Museum What & Who
Most Wanted
The Official Policy Says:
The Stanhope Heritage Discovery Museum will collect those objects made and/or used in Stanhope Township, including the hamlets of Carnarvon and Hindon Hill:
- that are associated with (or representative of) a person, place or event in the area;
- are historical, cultural or aesthetic in nature;
- that cover the period from the arrival of the first Native Peoples in the area to present;
- for which the Museum can care under standards acceptable to the museum field at large.
What It Means:
Things that represent the way life used to be here.
This Includes:
- Camps:
Brochures, flyers, posters, photos
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- Local Newspapers:
Only prior to 1979 (we have the others)
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- Businesses:
Letterheads, advertisements, account books, photos…
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- Logging:
Tools, photos, stories, account books, machinery, pay receipts, notices …
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- “Scenic Hwy. 35”
Ads, posters, contests, photos, memberships…
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- Tools:
Blacksmithing, woodworking, logging…
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- Photographs:
People, places, buildings, barns, farms, scenics, businesses, identifiable lake scenes … anything that shows us what it used to be like in Stanhope!
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- Church and Education:
Photos, record books, attendance lists, prizes, awards, commemorative plates, slates, pencil boxes, furniture … you get the idea.
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- Hawk Lake Log Chute:
Photos, stories, maps, plans, including Government House …
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- Resorts:
Brochures, guest registers, menus, postcards, photos …
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- Family Trees:
A copy of your family tree if it traces your roots back to original settlers or long-time residents.
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