stcmuseum podcasts

Welcome to One Hour in the Past, a podcast series presented by the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre. Have you ever noticed that a simple information search can lead you in strange and wonderful directions? As in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, historical research can lead you down a winding rabbit hole that might take you off your original path and lead you to new and amazing hist...

Welcome to One Hour in the Past, a podcast series presented by the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre. Have you ever noticed that a simple information search can lead you in strange and wonderful directions? As in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, historical research can lead you down a winding rabbit hole that might take you off your original path and lead you to new and amazing hist...

Welcome to One Hour in the Past, a podcast series presented by the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre. Have you ever noticed that a simple information search can lead you in strange and wonderful directions? As in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, historical research can lead you down a winding rabbit hole that might take you off your original path and lead you to new and amazing hist...

We are thrilled to bring our hit Virtual Museum Lecture Series to the podcast. With over 40 lectures on Youtube, we’re so happy to bring the lecture audio to the podcast format so that more of you can enjoy these fascinating stories and join in on the historical adventures. On today’s episode of VMLS via Podcast we’re sharing a lecture about urban development in St. Catharines – a long and storied...

Welcome to One Hour in the Past, a podcast series presented by the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre. Have you ever noticed that a simple information search can lead you in strange and wonderful directions? As in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, historical research can lead you down a winding rabbit hole that might take you off your original path and lead you to new and amazing hist...

Sean discusses the history of museums since the late 1700s. He delves into some of the more controversial historical museum practices and offers a perspective on how and why histories presented seem to keep changing. In the second half of the episode, Sean discusses the evolution of the museum in St. Catharines with Kathleen Powell.

We are thrilled to bring our hit Virtual Museum Lecture Series to the podcast. With over 40 lectures on Youtube, we’re so happy to bring the lecture audio to the podcast format so that more of you can enjoy these fascinating stories and join in on the historical adventures. On today’s episode of VMLS via Podcast our Visitor Services Coordinator Adrian Petry gives a lecture about the rich and excit...

We are thrilled to bring our hit Virtual Museum Lecture Series to the podcast. With over 40 lectures on Youtube, we’re so happy to bring the lecture audio to the podcast format so that more of you can enjoy these fascinating stories and join in on the historical adventures. On today’s episode of VMLS via Podcast special guest Andy Panko explores the Welland Canal Construction Railway, a railway bu...

We are thrilled to bring our hit Virtual Museum Lecture Series to the podcast. With over 40 lectures on Youtube, we’re so happy to bring the lecture audio to the podcast format so that more of you can enjoy these fascinating stories and join in on the historical adventures. On today’s episode of VMLS via Podcast we have a lecture presented by Curator Kathleen Powell titled: Adventures in Housekeep...

This is the first episode in the new "Hearing History" series, an exploration of history and culture through sound. This episode explores the history of foghorns in St. Catharines, Canada, and around the world. Chebucto foghorn recording used by permission of the World Soundscape Project, Simon Fraser University

Promotional Graphic for the lecture on April 27, 2021. We are thrilled to bring our hit Virtual Museum Lecture Series to the podcast. Now, with over 40 lectures on YouTube, we’re so happy to bring the lecture audio to the podcast format so that more of you can enjoy these fascinating stories and join in on the historical adventures. Coming up this winter, we’ll release the audio for lectures on to...

On this episode of Museum Chat Live!, we discuss what heritage advocacy looks like on the local level, on the ground and at the grassroots. To help us navigate the many layers to identifying, protecting, and enhancing community heritage, we’ve invite Andrew Humeniuk onto the podcast. Andrew is a member of the the St. Catharines Heritage Advisory Committee and Executive Director of The Brown Homest...

We are thrilled to bring our hit Virtual Museum Lecture Series to the podcast. Now, with over 40 lectures on YouTube, we’re so happy to bring the lecture audio to the podcast format so that more of you can enjoy these fascinating stories and join in on the historical adventures. Coming up this winter, we’ll release the audio for lectures on topics such as the history of the largest cemetery here i...

We are thrilled to bring our hit Virtual Museum Lecture Series to the podcast. Now, with over 40 lectures on YouTube, we’re so happy to bring the lecture audio to the podcast format so that more of you can enjoy these fascinating stories and join in on the historical adventures. Coming up this winter, we’ll release the audio for lectures on topics such as the history of the largest cemetery here i...

We are thrilled to bring our hit Virtual Museum Lecture Series to the podcast. Now, with over 40 lectures on YouTube, we’re so happy to bring the lecture audio to the podcast format so that more of you can enjoy these fascinating stories and join in on the historical adventures. Coming up this winter, we’ll release the audio for lectures on topics such as the history of the largest cemetery here i...

On this episode of Museum Chat Live!, your co-hosts Abbey and Sara consider the role of oral history in collecting community stories, and building community legacy. We discuss the Museum's oral history collection project, STC StoryLab, and sit down with Reverend Dr. Paul Miller, pastor of Westminster United Church located on Queenston Street in St. Catharines, and a leader in the Queenston Neighbo...

E502 Welcome to One Hour in the Past, a podcast series presented by the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre. Have you ever noticed that a simple information search can lead you in strange and wonderful directions? As in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, historical research can lead you down a winding rabbit hole that might take you off your original path and lead you to new and amazing...

We are thrilled to bring our hit Virtual Museum Lecture Series to the podcast. Now, with over 40 lectures on YouTube, we’re so happy to bring the lecture audio to the podcast format so that more of you can enjoy these fascinating stories and join in on the historical adventures. Coming up this winter, we’ll release the audio for lectures on topics such as the history of the largest cemetery here i...

On this episode of Museum Chat Live!, co-hosts Abbey and Sara look at the development and evolution of the museum's Guided Spirit walks over the past 11 years. To help us understand the Museum's Spirit Walk journey, we speak to Adrian Petry, Visitor Services Coordinator at the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre. We also sit down with Guided Spirit Walk actors Ian Ashman and Kathie Leb...

Welcome to One Hour in the Past, a podcast series presented by the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre. Have you ever noticed that a simple information search can lead you in strange and wonderful directions? As in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, historical research can lead you down a winding rabbit hole that might take you off your original path and lead you to new and amazing hist...

We are thrilled to bring our hit Virtual Museum Lecture Series to the podcast. Now, with over 40 lectures on YouTube, we’re so happy to bring the lecture audio to the podcast format so that more of you can enjoy these fascinating stories and join in on the historical adventures. Coming up this winter, we’ll release the audio for lectures on topics such as the history of the largest cemetery here i...

Welcome to One Hour in the Past, a podcast series presented by the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre. Have you ever noticed that a simple information search can lead you in strange and wonderful directions? As in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, historical research can lead you down a winding rabbit hole that might take you off your original path and lead you to new and amazing hist...

Welcome to One Hour in the Past, a podcast series presented by the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre. Have you ever noticed that a simple information search can lead you in strange and wonderful directions? As in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, historical research can lead you down a winding rabbit hole that might take you off your original path and lead you to new and amazing hist...

Welcome to One Hour in the Past, a podcast series presented by the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre. Have you ever noticed that a simple information search can lead you in strange and wonderful directions? As in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, historical research can lead you down a winding rabbit hole that might take you off your original path and lead you to new and amazing hist...

Welcome to One Hour in the Past, a podcast series presented by the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre. Have you ever noticed that a simple information search can lead you in strange and wonderful directions? As in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, historical research can lead you down a winding rabbit hole that might take you off your original path and lead you to new and amazing hist...