Tag: Kingston museums
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I just returned from a trip to Smiths Falls, where I had a unique adventure– investigating ghosts. Two ghost hunting organizations, G.H.O.S.T. and Nightwatchmen Investigative…
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On each side of Fort Henry lies a bay: Deadman’s Bay to the east and Navy Bay to the west. These two bays have stories…
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As a city slicker, I can’t carry on much of a conversation about farming, but after a recent visit to the South Frontenac Museum, I…
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When I visited the Murney Tower before the COVID-19 pandemic, I was only vaguely aware of its Mediterranean connection. Recently, I’ve looked into the details.…
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Why might the Himalayan mountains be featured in a geology museum in Kingston? At the Miller Museum of Geology at 36 Union Street, you’ll learn…
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In 1841, Kingston’s Bishop Remigius Gaulin wrote to Bishop Ignace Bourget of Montreal asking him to allow the Sisters of the Hotel Dieu of Montreal,…
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Had there been Twitter in the summer of 1860, tweets in Kingston would have been about the upcoming visit of Queen Victoria’s son, the 18-year-old…
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“Following the timber” isn’t a phrase you hear nowadays. But in the 19th century, this was a way of life for many people who worked…
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The Kingston and Area Association of Museums, Art Galleries and Historic Sites ran a series of free pop-up museums called Bring Your Thing throughout 2017…