THE LENNOX AND ADDINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
THE ARCHIVES
The Archives collects papers, records, photographs, oral history and other documentary sources which help the researcher to discover and interpret the history of Lennox and Addington and the stories of the people of the county. The Archives is located within the County Museum and the reading room is open to the public four days a week, year round. Besides the documentary history collection of the Lennox and Addington Historical Society the Archives also accepts municipal records. The Museum is part of the Information Services Department, County of Lennox and Addington.
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MAKING CONTACT
How to Contact the Archives
The postal address is: Postal Bag 1000, 97 Thomas Street East,
Napanee,
Ontario, Canada K7R 3S9
Telephone number is: (613) 354-3027 If you call during business hours, and get the answering machine, staff are talking on the telephone. If you wish, you may leave a message and staff will return the call.
Fax number is: (613) 354-1005.
Please note, the fax machine is only turned on
while the Museum is open.
e-mail address is: archives@lennox-addington.on.ca.
The Museum is located in the Town of Napanee, which is east of Toronto, half-way between the cities of Belleville and Kingston. We are about an hour from downtown Kingston (the waterfront).
By car, take Highway 401 to the main Napanee exit (old highway 41) and go south, towards the downtown. (When you exit the 401, you will see a McDonald's Restaurant, and a Tim Horton's Coffee Shop.) Highway 41 becomes Centre Street. Continue south under the railway overpass, and you will see Thomas Street East on your left. There is no traffic light at Thomas Street. Turn left (east) and follow Thomas Street to the County Complex. The Museum is behind the County Court House.How to find the Museum and Archives
Find out more about the Museum.
The Archive Holdings
- The Genealogical Research Library
- The Archives reading room contains a specialized genealogical collection. But Note: our collection is focused on Lennox and Addington. If your family never lived in Lennox and Addington, or at least in the Kingston - Bay of Quinte area, we can't help you! To learn more about doing genealogical research for Lennox and Addington people, click here.
- Historical Collections
- The archives has municipal papers from the County of Lennox and Addington,
the old Town of Napanee, villages of Newburgh and Bath, and some of the pre-amalgamation townships within the County.
The quantity and type of record from each municipality varies.
The archives also has a wide collection of the papers of local residents and organizations,
from the activities of the Loyalist sons and daughters, up to the present. An excellent,
historical library of new and older reference books complements the archives. The library
belongs to the Lennox and Addington Historical Society and is non-circulating. The Archives uses
PastPerfect software for curatorial work. We also participate in
ARCHEION and you will find descriptions of some of our holdings on the Archeion website. Go to the site and click on
Lennox and Addington County Museum.
Additions to the archive collections are welcomed. To enquire whether your items are appropriate for this institution, please contact the Manager by e-mail or telephone 613-354-3027.
- The Museum is the custodian of the Napanee Standard, Napanee Express, Napanee Beaver, The Heritage and other local papers. Research access is granted only to issues which are microfilmed; that is, up to and including 1977. The Museum also has other microfilm useful for local research.
- The Photograph Collection
- There are over 10,000 original images in the collections of the Lennox and Addington Historical Society. Close to 5,000 are indexed by subject matter or sitter. Black and white reproductions may be ordered at cost. Please allow generous time (two months) for an order. At this time, the Museum does not supply digital images.
VanLuven Brothers Livery Stable, Moscow, Ontario, 1905 (N-5692)
Hours
The Archives are open Tuesday - Friday, from 10:00 in the morning until 4:30 in the aftrnoon all year 'round. We are closed Mondays. No new clients are registered after 4:00 p.m. as there is insufficient time to do the work. It is recommended that clients set aside a minimum of two hours for research. Seating is limited and it is helpful if the researcher comes alone, rather than with onlookers.
Admission is free for holders of current, active Lennox and Addington County Library cards. Otherwise, normal Museum daily admission charges to the complex apply. Researchers may also choose to purchase a one-year pass.
Handicap Access: The archives are on the second floor and there is no elevator.
Children under the age of 14 are not normally admitted to the reading room. However, for special
projects, students under the age of 14 may use the resources, if accompanied by an adult who works with them.
A prior appointment is required. Please telephone the Museum (613) 354-3027 and ask to speak with the archivist.
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Photocopying, Photographing, Videorecording, Scanning and other forms of Mechanical Reproduction
A photocopying service is available at the Museum. However, many items in the collection are the
unpublished work of living individuals. The Canadian Copyright Act places some limits on making copies
of such sources without the prior consent of the author. Please come prepared to spend time reading and
taking notes. Staff also reserve the right to restrict copying of very fragile originals.
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Commissioning Research
Staff can answer simple queries. Genealogical enquiries and complex research requests should be referred to one of the contract researchers available in Ontario. The Lennox and Addington Historical Society Volunteers will do more complex research for a fee to benefit the Lennox and Addington Historical Society. If you would like more information about what the Society can do, or on locating a contractor, please contact The Lennox and Addington Historical Society
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This page created 2004; revised 2009. Lennox and Addington Historical Society©