Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

HistoricPlaqueEngThe Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM) is located in the annex of the former Rosamond Woolen Company in Almonte, Ontario. Constructed in 1867 this National Historic Site of Canada now features a blend of the old and new, all related to the history of the Mississippi Valley and the textile industry.

Exhibitions range from early mill history and period mill equipment to cottage industry and eclectic modern fibre art exhibitions. Our museum combines traditional static and working displays of textile equipment and processes with activities and events focusing on the region’s heritage, culture and role of the textile industry in the development of Canada.

Read more about our history here…

Artifacts, Library and The Almonte Gazette online!

DSC09980DSC03849The artifact-digitization project has reached its goal of cataloguing and imaging its collection of artifacts. Over 3,000 artifacts are now accessible on our new computer database and are now available online. Artifact digitization will be required for new donations or when the museum finds a “missing” artifact. This will be an ongoing process for the museum.

Following the completion of the artifact-digitization project, the library of the Mary Lettner Textile Research Centre was digitized. This included making digital copies of book covers, tables of contents, and publication information.  This project was complete in late 2012 and included over 2,000 books and periodicals.

Finally, The Almonte Gazette archive provides a resource to uncover the past of this historic town and environs.

We invite you to access these extensive banks of information under the Collections menu item above and please send us your comments and suggestions regarding this new facility.

2013 Spring Newsletter

2013SpringNewsletterEnjoy learning what we have been up to at the museum and what is coming up! You can download the Spring Newsletter by clicking on the image.