A 64-page booklet about the town of Perth, located 60 minutes southwest of Ottawa, has been put together by the Perth & District Chamber of Commerce. Among the topics listed within the booklet is “Museum and Libraries”.
The eight are –
Matheson House – Perth Museum
Visit the 19th-century home at the museum, and beside the home, see exhibits on the Last Fatal Duel, and the Mammoth Cheese.
Outdoors is a Scottish garden containing flowering plants and shrubs true to the era (that I would like to see), and an outdoor bake oven and kitchen herb garden.
The website is at www.town.perth.on.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?pageid=97
Hall of Remembrance Museum
This museum is on the second floor of the Royal Canadian Legion, and has artifacts of the Boer War, World War One and Two, Korea, and Afghanistan.
The website is at www.lanarkcountymuseums.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=20
Lanark and District Museum
There are genealogical books in their library, as well as exhibits of early pioneers life in Lanark County. They have the archives of William Caldwell, one of the earliest lumber barons of the area.
Go to their website at www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/GetMuseumProfile.do?lang=en&chinCode=guadsp
Middleville and District Museum
Housed in a 1861 two-storey stone house, the exhibits includes a horse-drawn hearse!
There are original genealogy and family history records onsite, and a 1830s log cabin.
The website is www.middlevillemuseum.blogspot.com
Dalhousie Historic Library and Museum
This is the oldest rural library in Ontario, and it includes books donated by Lord Dalhousie in 1828, plus genealogical records.
There isn’t a website.
Archives Lanark
This archives is operated by the Lanark County Genealogical Society, and it contains deeds from 1868 to 1958, land records, newspaper clippings, and photos.
Their website is www.globalgenealogy.com/archiveslanark
Perth and District Union Public Library
This library serves the Town of Perth and Drummond/North Elmsley and Tay Valley Townships. They have genealogy books, and book clubs.
The website is at www.perthunionlibrary.ca
Lanark Highlands Public Library
This library has been in operation since 1824, and they have many books on the social and historical aspect of the Lanark Highlands.
The website is www.lanarklibrary.ca
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