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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 28/09/2026

Coming soon to the KLMA October 13, 6:30 pm is the first entry in our speaker series; we welcome Ian McKechnie to talk about 50 years of the Kawartha Art Gallery. Admission is $5 per person (free for members). info@klmuseumarchives to reserve a spot!

A photo of Ian McKechnie. He is outdoors with a park bench and greenery behind him (blurred). He wears a cap and grey jacket.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 18/08/2026

Thanks to ongoing building repairs, we are playing musical entrances this summer! Until further notice, please use the south entrance to visit the museum. It is tucked in behind the construction staging area, so look for the (new) ramp!

A photo of the KLMA, taken from the southwest corner, and showcasing our new (temporary) ramped entrance.

A photo of a beige stone building with arched windows and a hipped roof, with an unkempt garden and a metal ramp leading up to a doorway.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 14/07/2026

Just a reminder that this free-to-attend event is happening tomorrow evening at the KLMA!

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 26/06/2026

Join us on the evening of July 15th for a special presentation by Doug Paterson. There is no admission fee for this event.

A group of boys with canoes and paddles are silhouetted against a blue lake, with the far shore and sky above them.

Text reads:

Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives Presents:

100 Years On

Remembering the 1926 Brotherhood of St. Andrew Balsam Lake Canoe Tragedy

Wednesday, July 15th at 6:00 PM

Don't miss this special presentation by local historian Doug Paterson

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 01/05/2026

Psst! Did you know that May is Museum Month? Celebrate by visiting a museum. For the month of May, our admission is by donation.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 28/04/2026

Help us bring this amazing Station Agent stove back to Lindsay! It once stood in the Lindsay train station. The current owners want to donate it to us, but first, we need to raise $1,500 to cover transportation costs. shop-klmuseumarchives.square.site/product/dona...

A gorgeous, 400 lb cast iron station agent's stove, which was originally located in the Lindsay train station and is now in a basement 300+ km away. It sits on a decorative brick platform with a brick wall behind, and is surrounded by various antiques, including a washboard, a pair of skates, and a toboggan.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 27/04/2026

Happening this Thursday at 6 pm - the official opening of A Collection Built on Relationships! Join us for an evening of guest speakers and Inuit art, and learn about how these artifacts are linked to Lindsay.

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Exhibit Opening: A Collection Built on Relationships — Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives

Click for details.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 20/04/2026

Are you between the ages of 15 and 30 and passionate about local history? We are now hiring for two Canada Summer Jobs positions (starting date July 7). See website for details and program restrictions. www.klmuseumarchives.ca/employment-o...

Background image: a close-up photo showing the white-gloved hands of two individuals pointing to black and white photos in a scrapbook sitting on a wood table.

Text reads:
We're Hiring!
Interpreter - Cataloguer
Two Canada Summer Jobs positions (8 weeks, beginning July 7, 2026)
Must meet program eligibility requirements (see website for details)
Application deadline: May 20, 2026
https://www.klmuseumarchives.ca/employment-opportunities

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 17/04/2026

We're trying a thing! This may become a regular thing, but for now, it's just happening tonight.

A historic black-and-white photo of the Victoria County Gaol. The text on it reads:

OPEN LATE
until 6 pm
Friday April 17
Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives

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Kate Gregory @gregcons.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Apr 30th @klmuseumarchives.ca is hosting an exhibit launch for "approximately sixty Inuit carvings, sculptures, and materials collected from 1900 to 1970" visiting from Cobourg. Good chance to learn more about these artifacts than one normally would. www.klmuseumarchives.ca/events/exhib...

A small shiny statue of a bird (ptarmigan? it is black on the bottom half, white on the top half, with red feet and beak and a black cap) with statues of whales behind it. They all sit on a shiny surface in which they are reflected. There is a map in the background behind them all.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 11/04/2026

Sometimes, the purpose of an artifact is easy to know just by looking at it. Other times, less-so! We know what this is. Do you?

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 06/03/2026

Come see us during March Break! In addition to all of our current exhibits, we'll have some pop-up exhibits, presentations, activities, games, and more for the whole family!

A poster for March Break at the museum. Background features an image of the museum; above that, a dark-haired child in a red and black shirt, holding a magnifying glass to their eye and wearing a book like a hat. Why not?!

Poster advertises March Break museum fun.
Monday to Saturday, 10 - 4 (March 16 - 21)
50 Victoria Ave. N. Lindsay

Codebreaking & Ciphers, morse code, cursive writing, Elmer the Safety Elephant, and more!

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 28/02/2026

From the March 17, 1924 Lindsay Daily Post. Marbles games date back to 2500 - 4000 BCE. Mass production of glass marbles in the late 19th and early 20th century made marbles easily-accessible to all, and the game flourished among school-aged children.

Principal
Places Ban
on Marbles

Belleville, March 16. - Two hun-
dred small boys of marble-shoot-
ing age are saying things here re-
garding a newspaper circulation
scheme.
Because of dangerously lagging
interest in marble-shooting, as a
means to gain circulation, Belle-
ville was visited last week, and
the views of a school principal, as
the head of a large boy colony,
were first sought.
It seems that the school master,
ordinarily mild-mannered, explod-
ed under an examination as to
the merits of marble-shooting, and
whether one should shoot "dibs"
for "keeps," and in his wrath or-
dered every marble out of the
school.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 26/02/2026

We'll be open all week from Monday March 16 until Saturday March 21 for March Break, and we've got lots of fun things planned! We're still working on the schedule, so stay tuned!

A flyer. The top portion, with a white background, features a grey, stylized image of the museum. On top of that it says (in large red letters) "MARCH BREAK at the Museum"

In a small rectangle in black text:
March 16 - 21
10 AM - 4 PM daily

Adults: $5
Youth 6-17: $3
Kids under 6: Free

On the lower, black portion:
Join us at the museum during March Break for a fun week of activities, kid-friendly guided tours, presentations, games, and more!
Kawartha lakes Museum & Archives
50 Victoria Ave. N. Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
705-324-3404 | info@klmuseumarchives.ca

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 24/02/2026

We wholeheartedly approve! The world needs more museum-themed whimsy.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 18/02/2026

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

An image resembling an old west "WANTED" poster.

Title fonts are old-west decorative; the remainder of the text is old-school typewriter font.

It reads:

MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS
WANTED

<black and white image of the Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives, located in the old Victoria County Gaol building>

REWARD

A meaningful place in a museum that values innovation, inclusion, and the responsible care of our shared history. Your time helps us preserve local stories, welcome diverse audiences, and strengthen a cultural space that belongs to the whole community.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 18/02/2026

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.

A black and white photo from 1907, featuring the fire brigade, in their horse-drawn fire wagons, in front of the Lindsay Fire Hall (with its tall clock tower) on Cambridge St. N, just north of Kent St., in Lindsay, Ontario.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 15/02/2026

Don't forget: not only will the museum be open tomorrow, but admission is free, too!

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 14/02/2026

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.

A handmade Valentine’s card made from birch bark and crinkled beige tissue paper. Five heart shapes are stacked vertically, each outlined in black and bordered with gathered tissue. The top heart has a small red fabric bow. Inside the hearts, in simple black lettering, are the words “TO,” “MY,” “BE,” “LOVED,” and “ONE,” forming the message “TO MY BELOVED ONE.” The card has a rustic, weathered look and sits against a plain black background.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 11/02/2026

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

In 1976, the AGN, then the Art Gallery of Cobourg, received a gift of approximately sixty Inuit carvings, sculptures, and materials collected from 1900 to 1970. These works offer a glimpse into the artistic expressions and lived experiences of the Inuit during a period of rapid cultural change.

The collection, sourced from communities across the Inuit Nunangat (Inuit Homeland), is presented alongside a map reflecting the Inuit Crown land treaties, using their original Inuktut place names as part of the ongoing process of decolonization.

This exhibition honours not only the artistic legacy of the Inuit but also the resilience of their culture.

Curated by Felicity Pope and Olinda Casimiro

Ivory carvings: a puffin and two kneeling human figures, with seal screwon earrings in the foreground. In the background, a seal-fur item identified as a game.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 10/02/2026

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!

The Matthews Family poses on their front porch, surrounded by shrubbery, in this undated black and white photo from our archives.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 07/02/2026

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!

On a grey background - a dogsled with dogs and driver (holding a harpoon) and hunted seal - carved ivory and sinew. From the Marsh collection, Art Gallery of Northumberland, and at the Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives until October!

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 04/02/2026

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

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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.

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Nova Scotia Museum @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

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

Image of the team unearthing Mastodon fossils at the dig site.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 06/01/2026

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!

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 20/12/2025

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!

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Lindsay Rug Hookers — Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 18/12/2025

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!

Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives Holiday Hours
Dec 22 through January 1 - closed
Jan 2 - open 10-4
Jan 3 - open 10-4

This is a testament to how much we all need a break, because we are also closed on Sunday December 21 (because we are always closed on Sundays). Oops.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 05/12/2025

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

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 04/12/2025

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!

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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.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 20/11/2025

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)!

A large green book stands upright on a black shelf. The book's title is embossed in gold and says:

HISTORICAL
ATLAS
OF
VICTORIA COUNTY
ONTARIO
BELDEN'S ILLUSTRATED
1881

Below it, a folded card reads:
Victoria County Atlas, 1881
reprinted in 2000
Original price $125.00
Our price (crossed out: $50.00) NOW $25.00!

Photo of interior of atlas, showing sketches of prominent townsfolk and scenery.

A small section of one of many maps in the atlas, showing the Town of Lindsay, the rivers and railroads, and the names of landowners in the surrounding area.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 14/11/2025

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

Two Accidents On Kent Street

Three cars collided in a domino fashion on Kent St., between William and Cambridge Streets on Monday shortly before noon.
Lead car was driven by George Thompson, 34, of 58 Bastview Rd., damage $10; middle car was driven by Mrs. Ruth McNally, 6 Albert St.
South, damage $600; and rear car was driven by Fred Fair-man, 51, of 101 Short Ave., damage $10.
Another accident at William and Kent St. on Monday evening caused minor damage to two cars.
A car driven by Dennis W. Paull, 29, of 80 William St. South, sustained $100 damage. A car driven by Chris, Han-thorn, 17, of 55 St. David St.. sustained only $5 damage.

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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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. 🧪🦕🤮🪨

Cartoon depicting the black silhouette of a brachiosaur (long-necked dinosaur) vomiting from 14 meters (45 feet) above, and two small theropod dinosaurs fleeing from its impact; the deadly result of the impact velocity is shown in the upper right as a partial theropod skeleton with a splatter pattern around it. The cartoon has the following text: Brachiosaurus projectile vomiting: forces generated and resulting traces
"Assuming 50 kg (110 lbs) of regurgitant, impact velocity from 14 m (45 ft) height, and hard-packed sand as impact site," and "Impact velocity = V = V 2gh = 16.6 m/s; kinetic energy before impact = 6,860 J
Average impact force = 68,600 N." An original figure by me (Anthony J. Martin) in my book 'Dinosaurs Without Bones' (2014, Pegasus Books).

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 25/10/2025

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.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 15/10/2025

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.

A black and white photo of a man standing on the roof of a three storey building (the Hotel Benson on Kent Street in Lindsay) surveying the damage. What appears to have been a structure - a deck or possibly a billboard - is hanging partially over the edge of the roof.

A black and white photo of 1940s or early 1050s-era vehicles, badly damaged by fallen timber. There is a lot of debris on the ground around the cars as well. Taken on Kent Street in Lindsay, October 15 or 16, 1954

Another photo showing damage to the cars, with considerable debris on the ground and many people milling about. Taken on Kent Street in Lindsay, October 15 or 16, 1954

Another view of damaged cars, with plenty of bystanders and debris. Taken on Kent Street in Lindsay, October 15 or 16, 1954

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 09/10/2025

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

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 30/09/2025

The Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives will be closed today to observe Canada's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

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Nova Scotia Museum @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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.

Roger Lewis, in the field examining a petroglyph.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 24/09/2025

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!

The old, arched, double front doors of The Old Gaol building (now the Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives), with a deep trench and exposed sub-grade stonework where there used to be an unsafe and boarded-off staircase. The building is constructed of grey limestsone and features many arched windows and a central arched doorway. The door - also in need of restoration - is constructed of thick, slanted oak boards. More oak boards fill the arch at the top of the door (which was once a transom light). Each door has one small square window, and large iron hinges.

The Victoria County Gaol building was built in 1863 and functioned as a jail until the early 2000s!

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

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.

The pocket almanac on a table next to a penny. The length of the book is about three times the penny's diameter. It has gold, blue, and red decoration on the front, with images of birds, wheatsheaves, and insects.

Two pages from the almanac showing a seal and a sketch of what is probably the front offices of the Company of Stationers who printed it.

Two pages from the almanac showing calendars for November and December.

Two pages from the almanac showing the names of Lord Mayors and Sheriffs.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 20/09/2025

Come visit us in the Commonwell Building at the Lindsay Exhibition! We have quilts on display, and a selection of popular items from our gift shop available for purchase.

Many historic and contemporary quilts are displayed, along with an antique sewing kit and information on some of Lindsay’s quilters of yore.

Kris Miethner (left) and Barbara Doyle (right) can’t wait to talk to you about the museum!

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 19/09/2025

Don't forget! The KLMA building is closed to visitors this week while we're at the Lindsay Exhibition - but you can visit us there all week! We'll be back to business as usual on Tuesday of next week.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 17/09/2025

If you're at the Lindsay Exhibition this week, make sure to stop by and see us in the Commonwell Building!

A photo of a wooden bed with many quilts on it, sitting on a concrete floor. Behind the bed is a divider covered in more quilts, with a display case partially visible to the right, behind the bed.

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 15/09/2025

The KLMA will not be open this week - as we are taking our show on the road! Come and visit us in the Commonwell Building at the 171st Lindsay Exhibition!

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Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca · 06/09/2025

Today is the official opening of our Lindsay and District Rug Hookers exhibit - this is a short-term exhibit, running until the end of October, so come in soon!

One panel in a multi-panel piece featuring some well-known Lindsay landmarks. This panel shows The Old Gaol - the building which now houses the Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives!

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