Tip toe through the candlelit corridors of the Smiths Falls Heritage House Museum as a costumed interpreter leads you through tales of local ghost sightings, oral traditions and mysterious happenings of the Smiths Falls area and the museum. Each story has been discreetly shared by local residents, carefully selected from local news articles or experienced […]

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Join the museum at 11 Old Slys for your spookiest tour of the Smiths Falls Heritage House yet… if you dare. Are you brave enough to wander through the rooms of the Heritage House in the dark? Guests will tour through the rooms and corridors of our 1860’s home, without the tour guide. With many […]

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Rideau Artist of the Year Competition – June 6th, 2026  The Smiths Falls Heritage House Museum invites artists to the picturesque heart of the Rideau Canal corridor to create an original work of art, in the tradition of en plein air. This competition is open to artists of all mediums. Artists will have one day […]

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Moore Museum

Mooretown, Ontario
Community museum with 12 historic and exhibit buildings.
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The Canadian Museum of Health Care

Kingston, Ontario
The Canadian Museum of Health Care, where Canada’s health history lives!
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Stag Inn

East Preston, Nova Scotia
A gathering spot for both Black and White patrons interested in fishing and hunting.
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Valemount & Area Museum

Valemount, British Columbia
THE VALEMOUNT & AREA MUSEUM IS A HERITAGE RAILWAY STATION AND BUILDING
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Saturday December 6 and Sunday December 7             Times: Tours are hourly 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fun for the whole family! Meet Father Christmas and more! Meet Father Christmas. Watch an open-hearth cooking demonstration. Create a Christmas craft to take home. See the Manor dressed in holiday finery. Explore life in early Upper Canada. […]

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Not Just Lies: How I Weave Historical Facts with Fiction to Create Stories of Faction Wendy G. Robicheau, author of Hidden in Plane Sight: The Burning of College Hall (2024) and Founded in Tragedy: The Calamity that Founded a College (forthcoming 2025). Wendy grew up in Southwest Nova Scotia, where her fascination with local history began. As an Archivist at Acadia University, […]

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