Canada’s Penitentiary Museum is now closed for the 2023 season. We would like to thank the over 30,000 people who visited the Museum this year – on the 150th anniversary of Cedarhedge. Thank you to our staff and volunteers who did so much to make our visitors’ experience memorable. See you in 2024! // Le […]
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This is the last week Canada’s Penitentiary Museum is open for the season! We’re still celebrating #cedarhedge150, so please come visit before November 3! /// C’est la dernière semaine que le Musée pénitentiaire du Canada est ouvert pour la saison ! Nous célébrons toujours #cedarhedge150, alors venez nous rendre visite avant le 3 novembre !
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NOTICEFriends of the Penitentiary MuseumANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Sunday November 12th 2023 atCanada’s Penitentiary Museum555 King Street West, Kingston, Ontario 2:00 p.m. Reception & Light Refreshmentsbottled water & individually-wrapped snacks 2:30 p.m. Annual General Meeting called to orderAgenda to include election of Board Members Nominations & Voting by Friends‘ Members in Good Standing only 2023 Memberships
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For #cedarhedge150, a reflection by the Museum’s curator, Dave St. Onge: It was one hundred and fifty years ago today that Warden John Creighton moved into the recently completed Warden’s residence, along with his young family and his elderly father. This marked the commencement of 150 years of experience in what came to be known
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The Museum is proud to highlight this article published in the Correctional Service of Canada’s ‘Let’s Talk Express.’ Written by Curator Dave St. Onge and researcher Cameron Willis, it’s a succinct history about the introduction of prisoner photographic identification – or mugshots – in Canadian federal prisons. It took a few years of research but
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New in stock for #cedarhedge150: a special postcard that allows visitors to construct their own Cedarhedge at home. Designed by one of our Museum volunteers, Bill James. He has written special instructions provided with every purchase of the postcard and online here: https://www.penitentiarymuseum.ca/…/cedarhedge-puzzle////Nouveau en stock pour #cedarhedge150 : une carte postale spéciale qui permet aux
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New in stock at the Museum’s gift shop for #cedarhedge150: special commemorative postcards with historic and contemporary photos of the Museum! Help us celebrate the 150th anniversary of Cedarhedge, where the Museum and our unique collection of federal prison materials resides. Available while supplies last! /// Nouveau en stock dans la boutique de cadeaux pour
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We’re open! Come visit and help celebrate #cedarhedge150 with us! Canada’s Penitentiary Museum is now open for the season. On this day in 1871, the excavation of the basement began, marking the beginning of the construction of the house that is now the Museum’s home. Our hours are 9am to 4pm. We will be open
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Mark your calendars and help celebrate #cedarhedge150 with us! Canada’s Penitentiary Museum is open for the season on May 1, 2023. We open at 9am and last admission is 3:30pm. We will be open seven days a week, Monday to Sunday. For more information, visit penitentiarymuseum.ca or phone 613-530-3122. ///// Marquez vos calendriers et aidez-nous à célébrer #cedarhedge150!
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Canada’s Penitentiary Museum will be celebrating #Cedarhedge150 this summer. On August 28, 1873, Warden John Creighton and his family moved into Cedarhedge, the new official warden’s residence of Kingston Penitentiary, now the home of the Museum. Built entirely by prison labour of local limestone with accents of Ohio sandstone, Cedarhedge took its name from the extensive cedar