From the Collection
Welcome to more information about our Collection and the work that we do.
HOW TO ADD YOUR HISTORY TO THE MUSEUM & ARCHIVES
We encourage the community to share with us your histories by donating items, stories and memories of your experiences. We are in search of and collecting a broad range of items and documents that could date from the 1850s to the present.
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Items can be photographs, personal papers and records, clothing and textiles, uniforms, logo items, business memorabilia, local sports, community organizations, church information or art, etcβ¦ but we also look forward to adding content to our oral history projects and video content archives. Your stories shared through objects, photographs, words, images, and art are what make the museum a key resource for our community, now and for the future. Itβs our history in one place.
Contact us at info@klmuseumarchives.ca or give us a call at 705-324-3404 to discuss your donation.
Enjoy these posts for more information about items in the Collection, local stories that may interest you and the work we do in the museum.
Who is βMuseum Worthyβ?
In February of 2020, the museum launched a new exhibition βThe Laird of Lindsay and the Mayor of Gabtownβ (curated by Ian McKechnie), as a compare and contrast look at two men born in small town Ontario 125 years before. Read a bit about Leslie M. Frost and Stanley Dayton.
Harmonies of Hardship: The Jasper Lacombe Story
Jasper Lacombe, a name synonymous with resilience and the enduring spirit of a community, left an indelible mark on the towns of Lindsay and Peterborough. His story, though tinged with hardship, reveals a man who was much more than the circumstances that often surrounded him.
History of the Van Halteren Building
Since 1974, the building has been the home of Van Halterenβs Music Centre, and it seems everyone has heard of the place. But what is less known is that the Van Halteren family occupied the building nearly a decade prior to thisβ and just what is up with that funny addition to the front? Letβs look back at the history of 8 Wellington Streetβ¦
Johannes Trojan visits the Kawarthas
Ever wonder what a German journalist and botanist thought of the Kawarthas and Lindsay when he visited in June 1900? Read more below!
Huttonβs Dairy
Kawartha Lakes had many small family run dairies, one being Huttonβs Dairy. Find out more below!
By-Gone Bread By-laws
Did you know that Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, and Bobcaygeon enacted at bread by-law that heavily regulated the sale of bread? Read more here!
A Tragedy at 57 Victoria Avenue, Lindsay
Nothing prepared Lila and James Sutton for what would happen to their family in the summer of 1911. They just moved into their home on 57 Victoria Avenue, Lindsay where their children could play safely. Unfortunately and sadly for Susanna and Lloyd, their lives were cut way too short.
My Twenty Years Behind Bars: The Phyllis Stone Essay
Phyllis Stoneβs family was the last to live amongst the incarcerated at the Gaol. Her father, Henry William Stone (1888 - 1955) was appointed Governor in 1922 and remained until his passing in 1955. Her essay, My Twenty Years Behind Bars, was written in 1998 and reflects on her formative years living with her family in the Victoria County Gaol. Phyllis commends her parents for completing their duties with great respect and kindness for their prisoners, recalls the extraordinary circumstances of growing up with her three siblings and the life lessons she learned from the men and women who served time under her father.