Recreate Historic Photographs and Win Big with St. Marys Museum’s Contest

Picture St. Marys: Past and Present hosted by the St. Marys Museum & Archives returns this year for Stonetown Heritage Festival!  

Starting on July 1, residents of St. Marys and visitors to the town are invited to participate in a photo contest to recreate any photograph in the Museum’s collection as accurately or creatively as you wish. Simply visit Picture St. Marys, the St. Marys Museum & Archives’ online photo collection, to pick from your choice of over 4000 digitized photographs. Email your recreation to museum@town.stmarys.on.ca along with the “Local Identifier” number listed with the original to enter the contest.  

Submitted photos will be uploaded to a Facebook album on the Museum’s Facebook page, in addition to being displayed around the Museum as part of the Picture St. Marys: Past and Present exhibit. The creator of the photo with highest combination of virtual (likes/positive reactions on Facebook) and in-person votes will win $100 in St. Marys Money gift certificates. 

Submissions will be accepted between July 1 and July 20, with voting running from July 1 to the end of Stonetown Heritage Festival (July 25). The earlier submissions are received, the larger the window of opportunity is to earn votes. 

A reminder to participants to not trespass on private property or attempt to recreate any of the more daring photos in the collection for this contest. Please try to avoid the use of generative AI for this contest, we want people to get creative and have fun! 

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Contact  

Emily Taylor, Curator & Archivist 

St. Marys Museum | etaylor@town.stmarys.on.ca