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January 14, 1990 – last train blows through Stittsville
(The last train through Stittsville on its way to the west coast, January 14, 1990. The man waving was Phil Barton, and he was greeting his best friend Lorne Blackburn,…
Job openings: The Goulbourn Museum is hiring
Do you like local history? The Goulbourn Museum is looking for a collections administrator and a programming officer to join their team. Both of the jobs have application deadlines of…
Goulbourn Museum loses curator: ‘Goulbourn’s loss will be Perth’s gain’
Photo: Sgt. Jonah Ellens & Corporal Jeffery Parent of the 100th Regiment of Foot (Reenacted) stand at attention while Museum Chairperson Ken Cownley, left, and Vice-Chairperson Linda Preston, right, present…
Goulbourn Museum to reopen next month
Photo: At the grounds of the Goulbourn Museum for the Father’s Day Flashback in June 2017. Photo by Barry Gray. The Museum is officially reopening on the weekend of June…
IN DEPTH: John Curry carries on, despite the demise of the Stittsville News
(PHOTO: “The Two Johns”. Longtime Stittsville News reporters John Curry (left) and John Brummell at City Hall in January 2017. Brummell received a Mayor’s City Builder Award after his retirement…
Goulbourn Museum temporarily closes for summer renovations
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWIto23gXz1/ (press release) While Canada celebrates its 150th birthday the Goulbourn Museum building is quietly turning 145 this year. If its walls could talk they would tell tales of boisterous…
PHOTOS: Redcoats and muskets mark Father’s Day at Goulbourn Museum
The Goulbourn Museum welcomed dads and families for a special “Father’s Day Flashback” event on Sunday, June 18. The 100th Regiment of Foot reenactment group was on hand teaching participants…
Historical Society event looks at the history of Stanley’s Corners
Join the Goulbourn Township Historical Society on Saturday, May 13 at 1:30pm for “What Went Down in Struggle Town?”, a presentation that will examine the settlement, historic figures, and structures,…
HELP WANTED: Summer jobs at Goulbourn Museum
(via Goulbourn Museum) The Goulbourn Museum is looking for 2 post-secondary students for the following positions: Curatorial Assistant: Duties include working with the collection, cataloguing artefacts, and daily operations. Museum and…
High school student’s photo chosen for Goulbourn Museum’s Christmas card
(PHOTO: Jordyn Simpson, with the winning Christmas card design in the background.) (press release) For the second year in a row, a photograph taken by Stittsville’s Jordyn Simpson will grace…
NOTEBOOK: Stocking Project launch, Brummell’s retiring, more
(PHOTO: Volunteers Crystal Smalldon (aka Mother Elf) and Natasha Sidwell (aka Baby Elf) at the grand opening launch of The Stocking Project on Thursday night.) STOCKING PROJECT LAUNCH I dropped…
Goulbourn Museum’s Kathryn Jamieson receives leadership award
(via Goulbourn Museum) Goulbourn Museum’s Curator Manager has won an Ontario Museum Association (OMA) award of excellence. Kathryn Jamieson received the 2016 Promising Leadership Award of Excellence at the OMA…
Goulbourn Museum seeking vendors for Christmas Artisan Market
Calling all artisans! Goulbourn Museum is now accepting applications for its Outdoor Artisan Marketon Sunday, November 20. The deadline for applications is September 16, 2016.
Richmond Bakery sign goes up for auction
(Richmond Bakery circa 2014. Photo via Google Streetview.) The Richmond Bakery sign has been put up for auction. The owners of Danby’s Roadhouse, who took over the building earlier this year,…
Hélène Rivest receives Goulbourn Museum’s heritage advocacy award
(Photo: Hélène Rivest, centre, with Goulbourn Museum’s Curator Manager, Kathryn Jamieson, and Chairperson Keith Hobbs. Photo via Goulbourn Museum.) Each year, the Board of Directors selects a recipient for the…