Research & Collections

One of the largest collections of medical artifacts in Canada, the Museum of Health Care at Kingston is home to more than 30,000 artifacts, from surgical tools to laboratory instruments, that bring to life the story of medical care from the 18th century to the present day. The history of health care is the history of people, and the Museum and its collection tell the stories of our lives.

Database Search Tips

Sample Search Term:
Cardiology Ear Speculum

What the computer will do:
A single term or a string of words will be retrieved; the computer looks for an exact match.

Sample Search Term:
Bottle & Bird Anesthesiology & inhaler

What the computer will do:
When using the '&' symbol, every record that contains each of the terms anywhere in the record is retrieved. The words need not be adjacent.