Count Your Pennies:
Shopping in Canada in the First Half of the 20th Century

Have you ever wondered what your money would have looked like, what life was like before credit cards, and how much you could buy with a dollar on a trip to the store a hundred years ago?

A unique travelling exhibition that, in the context of a trip to the store in three different time periods, showcases the money in common use and demonstrates the growing standardization of Canadian bank notes and coins. Visitors are invited to window shop at three stores selling grocery products: one from the 1900s, one from the 1930s, and one from the 1950s.

Exhibition Details (PDF)