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SUMMARY:From Convent to Museum: The Renovation Story
DESCRIPTION:The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary\, whose members are commonly known as the Sisters of Loretto\, is a Roman Catholic congregation founded in France in 1609. In 1847\, the Loretto Sisters arrived in Canada and by 1856 they had established a convent in Guelph\, located on “Catholic Hill” near to the Church of Our Lady Immaculate (built between 1875 and 1883\, designated as a basilica in 2014). \nThe Loretto Sisters opened the first Catholic school in the county and\, later\, founded a residential school that was the first boarding school for girls west of Toronto. Education was\, and continues to be\, a core mandate of the Sisters’ work. \nIn 1883\, two additional stone buildings were constructed on the property adjacent to the convent to accommodate the educational needs of Guelph’s growing community — St. Stanislaus School for boys (rebuilt in 1977) and St. Agnes School for girls (the original structure is still standing). Night classes were also offered to students who tended farms during the day. \nThe convent was expanded again in 1953 and the addition became Notre Dame High School. Loretto Academy and Notre Dame were joined in 1962 and renamed Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School. By 1995\, the student population had outgrown the site. The school was closed and the later additions were demolished in 2004. Although the original 1856 structure was preserved\, the convent remained vacant until 2008. \nGuelph Civic Museum began in the 1960s\, when members of the Guelph Historical Society started to collect artifacts\, which were displayed in store fronts and community centres. In Canada’s Centennial Year (1967)\, the Museum opened its first home in the horse stables\, where the Farmer’s Market is currently located. \nIn 1980\, the Museum moved to 6 Dublin Street South\, at the corner of Dublin Street and Waterloo Avenue. Situated along the first road into Guelph and at the centre of the city’s pre-railway business district\, the building was among the largest and earliest limestone structures in Guelph (before 1850). Originally operated as the Victorian Inn by William Armstrong\, over the years the building housed a store\, a school\, a lumber merchant’s office\, a boarding house and\, from 1931 to 1977\, the Knights of Columbus. \nIn 2000\, the Museum created the “Growing Up in Guelph Children’s Gallery” that attracted many more visitors and significantly increased the number of family memberships. By 2008\, the Museum had reached the full capacity of its Dublin Street location. The unoccupied Loretto Convent was an optimal new home for the Museum. \nAfter securing a long-term lease with the Catholic Diocese of Hamilton\, the City of Guelph began renovations to the convent. The extensive modifications included the restoration of the heritage staircase\, between the main and second floors\, and of the stained glass windows\, originally located in the chapel and that can now be seen in the Families Gallery. \nThis display highlights the transformation of the building from convent to museum and includes photographs and artifacts preserved and collected by the Museum. The Loretto Sisters’ story continues in the Loretto Gallery\, located on the third floor of the Museum.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/convent-museum-renovation-story/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,In Our Cases,Past Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Brewing Changes Guelph
DESCRIPTION:Label illustration and design: Lind Design \nBrewing Changes Guelph examines the social and economic importance of brewing beer in the Royal City and the changes brought about by the rise\, fall and resurrection of Guelph breweries. Whether one has worked in the brewing industry or has never tasted beer before\, visitors will learn how brewing has benefitted and continues to benefit our city. \nThe story begins with whiskey\, early independent innkeepers and entrepreneurs\, includes English immigrant brewers who established a thriving commercial industry\, and then suddenly ends in the late 1930s when Guelph was left without a single brewery for nearly fifty years. Key events in the 1970s and 1980s\, and the visionary thinking of several men and women\, led to the resurrection of brewing in Guelph in 1985. \nThis exhibition focuses on the impact of changes in production\, transportation\, marketing\, gender and policy in Guelph\, positioned within current brewing trends in Ontario\, across Canada and around the world. Guest curated by Eric Payseur\, Brewing Changes Guelph is as much about the present and future of brewing in Guelph as it is about its illustrious past.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/brewing-changes-guelph/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Coming Home: First World War at 100 Years
DESCRIPTION:November 11\, 1918 at 11:00 a.m. marked the profound but symbolic end to the four-year conflict on the Western Front. After the last gun sounded\, an eerie quiet must have greeted the soldiers along the front lines. The world was finally ready for peace. \nIn Guelph\, people celebrated the end of the First World War but grieved the loss of over 250 local men and women who died in the conflict. Families looked forward to their loved ones returning home to restart lives put on hold by war. Many soldiers remained overseas as “troops of occupation.” Others had to wait for available transport; some troops waited over a year to return home. \nThe trauma of the war impacted those who served overseas in countless ways. Many needed assistance to reintegrate into their civilian lives. In Guelph\, the Ontario Reformatory became the Speedwell Military Convalescent Hospital\, established to rehabilitate\, reemploy\, and reeducate veterans. The hospital operated from 1917 to 1921. \nWoodland Farm\, near the corner of Niska and Whitelaw Roads\, became Vimy Ridge Farm. Operated by the War Veterans Welfare Commission between 1923 and 1926\, the farm gave injured veterans a place where “they could work as they were able\, keeping them productive and dignified while readying them for regular employment.” \nThrough the story of Sergeant Duncan Robert Irvine\, a Guelphite who came home\, this installation marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War. Let us never forget.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/first-world-war-at-100-years/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Winter Wonderful: The Game of Carpet Ball
DESCRIPTION:During the cold winter months\, both children and adults engage in seasonal outdoor activities\, such as hockey or tobogganing. Winter evenings are often spent indoors\, playing board games or watching movies. A hundred years ago\, the game of carpet ball was a popular winter sport\, played inside of course! \nSimilar in gameplay to curling and bowling\, carpet ball was especially popular in Canada during the late 19th and early 20th centuries\, but the game has existed for thousands of years. (Bowling dates to ancient Egypt in 5200 B.C.) In carpet ball\, the intricately designed balls were rolled — not thrown — down a mat or carpet\, with the goal of rolling the ball as close as possible to the small white ball\, called the “jack\,” in the middle of the room. \nInvented in Scotland\, carpet ball became especially popular in England and Canada at the beginning of the 20th century. Leagues and clubs were founded so that youth and adults could play recreationally\, as well as competitively. There was even a league in Guelph in the early 1900s. \nAlthough carpet ball is not as popular today\, the game is still played all over the world. Present day clubs exist across England and there has recently been a carpet ball revival at youth summer camps in North America. Antique carpet balls have also become popular collector items\, for private collectors and museums alike.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/winter-wonderful/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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