In this walking tour, join us as we explore the beginnings of the area that would become the Town of York, the events leading up to the War of 1812, the Battle of York, and its aftermath while we walk the original 10 blocks of the early city. This tour is the second of four […]

In this walking tour, explore the surviving built environment of the original 10 blocks of Toronto and discover how the Town of York, which started with a population of a couple hundred residents, became the City of Toronto in 1834, with a population of just under 10,000. This tour is the first of four in […]

The Bath Museum is one of several properties  celebrating Doors Open in Loyalist Township. Free to attend!

The 14th annual Walk for Reconciliation will be held on June 21, on National Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a free event that all are welcome to attend for an opportunity to reflect on the difficult history and atrocities of residential schools in Canada, the legacies of survivors, and steps we can take in the […]

Early Black History and Underground Railroad Site Self-Guided Tours from 10:00am to 3:00pm Guided Tour and Talk at 12pm

After the launch tour at 2:00pm on Sunday, June 25 2023, Dalnavert on Drugs will run Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30. Unearth the history of drug use (and misuse) during the Victorian era in this special tour of Dalnavert. Our compelling journey will explore how scientific knowledge, technological advances, societal beliefs, and growing colonial trade […]

Starting Saturday, June 23 2023 at 3:00, The Irish in Canada will run at 3:00 every Friday and Saturday. By the time Queen Victoria ascended to the British throne in 1837, almost 60% of all immigrants entering Canada were Irish and by the time of her death in 1901 the Irish Canadian population stood at […]

Alder Grove Heritage Society vous invite à vous arrêterà son Aldergrove Community Museum & Archives dans le Kinsmen Heritage Park pour en savoir plus sur les maisons des premiers colons, en particulier les maisons préfabriquées telles que celles offertes par BC Mills de New Westminster. L’une de ces maisons vieilles de 123 ans abrite l’Alder […]

Celebrating North Cowichan’s 150th Anniversary through Artists, Past and Present To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Municipality of North Cowichan on June 18, 1873, the Cowichan Valley Museum in the former Duncan Train Station on Canada Avenue in Duncan, BC is showcasing its own, and some loaned, artwork of local artists, […]

The Cowichan Valley Museum is located inside the Duncan Train Station is featuring the travelling exhibition, Broken Promises from the Nikkei Museum in Vancouver.  In 1942, the Government of Canada detained and interned some 21,000 people of Japanese descent living in British Columbia. Within a year, the government authorized the sale of their belongings, leaving Japanese Canadians with […]