Firmly Rooted in Place: The Museums of Haliburton County
Title
Firmly Rooted in Place: The Museums of Haliburton County
Author
Bailie, Pam
Supervising Faculty
Wadland, John; Whillans, Tom
Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies
Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies
Reference Number
TPB-498
Location of Document
U-Links Office and online
Area
Haliburton County
Subject
Museums in the county
Abstract
This paper looks at three museums in Haliburton County, (the Haliburton County Museum, the Minden County Museum, and the Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost Museum), in the context of their history and what they offer to the community. It proposes that museums play an important part within the framework of bioregionalism in raising the consciousness of a community to its locale or region or life place.
As a preface to an in-depth look at the three area museums, the paper outlines the evolution of museums as an expression of community from Greek and Roman times to the present. It goes on to describe the three museums in terms of their history, collections, management, programming, and some of the problems they are facing. Suggestions for an enhanced role to be played by community musuems are presented along with possibilities for future research.
As a preface to an in-depth look at the three area museums, the paper outlines the evolution of museums as an expression of community from Greek and Roman times to the present. It goes on to describe the three museums in terms of their history, collections, management, programming, and some of the problems they are facing. Suggestions for an enhanced role to be played by community musuems are presented along with possibilities for future research.
Publisher
Trent University
Files
Reference
Bailie, Pam, Firmly Rooted in Place: The Museums of Haliburton County, Trent University