Children ages 6-12 and their guardians are welcomed to the museum on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays through July and August. They can learn about life in the Talbot Settlement, play games, and make crafts! Guardians must stay to supervise their own children. To register, email museum@backuspagehouse.ca 

Free Public Workshops at the Marine Museum Calling members of the community! The Marine Museum has partnered with H’art Centre to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Through this partnership, they will be increasing access to their programs by building a relationship with H’artists while also collaboratively building community art […]

Out annual summer children’s program.  This year’s theme is « Through the Artists Lens ».  Week three (is fully booked) investigates the craft of stepping stones.  Weeks 4 on August 4th investigates Van Gogh with a Starry Night in a Jar and week 5 on August 11th looks at Abstract Art.

Out annual summer children’s program.  This year’s theme is « Through the Artists Lens ».  Week two investigates the work of Jackson Pollock.

Out annual summer children’s program.  This year’s theme is « Through the Artists Lens ».  Week one investigates the work of the Group of Seven.

Our historic buildings are open for tours! The Fry House is a two-story log dwelling built in c.1815 by Jacob Fry and Elizabeth Wismer, two of the early German-speaking Mennonite settlers from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The house has been staged with period-relevant objects and functions as a living history site. Built in 1859 to replace […]