In early 2019, the St. Catharines Museum opened a temporary exhibition called Outbreak. The exhibit explores the 1918 Spanish Influenza pandemic and tells a larger story about public health and disease in St. Catharines and Canada. We opened Outbreak to commemorate 100 years since the influenza pandemic, but we could have never guessed just how relevant this exhibit would become in light of the global pandemic we are currently facing.

We discuss the history of photography and talk about the oldest images in the Museum’s collection. This image of an unknown child is one of the oldest in our collection.

Listen and gain ideas of how you can use your #stayhome time to dig into your family history!

Starting a family history "isolation project" is a great opportunity for you to pass the extra time you are having at home in a meaningful, constructive way and to learn more about your family history.

On this episode of Museum Chat Live!, we share the stories of some of the trailblazing women who’ve made their mark on St. Catharines history. We highlight some of the “firsts” for women in St. Catharines and also talk about our favourite sheros in our local herstory. Listen Footnotes Most research for this podcast episode […]

Kathleen welcomes St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik to the podcast to discuss telephones. They have a great history-based conversation about this ever-changing technology.

On this episode of One Hour in the Past, Kathleen and Adrian look at the history of shopping. The rabbit holes and tangential side-bars abound in this hilarious discussion of shopping carts, catalogues, and shopping malls.

On this episode of One Hour in the Past, we welcome Manager of Programs and Cultural Services Lori Mambella to the podcast to discuss cross letters. It's a great conversation that leads down some interesting rabbit holes and Kathleen and Lori even consider the future of letter writing.

Are you just as excited as us for the winter holidays?! To kick off the holiday season, the St. Catharines Museum will launch our most festively-fun Mitten Tree campaign on November 30th from 10:00am-3:00pm in support of Community Care of St. Catharines & Thorold and Start Me Up Niagara. Help us celebrate the most magical […]

In honour of ooky-spooky Halloween time, this Museum Chat Live! episode explores local obituaries in St. Catharines newspapers. Obituaries can be incredibly valuable sources for understanding the nuances of society at a particular moment in time.

This episode of Museum Chat Live! presents a guide to the St. Catharines Museum’s annual Guided Spirit Walks at Victoria Lawn Cemetery production. On this episode, we hear from cast members and members of the creative team as we consider why a program like Guided Spirit Walks matters. This years’ walks are titled “Glimpses of […]