This week’s artifact is an 1894 English style concertina owned and played by Joseph Clunie who carried the instrument with […]
Artifact of the Week: Victory Loan Flag
This week’s artifact is a flag awarded to the County of Lincoln in 1918 for raising over $6,000,000 in Victory […]
History from Here: St. Catharines Collegiate
In the 100 years since William Hamilton Merritt set up his first mill, St. Catharines was on its fourth canal […]
History from Here: The Lake Street Armoury
On this episode of History from Here, Sara takes you to the Lake Street Armoury. Not only does this conspicuous landmark help us understand our local military history, but was also once a social hub for the community.
Curator’s Pick – October
If you are looking for a couple of great reads in leading up to Remembrance Day in November, I recommend these two books by Canadian author Tim Cook. Both books make an effort to provide a human face to Canada’s participation in the First and Second World Wars.
Museum Chat Live! E503 – Learning from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
In early 2019, the St. Catharines Museum opened a temporary exhibition called Outbreak. The exhibit explores the 1918 Spanish Influenza pandemic and tells a larger story about public health and disease in St. Catharines and Canada. We opened Outbreak to commemorate 100 years since the influenza pandemic, but we could have never guessed just how relevant this exhibit would become in light of the global pandemic we are currently facing.
Museum Chat Live! E501 – Trailblazing Women in St. Catharines
On this episode of Museum Chat Live!, we share the stories of some of the trailblazing women who’ve made their […]
St. Catharines Collegiate During the First World War
November 11th marked Remembrance Day, the 101st anniversary of the end of the Great War. When I was told that the St. Catharines Museum Collection had over 250 yearbooks spanning back to 1913, I was immediately curious as to what the St. Catharines Collegiate Institute yearbook would look like in the war years. So, I flipped through the Christmas 1917 edition of the Vox Collegiensis.
Museum Chat Live! E309 – We Did Our Bit: Closing our WWI Exhibit
Our very popular WWI exhibition, Doing Our Bit: St. Catharines to the Western Front is officially closing its doors at […]
We Did Our Bit: WWI Exhibition Favourites Part 6 – Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Stories
This is the sixth and final installment of the We Did Our Bit WWI exhibit-closing series. This post was contributed by […]
We Did Our Bit: WWI Exhibition Favourites Part 5 – Olive Weller’s Travel Diary
This is the fifth installment of the We Did Our Bit WWI exhibit-closing series. This post was contributed by Adrian […]
We Did Our Bit: WWI Exhibition Favourites Part 4 – Local Impact
This is the fourth installment of the We Did Our Bit WWI exhibit-closing series. Click to read the earlier posts in […]
Museum Chat Live! E308 – The Fallen Workers Part 4
This is Part 4 in a Museum Chat Live! podcast mini-series detailing the Fallen Workers of the Welland Canal. Click […]
We Did Our Bit: WWI Exhibition Favourites Part 3 – Bessie Beyer’s Uniform
This is the third installment of the We Did Our Bit series. Click to read earlier posts in the series here. This post […]
Niagara’s Farmerettes
Living in the heart of Niagara’ fruit belt, one can easily imagine the stress to farms and food production caused […]