Events Calendar

Upcoming Events Across Ontario
  • Myseum Intersections 2021: Here and There: Storytelling Event

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    A storytelling event to hear about the history of Care Work in Canada and listen to personal stories of migrant Care Workers. In 2019, Kwentong Bayan Collective and Caregiver Connections Education and Support Organization (CCESO) premiered their collaborative storytelling project, Re-imagining Stories of Care Work at Myseum Intersections. The event received an overwhelmingly positive response...

  • Family History Series Part 2 – Kyla Ubbink

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    Presented by Lennox and Addington County Museum and Archives Explore what agents of deterioration cause damage to photographs and what can be done at home to mitigate and preserve them for the future. Proper boxing and albums, controlling the climate, keeping pollutants at bay, handling techniques, digitization and framing are all important to the longevity...

  • Hastings County Historical Society: The Lost Villages of the St. Lawrence

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    In partnership with the Hastings County Historical Society, the Belleville Public Library will be hosting another informative talk via Zoom titled "The Lost Villages of the St. Lawrence". June 26, 1959 - Queen Elizabeth officially opened the St. Lawrence Seaway, the multi-billion dollar marine shipping route. But at what cost? This is the engaging story...

  • Caledon East & District Historical Society April 2021 Presentation

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    Topic: The History of Local Artist Rosemary Kilbourn of the Dingle Schoolhouse Please join us for a presentation by Guest Speaker Zoë Lepiano on the work of Caledon Artist, Rosemary Kilbourn, celebrated wood engraver, stained glass artist and painter. Living and working in the Albion Hills, she reflected in her art the surroundings of her...

  • The Historical Society of Ottawa: British Aristocrats in Wartime Rideau Hall

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    Guest Speaker: Dorothy Phillips, author of "Victor and Evie" Arriving in the midst of the Great War, Canada's new Governor General, Victor Cavendish, struggled to strike a new balance as Canadians, rapidly evolving from their colonial past, pushed hard for greater independence. Meanwhile, Lady Evelyn persevered with domestic matters such as ensuring propriety between her daughters...