Museum MandateThe Nor’Westers and Loyalist Museum seeks to promote interest, knowledge, and appreciation for local history. We preserve a variety of historic objects, which illustrate the United Empire Loyalist migration to Glengarry County and the Glengarry partners of the North West Company.
The Museum is housed in the old Williamstown schoolhouse, a Georgian style brick building erected in 1862. In 1967, as a Canada Centennial project, the Glengarry Historical Society opened the Nor’Westers and loyalist Museum to commemorate Canadian and Glengarrian history. Today, the museum proudly depicts the story of Sir John Johnson and his Loyalist followers who settled here after the American Revolution in 1784, and the Glengarry partners of the North West Company. The Nor’Westers Company, an active competitor of the Hudson’s Bay Company for the fur trade, explored and opened up much of western Canada and the United States. Some of the principal partners of the North West Co., such as David Thompson, Hugh McGillis, John McGillivray, and Duncan Cameron lived in the area. You will find a rich array of historic objects illustrating the beginnings of Glengarry history, preserved in our “little gem.” |
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The museum is currently looking for new directors for its board. If you would like to know more about director positions or to apply to join this dedicated team of community volunteers then please contact us at [email protected] 2025 GNLM Board of Directors President: Linda Sinfield Vice President: [vacant] Past President: Joyce Lewis Treasurer: Terri Courcy Secretary: Connie Newman-Gerdis Directors: Carolyn Lang Gary Sklivas Shelley MacPherson Roy MacDonell Tawnya Keeler-MacDonald Susan Edwards Curator/Administrator: Keleigh Goodfellow-Theoret Accessions Committee: Bernie MacCulloch, & Albert Lefebvre Grounds Rental Committee: call 613-347-3547 or email [email protected] |
