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SUMMER HOURS:

Open Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Please Note: There is a school visit on May 26.
The museum is closed to the public during this event.

Guided and self-guided tours are available.

See the Visit Us page for more information about what you can find when you visit. For more information call 613-544-9113 or email info@fcsmuseum.com .

Admission is free. Donations are greatly appreciated.

Planting the Three Sisters Garden

Monday, May 29, 2023 10 a.m.

This year, the Schools Museum school garden will be an Indigenous Three Sisters garden.

Three Sisters Garden Invite

Three Sisters Soup and Bannock will be served after the planting of the garden.

Take A LOOK

Welcome!

Featuring a replica one-room school and a display gallery, the Frontenac County Schools Museum collects, preserves and displays artifacts and archival material from the elementary (grades 1– 8) one-room schools of Frontenac County from their earliest establishment to the consolidation of school districts in 1970.

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Acknowledgments

The Schools Museum gratefully acknowledges the following for sponsoring and providing funding to the museum: the City of Kingston, the Kingston and Area Association of Museums, Art Galleries and Historic Sites, Tourism Kingston, the Community Foundation for Kingston and Area, the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and the Limestone District School Board.

Get Involved

Volunteers Needed

Do you have some free time to offer?

Here are some current volunteer opportunities:

Board of Directors: Volunteers willing to sit on the Board of Directors of the Museum.

Public Programming and Special Events Volunteer: We are always looking for additional volunteers to assist the museum with our public programs such as: teaching a lesson as an early 1900's schoolmarm or schoolmaster, assisting at community outreach events such as the Regional Heritage Fair and March of the Museums and helping organize and plan other outreach events such as speaker series.

Museum Maintenance Volunteer: Volunteers willing to assist in general day-to-day maintenance of the museum are a wonderful asset to our team. Duties include but are not limited to; tidying, dusting, organizing and picking up supplies for the museum.

Marketing Volunteer: We are looking for volunteers to help us enhance the museum's online and public presence through the development of entertaining and engaging social media posts and preparing marketing packages for schools and community groups in the area.

The time commitments required for these positions vary and can be adjusted to fit your schedule.

Please contact the museum to learn more about these opportunities.

Please visit the Support & Donate page of this website for opportunities.