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Author: Amanda Pantrey

Person cutting trees in snowy landscape painting.

Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child – 1930s

December 22, 2018 Amanda Pantrey

And another one from Stephanie. This is a festive picture done by her father, Eugene Ferguson Gordon, as little boy…

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Filed under: 1930s, art, christmas, gordon-family, storrington, story
Elegant dining with gourmet dish and wine.

An Ontario Christmas in 1910

Amanda Pantrey 1 Comment

From Stephanie Soto-Gordon: Muriel Kathleen Galbraith Allin (1904-1997) was the daughter of an Irish immigrant from Kilkeel, County Down, Northern…

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Filed under: 1910s, christmas, gordon-family, storrington, story
A room decorated with British flags and military memorabilia.

Normandy Then (1944) and Now (2014)

December 14, 2018 Amanda Pantrey

Follow this link and click the images to toggle between scenes in Normandy in 1944 and in 2014. Makes it…

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Filed under: 1940s, photo, ww2
Historic rural houses with wooden fences.

Artifacts Wanted (as Donation or Loan)

December 12, 2018 Amanda Pantrey 1 Comment

The South Frontenac Museum has set up a committee to develop new exhibits for the 2019 season.  Many items in…

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Filed under: artifacts, items-wanted, museum
Black and white photo of workers posing on industrial machinery outdoors.

Jennie Cousineau has one hundred years of memories

Amanda Pantrey

Frontenac News has a great article on one of the Township’s senior citizens on the event of her 100th birthday.…

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Filed under: cousineau-family, frontenac-news, personal-history, storrington
Stone building with green roof and ramp.

Windows Are In!

December 10, 2018 Amanda Pantrey 1 Comment

It is with enormous pleasure that we announce that the long-awaited windows on the north side of the South Frontenac…

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Filed under: maintenance, museum, news, windows
Children playing in snow, vintage magazine cover.

Newly Discovered Photo of 146th Battalion

Amanda Pantrey

The Museum recently received a photograph of the entire 146th Battalion, taken on September 5, 1916 during training at Valcartier,…

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Filed under: 146th, museum, photo, ww1
Authors' Afternoon event poster with book covers.

January 18, 2019 General Meeting

Amanda Pantrey

From John McDougall: Phil Leonard will be our speaker at the January 18 Heritage Society meeting at 10.00 a.m. at…

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Filed under: heritage-society, leonard-family, speaker
Wooden tool with leather strap attached.

The Mishizaagig of Kingston and Alderville: Stories of Place and Displacement

November 25, 2018 Amanda Pantrey

On Friday evening, October 9, 2018, George McKeever attended the first session of the 20th Annual Indigenous Knowledge Symposium at…

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Filed under: crawford, first-nations, mishizaagig, mississauga, settlers, treaties
Elderly man smiling, wearing a baseball cap.

Ed Asselstine Reminisces About Years Past

November 17, 2018 Amanda Pantrey 8 Comments

The Portland District and Area Heritage Society, which manages the South Frontenac Museum, met on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in the…

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Filed under: 1940s, 1950s, heritage-society, speaker, story, verona

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