Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives
@klmuseumarchives.ca
Collecting, preserving & sharing since 1957.
https://www.klmuseumarchives.ca/
50 Victoria Ave. N Lindsay ON
705-324-3404
Lindsay Daily Post Digitization Project:
https://archive.org/details/klma_newspapers
Winter hours:
Thurs - Sat, 10 am to 4 pm
https://www.klmuseumarchives.ca/
50 Victoria Ave. N Lindsay ON
705-324-3404
Lindsay Daily Post Digitization Project:
https://archive.org/details/klma_newspapers
Winter hours:
Thurs - Sat, 10 am to 4 pm
Pinned
Holiday Hours just dropped!
As we do every year, the KLMA will shut its doors between Christmas and New Year's to allow our staff and volunteers to rest up and spend time with their families.
If you desperately need to see the museum before 2026, come in today, tomorrow, or Saturday!
As we do every year, the KLMA will shut its doors between Christmas and New Year's to allow our staff and volunteers to rest up and spend time with their families.
If you desperately need to see the museum before 2026, come in today, tomorrow, or Saturday!
Are you a Kawartha Lakes resident (year-round or seasonal) with free time and an interest in local culture and heritage? The Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives is seeking volunteers!
www.klmuseumarchives.ca/volunteer
www.klmuseumarchives.ca/volunteer
February 18, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Are you a Kawartha Lakes resident (year-round or seasonal) with free time and an interest in local culture and heritage? The Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives is seeking volunteers!
www.klmuseumarchives.ca/volunteer
www.klmuseumarchives.ca/volunteer
Happy year of the Fire Horse! This postcard dates to 1907 and features horse-drawn fire wagons in front of the fire hall on Cambridge Street North in Lindsay.
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Happy year of the Fire Horse! This postcard dates to 1907 and features horse-drawn fire wagons in front of the fire hall on Cambridge Street North in Lindsay.
Don't forget: not only will the museum be open tomorrow, but admission is free, too!
Monday February 16 is Heritage Day in Canada - it's also Family Day in Ontario!
To celebrate both, the KLMA will be open on Monday, offering free admission, free guided tours, and activities for the kids. Bring the whole family!
To celebrate both, the KLMA will be open on Monday, offering free admission, free guided tours, and activities for the kids. Bring the whole family!
February 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Don't forget: not only will the museum be open tomorrow, but admission is free, too!
Roses are red,
Violets are blue
Happy Valentine's Day
From the KLMA to you!
On this day over a hundred years ago, Eva McGregor seent this card (made of tissue paper and local Kawartha Lakes birch bark) to Joe Rumney. The card reads, "TO MY BE LOVED ONE."
From the Rumney-Hunt collection.
Violets are blue
Happy Valentine's Day
From the KLMA to you!
On this day over a hundred years ago, Eva McGregor seent this card (made of tissue paper and local Kawartha Lakes birch bark) to Joe Rumney. The card reads, "TO MY BE LOVED ONE."
From the Rumney-Hunt collection.
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Roses are red,
Violets are blue
Happy Valentine's Day
From the KLMA to you!
On this day over a hundred years ago, Eva McGregor seent this card (made of tissue paper and local Kawartha Lakes birch bark) to Joe Rumney. The card reads, "TO MY BE LOVED ONE."
From the Rumney-Hunt collection.
Violets are blue
Happy Valentine's Day
From the KLMA to you!
On this day over a hundred years ago, Eva McGregor seent this card (made of tissue paper and local Kawartha Lakes birch bark) to Joe Rumney. The card reads, "TO MY BE LOVED ONE."
From the Rumney-Hunt collection.
What a perfect opportunity to see our new exhibit.
A Collection Built on Relationships: Inuit Art from the Art Gallery of Northumberland's Permanent Collection:
A Collection Built on Relationships: Inuit Art from the Art Gallery of Northumberland's Permanent Collection:
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
What a perfect opportunity to see our new exhibit.
A Collection Built on Relationships: Inuit Art from the Art Gallery of Northumberland's Permanent Collection:
A Collection Built on Relationships: Inuit Art from the Art Gallery of Northumberland's Permanent Collection:
Monday February 16 is Heritage Day in Canada - it's also Family Day in Ontario!
To celebrate both, the KLMA will be open on Monday, offering free admission, free guided tours, and activities for the kids. Bring the whole family!
To celebrate both, the KLMA will be open on Monday, offering free admission, free guided tours, and activities for the kids. Bring the whole family!
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Monday February 16 is Heritage Day in Canada - it's also Family Day in Ontario!
To celebrate both, the KLMA will be open on Monday, offering free admission, free guided tours, and activities for the kids. Bring the whole family!
To celebrate both, the KLMA will be open on Monday, offering free admission, free guided tours, and activities for the kids. Bring the whole family!
The frigid air outside isn’t the only arctic presence in Kawartha Lakes today!
A Collection Built on Relationships: Inuit Art from the AGN’s Permanent Collection brings extraordinary Inuit art into our museum. Come in from the cold and explore Inuit art and culture!
A Collection Built on Relationships: Inuit Art from the AGN’s Permanent Collection brings extraordinary Inuit art into our museum. Come in from the cold and explore Inuit art and culture!
February 7, 2026 at 1:40 PM
The frigid air outside isn’t the only arctic presence in Kawartha Lakes today!
A Collection Built on Relationships: Inuit Art from the AGN’s Permanent Collection brings extraordinary Inuit art into our museum. Come in from the cold and explore Inuit art and culture!
A Collection Built on Relationships: Inuit Art from the AGN’s Permanent Collection brings extraordinary Inuit art into our museum. Come in from the cold and explore Inuit art and culture!
We're looking to expand our board! Many hands make light work, as the saying goes. Specific needs (though anyone can apply):
- Fundraising/Fund Development
- Human Resources Management
- Government Relations
- Legal Expertise and Risk Management
- Fundraising/Fund Development
- Human Resources Management
- Government Relations
- Legal Expertise and Risk Management
Call for Board Members — Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives
When the Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives has a vacant seat on the volunteer board, a call for applications will be posted here.
www.klmuseumarchives.ca
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
We're looking to expand our board! Many hands make light work, as the saying goes. Specific needs (though anyone can apply):
- Fundraising/Fund Development
- Human Resources Management
- Government Relations
- Legal Expertise and Risk Management
- Fundraising/Fund Development
- Human Resources Management
- Government Relations
- Legal Expertise and Risk Management
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On October 22, 1991, the Museum received a phone call from Jim McCubbin, Superintendent at the Milford Gypsum Quarry. The call was to advise that quarry worker Stanley McMullin had just unearthed “a tusk and some big teeth … would we like to have a look at what they found?” Would we?! #NovaScotia
January 12, 2026 at 1:28 PM
On October 22, 1991, the Museum received a phone call from Jim McCubbin, Superintendent at the Milford Gypsum Quarry. The call was to advise that quarry worker Stanley McMullin had just unearthed “a tusk and some big teeth … would we like to have a look at what they found?” Would we?! #NovaScotia
It's a busy day here at the KLMA... preparations are underway for an incoming traveling exhibit, courtesy of the Art Gallery of Northumberland:
On Tour: A Collection Built on Relationships – AGN Online
A Collection Built on Relationships: Inuit Art from the Art Gallery of Northumberland’s Permanent Collection on tour at the Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives.
www.artgalleryofnorthumberland.ca
January 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
It's a busy day here at the KLMA... preparations are underway for an incoming traveling exhibit, courtesy of the Art Gallery of Northumberland:
We are excited to have Sam, a local student teacher, doing his practicum with us for the next few weeks, and helping us develop some educational programming and lesson plans!
Local educators - we are more than a museum. We are a resource!
Local educators - we are more than a museum. We are a resource!
January 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
We are excited to have Sam, a local student teacher, doing his practicum with us for the next few weeks, and helping us develop some educational programming and lesson plans!
Local educators - we are more than a museum. We are a resource!
Local educators - we are more than a museum. We are a resource!
A 2025 highlight for us was hosting the Lindsay Rug Hookers’ exhibition of historic and contemporary works in September and October.
If you weren't able to visit in person, you can now see the exhibit virtually!
If you weren't able to visit in person, you can now see the exhibit virtually!
Lindsay Rug Hookers — Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives
www.klmuseumarchives.ca
December 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A 2025 highlight for us was hosting the Lindsay Rug Hookers’ exhibition of historic and contemporary works in September and October.
If you weren't able to visit in person, you can now see the exhibit virtually!
If you weren't able to visit in person, you can now see the exhibit virtually!
Holiday Hours just dropped!
As we do every year, the KLMA will shut its doors between Christmas and New Year's to allow our staff and volunteers to rest up and spend time with their families.
If you desperately need to see the museum before 2026, come in today, tomorrow, or Saturday!
As we do every year, the KLMA will shut its doors between Christmas and New Year's to allow our staff and volunteers to rest up and spend time with their families.
If you desperately need to see the museum before 2026, come in today, tomorrow, or Saturday!
December 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Holiday Hours just dropped!
As we do every year, the KLMA will shut its doors between Christmas and New Year's to allow our staff and volunteers to rest up and spend time with their families.
If you desperately need to see the museum before 2026, come in today, tomorrow, or Saturday!
As we do every year, the KLMA will shut its doors between Christmas and New Year's to allow our staff and volunteers to rest up and spend time with their families.
If you desperately need to see the museum before 2026, come in today, tomorrow, or Saturday!
Important Announcement!
The Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives has moved to winter hours:
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: By Appointment
Wednesday: By Appointment
Thursday: 10 am to 4 pm
Friday: 10 am to 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
The Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives has moved to winter hours:
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: By Appointment
Wednesday: By Appointment
Thursday: 10 am to 4 pm
Friday: 10 am to 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
December 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Important Announcement!
The Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives has moved to winter hours:
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: By Appointment
Wednesday: By Appointment
Thursday: 10 am to 4 pm
Friday: 10 am to 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
The Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives has moved to winter hours:
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: By Appointment
Wednesday: By Appointment
Thursday: 10 am to 4 pm
Friday: 10 am to 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
Did you know that the KLMA has an infrequent newsletter? Published no more than once a month (and sometimes less) - whenever we have important news to share, really. Find out about new exhibits, research, blog posts, gift shop sales, coupon codes, and more.
Sign up on our website!
Sign up on our website!
Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives | Discover Local Heritage Today
Explore Kawartha Lakes' rich history with engaging exhibits, events, and educational programs. Visit us to uncover fascinating stories through our collections.
www.klmuseumarchives.ca
December 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Did you know that the KLMA has an infrequent newsletter? Published no more than once a month (and sometimes less) - whenever we have important news to share, really. Find out about new exhibits, research, blog posts, gift shop sales, coupon codes, and more.
Sign up on our website!
Sign up on our website!
Local history buffs, genealogists, teachers, and book lovers: you may never have a better chance to pick up a copy of the 1881 Historical Atlas of Victoria County (2000 reprint)!
Drop by the museum gift shop before 2025 ends(or we run out of atlases) to grab a copy for $25 (plus applicable tax)!
Drop by the museum gift shop before 2025 ends(or we run out of atlases) to grab a copy for $25 (plus applicable tax)!
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Local history buffs, genealogists, teachers, and book lovers: you may never have a better chance to pick up a copy of the 1881 Historical Atlas of Victoria County (2000 reprint)!
Drop by the museum gift shop before 2025 ends(or we run out of atlases) to grab a copy for $25 (plus applicable tax)!
Drop by the museum gift shop before 2025 ends(or we run out of atlases) to grab a copy for $25 (plus applicable tax)!
Imagine making the local paper because you got in a car accident. Imagine having not only your name published, but your home address and the estimated damage value as well!
From the Lindsay Daily Post, June 12, 1973
From the Lindsay Daily Post, June 12, 1973
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Imagine making the local paper because you got in a car accident. Imagine having not only your name published, but your home address and the estimated damage value as well!
From the Lindsay Daily Post, June 12, 1973
From the Lindsay Daily Post, June 12, 1973
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For #FossilFriday & in honor of @alinemghilardi.bsky.social & colleagues' fantastic discovery of a new Cretaceous pterosaur in Brazil in a dinosaur regurgitalite ("fossil vomit"), here's a diagram I made for my book 'Dinosaurs Without Bones' (2014) showing the physics of a puking brachiosaur. 🧪🦕🤮🪨
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
For #FossilFriday & in honor of @alinemghilardi.bsky.social & colleagues' fantastic discovery of a new Cretaceous pterosaur in Brazil in a dinosaur regurgitalite ("fossil vomit"), here's a diagram I made for my book 'Dinosaurs Without Bones' (2014) showing the physics of a puking brachiosaur. 🧪🦕🤮🪨
Today is the last day for this exhibit! If you haven't dropped by the museum to see it yet, you'd better hurry! We're open until 4 pm.
We are excited to bring you a short-term exhibit celebrating the work of the Lindsay and District Rug Hookers! This exhibit, featuring both contemporary and historical works, officially opens on Sept. 6 and runs through to the end of October, so act fast if you want to see it.
Here's a sneak peek:
Here's a sneak peek:
October 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today is the last day for this exhibit! If you haven't dropped by the museum to see it yet, you'd better hurry! We're open until 4 pm.
On October 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel hit southern Ontario. While its effects were felt most harshly in a line running between Toronto and Barrie, there was considerable damage farther afield - including right here in Lindsay, Ontario.
October 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
On October 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel hit southern Ontario. While its effects were felt most harshly in a line running between Toronto and Barrie, there was considerable damage farther afield - including right here in Lindsay, Ontario.
Ooooh, SPOOKY!!! 👻🦇
Have you ever wanted to take part in a paranormal investigation in a building that was an operational jail for 140 years before becoming a museum? YES? GREAT! This is your lucky day!
Tickets now available for 31 and Nov 1 events!
shop-klmuseumarchives.square.site/events
Have you ever wanted to take part in a paranormal investigation in a building that was an operational jail for 140 years before becoming a museum? YES? GREAT! This is your lucky day!
Tickets now available for 31 and Nov 1 events!
shop-klmuseumarchives.square.site/events
October 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Ooooh, SPOOKY!!! 👻🦇
Have you ever wanted to take part in a paranormal investigation in a building that was an operational jail for 140 years before becoming a museum? YES? GREAT! This is your lucky day!
Tickets now available for 31 and Nov 1 events!
shop-klmuseumarchives.square.site/events
Have you ever wanted to take part in a paranormal investigation in a building that was an operational jail for 140 years before becoming a museum? YES? GREAT! This is your lucky day!
Tickets now available for 31 and Nov 1 events!
shop-klmuseumarchives.square.site/events
The Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives will be closed today to observe Canada's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
September 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives will be closed today to observe Canada's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
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A few years ago, Roger Lewis (Mi’kmaq Cultural Heritage Curator, now retired) discovered a photo of ceramics made at the Shubenacadie Residential School between 1940-1950. In the picture, young Mi’kmaw boys gather with beautiful ceramic vases.
September 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A few years ago, Roger Lewis (Mi’kmaq Cultural Heritage Curator, now retired) discovered a photo of ceramics made at the Shubenacadie Residential School between 1940-1950. In the picture, young Mi’kmaw boys gather with beautiful ceramic vases.
If you've been by our museum lately, you *may* have noticed a few... structural changes.
Gone: deathtrap staircase, lots of dirt around the foundation
Incoming: safe staircase, restored double doors, some new windows, below-grade waterproofing!
Gone: deathtrap staircase, lots of dirt around the foundation
Incoming: safe staircase, restored double doors, some new windows, below-grade waterproofing!
September 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
If you've been by our museum lately, you *may* have noticed a few... structural changes.
Gone: deathtrap staircase, lots of dirt around the foundation
Incoming: safe staircase, restored double doors, some new windows, below-grade waterproofing!
Gone: deathtrap staircase, lots of dirt around the foundation
Incoming: safe staircase, restored double doors, some new windows, below-grade waterproofing!
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Oh no! It's 1795, and you're stuck on a pub quiz: Who was the Lord Mayor of London in 1774?
Fear not: This absolutely tiny pocket almanac is here to save the day.
Fear not: This absolutely tiny pocket almanac is here to save the day.
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Oh no! It's 1795, and you're stuck on a pub quiz: Who was the Lord Mayor of London in 1774?
Fear not: This absolutely tiny pocket almanac is here to save the day.
Fear not: This absolutely tiny pocket almanac is here to save the day.