Blog

As we prepare to go walking in a winter wonderland in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Barbara Worthy looks at what kept Janet Carnochan and her contemporaries warm during those winters before thermal socks and heated gloves.

Assistant Curator, Shawna Butts talks about how we can learn about women's history through samplers, using three local examples from the Museum's collection.

October's Blog highlights the formation of the Coloured Corps, or Runchey's Company, a company of Black men raised during the War of 1812 and led by Richard Pierpoint.

Our summer student Tylaan Kalemba explores some of the artifacts and plants in the Museum's courtyard.

Museum volunteer and postcard collector, John Sayers, looks at the story behind one of the postcards from his wife's collection.

In conjunction with our current exhibition of heritage homes, our Assistant Curator explains the five houses she chose as "sexiest" in Niagara-on-the-Lake.