Bala's Museum
Encyclopedia
Bala's Museum, officially with the sub-name "With Memories Of Lucy Maud Montgomery", is a museum located in Bala
, Ontario
, Canada
. It is owned and operated by Jack Hutton and Linda Jackson-Hutton.
The museum was formerly a boarding house
operated by Fanny Pike at the beginnings of the 1900s and now houses artifacts from the Muskoka region from its founding by Thomas Burgess
as well as those pertaining to Lucy Maud Montgomery
, the author of the Anne of Green Gables
series and The Blue Castle
. It is the only museum of its kind outside of Prince Edward Island
to do so. It sees visitors from around the world regularly, especially for the annual Anne of Green Gables Day, with re-enactments of Montgomery's two week visit to the region in 1922.
was set in the Bala area; her only novel not located in PEI. The Huttons co-wrote a book, Lucy Maud Montgomery And Bala: A Love Story Of The North Woods ISBN 0-9683934-0-3 printed by Watts Printing.
, CHIN
, and Virtual Museum of Canada
.
Bala, Ontario
Bala is a community located in Muskoka Lakes Township where Lake Muskoka drains into the Moon River at Bala Falls.It is considered one of the hubs of cottage country located north of Toronto. Thus, its year-round population of several hundred is increased by thousands of seasonal residents and...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. It is owned and operated by Jack Hutton and Linda Jackson-Hutton.
The museum was formerly a boarding house
Boarding house
A boarding house, is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. They normally provide "bed...
operated by Fanny Pike at the beginnings of the 1900s and now houses artifacts from the Muskoka region from its founding by Thomas Burgess
Thomas Burgess (settler)
Thomas Burgess was the founder of Bala, Ontario, Canada, who first settled the region in the mid-1800s. It is now a popular part of the cottage country region of Muskoka and home to the Kee to Bala and Bala's Museum with Memories of L. M. Montgomery....
as well as those pertaining to Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE , called "Maud" by family and friends and publicly known as L.M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908. Anne of Green Gables was an immediate success...
, the author of the Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published in 1908. Set in 1878, it was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book...
series and The Blue Castle
The Blue Castle
The Blue Castle is a 1926 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, best known for her novel Anne of Green Gables .The story takes place in the early 1920s in the fictional town of Deerwood, located in the Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada. Deerwood is based on Bala, Ontario, which Montgomery...
. It is the only museum of its kind outside of Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
to do so. It sees visitors from around the world regularly, especially for the annual Anne of Green Gables Day, with re-enactments of Montgomery's two week visit to the region in 1922.
L. M. Montgomery
Montgomery stayed in Bala for two weeks in 1922, and, according to her journals, ate her meals at Fanny Pike's boarding house. The location for her novel The Blue CastleThe Blue Castle
The Blue Castle is a 1926 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, best known for her novel Anne of Green Gables .The story takes place in the early 1920s in the fictional town of Deerwood, located in the Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada. Deerwood is based on Bala, Ontario, which Montgomery...
was set in the Bala area; her only novel not located in PEI. The Huttons co-wrote a book, Lucy Maud Montgomery And Bala: A Love Story Of The North Woods ISBN 0-9683934-0-3 printed by Watts Printing.
Affiliations
The Museum is affiliated with: CMACanadian Museums Association
The Canadian Museums Association is a national organization for the promotion of museums in Canada.The Canadian Museums Association is the national organization for the advancement of the Canadian museum sector, representing Canadian museum professionals both within Canada and internationally. The...
, CHIN
Canadian Heritage Information Network
The Canadian Heritage Information Network is a Canadian government-supported organization that provides a networked interface to Canada's heritage, largely through the World Wide Web. It aims to give access to Canada's heritage for both Canadians and a worldwide audience, by supporting the...
, and Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada
The Virtual Museum of Canada is Canada's national virtual museum. With a directory of over 3,000 Canadian heritage institutions and a database of over 600 virtual exhibits, the VMC brings together Canada's museums regardless of size or geographical location.The VMC includes virtual exhibits,...
.