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    Photographs, newspaper clippings and additional information on prominent Cobourg family The Climo's. Photo's of Author Percy Climo and his brothers Victor and Cecil. Donated by Patricia Davidson.

    Commemorative pin and display describing Rocky Mountaineer train ride honouring Veterans of the Afghanistan conflict and their families. Initial train ride took place in 2013. Photos and pin donated

Royal Geographic Society, 1886     Cover of The Royal Geographical Society monthly periodical, July 1886. Inside is an article Written by G.A. Farini titled "A Recent Journey in the Kalahari". G.A. Farini was a Canadian Entertainment

    Sheet music to "On To Victory". Words and music by William Carey Foster. Published by The Anglo Canadian Music Publishers Association.

    This is a modified percussion cap muzzle loader .75 gauge musket. It has a shorter gun stock and barrel, as well as a metal ramrod thimble addition. It was unearthed on a farm in Smithville, Ontario

    Two copies of the song "The Hills of old Northumberland" by Lettice Bingham (1891-1956). Donated by Moira Lawrence and Jim Shute. For additional information on Lettice Bingham please click on link be

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    The "Harbour Mouth, Cobourg" by W.H. Bartlett. Circa 1870. Here we have two prints (different sizes) of the same artwork. For additional information on the artist please click on link beneath the pic

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    Land Grant Certificate granted to Jeremiah Lapp on April 23, 1850. Township of Hamilton in Northumberland County.

    Canada Post Sifton-Cook stamps

    Pen and Ink artwork by artist G.P. Williams titled "On The Beach, Cobourg".

    Fisher's Dairy milk bottle donated by Joan Chalovich

    Part of fountain and horse trough

    Possible air vent covers on loan from Town of Cobourg

    Writing on picture says it was given to Barbara Garrick from Tom Blakely. Blakely was the author of Corvette Cobourg.

    Rod Bergeron is a local artist who has been a passed Artist-in-Residence at the Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre. Here we see two pen and ink renders with a watercolour wash. Both pieces of art depict var

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    Henry Barber Haynes Obituary. January 24th 1982. Henry was born in London, England in 1892, but made Cobourg and Port Hope his home. Served in the RN and the RCN under 5 Sovereigns (Edward VII to Eli