Ally Shelly

Museum Things.... Museum Assistant @EcpmCounty | @humbercollege & @FlemingCollege grad [Tweets are my own]

[Elgin County Heritage Centre @Elgin_Museum]

St. Thomas, the “Railway City”, was the rail capital of Canada in the early 19th century because it was a key rail corridor for transporting goods to and from the United States, serving as a primary stop on the Canadian side.

[Elgin County Heritage Centre @Elgin_Museum]

In 1918 the Spanish Flu’s origins were unknown.Some Allies speculated that the pandemic was a biological weapon developed in Germany & secretly planted in Bayer aspirin produced in the United States under a German-held patent.
Window of Lemon’s Drugstore, 633 Talbot street,1930s

[JSTOR Daily @JSTOR_Daily]

Murder ballads are “the oldest form of crime literature,” as the #truecrime writer Harold Schechter wrote in The Yale Review. https://t.co/RMVBEjlWE1

[Ally Shelly @ally_shelly]

Work from home. Very productive.

[Ontario Heritage Trust @ONheritage]

#DidYouKnow that on this Day in 1918: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, author of the famous war poem "In Flanders Fields", died of pneumonia at age 45.

His legacy is peppered across #Ontario, including a provincial plaque in his hometown #Guelph.

[Elgin County Heritage Centre @Elgin_Museum]

Other fairs to come in the next two weeks included Muncey, Dorchester, and Ridgetown.
School Fairs, held at the many one-room schools across the county, were also well-attended.

[Elgin County Heritage Centre @Elgin_Museum]

On this day from the Times-Journal:
October 1, 1918

Before the Spanish Flu hit . . .
Why shouldn’t you expectorate in public places?

[Elgin County Heritage Centre @Elgin_Museum]

Since visitors are unable to come to the museum at this time, we will be posting local content on the 1918 pandemic. Watch for local content from newspapers – make your own comparisons to what we are experiencing now.

[Todd Spence @Todd_Spence]

A pic of Vincent Price holding a bunch of cats to cleanse your timeline

[Anthony Farnell @AnthonyFarnell]

Tornado on the south side of Belmont, Ontario. #onstorm

[MichaelGibsonGallery @GibsonGallery]

Our Clark McDougall exhibition catalogue is now online. See images from the show and learn about Clark's magical life. https://t.co/DogtouFgRZ #ClarkMcDougall #Stthomasproud

[Ally Shelly @ally_shelly]

@bluthquotes

[Ally Shelly @ally_shelly]

New #TigerKing “interviews” suck.
Feels biased...
Maybe I need Apple AirPods🤔

[Ally Shelly @ally_shelly]

Carol Baskin is Dolores Umbridge. Change my mind. #TigerKing #CaroleBaskin

[Globalnews.ca @globalnews]

Fearing coronavirus ‘end of the world,’ thief returns stolen ancient artifact https://t.co/fyjIdCaBxw

[Elgin County Heritage Centre @Elgin_Museum]

Since you are unable to visit the museum to see our current exhibit David Kilpatrick: Architect we have put the catalogue online!
Click the link to learn more!

https://t.co/5hCpRAuGH8

[Ally Shelly @ally_shelly]

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[Ally Shelly @ally_shelly]

@JenMyers0523 Potato 🥔

[Ally Shelly @ally_shelly]

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[Elgin County Heritage Centre @Elgin_Museum]

Beautiful day for a train ride! Hope you got a chance to see some of St.Thomas's fantastic venues for #doorsopen @TourRailwayCity @elginarchives @STEPACDOTCA