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The Bath Museum The Bath Museum collection features United Empire Loyalist memorabilia, Indigenous artifacts dating

403 Main Street began its life as a bustling place for workers, a hub of village commerce where daily tasks and trades...
05/31/2026

403 Main Street began its life as a bustling place for workers, a hub of village commerce where daily tasks and trades shaped the rhythm of Bath. Over time, it transformed into a home, and its walls now hold the quiet warmth of family life, carrying stories from its industrious past into the present.

Mystery surrounds the story of the Bavaria, to this day Built in 1878, the barge was loaded with white pine when she d...
05/30/2026

Mystery surrounds the story of the Bavaria, to this day Built in 1878, the barge was loaded with white pine when she did down. The Bavaria, a timber schooner, was under tow by a steam barge when the towline snapped during a storm.

The prevalence of wooden structures on Main Street created a significant fire hazard.
05/29/2026

The prevalence of wooden structures on Main Street created a significant fire hazard.

Answer The CUCUMBER STRAIGHTENER was invented by the great engineer George Stephenson (1781–1848), a keen fruit grower...
05/28/2026

Answer The CUCUMBER STRAIGHTENER was invented by the great engineer George Stephenson (1781–1848), a keen fruit grower who took great pride in the growth of his cucumbers. Stephenson ordered blown glass cylinders to be made at his Newcastle steam engine factory for his garden at Tapton House, Derbyshire, where he spent the last ten years of his life. The elongated glass funnel was placed over the cucumber at an early stage to encourage the fruit to grow straight. Technological innovations in the 19th century had a great impact on food production in Britain. The straight cucumber, a purely aesthetic advancement, symbolises the Victorian obsession with rationalizing nature.

05/28/2026

As you explore the museum, you may notice small mice quietly placed within the exhibits. They are not characters from stories, but observers of them, keeping watch over the tools, objects, and moments that shaped everyday life in this community. Search for all the hidden mice with our Scavenger Hunt!

To close out , here’s a story that lives close to our hearts…This May, we’ve been reflecting on the value of museums—no...
05/28/2026

To close out , here’s a story that lives close to our hearts…This May, we’ve been reflecting on the value of museums—not just in the objects we care for, but in the memories that are shared with us and quietly preserved over time. On February 14, 1967, Helena Miller of Bath sat down and wrote out some of her memories in tidy cursive on loose leaf paper. What she captured was more than recollection—it was a gift to the future. She began:

Answer – 1955 – YOUNGER! Thanks for playing along...
05/27/2026

Answer – 1955 – YOUNGER! Thanks for playing along...

For the gardener with the green thumb. Is that a good enough hint for you? Take a guess….
05/27/2026

For the gardener with the green thumb. Is that a good enough hint for you? Take a guess….

This week we are sharing another than the Bath Museum (c1936). The polio vaccine was developed by Jonas Salk. A few ye...
05/26/2026

This week we are sharing another than the Bath Museum (c1936). The polio vaccine was developed by Jonas Salk. A few years later, the oral vaccine by Albert Sabin appeared. The polio vaccination is still part of childhood immunization programs in many countries, though the disease is now extremely rare.

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434 Main Street
Bath, ON
K0H1G0

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Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4am

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