New in stock at the Museum’s gift shop for #cedarhedge150: special commemorative postcards with historic and contemporary photos of the Museum! Help us celebrate the 150th anniversary of Cedarhedge, where the Museum and our unique collection of federal prison materials resides. Available while supplies last! /// Nouveau en stock dans la boutique de cadeaux pour […]
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We’re open! Come visit and help celebrate #cedarhedge150 with us! Canada’s Penitentiary Museum is now open for the season. On this day in 1871, the excavation of the basement began, marking the beginning of the construction of the house that is now the Museum’s home. Our hours are 9am to 4pm. We will be open
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Mark your calendars and help celebrate #cedarhedge150 with us! Canada’s Penitentiary Museum is open for the season on May 1, 2023. We open at 9am and last admission is 3:30pm. We will be open seven days a week, Monday to Sunday. For more information, visit penitentiarymuseum.ca or phone 613-530-3122. ///// Marquez vos calendriers et aidez-nous à célébrer #cedarhedge150!
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Canada’s Penitentiary Museum will be celebrating #Cedarhedge150 this summer. On August 28, 1873, Warden John Creighton and his family moved into Cedarhedge, the new official warden’s residence of Kingston Penitentiary, now the home of the Museum. Built entirely by prison labour of local limestone with accents of Ohio sandstone, Cedarhedge took its name from the extensive cedar
Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, located in the old Warden’s residence of Kingston Penitentiary, is looking for interested applicants for the summer season (May 1 to September 4). The Museum chronicles the history of the federal correctional system in Canada, with several floors devoted to different aspects of that long history, from escapes to contraband to inmate
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I am sad to announce that one of our long-time friends and volunteers has passed away. Dave Burke began his career with the Canadian Penitentiary Service at Kingston Pen in 1967 as a Correctional Officer and he remained until his retirement in 2001. Dave experienced many events and incidents at KP over those years, some
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Canada’s Penitentiary Museum is very pleased to announce that we were awarded the Hospitality & Tourism Award on Sept. 22, 2022, at the 26th Kingston Business Excellence Awards organized by the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce. It’s a great honour to have been nominated and our curator, Dave St. Onge, was able to attend the
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We have a special event happening at Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, this Saturday, June 4, 2022, from 12:00 to 3:00pm! We are excited to welcome Emily O’Brien, founder of Comeback Snacks, purveyor of amazing flavoured popcorn! The Museum is now stocking her amazing products in our gift shop. The backstory: Emily started her company while in
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On May 21, 2022, the museum will reopen to visitors and other groups for the first time in two years of pandemic. The Museum will be open Wednesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 pm. To ensure a safe experience for everyone visiting, masks will be strongly recommended for visitors. All our staff and volunteers
Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, located in the old Warden’s residence of Kingston Penitentiary, is looking for interested applicants for the summer season (May 17 to September 4). The Museum chronicles the history of the federal correctional system in Canada, with several floors devoted to different aspects of that long history, from escapes to contraband to inmate
Canada’s Penitentiary Museum Is Hiring! / Le Musée pénitentiaire du Canada embauche! Read More »