The Transcona Museum is excited to announce the launch of our self-guided walking tours of Historic Downtown Transcona! The first tour available will be « A History of Regent Avenue. » This tour covers the early history of Regent Avenue, Transcona’s old business district. The self-guided tour takes approx. 30 minutes and includes 20 buildings and sites […]

As Vancouver’s new National Historic Site, take the journey back. in time to pre-war Powell Street, home of over 8000 Japanese Canadians and 400 businesses.   Learn about the extraordinary story of the our organization and how we are one of the only properties returned to any Japanese Canadian after the WWII Internment.  We will […]

Historic Places Day Event – 4 Jul 2020 YouTube Premiere at 11am Part I https://youtu.be/E6xG77aKnpw  Whether you are a resident of London, ON, or leave 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 […]

Explore Toronto’s railway past!   “Mechanical Marvels” will explore how railway technology was developed and how trains in Toronto changed the physical landscape of the city. Mechanical Marvels will transport visitors to the largest ever passenger car yard in Canada, and paint a picture of Toronto’s industrial boom.   Mechanical Marvels is an approximately 30-minute, […]

Uncover stories of the railways’ impact in Toronto   “Tales of the Rails” will uncover how Toronto’s railways shaped the social landscape of the city since their introduction in the early 1800s. How were Toronto’s oldest communities impacted by the development of the railways? Join us to find out!   Tales of the Rails is […]

Virtually visit the Huron Historic Gaol by night during its temporary closure! The cells are dark, the sheets are on the artifacts & staff are on hand this Historic Places Day to shine a light and lift the covers to show you this national historic site behind the scenes.  At 8:30: Join us on the […]

We are happy to announce that we are reopening on July 4th – and with a new exhibit! #SpringsAndScavengers brings you up close (but not too close) to the story of water and waste management in early Victoria. ..Through images, stories, and artifacts—including a spectacular collection of chamber pots— the exhibit weaves a story of […]

A trip to the store today looks very different than it did a few months ago, that’s for sure. But how does it compare to shopping trips of long ago? Join us on Facebook on July 4th at 1:00 pm for a live virtual tour of Laskay Emporium at Black Creek Pioneer Village.  Through an […]

Join us for the opening weekend of our 2020 Tour Season! Celebrating Community Awareness Week with other Indigenous sites in Ohsweken, Mohawk Chapel will be hosting an Open House, opening our doors to the public! Stay tuned for more details to come!

October 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 2019 A special exhibition featuring Bath’s own Bicentennial Quilt. The Bath Museum is celebrating the glorious art form of quilting. Quilts for this event have been donated or are on loan from members of our community. Come see Bath’s Quilting Heritage.