact of the Week: Horse Hair Couch
Museum Chat Live! E801 – Hearing History: Foghorn
Artifact of the Week: Fire Chief Pedal Car
Yearbook Flip – Student Stanzas
Artifact of the Week: Ville de Mons Medal
Artifact of the Week: Carbide Bicycle Lamp
Artifact of the Week: Metric Converter
The St. Catharines Women’s Literary Club
Artifact of the Week: Commemorative Coin
Artifact of the Week: Dining Tablecloth Brush
Filling in the Gaps: Historical Records After the Underground Railroad
Life in the City Directories: Historical Records After the Underground Railroad
Artifact of the Week: Cream Separator
Life in the Year Books: Historical Records After the Underground Railroad
Life in the News: Historical Records After the Underground Railroad
Artifact of the Week: Hair Crimper
Who Stayed? Historical Records After the Underground Railroad
Artifact of the Day: Telegraph
Should I Stay? Historical Records After the Underground RailroadÂ
St. Catharines Museum Black History Resources
Artifact of the Week: Seal Embosser
Artifact of the Week: Avondale Dairy Milk Crate
Artifact of the Week: Kit Bag
Artifact of the Week: Wicker Wheelchair
History from Here: The Independent Rubber Company
VMLS via Podcast: A Model City
Museum Chat Live! E705 – Heritage Advocacy
Stories From the Front: St Catharines’ Wartime Sources Part Four
VMLS via Podcast – The Fight for History with Dr. Tim Cook
Stories From the Front: St Catharines’ Wartime Sources Part Three
Museum Classroom: William Hamilton Merritt Biography (Intermediate)
Stories from the Front: St Catharines’ Wartime Sources Part Two
VMLS via Podcast – The General: A Symposium with the Brock University Historical Society.
History from Here: Memorial Chapel at Ridley College
