Museum

Olde Gaol Museum

Name: Olde Gaol Museum
Address: 50 Victoria Ave N, Kawartha Lakes, ON, CA

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Montana

August 8, 2022

Located in an historic Gaol built in 1863, the Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives (KLMA) shares and preserves fascinating stories and unique regional artifacts and records. The Kawartha Lakes Museum & Archives dates to 1957, when a group of citizens began collecting, preserving, and sharing the heritage of Lindsay and the surrounding townships under the name of Victoria County Historical Society (VCHS). Following the closure of the County Gaol in 2003, the then VCHS began redeveloping the unique space into a museum—the fourth home of the VCHS since its inception. The old gaol's doors reopened in 2011 as a museum dedicated to sharing community histories.

Sofija

July 13, 2022

Operated by the Kawartha Lakes Historical Society, the Olde Gaol Museum is located within the former Victoria County Jail, an imposing stone building located in the heart of Lindsay. While the historical displays are interesting records of early life in the region, the most evocative exhibits are behind the bars of the former prison cells. Here, you’ll learn about children as young as 10 years old who served jail time with hard labour for petty theft, as well as Fred McGaughey, the last man to hang in Lindsay. He was hanged on December 5, 1924 for the May 25, 1924 murder of young Beatrice Fee, a remarkably quick trial, sentencing and execution.

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50 Victoria Ave N

Kawartha Lakes, ON

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