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
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!
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
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!
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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.
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!
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.
September 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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.
If you're at the Lindsay Exhibition this week, make sure to stop by and see us in the Commonwell Building!
September 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
If you're at the Lindsay Exhibition this week, make sure to stop by and see us in the Commonwell Building!
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!
September 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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!
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!
September 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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!
Another sneak peek of the fascinating Lindsay Rug Hookers exhibit, which officially opens tomorrow!
A limited number of rug-hooked trinkets are available in the gift shop.
A limited number of rug-hooked trinkets are available in the gift shop.
September 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Another sneak peek of the fascinating Lindsay Rug Hookers exhibit, which officially opens tomorrow!
A limited number of rug-hooked trinkets are available in the gift shop.
A limited number of rug-hooked trinkets are available in the gift shop.
Students in Ontario went back to school this week - here's a #TBT to... probably some time in the 50s or 60s at Mariposa School in what is now the City of Kawartha Lakes.
September 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Students in Ontario went back to school this week - here's a #TBT to... probably some time in the 50s or 60s at Mariposa School in what is now the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Last year, we opened our Edward Lacey exhibit - celebrating the life of a prominent gay author, poet, and serial passport-misplacer from Lindsay, Ontario. It has been so warmly received that we have decided to extend it - and have moved it to a new home on our second floor!
September 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Last year, we opened our Edward Lacey exhibit - celebrating the life of a prominent gay author, poet, and serial passport-misplacer from Lindsay, Ontario. It has been so warmly received that we have decided to extend it - and have moved it to a new home on our second floor!
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:
September 2, 2025 at 2:15 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:
A final post from our Oscar Irwin collection!
First: Irwin's letter of resignation, announcing his intention to retire.
Second: one of multiple name tags worn by Irwin over the course of his forestry career.
Third: Irwin's parka, worn during his tenure at Emily Provincial Park.
First: Irwin's letter of resignation, announcing his intention to retire.
Second: one of multiple name tags worn by Irwin over the course of his forestry career.
Third: Irwin's parka, worn during his tenure at Emily Provincial Park.
September 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A final post from our Oscar Irwin collection!
First: Irwin's letter of resignation, announcing his intention to retire.
Second: one of multiple name tags worn by Irwin over the course of his forestry career.
Third: Irwin's parka, worn during his tenure at Emily Provincial Park.
First: Irwin's letter of resignation, announcing his intention to retire.
Second: one of multiple name tags worn by Irwin over the course of his forestry career.
Third: Irwin's parka, worn during his tenure at Emily Provincial Park.
We’re out and about today! Visit Barbara, our general manager, at the Kinmount Fair, or Kris, our board president, at the Lindsay Labour Day picnic in Memorial Park!
August 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We’re out and about today! Visit Barbara, our general manager, at the Kinmount Fair, or Kris, our board president, at the Lindsay Labour Day picnic in Memorial Park!
From our Oscar George Irwinn collection - this scrapbook was created in 1956 during Oscar's second term in Forest Ranger School in Dorset, ON. Scrapbook includes actual leaves that have been taped onto the pages, and drawings of conifer cones.
August 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
From our Oscar George Irwinn collection - this scrapbook was created in 1956 during Oscar's second term in Forest Ranger School in Dorset, ON. Scrapbook includes actual leaves that have been taped onto the pages, and drawings of conifer cones.
Irwin (born in 1915, in Angus, Ontario) began his forestry career in 1956. Over the course of his career, he became a Caretaker of the Ganaraska Forest, then superintendent of Presqu’ile Provincial Park before moving on to Emily Provincial Park in Omemee, where he worked until he retired.
August 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Irwin (born in 1915, in Angus, Ontario) began his forestry career in 1956. Over the course of his career, he became a Caretaker of the Ganaraska Forest, then superintendent of Presqu’ile Provincial Park before moving on to Emily Provincial Park in Omemee, where he worked until he retired.
It's the last long weekend of summer, and many folks will be spending the next few days camping in one of our many beautiful provincial parks. Emma, one of our summer staff, has spent the last few weeks cataloguing a collection of items once belonging to Oscar Irwin, Park Ranger.
August 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It's the last long weekend of summer, and many folks will be spending the next few days camping in one of our many beautiful provincial parks. Emma, one of our summer staff, has spent the last few weeks cataloguing a collection of items once belonging to Oscar Irwin, Park Ranger.
Come see us this weekend at the Kinmount Fair! We brought the Laird of Lindsay and The Mayor of Gabtown exhibit to share, and we have copies of the Historical Atlas of Victoria County, 1881 (reprinted in 2000) available for purchase.
August 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Come see us this weekend at the Kinmount Fair! We brought the Laird of Lindsay and The Mayor of Gabtown exhibit to share, and we have copies of the Historical Atlas of Victoria County, 1881 (reprinted in 2000) available for purchase.
Grateful to MP Jamie Schmale for his support in helping KLMA secure Canada Summer Jobs & Young Canada Works grants this summer 🙌 Thanks to these programs, our team is doing amazing work in heritage, education & research! 🇨🇦 #KLMA #HeritageMatters
August 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Grateful to MP Jamie Schmale for his support in helping KLMA secure Canada Summer Jobs & Young Canada Works grants this summer 🙌 Thanks to these programs, our team is doing amazing work in heritage, education & research! 🇨🇦 #KLMA #HeritageMatters
The memoir of Dr. Leonard V. Shier, a medical doctor in Lindsay, practicing from 1920 through to the late 1960s. Shier's father was also a doctor, practicing in Lindsay from 1895-1906 before moving his family to Toronto.
August 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The memoir of Dr. Leonard V. Shier, a medical doctor in Lindsay, practicing from 1920 through to the late 1960s. Shier's father was also a doctor, practicing in Lindsay from 1895-1906 before moving his family to Toronto.
Local peeps: have you ever considered sitting on a Board of Directors? We are looking for some fresh faces to join the current KLMA Board.
June 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Local peeps: have you ever considered sitting on a Board of Directors? We are looking for some fresh faces to join the current KLMA Board.
If you:
- are between 15 and 30
- live in or near the Kawartha Lakes area
- have an interest in museums
- have 8 weeks free this summer
then we might have job for you! Apply today! Or tomorrow, if that's more convenient.
We have several spots open!
Please share!
- are between 15 and 30
- live in or near the Kawartha Lakes area
- have an interest in museums
- have 8 weeks free this summer
then we might have job for you! Apply today! Or tomorrow, if that's more convenient.
We have several spots open!
Please share!
June 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
If you:
- are between 15 and 30
- live in or near the Kawartha Lakes area
- have an interest in museums
- have 8 weeks free this summer
then we might have job for you! Apply today! Or tomorrow, if that's more convenient.
We have several spots open!
Please share!
- are between 15 and 30
- live in or near the Kawartha Lakes area
- have an interest in museums
- have 8 weeks free this summer
then we might have job for you! Apply today! Or tomorrow, if that's more convenient.
We have several spots open!
Please share!