Museum Information

414 Regent St.
Barriefield, ON.
K7K  5R1
613-544-9113

The Frontenac County Schools Museum began as a project to celebrate Kingston’s Tercentenary in 1973.  A small group of retired educators spent many hours researching schools, photographing sites, collecting books and artifacts, and microfilming hundreds of school records.  In 1977, the Museum Association was formally established.  The museum opened to the public in 1979.  In 2006, it moved to its present location in historic Barriefield Village. 

Year-round Museum activities include participation in...

•   A classroom experience with a “Schoolmistress”
•   Special Events
•   Heritage Interpretation through viewing and discussing exhibits in the Gallery
•   Identifying Artifacts used in Pioneer Schools
•   Enjoying the books used in early times
•   Research facilities

Archives
The museum has extensive archives which are available for research purposes by appointment only.

The Schoolroom
Bring your family to our schoolroom set in the style of a one-room rural school house in the 1900-1930 era.  The desks and artifacts were collected from the schools which at one time dotted the countryside. 
Sit at a wooden desk, write on a slate with a slate pencil. Browse through old Ontario readers.  Try your skill at some arithmetic facts and solve problems encountered in the past!

The Gallery
Experience social and educational life in the pioneer years through the displays of school text books, artifacts, memorabilia and photographs.  You may even identify a great-grandparent!

Museum Hours

July and August 
Tuesday to Friday 9:00 – 4:00
Saturday 11:00 -3:00
September – June
Monday and Wednesday
9:30 until noon

School Classes and other groups
      By appointment-
      613-544-9113 or
      613-531-8272

Learning...from the past
FRONTENAC COUNTY SCHOOLS MUSEUM