The Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum has now opened its feature 2012 summer exhibition, "A Pinch of This, A Dash of That," an exploration on the social history of food: growing, harvesting, catching, cooking, selling, transporting, and of course, eating!

Additionally, our permanent displays have been updated with new artifacts, photos, and stories to tell the history of Carleton Place and the Township of Beckwith.




When you enter the museum, you will be greeted by our permanent exhibit, displaying the history of the building that now houses the Museum. A guided tour will also be available for individual tours, however if you do not wish to have a tour, self-guided tour booklets are provided for an informative and interesting experience









In commemoration of the Carleton Place Canadian Newspaper, which closed its doors this past February 2012, a display has been set honouring the newspaper's 136 year history. Within this display, you will see past editions of the newspaper as well as photographs of the original office, personal items belonging to the editor, and wooden type blocks used to print the newspaper. 
















Throughout the exhibit, we have digital picture frames so that part of our substantial photo collection can be displayed in an effective and interesting way. 








Each year the Museum's chooses a local business to feature in the summer exhibit, and then a store-front display is created to resemble the original store's appearance. This year we are featuring not one store, but multiple grocery stores that were well-established within the town's history. Various photographs of these grocery stores, such as Argue's, Hughe's, Edwards, and CW Moore, are found within the display, along with typical food packaging products that would have been found on the shelves of such grocery stores.








Part of our display is our "Then and Now" interactive magnet map. You can match up old photographs of local businesses that were open in Carleton Place circa 1930 to their location on our map. You will be amazed at how many locations have changed in 80 years!