The Underground Railroad: Next Stop Freedom
In this exciting and moving multi-media presentation, the ghost of Deborah Brown tells the true story of her heroic flight from a life of slavery in...
Freedom, Opportunity and Family: Oakville’s Black History
Artifacts, pictures, text and a documentary video tell the stories of many of the African-American families who settled in Oakville and were...
Markham Moves
Planes, trains and automobiles – we’re always on the move!Markham Moves is fun for all ages and offers the ultimate experience focused on...
Online Offerings
Can't visit us in person? Looking to learn more before or after your visit?The Brockville Museum offers a host of online resources from virtual...
Sara Saves/Sara sauve
The 1000 Islands History Museum is excited to announce the launch of its Sara Saves program: a free, bilingual, online educational program about...
Gananoque Heritage Walking Tour
Welcome to Gananoque! From its early industrial history to its modern role as a town of tourists, take a walk back in time and explore the Town as it...
Virtual Exhibits
Check out our online exhibits! The History of the Welland Canal in Port ColborneThe War of 1812 and the Sugarloaf SettlementThe Graf Family and...
Reopening of the Renovated Museum
The Vanier Museopark was closed since March 2020, but used the COVID-19 pandemic to good advantage and embarked on its biggest renovation project...
Be Prepared: A History of Guiding and Scouting in Oshawa
Be Prepared to discover the history of Guiding and Scouting, told through the Oshawa lens. Our extensive collection of uniforms will be on display,...
What's your Type?
Often found hiding in attics and lurking in basements are two of the most revolutionary machines to come out of the 1800s. Typewriters and sewing...
Seven Glorious Virtues
Ancient philosophers deemed certain virtues necessary for a happy individual. These virtues also were necessary in creating a good society. Achieving...
Read Me a Story: Fables and Fairytales
Elders have tried to teach children important life lessons through storytelling since time began. Through museum artifacts we take a whimsical look...
Exhibition: Stories from the Edge
Set on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, with a bounty of water and resources, Ancaster has attracted humans since the retreat of the last glacier...
Strike a Pose: The Art of Self-Obsession
The desire to leave a mark on the world and to chronicle our lives is not a new concept. Over the centuries we have recorded our likeness through...
Queer Joy
Through a collaboration between the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre and the LGBTQ+ Resource Centre and the 2SLGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group (...
Witnesses of the Past
Explore the historical traces of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital and its associated cemetery, now everyday spaces in Etobicoke Lakeshore. ...
History Talks
Explore Brockville's fascinating social and industrial history with the museum’s Community Program Coordinator on the second Thursday of...
Famous & Infamous
Join us in the galleries once a month to discuss the life and times of a famous or infamous person or event from the past. ...
Quilting Memories
The Brockville Museum presents "Quilting Memories", a temporary exhibit celebrating the stories hand-stiched into a selection of locally-...
Little Wigglers – Everything Spring
Join Hamilton Children’s Museum staff at the Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology for a one-hour pre-school program on four consecutive...
Special Exhibition | Worlds of the Night
Shine the light on darkness! Enter Worlds of the Night’s dusky atmosphere and learn about what happens while we sleep. Uncover facts...
Pairings: Peterborough Community Medicine Gardeners and The Chocolate Rabbit
Kelly will be looking at plantings for the spring garden, plants that are native to the area as well as some herbs that you may wish to include...
Doors Open at Dundurn
Known as Dundurn Castle, this 40-room Italianate-style villa was built in the 1830s on Burlington Heights, also the site of a fortified military...
Doors Open at Fieldcote
Fieldcote was built in 1948 as a private home, and today serves as a cultural heritage centre with emphasis on Ancaster’s local history, the...
Doors Open Hamilton
The Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology is the site of the original 1859 Hamilton Waterworks. The museum features two 45-foot-high, 70-ton...