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April 26, 2023April 26, 2023stcmuseum

Museum Chat Live! E801 – Hearing History: Foghorn

April 24, 2023July 4, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Fire Chief Pedal Car

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023stcmuseum

Yearbook Flip – Student Stanzas

April 17, 2023July 4, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Ville de Mons Medal

April 10, 2023July 4, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Carbide Bicycle Lamp

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 26, 2023June 28, 2023stcmuseum

Filling in the Gaps: Historical Records After the Underground Railroad

February 22, 2023June 28, 2023stcmuseum

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

February 20, 2023February 15, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Cream Separator

February 19, 2023June 28, 2023stcmuseum

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

February 15, 2023June 28, 2023stcmuseum

Life in the News: Historical Records After the Underground Railroad

February 13, 2023January 19, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Week: Hair Crimper

Mallagy Nicholson sits for a portrait with his father, Adam Alexander (Alex) Nicholson, c. 1911
February 12, 2023June 28, 2023stcmuseum

Who Stayed? Historical Records After the Underground Railroad

February 6, 2023January 19, 2023stcmuseum

Artifact of the Day: Telegraph

A group of adults pose for a photo dressed in formal day clothing in 1890.
February 5, 2023June 28, 2023stcmuseum

Should I Stay? Historical Records After the Underground Railroad 

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)

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