You are invited to pack a picnic and spend some time at Belleville’s # 1 place for history – Glanmore National Historic Site – Saturday, July 6, 2019, Canada Historic Places Day. From 11 am to 3 pm there will be free outdoor activities including complimentary lemonade, croquet and games on the lawn and two […]

Everything Marpole: A Tour of Marpole’s Cultural and Heritage Sites Here’s the itinerary for our Historic Places Day walking tour: ·       10:30: Meet at Historic Joy Kogawa House (1450 West 64th Avenue Vancouver.)  Ann-Marie Metten will provide a history of the House ·       11:00:  Walk down Granville, past the Richard Marpole Library Branch and public […]

Visit historic Guild Park on Historic Places Day (Sat. July 7) to learn about its origins as an Artists’ Community and transformatin as a destination park, where art meets nature. Special public walking tour that day from 2:00 to 3:30 pm.

A Celebration of 50 years of the McDougall Mill Museum in the historic McDougall Mill.We will be unveiling Renfrew’s recently restored Cold War Air Raid Siren in its new home in O’Brien Park outside the museum.  There will be live music in the park and birthday cake. Please come and join us, bring a blanket […]

  Join Parkwood for a vintage photo session event for #historicplacesday.  We have created 5 vintage feel “photo booths”, complete with dress up clothes for you to come and explore   Saturday, July 6   10am to 1pm   Grab friends and come play! (in the event of rain this will be cancelled)     […]