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Greetings, my… What is it, my reading friend? You seem strangely agitated, more than usual that is. The Lokalbahn Mödling-Hinterbrühl, you say (type?)? Well, it is true that some / many people have claimed / claim / will presumably claim that the Mödling-Hinterbrühl local railway in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire, was the world’s first electric streetcar, as its connections were largely flush with the streets it was crossing. Still, this local railway went into service in October 1883 – more

Happy #LibraryShelfie Day! Founded in 2014 by the New York Public Library, Library Shelfie Day is celebrated on the fourth Wednesday of January.

On the occasion of Remembrance Day, Ingenium’s archivists would like to share some newly released photographs in the Digital Archives.

A junior historian has been drawing and painting his favourite transportation artifacts while he eagerly awaits the reopening of the Canada Science and Technology Museum.

The notion of a science museum collecting famous art might seem a bit peculiar — until you know the full story.

As students and educators shift from the traditional classroom to online learning in the face of COVID-19, the Ingenium Digital Archives portal is growing its offerings.

Today's AR and VR technologies give the digital museum visitor access to Ingenium museums' collection storage areas not otherwise seen, and rarely visited.

Moving artifacts that weigh hundreds of metric tons is no small feat, but Ingenium is on a roll. Later this month, three pieces of Canada’s storied rail history will take to the tracks during a public event that will see them move out of a storage warehouse and into their new home in Ingenium’s Collections Conservation Centre in Ottawa. The Bytown Railway Society — a volunteer-run organization which restores and operates steam rail equipment — will be a key player in the move.

In honour of Archives Awareness Week (April 2-8), Ingenium is highlighting a few gems taken from our digital collection. This text has been adapted from the Picturing the Past website, developed by the Canada Science and Technology Museum in 2006. As early as 1933, with Hitler’s rise to power, the British government began to plan for war with Germany. Many Britons were concerned, not only with the bombing of cities, but with the threat of military invasion and occupation by the German army. The

Dr. Lucius Oille Dr. Lucius Oille was born in 1830 and was one of St. Catharines most prominent citizens. He served as a member of council for several years before becoming mayor in 1878. He was only the second mayor of the city and first chairman of the waterworks. He did not stand for re-election; however he continued to contribute to the city. Oille was a physician and owned the first x-ray machine in St. Catharine. Dr. Oille was involved in dozens of city projects, such as the organization