Museum-Staff-Blog
Museum Blog – June 2017 On July 6, 1948, CPR locomotive #857 derailed in front of Albert Lalonde’s house at 524 Pitt Street. These photos from our Marcel Quenneville collection […]
1948 Train Derailment – Changes to Pitt Street Read More »
Museum Blog – May 2017 The shop was located on Pitt Street at the Fly Creek Bridge, having been erected ca. 1882 by Isaac Boileau/Waters on land that he purchased
517 Pitt Street – Blacksmith Shop Read More »
Museum Blog – March 2017 The 70’s and 80’s marked a period of intense transformation in Cornwall. Progress and renewal often result in saying some ‘good byes’. Cornwall Square, the
Before Cornwall Square – History of Lower Pitt St. Read More »
Museum Blog – May 2017 To celebrate the Canada 150 Mayor’s Picnic taking place in Lamoureux Park this Victoria Day Monday, we offer this glimpse into the life of the man who championed
The Legacy of Aaron Horovitz Read More »
Museum Blog – January 2017 Frequently we are asked about Cornwall’s historic wind mill and whether or not it was located at Windmill Point (now the site of St. Lawrence
Fort Augustus by any other name Read More »
Museum Blog – May 2017 Our first in a series of image sequences from the streets of Cornwall. Nazareth Orphanage operated out of the former McMartin house (Highland Manor) on
Vintage Houses Near Nazareth Orphanage Read More »
Museum Blog – November 2016 Don Sewell and his wife Doreen recently stopped by to check out the Toronto Paper / Howard Smith / Domtar paper mill exhibit. Don had
Life in Miniature at Domtar Read More »
Museum Blog – June 2016 South Mountain received its name from its location in Mountain Township, which was named after Reverend Jacob Mountain, (1750 – 1825) the first Protestant Bishop
Tour of Historic South Mountain Ontario Read More »
Museum Blog – May 2016 This spring marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Verdun, which resulted in an approximated 700,000 casualties. In researching the history of our local
59th Battalion, Pte Philias Carriere Read More »
Museum Blog – October 2015 Lavigne joined the 2nd Ottawa Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, in 1939 and saw active service until he was discharged with the rank of Regimental
L . G “Archie” Lavigne and the Second World War Read More »