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Artifact
Collections
The Museums of Mississauga are responsible for the collection, preservation and sharing of
Mississauga's heritage through a rich artifact collection which spans more than 200 years of
Mississauga's history.
Collection
Highlights
 Benares Historic House Virtual
Tour
This multi-media tour highlights the stories, artifacts, and images of the Harris family
and their home Benares, from the 1830s through to the end of the 20th century, featuring video
and audio recordings by both Barbara Sayers Larson (b. 1920) and her brother Geoffrey Harris
Sayers (1907-1998). Their great-grandfather, Captain James Harris, purchased Benares in 1836,
and it was home to four generations of the family. Click here
to check it out.
Virtual Museum of
Canada
The Museums of Mississauga have launched a on-line history resource in both French and English.
Hosted on the Canadian Heritage Information Network, the Museums have posted over 3,000
artifact records with a complete description, history and image available for viewing. Facts
about various residents of Mississauga including the Harrises, Magraths, Drapers, Fred Livesay,
Mazo de la Roche, Colonel T.L.Kennedy, Mary Fix and many more are included in both official
languages.
To access this information go to www.virtualmuseum.ca. Simply enter "Benares
Historic House" or "Bradley Museum" in the Search category to learn more about
the artifacts in the museum collection, to see images of the artifacts, and find out how they
were used and by whom! We hope to add new records every month so keep us in your web page
favourites!!
This project was made possible in part by a grant from the Federal Museums Assistance Program,
Department of Canadian Heritage.
City of
Mississauga Historic Image Database
View hundreds of historical images from the museums and library collections, designated
properties, and municipally owned cemeteries in Mississauga. Click here to enter the Historic Image
Galllery.
Museums Receives
Cultural Spaces Canada Grant
The Museums of Mississauga were awarded a grant from Cultural Spaces Canada for upgrading our
storage shelving at Benares Visitor Centre. The project entailed doing a complete inventory of
all artifacts in storage, updating our database and taking a digital image for each item.
Everything was packed and moved out of storage to facilitate the installation. Over 5,000
artifacts have been recorded and approximately 250 items were relocated from Bradley Museum to
this storage area. The shelves were purchased from Space Savers Ltd., based in Aurora and
consist of two moveable carriages, a unit for framed art work and four wall mounted art
racks.
Thanks to Alexandra Benedikt, Lindsay Doren and Samantha Roswell who worked with existing
Collections staff to complete this project. Thank you also to Cultural Spaces Canada, City of
Mississauga - Recreation & Parks and the Friends of the Museums for their generous
support.
For more information on Cultural Spaces Canada please visit the Canadian Heritage website at www.pch.gc.ca
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