Call for submissions – Wall of Art: “Unsinkable”
Wall of Art – Unsinkable – Deadline March 15, 2016 The Guelph Civic Museum, Guelph Arts Council and the City of Guelph are pleased to open the call for submissions…
News Release: Exploring Guelph’s hockey tradition through cards
Exploring Guelph’s hockey tradition through cards Guelph, Ont., February 16, 2016—Lots of people collect hockey cards. Not everyone is as specific in their collecting habits as Guelph’s Stephen Gazzola. If…
Exhibition explores Canada’s greatest military commander
Exhibition explores Canada’s greatest military commander Guelph, Ont., January 19, 2016—Life and Legacy of Sir Arthur Currie, an exhibition celebrating the achievements and legacy of Canada’s greatest military commander, marches…
Favourite holiday memories from the community
With Hanukkah just ending and Christmas in full swing, the memories wall has been filling up inside the Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah: Traditions in Guelph exhibition! The exhibition explores celebrations from past…
Sports memories from the community
If you’ve had a chance to visit our Sports Guelph Played exhibition, you may have noticed the interactive Sports Memories Wall. The exhibition explores many interesting stories about Guelph’s famous…
George Sleeman, the Guelph Maple Leafs and the Americanization of Canadian baseball
As one of the first Canadian baseball presidents to hire American players, George Sleeman was credited (…or discredited) as being responsible for the Americanization of the Canadian game. In 1999,…
The legend of Arthur Cutten and his hidden fortune
Arthur Cutten was born and raised in Guelph and remains a figure of local legend and mystery with many reminders of him left throughout the city. Among them is Cutten…
Using our Online Collections Database
Did you know that our collections can be viewed online? Our Online Collections Database is available at any time right from home! It just takes 4 clicks to get to the online database from…
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This pocket globe, circa 1808, was brought to Guelph from England by the Marsh family – it is one of 40,000+ artifacts in the collection.
