Emancipation Day is now formally recognized across Canada. Join the OBHS as we celebrate with our annual event on August 1st, at 6pm EST. About this event On August 1st, the OBHS hosts virtually the annual Emancipation Day celebration to commemorate the anniversary of the Slavery Abolition Act. August 1, 1834, marks the day in...
Join the Thunder Bay Museum for a reception celebrating the 2021 Grand National Fibre Art Exhibition. This traveling juried exhibition features 48 works of art from all over Canada. For more information visit: https://www.grandnationalfibreartexhibition.com/crossroads-2021 Official remarks from 7:15 to 7:30 PM Free Museum Admission during the event Prepacked refreshments will be available in the lobby
Explore the Town of York on foot with one of our expert historians! In this walking tour, join us as we explore the dark side of Toronto in 1834. We will tell stories of duels, hangings, riots, and death while we walk the original 10 blocks of the early city. Tours start and end at...
Welsleyville Village is recovering! Post-Pandemic, Post-Fire Wesley Church was built by village settlers in 1860 and served as the heart of the community till 1969. The Wesleyville congregation was moved to Welcome United Church and the building sat empty (but conserved) till 2009 when the Friends of Wesleyville Village leased it from the United Church....
Welsleyville Village is recovering! Post-Pandemic, Post-Fire Wesley Church was built by village settlers in 1860 and served as the heart of the community till 1969. The Wesleyville congregation was moved to Welcome United Church and the building sat empty (but conserved) till 2009 when the Friends of Wesleyville Village leased it from the United Church....
