pmdms, Author at Parkwood Estate

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Mrs. Lee’s Vanity Set

by Samantha George, Curator Mrs. Lees was one of the Parkwood seamstresses employed by Adelaide McLaughlin

Mrs. Lee’s Vanity Setpmdms2020-01-13T15:44:43+00:00

by Nancy Lawrence, Green house Grower What do you do with that succulent dish garden or pot that you brought home

Gardeners’ Gander: Succulent Carepmdms2019-11-19T15:41:23+00:00

by Samantha George the Christmas of 1953, Sam McLaughlin received a privately printed book, Further Recollections of Long Point, written by

Curious Curator: Junius Morgan & The Long Point Gangpmdms2019-11-19T15:39:54+00:00

by Samantha George The paper is a scenic design of a temperate forest is sage and grisaille tones to create the

Curios Curator: Les Lointains Scenic Wallpaperpmdms2019-10-04T16:05:06+00:00

Christmas 1932, Adelaide received a volume of sketches and poems by Nina Moore Jamieson called The Cattle in the Stall. The

The Cattle in the Stallpmdms2019-09-13T14:05:47+00:00

I arrived at work today to a query from our Ask Sam box in the gift shop about the Breakfast Room draperies.

Breakfast Room Draperiespmdms2019-08-06T20:04:08+00:00

One of my curatorial delights about Parkwood is the rare fact that we still find items of the past within, or on

War Production and the Effects on Parkwoodpmdms2019-07-04T20:41:16+00:00

Canada is known for its hidden gems, and one of those gems is in the heart of Ontario. Oshawa, Ontario may not

Fun Things to Do in Oshawa, Ontariopmdms2019-04-22T20:56:14+00:00

The Austen collection on the shelves is the 12 volume 1906 Chawton edition, an octavo, the boards are marble paper covered,

Jane Austen: The 1906 Chawton Editionpmdms2019-04-15T16:05:11+00:00

Some of you may be familiar with the ballet anacréontique Le Réveil de Flore first performed in 1894, while others may be

The Awakening of Florapmdms2019-04-15T16:01:24+00:00