County of Lennox and Addington

Lennox and Addington County Museum

Museum Kids

Education Programmes

The Museum offers a selection of education programmes specially designed to complement the curriculum. Artifacts and/or archival sources are used to assist the students in exploring different aspects of the past. Presentation space at the Museum will accommodate one class at a time (maximum 30 persons). All programmes are presented in a workshop format. Admission fee is $2.00 per student. Supervisors are admitted without charge. Bookings must be made at least two weeks in advance.

Fun and Presents a Century Ago	Grades 1-3
Museum Story Patch	Grades 1-2
Pioneer Travel and Trades	Grades 3-4
Artifact Clues: Ontario's First Peoples	Grade 6
Other	Grades 7-8

Museum Story Patch

A community museum is a big memory box that collects community traditions form long ago. Take part in a n eye-spy discovery hunt...arrowheads, slippers, toy trains, swords, medals, quilts and more. Using fabric and paint, create a story quilt patch that tells about your visit to the Museum. Put all the patches together to create a clssroom quilt that combines everybody's story. Children can take their patches home.

Grades: 1-2
Program Length: 75 minutes
Available: October-June
Class Size: 30 Students
Fee: $2.00/student, Chaperones free
Curriculum Links: Heritage and Citizenship Gr 2: Traditions and Celebrations

Pioneer Travel and Trades

The first train arrived in Napanee in 1856. The first telegraph office was established in the 1870's. Discover how travel and communication in pioneer times became easier once the railway and telegraph arrived. Try sending and decoding a telegraph message. Using a map game, travel through communities along the railway lines. Work with a team to locate and identify pioneer tools.

Grades: 3-4
Program Length: 75 minutes
Available: October - June
Class Size: 30 Students
Fee: $2.00/student, Chaperones free
Curriculum Links:
Heritage and Citizenship Gr 3: Pioneer Life
Matter and Materials Gr 4: Materials that Transmit, Reflect, or Absorb Light or Sound

Artifact Clues: Ontario's First Peoples

Reveal the pre-historic lifestyle of Ontario's First Peoples by observing archaeological artifacts (7000 B.C.-Historic) found along our waterways. Using a time-line and knowledge of Ontario geography, students observe and record information from view-boxes at stations throughout the museum. Through group discussion, students will organize the data and develop an appreciation of archaelogical finds as a preliminary resource.

Grade: 6
Program Length: 90 minutes
Available: October - June
Class Size: 30 Students
Fee: $2.00/student, Chaperones free
Curriculum Links: Heritage and Citizenship Gr 6: Aboriginal Peoples and European Explorers

Other Programmes

Grades 7 and 8 teachers are invited to meet with museum staff to develop a personalized museum visit complementary to British North America, Confederation or A Changing Society units.

For more information about our programs or to reserve a program for your class, please contact

Lennox and Addington County Museum and Archives
Phone: (613) 354-3027
Fax: (613) 354-1005
E-mail: nmuseum@lennox-addington.on.ca
Location: 97 Thomas Street East
Napanee, Ontario
(Behind the County Court House)

Museum and Archives

Museum and Archives (gaol)

The County Museum and Archives provides insights into everyday life from the late eighteenth through the twentieth century and focuses particularly on telling the story of Lennox and Addington County. The museum, an 1864 limestone building, was, until 1971, the county jail. Now restored, the museum's continuing exhibits highlight local history from paleolithic times to the present. The artifacts collection contains approximately 10,000 items including furniture, clothing, toys, glass, ceramics, tools and household goods. A variety of educational programs, workshops and periodic theme exhibits are also presented.

The Museum, which is adjacent to the county's stately limestone Courthouse, also houses a research library and extensive local archives documenting county history, as well as genealogical files for those who want to find their personal connection to the past. Researchers for the museum function visit the museum and county community to search for family links.

Community Partners

The Lennox and Addington Historical Society transferred its collection, in trust, to the County of Lennox and Addington, as per agreement March 1, 1978.

For further information about the holdings link directly to the Lennox and Addington Historical Society.