Changes coming to NCAM services as they prepare to put history in motion
February 7, 2025
Cobourg, ON – February 7, 2025 –
This fall, NCAM will be moving to a new location as part of an innovative collaboration with the County’s new long-term care facility, the Golden Plough Lodge. This new facility will offer enhanced programming opportunities for the community, increased access to local historical and cultural collections and state-of-the-art archival conservation equipment to better preserve Northumberland’s history.
The new space will include:
An expanded reading room for research
New programming space for museum exhibitions and community groups
Category A standard collections storage
A conservation lab
As staff prepare for this move, they will organize, catalogue and ensure the safe packaging and transportation of over 530 linear metres of archival materials and hundreds of artefacts During this transition period, staff will also begin preparations to open their new location, including setting up the facility and preparing exhibits for the museum space.
“This transition period marks an important step toward the opening of our new facility,” states Northumberland County Archivist Abigail Miller. “We thank everyone for their understanding as we work behind the scenes to get the collection ready for its future home. We are very excited to welcome the community to the new space this fall and we encourage those who are interested in staying up-to-date with our move to please follow our Facebook page @NCAMofficial for updates.”
NCAM’s last day open to the public in their current location will be February 21, 2025. Any requests for research that are currently underway as of February 21st will be completed, however new requests for research assistance will not be accepted until NCAM reopens at their new location in the fall.
Essential services, including requests related to government records and FOI requests, will continue throughout the transition period.
For any questions or concerns about these temporary changes to NCAM services, please contact the NCAM team.
To learn more about NCAM and their new location coming this fall, visit Northumberland.ca/NCAM.
