Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a student from rural Ontario in 1899? Starting this Tuesday, Frontenac County Schools Museum will be offering daily classroom lesson experiences for kids of all ages. Parents can join in too! Museum visits are free for everyone, although donations are greatly appreciated. After the […]

Arts and crafts are a great and engaging way to teach kids about history! This is why we will be holding weekly Saturday Crafternoons at Frontenac County Schools Museum. Saturday July 16th’s craft will be paper folding, and we’ll be teaching kids to make miniature barns, fruit trays, tables and chairs based on historic paper […]

Frontenac County Schools Museum has finished our new fashion history exhibit! From underwear to dress history to shoes and all sorts of accessories, we have a variety of artifacts to admire and lots of learning opportunities to offer. School and family photographs from our own collection detail the evolution of fashion from the mid 1800s […]

Paint the Garden: Plein Air Painting with Weiming Zhao Discover en Plein Air painting and enjoy the best studio ever: the great outdoors! Join local artist Weiming Zhao to learn the history of en plein air and get a chance to experience it first hand. Explore painterly brushstrokes and the colourful historic atmosphere of the […]

The Daly House Museum is pleased to present Brandon Heritage en Plein Air, an exhibition of works by celebrated landscape painter Weiming Zhao of Brandon ‘s historic landmarks. Weiming Zhao is a Brandon Manitoba based artist who has practiced plein air painting on a daily basis for 18 years. Instead of painting in a studio setting, Weiming […]

The Virden Pioneer Home Museum is connected to many local families, but more so to those who once called this museum home. During this first week of Historic Places Day, we will dive into the family history of our previous home owners! We will explore their lives and the impact they had on the museum […]