Lake Scugog Historical Society
The Lake Scugog Historical Society is a volunteer-run organization and registered charity that is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and bringing the rich heritage of Scugog Township to life. From historic buildings and family stories to community landmarks and archival treasures, they do incredible work to keep local history alive, vibrant, and accessible. To help them better engage with the community and share their archival treasures, they needed a new digital home that matched their passion, which is where we came into design a new website.
Custom Website Design
The main goal for the website was to create an engaging, user-friendly space that encourages community members to explore Scugog’s history and past. The Historical Society hosts engaging speaker series, antique shows, and interactive events, so we built an online home that showcases these wonderful local activities.
Because we were working alongside a passionate Board of Directors with a wide range of ideas and perspectives, we began the project by creating a comprehensive style guide. This collaborative step allowed us to bring together everyone’s enthusiasm, solidify a unified visual goal, and ensure that all stakeholders were aligned ahead of time. With the visual aesthetics chosen, we then also cleaned up the site’s navigation, organizing all of their historical resources, photos, and event calendars so that everyone can find what they are looking for with ease.
Why We Loved This Project
We really enjoyed the creative challenge of this build. We had to find the sweet spot of merging traditional historical elements with a sleek, modern website layout. Additionally, collaborating with a board that cares so deeply about their community’s legacy was so inspiring. We are very excited to have built a modern digital archive that honours Scugog’s rich history while making it engaging and accessible for everyone!
Despite being an older project, we continue to feature this website because it proves that with regular maintenance and updating your content consistently you don’t always need to rebuild every 5 years. We continue to help Gary maintain his website and update the content seasonally which keeps the site looking fresh and bringing in new clientele each year.