Local History Exhibits | Clarington Library, Museums & Archives

Browse items of cultural and historic interest to the community in local history exhibit cases located at our Library locations at Bowmanville, Courtice, and Newcastle.

Check out what's currently on display, along with a list of of related articles from our Digitized Newspaper archives!

Goodyear

Bowmanville Library

Trace the history of the Goodyear plant in Bowmanville.

Related articles:

Announce Wage Increases at Local Goodyear Plant Are Effective Immediately (Canadian Statesman, 7 Jan 1937)
Goodyear Celebrates 35th Anniversary (Canadian Statesman, 1 Nov 1945)
Goodyear, 35th anniversary (Canadian Statesman, 8 Nov 1945)
Bowmanville Crew Flying High After Ride on Goodyear Blimp (Canadian Statesman, 17 Aug 1994)

Classic Cookery

Courtice Library

Browse old recipes, home cookbooks, and kitchen equipment.

Related articles:

Recipes, including winter ice cream and Beggar's Pudding (Canadian Statesman, 22 Jan 1908)
Stuffing the Holiday Roast (The Canadian Statesman, 19 Dec 1935)
Recipes, chocolate and caramels (Orono Weekly Times, 20 Dec 1951)
There's Always Something Cooking At Home (Canadian Statesman, 19 Sep 1979)

Community-Led Cultural Heritage Displays

Display Your Items!

Do you have items of cultural and historic interest you would like to share with the community? Display them with CLMA! We provide local history exhibit cases located at our Library locations at Bowmanville, Courtice, and Newcastle.

For more information and to apply, please see the following documents:

Community Use Guidelines: Community-Led Cultural Heritage Displays
Form: Community Partner Application

The completed Community Partner Application form and related documents may be emailed to Information Services at hello@cplma.ca.