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Welcome to the Missisquoi Museum
The Missisquoi Museum, located in Stanbridge East, Quebec at the western end of the Eastern Townships, is owned and operated by the Missisquoi Historical Society. The Museum is actually a complex of three buildings. The main collection is housed in the Cornell Mill.
This three storied red brick structure was built on the banks of the Pike River
in 1830 by Zebulon Cornell. The mill served the people of this region through three
successive generations of the Cornell family until its closure in 1963.
In 1964, the Missisquoi Historical Society purchased the mill and established the Missisquoi Museum. The history of Missisquoi County since its opening to settlement in 1794 is reflected in the museum collections. The three exhibition floors of the Cornell Mill building depict community life, historic milestones and remembrances of this region in the 19th century.
Hodges General Store
was built in 1841 on the banks of the Pike River. It contains a fascinating array
of merchandise from the era of the Great
Depression and World War II. The old general store is a short walking distance from
the main museum.
The Museum Annex (temporarily closed until the completion of the Walbridge Barn Project) was originally a casein plant in the 1930's for Champlain Milk Products Company Ltd. Today, agricultural machinery and a collection of carriages and sleighs are stored in this structure.
The collections contained in each of the buildings belonging to the
Missisquoi Museum were generously donated by the citizens of Missisquoi County.
Visiting the Museum?
For those of you who have not come to the museum in several years, please plan to visit with friends and family. Many changes occur in the museum each year including changes in new display cases and changes to existing spaces, new objects on display, different colour schemes and of course a different theme in the main exhibit space. Your support is important to us and as museum funding slips, a higher visitor attendance to the museum is crucial for our survival.
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