Walk the cobblestone streets and experience the vibrant, bustling history of the Exchange District. Learn about Newspaper Row, turn-of-the-century banks and the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. Get to know the famous and unsung characters who made Winnipeg the city it is today.

The Old School Cooperative Merchants invite all makers and lovers of heritage arts, crafts, and skills to share a yarn and a cup in honor of #HistoricPlacesDays at our Farmer’s Market of NS in the yard of the Barney’s River School Museum, a pre-Confederation one-room schoolhouse and Municipality of Pictou County Heritage building.

Be immersed in the late 19th – early 20th century history of prosperous village of Alton, where on the banks of Shaw’s Creek local industrialists established as many as 12 different Mills, using the power of the river system. Only one historic Mill of such kind still exists in Canada, only one National Trust heritage […]

Architect Frederick Mellish would be proud to know that the Fire Hall he designed in 1898 for the Town of Galt lives on today as the Fire Hall Museum & Education Centre. Join the Museum’s volunteers for an Architectural Tour of the Fire Hall, hearing stories of the building’s past and seeing spaces that are […]

Can you uncover the hidden secrets of the Museum in time to win a prize? Visit to explore exhibits and heritage buildings to bring history to life in this drop-in activity. No registration required. Included with FREE general admission. 

Grand Opening of the Nikkei Legacy Park in Greenwood, BC. The park is a commemorative legacy to the Japanese-Canadian families interned in Greenwood during WWII. The park features a gazebo with the history of the internment, family plaques, history of the Asahi baseball team and a beautiful rock garden with native plants. After visiting the […]

The Williamstown Discovery and Ghost Walk has returned for another summer. If you are interested in local history and some chilling ghost stories join us on selected Fridays at 7:30 pm at the Sir John Johnson Manor House. Please pre-register by email or phone as group size will be limited. If there are not enough […]

Grand Opening of a Cold War Era Fallout Reporting Post.  In the event of a nuclear blast the station agent would enter the buried FRP and remain sealed in monitoring and reporting radiation levels.  Although the one that was buried beside the station has been removed the museum board moved the exact same type to […]

Join local quilters for the 5th Annual Quilt Show and Dessert Tea in the Church. Admission is $10 (includes dessert and tea). Registration is not necessary.  

Come check out our historic place and have a bite to eat! We’re hosting a barbeque at our office as part of Historic Places Days and the annual 12th Street block party event. Our office space was once known as the Hillhurst Cottage School and was built in 1910. The building is the earliest extant purpose-built […]