Made By: Journal

History, one story at a time.

Made By: Journal gathers short, researched stories about the people, objects, places, skills and moments that have shaped Kawartha Lakes.

Some begin with a single name, photograph, newspaper notice or unexpected discovery. Each offers a closer look—and some may eventually grow into exhibitions, community projects or new questions still waiting to be explored.
The Social Fabric
The Social Fabric
At a loom, individual threads cross and connect, slowly becoming something stronger than any one thread alone. Patti Fleury spent much of her life making connections of another kind. Read more...
Widow Is Not An Occupation
Widow Is Not An Occupation
In nineteenth-century records, “widow” often stood where a woman’s name, work and identity should have been. By looking beyond the census label, we can recover the lives of women whose... Read more...