Osgoode Township Museum
7814 Lawrence St. K0A 3J0 Ottawa, ON, Canada

Tomorrow night at 6pm we will be hosting our last Paint & Pixels in 2020! We are grateful to our community for participating in this virtual endeavor with us over the course of the past 7 months! We've enjoyed getting to know our regulars and meeting new people along the way! Like this painting? You can still register to join us for free: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZYtceGhqjMjG9DMIeX-3H7Nluk7DFMBd

Thank you so much to our awesome Volunteer Christine for making these beautiful decorations for our Heritage Garden holiday tree! Christine is an all-star volunteer who is constantly working behind the scenes in collections at the museum. Thank you Christine! Want to help us decorate our holiday tree? Stop by the museum anytime to add bird-friendly homemade ornaments to our tree in the Heritage Garden! Bird friendly decorations include: ... String of popcorn or cranberries Pinecone ornaments Birdseed ornaments Dried citrus fruit See more

Today we extend our gratitude and appreciation to everyone who works in a hospital and the medical field. We recognize the sacrifices and efforts that you make everyday to keep all of us healthy and safe. To commemorate this vital profession, we are sharing the heroic and compassionate story of local community doctor Wilmer Mason Bill Byers. #FrontlineFridays #frontlineworkers #essentialworkers #osgoodehistoryandculture #museumsathome #613History #localdoctors #medicalworkers #healthcareworkerssavelives #staysafeandhealthy

Our free virtual program Paint & Pixels is coming up on Friday! Join us from the comfort of your own home as we walk you through this poppy painting. To register and for more details head to our website: http://www.osgoodemuseum.ca/

Today it was our turn to raise our beautiful barn quilt! Created by the extremely talented Jo (Ladouceur) Cummings, owner of Cow Town Revival, the quilt represents the area’s agricultural roots. We can’t thank you enough for this piece of art! A big thank goes out to everyone involved in raising the quilt! Take a drive by or stop in to admire!... #barnquilt #rural #ruralroots #art #osgoodemuseum

As we look to commemorate our veterans on November 11, we’re sharing one of our resources, Wars Letters for Teaching. Created to supplement the Private Sully Goes to War book, authored by local historian Jane Cooper, it delves into the First World War experience through the lens of an high school student from Metcalfe, ON. This book brings to the public rarely seen archival material from the Museum’s collection. Find the War Letters for Teaching here: http://www.warlettersforteaching.ca/

Don’t forget to register for our FREE virtual trivia night, happening this Friday! In partnership with NROCRC, we’re giving away prizes and spreading some holiday cheer! Extra points if you wear your ugly Christmas sweaters https://us02web.zoom.us//tZcsd-irrzgvH9f99B80WWRnwofx2SQu0

Today is #MuseumStoreSunday! Looking to support local this season? We’re offering unique gift ideas through our online shop! Link: https://www.osgoodemuseum.ca/english/gift-shop/shop.html

Happy Halloween Wishing you all a Spooktacular Halloween! Pictured here is the front and back cover of a Dennison's Bogie Book from 1925. The book makes Halloween & Thanksgiving celebration suggestions when planning an event or party. It highlights festive and popular décor, entertainment, food and costumes at the time. Some of these traditions continue on today, like bobbing for apples and costume parties! We hope you all safely and happily enjoy your treats this weekend! Ac...cession #: 1994.14.07 #Halloween2020 #Spooktacular #HalloweenIsHere #HalloweenSpirit #TrickOrTreat #1925BogieBook #HalloweenTraditions

The Museum is pleased to announce a new web series entitled Frontline Fridays. Frontline Fridays will feature objects, photographs, and stories from the collection that will recognize and pay tribute to the contributions made by our frontline and essential workers. Today, a big thank you goes out to the shopkeepers and grocery store workers. Thank you for your tireless work! #FrontlineFridays #frontlineworkers #essentialworkers #osgoodehistoryandculture #museumsathome #613History #grocerystoreworkers #staysafeandhealthy

Women’s History Month Continues Pictured here is Verlie Hawkshaw in a graduation gown. Accession #: 1987.68.01... #womenshistorymonth #localwoman #graduationphotograph #womenofimpactinCanada #becauseofyou #museumsathome

Train your Brain Day! Women’s History Month Continues... Pictured here in her winter attire is Rebecca Stenhouse. According to handwritten annotations on the back of the photo, she was a teacher at Vernon Continuation School. Accession #: 2014.265.01... #trainyourbrainday #womenshistorymonth #localwoman #womenofimpactinCanada #becauseofyou

Help us decorate our holiday tree! Stop by the museum anytime to add bird-friendly homemade ornaments to our tree in the Heritage Garden! The tree will be lit up starting December 1st, 2020. Bird friendly decorations include: String of popcorn or cranberries Pinecone ornaments... Birdseed ornaments Dried citrus fruit See more

Happy Thanksgiving from Osgoode Township Museum! In a hectic and unsettling year, we’re grateful more than ever to be part of such a supportive community. Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday.

We’ve seen an increase in the amount of inquiries for potential object donations to the Osgoode Township Museum (OTM) this year, and we’re honoured to be considered as a safeguard that represents the history and culture of Osgoode! Are you curious to know more about the OTM donation process and how it works? Head on over to our website (link below) where you can find FAQs and more! And please, do be sure to notify the OTM before you decide to drop by! Thank you to all of our donors and supporters! #potentialobjectdonations #museumartefacts #collectionsmanagement #osgoodehistoryandculture #613history #museumsathome

Pictured here are 15 ladies and their teacher from a Continuation Class in June 1918. Can you read the handwritten names of the women present on the back? Do you recognize any of the names? Accession# 2011.07.01 #InternationalDayoftheGirl #localwomen #continuationclass #womenshistorymonth #womenofimpactinCanada #becauseofyou #girlpower

Would anyone like to take a guess on what this object is and what it was used for? Both sides open by turning the black plastic knobs to reveal four inside heating elements that would be powered with electricity. Comment below and we will reveal the correct answer on Friday! Accession# 2007.400.18... #whatsitwednesday #museumsathome #osgoodemuseum #householdobjects

Don’t delay in signing your team up for our free family friendly Christmas-themed trivia night on December 4! Lots of fun prizes to be had! https://www.facebook.com/OsgoodeVCA/posts/3334757256628917

Another month, another Paint & Pixels night! Join us Friday November 27, 2020 at 6:00pm as our artist guides you through the Poppy Painting from the comfort of your home over Zoom! We always have so much fun connecting with others at this event, and know you will too! You don’t need any artistic experience painting or crafting and you can use materials you have on hand at home! Did we mention it's family friendly too? Its FREE to join us and you can register here: https://us0...2web.zoom.us//tZYlceqtpzkvHNZGcnABtlujzJRI8HKKf You can also find the link on our website under the events page.

The Osgoode Museum is happy to launch the first of many free online learning opportunities! Our first Discovery Kit is intended for parents, guardians & teachers delivering the Ontario Curriculum to Grades 3 & 4, but can be a fun interactive experience for many other ages and groups. The Building with Boyd Blocks Discovery Kit focuses on settler trades and how those workers would have built up the community around them. It dives into the history of the famous Boyd Bros. of Os...goode and uses images from the museum's collection to guide students through the story. Students will have the opportunity to complete interactive worksheets, quizzing them on their new knowledge of settler trades, and a fun activity building a Boyd Block house on Google Slides! This online Discovery Kit can be added as an assignment on your Google Classroom and is best viewed in Desktop mode on a computer. To check it out, follow this link! https://forms.gle/mYq1wH1KhV5HtJBcA

Women’s History Month Continues Pictured here are 4 generations of the Hackshaw family. Lilian (Allen) Hackshaw, the one identified person in the photo, is on the far left. Accession #: 2011.147.01... #womenshistorymonth #localwomen #womenofimpactinCanada #becauseofyou #museumsathome

Women’s History Month Continues Here is a photograph of nurse Jean Kelso Erwin holding a newborn baby (no date). Jean was the daughter of Irene Allen Kelso & James Kelso. The handwritten annotation on the back of the print indicates that Jean nursed all of her adult life. The last sentence is especially difficult to accurately read. Are you able to read and decipher the entire annotation and help out with the transcription? Comment below!... Accession #: 2011.138.01 #womenshistorymonth #localwoman #nursessavelives #womenofimpactinCanada #becauseofyou #cursivewriting #museumsfromhome

Women’s History Month Continues Pictured here is Frances Iveson in June 1956. Graduate of McMaster University, Hamilton, Frances Iveson was a well-known teacher, assistant principal at Hopewell School, and principal at Riverview School in Ottawa. She was an Ottawa Valley historian and genealogist, former director of the Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum, patroness of Library and Archives Canada and Upper Canada Village. Frances passed away in 1991, but has left ...an indelible imprint in the minds of many, and the community in which she lived. Accession #: 1992.25.03a,b #womenshistorymonth #localwoman #womenofimpactinCanada #becauseofyou #museumsathome #internationalmuseumworkersday

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our 5th Paint & Pixels! We had so much fun painting these fall pumpkins with you! If you missed it, our Paint & Pixel nights are free socially-distanced fun that we host monthly on Zoom! . . #paintandpixels #zoom #paintparty

Who would like to have a go at guessing what this large industrial equipment is? It is made of cast iron and would have been operated by water that is heated and moved! Pictured in the last photo is a closeup of its nameplate. Does it give any hints to its identity? Comment below with your guesses and we will reveal the correct answer on Friday! Accession# 2015.18.10... #whatsitwednesday #osgoodemuseum #MuseumsFromHome #waterpower

This vibrantly colourful oil painting was painted in October of 1921. The main subject is a local woman named Mrs. D.J. Kidney (Fannie Iveson - Wallis). She is seated on a chair in front of a blossom tree. The artist’s name is Robert J. Wickenden. Can you make out the fading handwritten annotations on the back of the painting? What information does it tell us? Accession# 1988.19.01 #oilpainting #handwrittenprovenance #womenshistorymonth #localwoman #womenofimpactinCanada #becauseofyou

Tonight at 6pm! Join us for another Paint & Pixels virtual paint night! Register free here: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwsd-iqqTgtEteDTEagglKqCgT6MfDpn

Women’s History Month Continues... Pictured here is Evelyn (Campbell) Kennedy. Accession #2011.162.01... #womenshistorymonth #localwoman #womenofimpactinCanada #becauseofyou #museumsathome

This artefact is a commemorative pamphlet that features local hockey legend Larry Robinson. The pamphlet was distributed on November 19th, 2007 which was the day of the Retirement of Larry Robinson's #19 Jersey. The ceremony was held at the Bell Centre in Montréal, QC. A collection of objects that belonged to Mr. Robinson and the Robinson family will be on display and presented in the museum’s new permanent exhibition! We are very excited to share all of the new content that will be arriving in the coming weeks! Stay tuned! Accession #: 2008.96.03 #permanentexhibition #locallegend #hockeyplayer #artefactcollection #rootedinrural #MuseumsFromHome

Women History Month continues! This photo features smiling and happy looking ladies. Sadie Iveson (right) and Frances Iveson (left) are standing in front of Gilbert York’s garden in Metcalfe, Ontario. Accession# 2013.200.556B... #WorldMentalHeathDay #womenshistorymonth #womenofimpactinCanada #becauseofyou

Women’s History Month Continues... Pictured here are a group of Vernon Ladies at a shower for Bessie (McConnell) Campbell. Accession #2011.82.01... #womenshistorymonth #localwomen #womenofimpactinCanada #becauseofyou #MuseumsFromHome

What is this metal object? Can you guess what it was used for? To operate this tool the user would hold the device’s wooden handle while pushing the small circular metal bottom against a surface. This action would engage and rotate the twisted wire as it moved through the inside of the wooden handle. Comment below with your guesses and we will reveal the correct answer on Friday! Accession# 1977.46.80... #whatsitwednesday #osgoodemuseum #handheldtools

Our new permanent exhibition space is coming along and we thought we’d share this sneak peek side view of an interactive portion of the exhibit. We can’t wait for you to see it! . . #internationaltruck #producestand #interactive #exhibitdesign

Pictured here is a Canada General Service Medal awarded to Pte. W. McRostie for his part in the suppression of the 1866 and 1870 Fenian Raids. The medal front face (pictured) depicts an image of Queen Victoria. The medal back face (not pictured) depicts the red ensign of Canada surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves. This object will be included in the museum’s upcoming permanent exhibition. Prior to it’s donation, the medal was mounted and encased in a specially made museum ...- archival quality framing system complete with glass that blocks ultraviolet light. We look forward to the day we can safely reopen and welcome visitors to the new exhibit. Be sure to look out for this artefact when it is out on display! More sneak peeks of the exhibit to follow in the coming weeks. Stay tuned! Accession #: 2015.13.01 #permanentexhibition #warmedal #localsoldier #artefactcollection #rootedinrural #MuseumsFromHome

This photo features two local women from the area. On the left is Ivy(?) Lake and on the right is Frances Iveson. The photo was taken on a lake near Harrowsmith - Kingston, ON. Ivy married Edgar Stanley and was a teacher in Metcalfe. Can you read and decipher the cursive handwritten annotations and writing on the back of the photo? Let us know in the comments below. #worldteachersday #womenshistorymonth #womenofimpactinCanada #cursivewriting #becauseofyou Acc# 2013.200.556C

What could this oddly shaped artefact be? It has a curved tube that comes out of a leather-covered cylindrical shell, with an open end. We’ll reveal the answer on Friday! #WhatsitWednesday

This photograph was taken in front of a house on Dalmeny Road (just around the corner from the museum building). It was featured on the front cover of the museum and historical society’s publication on Pioneer Families - Volume 7. You can find these publications on the museum’s website in the comment below. Pictured in the photograph are three ladies that emigrated to the local area from Perthshire, Scotland. Starting from left to right. Left: Isabel Campbell, married John Crerar in 1839. Isabel came to Canada in 1852. Centre: Jane McNabb was the spouse of John Stewart. She was born Aug. 1826 and lived in Osgoode at age 5. Right: Catherine McGregor, spouse of Alexander Kennedy. She was born in 1833 and lived near present day Vernon Park. #womenshistorymonth #womenofimpactinCanada #becauseofyou Acc# 1985.50.01

We are in awe of the community spirit reflected in these amazing barn quilt squares! Thank you to @metcalfefair and the residents of Metcalfe and area for their beautiful, meaningful artwork that showcases our rural community! #barnquilt #rural #metcalfe #community #osgoodemuseum