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Round white tin labeled “Lareo Salve” with a blue design, price $1.00, instructions for use, and manufacturer info from Cornwall, Ontario.

Patent Medicines

Museum Curator April 1, 2025

Seaway News Ask a Curator – April 2025 Patent medicines were once marketed with patient testimonials that mimicked newspaper articles, at times claiming to be cures for a wide range

A map highlights an outlined area bordered by Mathew Avenue, Lynn Street, Fraser Avenue, Jane Street, and Anderson Drive.

Is This Glenview Heights Subdivision?

Museum Curator March 31, 2025

Seaway News Ask a Curator – March 2025 Some popular search engines and mapping tools would have us believe that the east end residential area represented by the shaded area

Rear of 526 Amelia St.- former bakery. Overgrown concrete slab surrounded by autumn leaves, with suburban houses and bare trees in the background, conveying an abandoned, peaceful feel.

Backyard Bakeries

Museum Curator February 1, 2025

Seaway News Ask a Curator – February 2025 Cornwall’s days of yore witnessed quite an eclectic interspersing of commercial and residential structures. Some time ago, the owner of the residential

This photo from the Museum’s Daly Collection, appears to show some of the buildings that once occupied the Craig Pitt Street site. The collection contains 108 local photographs dating between 1893 and 1901. Historic black-and-white photo of a brick building with a sign reading "R. Craig." Two men stand outside. The scene has a vintage, early 20th-century feel.

Craig’s Tannery

Museum Curator January 1, 2025

Seaway News Ask a Curator – January 2025 Robert Craig, Sr. (1813-1896) operated a buy/sell hides shop and tannery in proximity to his home on the west side of Pitt

Map titled "Great Pitt Street Fire of 1933" shows buildings on Second and Third Streets, as well as the Victoria Arena. Fire origin is marked as central.

Riley’s Bakery

Museum Curator December 1, 2024

Seaway News Ask a Curator – December 2024 A popular downtown bakery sits on a property a mere 19’ by 110’. The store is compact, but its reputation is anything

Map of City Hall Park layout from 1947, showing locations of City Hall, Police Court, and Fire Station, along Pitt Street and Fourth Street West.

Remembrance Day

Museum Curator November 1, 2024

Seaway News Ask a Curator – November 2024 Celebrating Freedoms through remembering This Remembrance Day article is centered on a former Cornwall military tribute which stood in a former city

Some Historic Cornwall Liveries

Museum Curator October 1, 2024

Seaway News Ask a Curator – October 2024 Good news! Recently most of Cornwall’s historic newspapers that were associated with the Standard-Freeholder were released on the newspapers.com subscription website. And

A heritage plaque at the edge of the old Aultsville Road leading to the Migratory Bird Sanctuary near Morrisburg commemorates Michael Cook’s milestone on what had been his 200-acre farm.

Cornwall Historic Dairy Industry

Museum Curator September 1, 2024

Seaway News Ask a Curator – September 2024 Ontario’s first commercial dairy launched in 1863 in Oxford County. In 1867, the first cheese factory in this section of the province

Vintage parade float with a "Courtaulds Viscose" sign, adorned with red flowers. Women in swimsuits smile, evoking a joyful, festive atmosphere.

Labour and Labour Days of Yesteryear

Museum Curator August 1, 2024

Seaway News Ask a Curator – August 2024 Cornwall’s organized labour movement is a shadow of its former self. Long work weeks, low pay and sometimes dangerous working conditions were

A row of connected brick townhouses with grey roofs and small front porches. Trees and wires line the street, under an overcast sky.

Canadian Cottons – Employee Housing

Museum Curator June 1, 2024

Seaway News Ask a Curator – June 2024 Many people are aware of the “Stormont Cottages” on and near the southeast corner of York and First Street West. The townhouses

Vintage black-and-white scene of an old gas station at night, featuring retro gas pumps, signage for discounts, and a classic roadside atmosphere.

Labelle Motors

Museum Curator February 2, 2021

Museum Blog – Feb 2021 For quite some time people have been asking for photos of the car dealer/service station that once stood at the intersection of Montreal Road and

Bath Tub Derby Flashback

Museum Curator January 9, 2020

Museum Blog – Jan 2020 Locally, the Bath Tub Derby was born in 1968 when eight locals sat down to organize it, using a dog-eared photo of the World Championship

A group of workers stands in a large, dimly lit industrial chamber with concrete walls. Some hold tools, and a small window lets in light, creating a gritty, determined atmosphere.

Saunders Hydro Dam Construction

Museum Curator January 8, 2020

Museum Blog – January 2020 The photographs on this page were among forty four 4″x5″ black and white images donated to the museum by John MacKay Jr of Port Alberni,

A quaint, stone house with a steep gabled roof and white trim sits in a grassy area. Flower boxes and a Canadian flag add charm under a blue sky.

A Visit to the Cornwall Community Museum

Museum Curator October 26, 2019

Museum Blog – OCTOBER 2019 The United Counties Museum in the Wood House opened on September 15th 1956. The Howard Smith Paper Mill had previously taken over the property at

Was that Vinyl made in Cornwall?

Museum Curator July 20, 2019

Museum Blog – July 2019 Have you ever wondered how to identify vinyl music records that were made at the former East Front Decca / Compo record factory here in

Vintage diner interior with a U-shaped counter and red stools. Neon signs display "Coral Room" and "Restaurant." Retro and nostalgic ambiance.

Cornwall Icons – City Smoke Shop & Restaurant

Museum Curator September 15, 2018

Museum Blog – September 2019 From the late 1950s through to 1980, Ed Langin’s City Smoke Shop was a downtown Cornwall fixture. His son Ted shared the black and white

A large ship, labeled "South Wind," navigates a narrow canal, assisted by a small tugboat on its left. The scene conveys a sense of teamwork.

The Mary I. Robertson

Museum Curator August 24, 2017

Museum Blog – May 2016 The tug “Mary I. Robertson” pulling the “South Wind” through the Cornwall Canal. Robertson named the vessel after his wife Mary Isabella McCourt Robertson. The

Cartoon of two sailors in a boat filled with fish and salad promotes an all-you-can-eat fish and salad bar. Price is $3.19. Offer is limited time only.

Ponderosa, Red Barn, Moviola and Frank Vetere’s

Museum Curator July 31, 2017

Museum Blog – July 2017 Until the late 1960’s, the west side of Brookdale Avenue between the Mall and Town Line Bowling had not been developed for retail purposes, as

A coal carrying train car has overturned, spilling its load onto a crushed car. Bystanders, including children, gather around, observing the chaotic scene.

1948 Train Derailment – Changes to Pitt Street

Museum Curator June 25, 2017

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

Vintage photo of a blacksmith shop with a sign reading "J.W. McCanse Practical Shoers and General Blacksmiths." A horse stands outside, held by a worker. Two men watch nearby.

517 Pitt Street – Blacksmith Shop

Museum Curator May 30, 2017

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

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