While public tours at historic Guild Park remain suspended, join our virtual tour to see some of Guild Park’s unique art and architectural artifacts. Friends of Guild Park volunteer Janet Heise describes some of her favourite animals carved in stone by the notable Canadian artists associated with this 88-acre park along the Scarboruigh Bluffs in […]
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Join us special virtual tour of National Historic Site, Gur Sikh Temple and Sikh Heritage Museum. Enjoy a tour of this remarkable gurdwara, built by early Sikh settlers, as well as a glimpse at special exhibitions and a traditional tea. This unique Sikh place of worship on South Fraser Way in Abbotsford, BC is a […]
Celebrate #HistoricPlacesDays with Hutchison House Museum as we release our pre-recorded video ‘The Untold Stories of Hutchison House Museum; Sandford Fleming and Jeannie Hall: A love Story.’ Explore the romantic side of one of Canada’s icons as he courts and marries his future wife. This video will premier on the museum’s YouTube channel on Saturday […]
Join Sandy Smallwood, the developer who saved and restored the Andrex/Davidson House in the 1970s, to hear stories of lumber barons of Ottawa, the changing fortunes of the Davidson family during the depression, and the urban development pressures on the west side of downtown Ottawa in the 1970s. The tour will feature the ornate wooden […]
Discover North America’s Northernmost route of the Underground Railroad on this live virtual tour and learn about the Black families who arrived at Tomlinson Lake in Carlingford, New Brunswick after immigrating across the border from Maine to New Brunswick from 1850 to 1865.
In celebration of BC Heritage Week, Vancouver Japanese Language School – Japanese Hall present, On Being Yukiko: Virtual Bedtime Story read live by Jeff Chiba Stearns and Lillian Michiko Blakey. A collaborative graphic novel created by Sansei artist Lillian Michiko Blakey and Yonsei animation filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns, this intergenerational story is the first time a graphic novel […]
“Focus: Furniture” is a tour using pictures and text to introduce the Fairfield family and twenty pieces of furniture that were part of life in the house before 1875. It starts August 15 and continues through August. You’ll find it through the following link: https://youtu.be/B9hzg_mukWQ Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE /* Style […]
It is with great joy that Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is hosting Online Yoga, Tai Chi, Meditation and Kung Fu via Zoom, for anyone who wants to add these activities to their daily life. Choose between single classes or save by purchasing our 3, 5 or 10 classes Season Passes. These weekly classes […]
Hosted by Francis Finlayson, we will journey through our building, its history and story as a Customs House from the very beginning on July 29th, 1867. We hope you’ll join us! You can find this virtual event on our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/conceptionbaymuseum
Historic Places Day Event – 1 August 2020 YouTube Premiere at 11am Part II https://youtu.be/fjzax3GHrIE Whether you are a resident of London, ON, or live in another province (or anywhere across the world), you may have heard of the military base in our city. But did you know that the building identified as “A” Block […]