How To Search

How to search the Wellington County Museum Collection:

Item Name: Conduct a basic search by entering an artifact name. Artifacts are catalogued according to function eg. hat; coat; wedding dress; axe; military uniform. Enter as a singular term eg. sock not socks. Do not use commas eg. dress, wedding.

Person Name: Conduct a basic search by entering a single surname eg. Groves. To narrow down your search, enter another search term in one or more of the other fields eg. Place Name: Fergus.

Place Name: Conduct a basic search by entering a single place name eg. Guelph Twp; Elora. Do not use a period after abbreviations eg. twp

Date Item Was Made: Entering the date 1850 will retrieve all circa 1850 artifacts. To use a date range, enter 1850-1890.

Accession Number: If you have an accession number as a reference, enter it as written.

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