Cost: By Donation Come and celebrate both Tillsonburg’s 150th Anniversary of Incorporation and Canada Day with games, crafts, face painting, otter find and museum open house!

Bird Watching Ruffed Grouse, White-breasted  Nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch,  Black-capped Chickadee, Downy  Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker,  Common Raven,…for example. Tune into the iNaturalist app to discover the names of what you find.  Just take a picture of any organism after downloading the app. Richard St. Barbe Baker Stories Inspirational heritage stories, fun nature connection activities, and celebrating […]

Help us celebrate Tim Bear’s birthday during this 6-week long event! This year, our annual picnic will be held virtually so that we can all remain safe and follow current regulations. We will be hosting a series of virtual videos, crafts and contests as well as partnering with special guests from our community to talk […]

Join the Penticton Museum & Archives and the Penticton & District Community Arts Council for Historic Places Days over the month of July. Historic Places Days is part of a larger national event hosted by the National Trust for Canada. Events take place July 3 – 31, 2021 in communities across the country with the […]

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·       #HistoricPlacesDays launches July 3rd! To open this month-long celebration of historic sites and Canadian history, we are launching the Instagram Premiere of our ‘Around the House’ Series on July 3rd! You may recognize this series from our Facebook, but we are sharing it for the first time through IGTV for you to explore the […]

During the month of July, complete our interpretive sign scavenger hunt and be entered in a draw to win one of three gift cards to a Coquitlam business! 1. Pick up a question sheet from Mackin House or download one from our website. 2. Visit the interpretive signs and answer the questions. 3. Return the […]

Upon entry to Step 2 of the Ontario reopening plan, the Toronto Railway Museum will host a Miniature Train “pop-up” weekend. On Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4, the Miniature Train will run from 12:00-5:00pm (weather dependent). Each Miniature Train trip will depart with limited riders to accommodate for physical distancing, and face masks […]

Because why should kids have all the fun? Introducing TransconaQuest – a new scavenger hunt just for adults! This quest can be done along with KidsQuest or on its own. Spend a day or the whole summer completing the quest – it’s up to you! All participants have the chance to be entered into the […]

Explore the community of Transcona! KidsQuest is a scavenger hunt that guides our visitors around Transcona to discover historical landmarks and challenge them with activities and questions at each stop. Spend a day or the whole summer completing the quest – it’s up to you! All participants have the chance to be entered into the […]