Dear Alicia, The building at 321 St. Paul Street is so beautiful and unique. It really stands out but I […]
Ask Alicia – Why Is That Flag There?
Dear Alicia, Why is there a flag pole on the small grassy area across from the old Delta Bingo on Queenston […]
Isabella Frampton Hawken: The Original #Girlboss
In honour of International Women’s Day, we’re profiling Isabella Frampton Hawken, a trailblazing businesswoman who is featured in the St. […]
Votes for Women!
March 1 marks the official opening of a new exhibition of photographs at the St. Catharines Museum: “Leading the Way: […]
“Ask Alicia” Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Co.
For many people, history means learning about their past, their ancestors and where they come from. Living and working and […]
Dear Jack Hardy
Big props to all who made their way to the Museum for our Family Day festivities. But our good pal […]
“Ask Alicia” – Merritton High School
This week’s “Ask Alicia” will take us to Merritt Street in the mid 1930’s when Merritton High School was built. […]
NEW! Doing Our Bit: The Audio Tour
Announcing our new Audio Tour! We are extremely excited to launch our brand-new audio tour as a part of our […]
Guest Blogger shares her faves!
This post comes to us thanks to MD Salzberg, a student at the University of Toronto who recently visited […]
Richard Pierpoint
While St. Catharines is well known as a destination for freedom seekers, escaping slavery in the United States through the […]
The A-Z of St. Catharines History – Introducing “Ask Alicia”
It was a man who went by the pseudonym “Junius” who was first to take on the task of telling […]
Know Your Neighbours – Part 52 FINAL POST – Oliver Seymour Phelps “Junius”
Junius marks the 52nd and final post in the Know Your Neighbours blog series. Thank you to everyone who followed […]
Curator for a Day
When I was a kid, growing up in the Nation’s Capital, I visited a lot of museums. On more than […]
Know Your Neighbours – Dallas Green
Dallas John Green was born on September 29th, 1980 in St. Catharines, Ontario. Green began learning how to play guitar […]
Know Your Neighbours – Sara Bauer
In honour of the IIHF Women’s Under 18 hockey tournament held at the Meridian Centre in January 2016, I thought […]
Know your Neighbours – Edwin Poole
Mr. Edwin Poole 1845 – 1931 Edwin Poole was born in Abingdon, Berkshire, England in 1845. He came to Canada […]
Know Your Neighbours Special Edition Pt. 9 – Thomas Rodman Merritt
Thomas Rodman Merritt (1824-1906) Thomas Rodman Merritt was born on October 17th, 1824 in Mayville, New York to parents Honourable […]
Know Your Neighbours Special Edition Pt. 8 – Lt. Col. William Hamilton Merritt IV, M.D.
Lt. Col. William Hamilton Merritt (IV), M.D. (1865-1924) Lt. Col. William Hamilton Merritt, M.D., a native of St. Catharines, […]
Know Your Neighbours Special Edition Pt 7 – Catharine (Cassie) Welland Merritt Pellatt
Catharine (Cassie) Welland Merritt was born in 1866, the oldest daughter of Jedediah Prendergast Merritt and Emily Alexandrina Prescott Merritt. […]
Knitting Our Bit!
The Mitten Tree is a special holiday tradition at the St. Catharines Museum. For many years, Museum staff and volunteers have […]