Oshawa Museum

📢 Don't forget! You can find the Oshawa Museum: ➡️ Online at oshawamuseum.org ➡️ On Facebook ➡️ On Instagram ➡️ Blogging at oshawamuseum.wordpress.com And you can find the Oshawa Historical Society: oshawahistoricalsociety.org

#Museum30 Day 24 – Accessories. Just a few of the favourite accessories from the Oshawa Museum’s curator, Melissa – a perfume brick and a necklace worn by Gladys Muriel Mowbray when she married W. Richard Agar.

#Museum30 Day 21 – Discussion. Tonight is the last Local History Speaker Series for 2023, a National Film Board of Canada documentary entitled Unarchived. It will likely be followed by a discussion about the film and its topics! Join us at 6pm at the McLaughlin Branch of the OPL!

A HUGE thank you to volunteers from Redemption House for the fall clean up at Henry House yesterday! The lawns and gardens look great!

#Museum30 Day 20 – Pride. From our blog in 2020, exploring the history of Pride Month in Durham: oshawamuseum.wordpress.com/2020/06/19/pri…

#Museum30 Day 19 – Shadows. Lakeview Park, 1990. From the Dowsley photographic collection, Oshawa Museum archival collection (A017.18.22).

#Museum30 Day 18 – Last 12 months. A small glimpse of items added to the collection over the last 12 months.

Have you registered for our Victorian ornament workshop? These are what you'll be making on November 25 - get your tickets in advance by booking here: victorianornaments.eventbrite.com

#Museum30 Day 17 – Hands. Different hands on badges, all on display in the Oshawa Museum’s newest exhibit, Be Prepared! Come for a visit and see if you can find them all!

#Museum30 Day 16 – Technology. #ThrowbackThursday to the 1990s, and former Executive Director Laura Suchan was demonstrating a computer in Guy House. Computers have come along way since then! Oshawa Museum archival collection (A018.6.920)

November 16 is Louis Riel Day, remembering the Métis leader and his legacy of advocating for the Métis Nation and how he helped to build the Canadian nation. In 2020, our blog examined Riel and how newspapers in the 1870s were reporting on him. Read more: oshawamuseum.wordpress.com/2020/10/30/his…

Are you going to the Bright and Merry Market on November 16? Look for Oshawa Museum staff in our Victorian finest who are chatting holiday traditions with an ornament activity for kids! Find us on Bagot Street, across from the library!

#Museum30 Day 15 – Frame. Last year, we changed how we store our framed collection. The archives now features grid walls, perfect for storage of framed items.

#Museum30 Day 14 – Travel. Earlier this year, the newest online exhibit was launched. From Ship to Shore explores the history of shipping in Oshawa and was developed with an investment by Digital Museums Canada. Visit the exhibit: communitystories.ca/v2/ship-shore-…

#Museum30 Day 13 – Storage. A look at how the quilt collection is stored! Storage is a constant challenge, so the Oshawa Museum is constantly seeking creative solutions for these challenges, such as rolled storage.

#Museum30 Day 12 - Invention. From the Daily Times-Gazette, 30 Jun 1947, p. 1.

#Museum30 Day 11 – Handwriting. This handwritten letter comes from the Garrow Collection, a series of letters written by an Oshawa resident from the trenches of the First World War. He was killed in action less than one year after enlisting. …rsfromthetrenches.files.wordpress.com

#Museum30 Day 10 – Ocean. “The Ocean Wave [gave you] the sensation that you were riding the waves on the water. Everyone pushed as hard as they could to get it into motion & then you would jump on & it would dip & dive as it circled. It [gave] you a real thrill!" -Betty MacInally

@girlguidesonnv Thanks for sharing!

Have you been to @OshawaMuseum 's latest exhibit, Be Prepared? It features the history of Guiding in the Oshawa area. The exhibit also includes a woggle-making craft, a knot-tying interactive exhibit, and a memory board for Camp Samac.

Our fall season History Beneath Our Feet Walk was a great success. FSM & @OshawaMuseum staff shared information about how Indigenous Peoples & First Settlers used the area around the #Oshawa #SecondMarsh. #LoveTheMarsh #NaturalHeritage #CulturalHeritage @oshawacity