Peterborough Museum & Archives
300 Hunter Street East, Ashburnham Memorial Park K9J 6Y5 Peterborough, ON, Canada

The 44th annual Peterborough Snofest is coming up - January 16 to 24 (although many activities can be enjoyed all winter long!) . The Peterborough Museum & Archives' offering comes straight from our Youtube channel - https://bit.ly/3bdl1DI . Here's how to participate:... (1) Choose your favourite craft (or complete all three) (2) Upload a photo of your completed creation to Facebook before January 24 (3) Tag @PtboSnofest and #PtboSnofest2021 . You'll be entered into a draw for a chance to win an awesome prize pack! . Embrace the beautiful winter season and participate in the wide variety of activities listed below. #PtboMA #Winter #GetActive #StaySafe #Prizes #Snofest #PineConeBirdFeeder #CoilPot #DinosaurFossil #DIY #Crafts #Crafternoons #Youtube #HotChocolate #Snowman #SnofestPete #SnowFort #IceSculpture #Family #StoryTime #ColouringContest #Parks #Trails #Recreation . Peterborough Public Library The City of Peterborough Art Gallery of Peterborough Downtown Youth Space PtboCanada PTBOTODAY.ca CHEX News

Peterborough Snofest is back! January 16 to 24, but the fun can be enjoyed all season long! . See the complete Activity Guide for a variety of fun, family-friendly projects that can be completed from the comfort of home, available at peterborough.ca/snofest . There are many great prizes to be won - simply by participating too!... . Don't miss our contribution - "Crafternoons with the PMA" which can be accessed as a playlist from our Youtube channel. You can even subscribe to be notified when new content is posted! . Peterborough Snofest #ptbosnofest2021 #PtboMA See more

The Peterborough Museum & Archives is currently closed for public access as part of the province-wide lockdown. We will plan to re-open as soon as lockdown orders are lifted. . In the meantime, feel free to connect with us by telephone at (705) 743-5180, through our website, and via email as many staff will continue to work from home. . #PtboMA... 31m See more

Our Annual Pop Up Shop begins Monday December 7, with a twist! This year we're popping up with an online catalogue here on Facebook Head to our Facebook Shop to view our online catalogue of charming and thoughtful gifts (link below, or click the Shop Now button on our page), then give us a call and place your order over the phone! Thanks for choosing to shop local this year https://www.facebook.com/PTBOMuseumArchives//all_products/

Here's a Monday morning shout out to all the hardworking humans cleaning facilities around the clock and working shift work to do it. Hospitals, bus stations, grocery stores (even museums), we absolutely rely on you to help keep us safe! #thankyoufrontlineworkers #inthistogether

Seasons Greetings from the Peterborough Museum & Archives We want to say thank you for your support this year, and every year, as we journeyed through this challenging year together Thank you Peterborough! https://youtu.be/HNgjaiGnWQk #inthistogether #covid19 #gratefulhearts

Cheers to the New Year from all the staff and volunteers here at the Peterborough Museum & Archives! If you haven't already, check out our Year in Review video as we celebrate this year's successes and look forward to the future, whatever it may bring https://youtu.be/HNgjaiGnWQk

Day 23 #Museum30 Here's our favourite Museum companion Brooke as she clobbers our Director Susan Neale with all her love and affection Do you have a furry companion that has helped you through these trying times? We love pet pictures! #humansbestfriend #susansbestfriend

Here's the link to our latest episode of History from Home with Curator Kim Reid, all about the anniversary of the Quaker factory fire in Peterborough, Dec 11th, 1916 https://youtu.be/Pg3NFaw6t-Q

Ask a Conservator Day is here! Owen Thompson will be answering your questions throughout the day and we'll be posting some response videos throughout the day/week! #askaconservator #askaconservatorday #museumconservator #theotherconservation

Day 22 #Museum30 In this new era of masks we wanted to show one of our favourites. This is a child's gas mask from WWII Learn all about this elaborate contraption in our #HistoryFromHome episode with Curator Kim Reid chatting all about it! #ptbomuseum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H4cUc_SfPI

New Exhibit Snapshots of Ptbo on display now until Dec 13! Book your visit of up to 10 people through our online appt booker www.peterboroughmuseumandarchives.ca Masks required, we sanitize between visits, enjoy a safe, comfortable + engaging visit! #ptbomuseum @CityPtbo

Day20 #Museum30 Basil Lafreniere and his cousin Marg play some traditional Metis music on the accordion and guitar in the PMA's Log Cabin display in honour of the Louis Riel Accordion that is now part of the PMA's collection. This makes us think of "home" for so many reasons

Follow along for Ask a Conservator Day 2020 with Owen Thompson as he answers a few of your questions and gives us an inside look into his work here at the PMA! Send us questions on Twitter @ptbomuseum and on Facebook and Instagram @ptbomuseumarchives, by commenting or send us a DM. #askaconservator #askaconservatorday #museumconservator

Take a peek at our newest exhibit, Flora of the Canadian Arctic! You can learn about the exhibit and more through our digital take-home brochure (and when it's safe again to do so, come visit to see for yourself! It's so cool)! For more info and updates about the closure visit our website: http://ow.ly/9xJI50CX2JU @MuseumofNature #canadianarctic #ptbomuseum

On this day in 1916, the Ptbo Quaker Oats factory went up in flames. In this week's History from Home, Curator Kim Reid talks about a 'souvenir' in our collection that was donated to the Museum from the wreckage of the fire. Link in bio #onthisday #ptbohistory @Quaker #ptbomuseum

Day 17 #Musuem30 'bookshelf' Our Archives house all kinds of interesting, rare books. The bookshelf shown here features works of prominent Peterborough authors including Catherine Parr Traill!

Day 19 #Museum30 This beauty of a light came from the Denne family ca. 1900! It once held gas lights but was later wired for electric bulbs. The crystal globes that would enclose the bulbs are also part of the collection. Brass and almost 3' in length, it was a stylish piece!

A beautiful brooch which was donated under the story of Flora MacDonald's brooch, but with a bit of further digging we came up with a different answer!

Snapshots of Peterborough: 1900-1950 on now until December 15th! Book your visit today through our online appointment booker www.peterboroughmuseumandarchives.ca (link in bio!) #ptbomuseum #snapshotsofptbo #ptbocanada #newexhibition

Museum PA day camp is Fri Nov 27 This week's program is recycle + play where we'll flex our creativity with building challenges, design projects, and some good ol' Museum camp fun! Course Code: 16964, 9 AM-4 PM, call or register online 705-743-5180 http://ow.ly/EBq350CstBs

Curator Kim is back to tell you about one of the coolest toys in the Peterborough Museum & Archives' collection, The Great Garloo! Watch the full vintage commercial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch

Registration is open for our PA Day program, Recycle and Play! Register online through our website: https://www.peterborough.ca//expl/school-break-camps.aspx or over the phone: 705-743-5180 Ages 4-11, $50 per camper, code 16964 #padaycamp #paday #ptbomuseum #welovekidsinmuseums @CityPtbo @kprschools

This incredible (or incredibly cumbersome) vegetable chopping kitchen gadget comes from the 1860's, slicing and dicing, the whole shebang! Kim Reid talks about Charles Rubidge's great granddaughter donating this to the Museum and is careful to keep her fingers out of harms way. The Peterborough Museum & Archives is open for visiting! Please book an appointment in advance through our online appointment booker or over the phone. https://www.peterborough.ca//expl/museum-and-...archives.aspx 705-743-5180

With the festive holiday season upon us, please consider booking a visit to the Peterborough Museum & Archives. We're encouraging everyone to utilize our online appointment scheduler (available through our website), or simply give us a call at 705-743-5180 and a staff person will be happy to assist! A trip to the PMA is a great outing for anyone looking for alternative way to spend time with their family. . #PtboMA #HappyHolidays #HolidayHours #ComeVisit #ByAppointment #DiscoverON #ShopLocal . A gentle reminder that physical distancing and wearing masks are required while on-site at the Museum.

Jon Oldham here to answer some of your questions about the archives and what we do!

Day 18 #Museum30 "Dilemma" To call the flood of July 15 2004 a dilemma would be an understatement. The floods that swept through the city affected the PMA’s (Peterborough Museum and Archives) off-site storage vault at the Peterborough Public Library. Floodwaters submerged the first level of shelves, affecting 10% of the collection. This included 115 storage containers containing 30, 000 negatives and related photographic documents from both the Balsillie Collection of Roy St...udio Images and the Parks Studio Collection including, mixed media including glass plate, nitrate, and acetate negatives, pencil and ink on paper envelopes, photographic prints, and proofs. Museum officials enacted the disaster plan and decided to bring in the Rosco Group of Montreal. Rosco is a leading company in restoring disaster-damaged material. After 24 hours the floodwaters receded, and staff were able to get into the vault and begin the clean up. With a limited time window to salvage the flood-damaged material staff loaded the boxes onto a Roscoe’s freezer trucks for the trip to Montreal. With the flooded material now safety stabilized (frozen) the work began to clean up the library and the vault to prevent any further problems with mould or mildew on the remainder of the collection. The remaining 90% of the PCMA s collection was wrapped in plastic while the area was dried, cleaned and stabilized!

? . Celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend by visiting the Peterborough Museum & Archives with your family - open each day from 12 to 5 p.m. Don't forget to book you appointment in advance online (www.peterborough.ca/museum), or by calling 705-743-5180 . ... . #PtboMA #Thankgiving #BeThankful #Open #ComeVisit #Family #SupportLocal #ShopLocal #Peterborough #Ptbo #DiscoverON #ExploreON #Autumn #Fall #Pumpkin #Heritage #LocalHeritage #History #Community #MuseumsON #HarvestSeason See more

Today and tomorrow are the final days to enter "The Mountains are Calling" contest, hosted on our Instagram account, and sponsored by Glee Jewelry. . Scroll through our IG to find the post (highlighted below) for more information on how to enter. . Still struggling with your holiday shopping? Don't miss our Pop Up shop December 7 to 11. Click "Shop Now" above to see the full catalogue of available items. You can also book an appointment by giving us a call at 705-743-5180 to... shop in person! . #PtboMA #ShopLocal #MountainsAreCalling #GleeJewelry #PopUp #ComeShop #ComeVisit #HappyHolidays See more

Gift shop pop-up is live! We’re including a surprise gift for the first five shoppers every day as well as a free children’s grab bag with every order! Browse our online catalogue via our Facebook December 7th to 11th. #shoplocal #shopsmall #supportlocalbusiness #museumgiftshop

Ask an Archivist Day is here! Jon Oldham will be around today to answer your questions about the life of an archivist and the collection he shepherds here at the PMA #AskanArchivistDay #AskanArchivist #PtboMuseum

Ask an archivist day is tomorrow, October 7 Send Jon Oldham your questions and he'll do his best to answer! #AskanArchivist #AskanArchivistDay #PtboMuseum #Archivist #HowDoYouMuseum

Snapshots of Peterborough: 1900-1950 is on display from now until December! With hundreds of photographs from the Archives to be seen, including the Balsillie Collection of Roy Studio Images, and the Parks Studio Fonds, you won't want to miss the chance to dive deep into the candid life of Peterborough in the early 1900's! Book your appointment online or over the phone: www.peterboroughmuseumandarchives.com | 705-743-5180

Have you ever thought of making history? Downloadable kit coming your way soon to help kids (and adults!) document their experiences from the COVID era for future generations! Download includes journaling prompts, pictures and clip art to cut up and stick in a journal to help you tell your story! Journals can be donated to the museum in future to help us tell stories of our community. #inthistogether #staystrong #covidjournal

Snapshots of Peterborough: 1900-1950 opens today Book your visit online through our website or over the phone. Come explore the stories that go beyond the edges of the photographs! http://ow.ly/EENV50BCZEt #snapshotsofptbo #ptbomuseum #communitymuseum #howdoyoumuseum

Ask an archivist day is tomorrow, October 7 Send Jon Oldham your questions and he'll do his best to answer! #AskanArchivist #AskanArchivistDay #PtboMuseum #Archivist #HowDoYouMuseum

Earlier this week, we said goodbye to the Cipher | Decipher exhibition, which was an absolute pleasure to host. The team carefully packed 14 crates worth of artifacts, interactives, displays and electronics - ready to be shipped back to the Canada Science & Technology Museum. Our next exhibit is "Snapshots of Peterborough: 1900 - 1950" that will provide a glimpse into some of Peterborough's lesser-known stories from the past. This exhibit is scheduled to open on Saturday, October 3rd.

Coming soon! Snapshots of Peterborough: 1900-1950 opens October 3rd (that's right, we're open Saturdays again #ptbomuseum #snapshotsofptbo #installweek #peterboroughhistory

Little visitors on the last day of Cipher | Decipher! We hope everyone had a chance to see this awesome exhibit (if not, there’s a takeaway on our blog!) and we’re looking forward to installing ‘Snapshots of Peterborough: 1900-1950’ this week #ptbomuseum #snapshotsofptbo #installweek #communitymuseum #canadianmuseum