As part of the Muskoka Museum's Adopt an Artifact program, the following things are available for sponsor adoption:
Demaine Family Bible
Demaine Family Bible is available for adoption
Geneva edition bible, printed in London in 1607. Contains Demaine family information dating back to the early 1600s.
Key from the Kent Hotel
Key from Kent Hotel is available for adoption
Built by Frank Kent in 1895 at the corner of Brunel and Main Street. 3.5 stories tall, 50 bedrooms, fountain in the lobby, dining room, bar and two lounges. Replaced in 1940 by a service station and in 1991 by Kent Park.
Railing from the Bigwin in Rotunda
Railing from the Bigwin in Rotunda is available for adoption
Built by C.O. Shaw on Lake of Bays in 1920, Bigwin Inn was the one of the premier resorts in North America in the 1920s and early 1930s. The Rotunda was the main reception area and contained many lounges for the comfort of Bigwin Inn's guests.
Anglo Canadian Leather Company leather
Anglo Canadian Leather Company leather is available for adoption
Operated by the Shaw family 1891-1962. Employed over 200 men and supplied most of the boot leather for the British Armed Forces in WWI.
Window from the Bigwin Inn Sumaro (dining room)
Window from the Bigwin Inn dining room is available for adoption
Built by C.O. Shaw on Lake of Bays in 1920, Bigwin Inn was one of the premier resorts in North America in the 1920s-30s. The Sumaro, or dining room, extended thirty feet over the lake, with a twelve-sided main room that could seat up to 500 guests.
Demaine Telephone
Demaine Telephone is available for adoption
First telephone in Stisted Township, 1908. Connected the Demaine house to the Demaine Store and Ashworth Post Office.
Key for the Huntsville Swing Bridge
Key for the Huntsville Swing Bridge is available for adoption
Huntsville swing bridge opened February 17, 1902, operated by George Selkirk, then John Hinton. Allowed steamships to sail from Lake Vernon to Fairy Lake and beyond.
Britannia Hotel Plates
Britannia Hotel Plates are available for adoption
Built by Tom White in 1905. Grew to have tennis courts, bowling green, nine-hole golf course with a club house, dance pavilion, ski hill and curling club for 350 guests. Plates were specially commissioned from Germany.
Dollhouse
Dollhouse is available for adoption
Built by John Collins in 1920. Decorated by Elaine Foster as a 1920s home.
Gunter Chain
Gunter Chain is available for adoption
Surveying tool used to create the lots and concessions of the 1850's early townships. Iron with 100 links and a brass piece very 10th link for fractions. 1 chain is 66geet, 80 chains is a mill, and 100 chains is a concession.
Lanceolate Point
Lanceolate Point is available for adoption
Early Archaic period (7000 years ago), likely used as a spear head for large animals. Indigenous people hunted and gathered seasonally in Muskoka for thousands of years.
Bell from the S.S. Algonquin
Bell from the S.S. Algonquin is available for adoption
The S.S. Algonquin travelled between Lakes Vernon, Fairy and Peninsula from 1908-1958. This bell could be heard for miles. Saved by Mayor Frank Hubble when the Algonquin was dismantled.
Shaw Wedding Outfits
Shaw Wedding Outfits are available for adoption
Charles Orlando Shaw and Jennie Lavinia Abbott were married Oct 28, 1886. C.O. Shaw was the General Manager of the Anglo-Canadian Leather Company, founder of the Anglo-Canadian Concert Band, President of the Huntsville and Lake of Bays Navigation Company and owner of Bigwin.
School Bell
School Bell is available for adoption
Used by J.N. Shearer at Huntsville Public School 1891-1897.
Great War Quilt
Great War Quilt is available for adoption
Signature heritage quilt created as a World War One fundraiser. Names were embroidered for 10 cents. It was raffled off to Mrs. Dolmage once it was finished.
Huntsville Public School Bell
Huntsville Public School Bell is available for adoption
Purchased from the F.N. Moyer and Company of Toronto for $77.00. Installed by Salem Snyder for $65.00 on the red brick Huntsville Public School on Caroline Street in 1910. Brought to Muskoka Heritage Place in 1967 when the school was demolished.
McFarlane Mfg. Co. Washboard
McFarlane Mfg. Co. Washboard is available for adoption
Used to hand wash clothes c. 1900. Metal and glass are two common types. The McFarlane Manufacturing Company was based in Toronto.
