News

Collection Spotlight: Snow!

Lisa Lawlis

One of my favourite things about working as an Archivist is connecting records to create a story about the past. I am currently working on the arrangement and description of a recent donation of 19th Century records and came across some interesting records that detail snow shoveling services in the Town of Napanee in the 1870’s!

Vacant Tax Rebate and Reduction Programs

Lindsey

The County of Lennox & Addington is considering making changes to its Vacant Tax Rebate and Reduction Programs for Commercial & Industrial properties. These programs have been in place since the current property assessment system was implemented in 1998. The Province has now provided an opportunity to allow municipalities to tailor these programs based upon local needs.

Mus-Ed: ‘Tis the Season for Holiday Traditions

Amber Meyer

My job as the Museum’s Program Coordinator is like a revolving door, just as we are wrapping up our busy holiday season, I am booking our vendors, artists and musicians for Christmas 2019. Ensuring we always have new and exciting programs and events at the museum, a lot of time goes into the behind the scenes planning. I can’t wait to share with all of you what we have in store for this year.

New Hours for the Museum and Archives

Stephen

As of January 5th there are new hours of operation for the Museum and Archives.  We look forward to your visit.

Big thrills in 2019

Catherine

If you are always on the lookout for something fresh and exciting to read, you may want to consider reserving one of the following thrillers to be released early in the New Year.

RFP - Amherstview Child Care Construction Project - Q & A

Lindsey

Q1.  Can you please confirm if the $1.5M funding is intended to be the Construction Cost or the over-all Project Cost?

Staff Picks: Bird Box

Catherine

Here Shelby reviews Bird Box by Josh Malerman, a horror novel which has been recently made into a film airing on Netflix. 

Books to curl up with

Catherine

On cold, dreary days, there’s nothing better than a warm fireplace (or well-lit Christmas tree), a cup of hot tea, and a good book. That’s just an undeniable fact. If you are interested in a few “wintery” books ideas to curl up with, read ahead.

Staff Picks: Vicious Cycle

Catherine

Here's Jackie's review of Vicious Cycle by Terri Blackstock, which can be reserved at your branch of the County Libraries:

A Peek in the Vault

Lisa Lawlis

Glass plate negatives were first introduced in the 1850’s and were used before photographic film. The most popular type of glass plate negatives were collodion wet plate glass negatives (which were used from 1850 till 1885) and gelatin dry plate glass negatives (which were used from 1880 till 1920).* The different types of glass plate negatives refer to how the chemical emulsion on the glass reacts to light when the photograph is taken.**