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Arnprior and District Museum

The Arnprior and District Museum is housed in the former Post Office, now a Town land mark. The Museum opened in 1967 as part of the Town of Arnprior's Centennial project. It houses Native artefacts from Arnprior and its surrounding areas from as as early as 0 A.D. with exhibits looking at the infamous Archibald McNab, last Laird of the McNab Clan who imported settlers from Arnprior in Scotland in the 1820's to the lumbering Industry operatated by Alexander McDonnell, Daniel McLachlin and the Gillies Family. Along with lumbering equipment, photographs, 19th century fashipn and furnishings the Museum also houses a 1923 Fire Engine and an early 20th century General Store.

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The Collecton is a wide and varied one focusing on life in Arnprior and its surrounding area during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The collection ranges from pocessions of the Laird of McNab as well as a gift left by the Prince of Wales in 1860 to an eclectic collection of artefacts and implements used by lumberman, farmers and local residents.There is a good collecton of clothing and textiles including several 19th century samplers and a variety of quilts and woven coverlets. Many of these are on display and rotate on a regular basis. Two new exhibits will be installed for the 2003 Season taking the form of a Genral Store and a Dental Office. The Shop will house many of the artefacts which otherwise have not been on view in the past including shop fittings, scales, baths, furniture, clothing and haberdashery. The Dental Office has a recently donated 1930's chair and will utilze a number of pieces of equipment already on display.
As Arnprior is primarily a lumbering Community there is a display of lumbering tools,logs, and photgraphs illustrating the logging industry.
As Arnprior was also an important railway town a mock up of the Arnprior railway station c 1953 is on permanant exhibtion as is a 1923 fire engine.

Archives

Documents architecturaux • Estampes et dessins • Manuscrits • Photographies • Documents textuels

Arts décoratifs

Céramique, porcelaine ou poterie • Costumes • Meubles ou mobilier • Verre • Ferronnerie, argenterie ou orfèvrerie • Instruments de musique • Textiles ou tapisseries

Beaux-arts

Culture :

Canadienne • Européenne

Période :

Historique

Média :

Peintures • Photographies • Estampes et dessins

Histoire humaine

Agriculture • Objets archéologiques • Objets de cérémonie • Horloges ou instruments qui marquent le temps • Costumes et accessoires • Foresterie • Meubles ou mobilier • Objets et technologie domestique • Traitement d'images • Photographie • Histoire locale • Manuscrits • Cartes, tableaux, plans ou bleus • Médailles • Souvenirs • Histoire et technologie militaires • Instruments de musique • Histoire orale • Timbres • Jeux et jouets

Services et activités

Services de bénévoles

Cataloguing, conservation, research, media contact

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