Museum Chat Live! – Museum Chat Unknown

This episode is another journey in our Hearing History series, taking full advantage of the podcast format by exploring local history through sound. Today’s sound is the slap shot, a powerful hockey shot heard for a century on the streets, frozen ponds, and in the arenas of St. Catharines. This episode tracks the history of the slap […]

On today’s episode of VMLS via Podcast we’re sharing a lecture presented by our own Kathleen Powell titled ‘Election 1917: Wartime Canada Goes to the Polls.’

On today’s episode of VMLS via Podcast we’re sharing a lecture titled "The Indigenous Underground Railroad" with special guest Dr. Roy Finkenbine, professor of history and Director of the Black Abolitionist Archive at the University of Detroit Mercy. This lecture was originally recorded on April 26, 2022.

In this 3-episode series, host Sean Dineley lets a sampling of long-time St. Catharines residents do most of the talking. The people whose stories you will hear have all been participants in the museum’s StoryLab program. This ongoing oral history project is all about getting the diverse experiences and perspectives of real St. Catharinites into […]

On today’s episode of VMLS via Podcast we’re sharing a lecture titled Return to "Civvy" Street: Postwar St. Catharines originally presented in March, 2022 by Sara Nixon.

On today’s episode of VMLS via Podcast we’re sharing a lecture titled From Anatevka to St. Catharines: the Early Years of the Spiritual Home of the Jewish Community, presented by special guest Howard Slepkov. This lecture was originally recorded on March 1, 2022.