The Life of Jeremiah Johnston: Part II
In 1895, Jeremiah Johnston was called to take a special course for the ministry and was ordained and assigned to The Long Sault. By...
Seeing is Believing
Today, for our collections highlight, the spotlight falls on our 1905 Keystone View Company stereoscope! The Keystone View Company was...
The Life of Jeremiah Johnston
Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Center – some of you may know what it is or where it is, some of you have visited but I strongly suspect most have...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XLV
Violet mulls and cogitates about the adventures she had and personal family events. She particularly enjoyed looking back at family...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XLIV
Like all of us, as time passed Violet ruminated about her adventures, she already had eleven grandchildren and eleven great-children. ...
Glucose, Spice, and Everything Nice
Today we are highlighting a neat piece of medical equipment called the Lumetron Hemoglobin and Glucose Meter! This was made by the...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XLIII
Violet was just going out the door when the phone rang, it was a hot day in August of 1981. It was her daughter-in-law Mardell in Orr,...
Cooking Up History
Here we will be adding recipes from old cookbooks we have in our collections. Be sure to check back often to find new recipes!
Maybe It's Medicine, Maybe It's Make-believe
The small vial of white powder is “Matt J. Johnson’s Hay Fever, Catarrh, and Flu Remedy.” Catarrh is the excessive buildup and/or...
A Brief History of Vibrators
Today's objects are vintage electric vibrators. The Royal No. 1 Vibrator was patented in 1911 and the Hamilton Beach Type "D" Vibrator in...
