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Annette Augustine was very particular about where and how she acquired her clothes for special events. Most of these were custom made by...

Last week I expressed my excitement that future textile research may revolve around the lives of women in and around Thunder Bay and this...

Who was Col. Robert A. Keane? Col. Robert (Bob) Keane was born in Fort William. As an exceptional hockey player he traveled to England in...

While I was researching for the “Solving a Canadian Militia Mystery” blog post, I came across an image that made me pause. It was...

There is a red jacket in the Museum’s collection. It was one of the first jackets I looked at when I began this cataloging and...

Most of the uniforms that I have been cataloging have been for men. Typically, they follow a pretty consistent style. They all tend to...

Okay folks, so it’s week one of the blog, but it is not week one of the project. To catch us up a bit, this article takes us all the way...