The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum celebrates Janet Carnochan Day every year on June 4. Who is Janet Carnochan, you ask? She was a local powerhouse of a woman who worked as a teacher for 45 years and became the Niagara Historical Society’s first president. Janet, along with her board, opened Memorial Hall on June 4, 1907. It is the first museum building built in Ontario for the sole purpose of being a public museum! It was built on the edge of the Commons so that soldiers who trained here each year could come learn about the War of 1812 and early Ontario history. Today, Memorial Hall is still part of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum complex. It is used for exhibitions as well as a makeshift programming space. We are very proud to continue preserving this large artifact and plan to adaptively reuse it with our expansion! Join us on June 4 for FREE ADMISSION to the museum for all visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.