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The Missisquoi Museum is owned and operated by the Missisquoi Historical Society (MHS).

Exhibition - 2009

May 31st to October 11th, 2009

In 1609 Samuel de Champlain came down the Richelieu River and into Lake Champlain to claim the region for France.

This year marks the 400th Anniversary of his visit to this region and it marks the 400th Anniversary of recorded activity at Missisquoi Bay.

The 2009 exhibit "Down by the Bay" at the Missisquoi Museum looks at the uses and abuses of Missisquoi Bay over the past 400 years and the rich history that can be found along its shoreline.

PHOTO: Shoreline at Missisquoi Bay.

The Missisquoi Museum will partner with "La Corporation bassin versant baie Missisquoi" to present the museum's collection of early 19th Century objects from the community living by Missisquoi Bay as well as the current environmental issues facing this region.

The exhibition also highlights United Empire Loyalist objects, community life in the 19th century, personal and household items from Missisquoi families and Hodge's General Store, which features dry goods from the 1940s.

PAST EXHIBITS

To The Rescue! The History of Firefighting in Missisquoi County: 2008

The exhibit told the story of Missisquoi County's Volunteer Fire Companies from the 1800s and into the 20th Century and showed how 19th-Century ideas of citizenship and public service shaped the practice of firefighting. Firefighting technology and equipment has changed over the years but not the willingness to serve and protect the communities of this region. The exhibit featurered the museum's collection of firefighting equipment including clothing apparel, speaking horns, fire pumps, a fire wagon, fire buckets, and photographs.

The Immigrant's Trunk: 2007

The people who settled in Missisquoi County came with trunks and bundles of belongings to establish new lives. Each immigrant group came with their own unique experiences and history. The United Empire Loyalists came to escape persecution because of their loyalty to the British crown; Irish immigrants came to escape discrimination and the rampant poverty of the 1840's Potato Famine. German, Swiss and Italian immigrants came in the 1950s in search of economic opportunities.

All images are protected by a Missisquoi Museum electronic watermark. Please contact the Missisquoi Historical Society for more information about its policy on use, access and reproduction of archival photographs.

The Museum is open seven days per week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hodge's General Store, and picnic grounds are included in admission.

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