Lennox and Addington County Museum and Archives

THE MUSEUM

The Lennox and Addington Historical Society began collecting before 1907. Documents and artifacts belonging to the Society are curated at the Lennox and Addington County Museum in Napanee. The Museum is a municipal facility and is part of Information Services at the County of Lennox and Addington.

MUSEUM EXHIBITION HOURS:

Open Monday to Saturday, 10:00 am until 4:30 pm. Closed Sundays and statutory holidays unless advertised for special events.

Holders of active, Lennox and Addington County Library cards are admitted free. Otherwise, there is an admission fee of $3.00 for adults, $2.50 for seniors, $2.00 for students and $1.00 for children. Babes in arms are free. There is a special rate for families (2 adults and 2-4 children) $5.00 for the party. A joint admission package with the Allan Macpherson House is also available.

ARCHIVE HOURS:

The Reading Room is open year round, Tuesday-Friday, 10:00 am until noon and 1:00 pm until 4:30. The Reading Room is closed on statutory holidays. Same admission fees apply. For more information, go to ARCHIVES )

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The Museum is located in the Town of Napanee, which is east of Toronto, half-way between the cities of Belleville and Kingston. By car, take Highway 401 to the main Napanee exit (former 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 underpass, and you will see Thomas Street East on your left. There is no traffic light at Thomas Street. Turn left, and follow Thomas Street to the County Complex. The Museum is behind the County Court House.

How to Contact the Museum Manager:

By e-mail: nmuseum@lennox-addington.on.ca Please do not use this for genealogical enquiries! Genealogical enquiries should be directed to the Archivist at archives@lennox-addington.on.ca.

By telephone: 613-354-3027

By facsimile: 613-354-1005 (business hours)

Mailing address: Postal Bag 1000, 97 Thomas Street East, Napanee, Ontario
K7R 3S9

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This page created 2004; revised 2008. Lennox and Addington Historical Society©