How can families donate historical photographs to a local museum or archive?
What is the best way to offer original family photographs connected with Bancroft, Hermon or Mayo Township to a local museum or archive?
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Ask Bancroft AI · July 17, 2026
Contact the Bancroft North Hastings Heritage Museum before delivering or mailing the photograph: 613-332-1884, BancroftNHHeritageMuseum@gmail.com, or 28 C Station Street, Box 239, Bancroft, Ontario K0L 1C0.
Provide the names Peter Huffman Kellar and Nancy Jane McWilliams Kellar, their Hermon and Mayo Township connection, the approximate date, family provenance, frame size and condition, and a clear reference image. Ask whether the photograph fits the collection and what donation paperwork or handling instructions are required.
Keep the original safely framed until collection staff advise otherwise, and retain a high-resolution copy with the identifying notes.
If the museum cannot accept it, the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County may accept Hastings County historical material or borrow it for digitization. Contact archives@cabhc.ca or 613-967-3304.
AI-generated from public sources. Verify changing details with the cited organizations.
Sources
- Visitor Info — Bancroft North Hastings Heritage Museum (checked 2026-07-17)
- North Hastings Heritage Museum — BancroftOntario.com (checked 2026-07-17)
- About the Community Archives — Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County (checked 2026-07-17)
Research date: July 17, 2026
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