Author: Norfolk Heritage & Culture

NCA – Crime & Punishment: Maintaining Order in Norfolk County

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 2 April 2025. Posted in Current Exhibits, Exhibits. No Comments on NCA – Crime & Punishment: Maintaining Order in Norfolk County

NCA – Crime & Punishment: Maintaining Order in Norfolk CountyCrime & Punishment: Maintaining Order in Norfolk County Runs until August 29, 2025 The exhibit explores 125 years of Norfolk County’s legal system, focusing on the County Courthouse and Jail, highlighting famous true crime stories and exploring the history of local law enforcement. Visitors will delve into a variety of artifacts and archival materials that reveal the complex history of crime and punishment and the lasting impact of historical justice practices.

NCA – 5th Annual Genealogy Symposium

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 2 April 2025. Posted in Events, Save the Date. No Comments on NCA – 5th Annual Genealogy Symposium

5th Annual Norfolk County Genealogy Symposium5th Annual Norfolk County Genealogy Symposium September 13, 2025 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm A conference style event that includes vendors, a used book sale of local history and genealogy books, and engaging sessions on family history research from various guest speakers across Ontario. The symposium offers a variety of topics geared to both beginners and avid genealogists! Tickets go on sale July 14, 2025. $25 per person. Pre-registration required.

NCA – Digging Up Your Roots: Intermediate Genealogy Workshop

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 4 March 2025. Posted in Adult Programs & Workshops, Programs & Workshops. No Comments on NCA – Digging Up Your Roots: Intermediate Genealogy Workshop

NCA – Digging Up Your Roots: Intermediate Genealogy WorkshopJoin us Wednesday, April 23 from 6 pm to 7 pm for a intermediate level genealogy workshop. This workshop is designed for individuals who have some experience doing genealogy research but want to dig a little deeper into their local archives’ collection. Learn how to find and navigate land records including abstracts and deeds and other archival records such as wills, legal records, family collections and more! During the workshop you will have the opportunity to ask the archivist questions and learn about some tools available...

PDHM – Last Boat on the Lake

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 8 January 2025. Posted in Current Exhibits, Exhibits. No Comments on PDHM – Last Boat on the Lake

PDHM – Last Boat on the LakePlaying until April 17 Released February 24, 2025, Last Boat on the Lake is a research-based documentary film that explores the Canadian commercial fisheries of the Laurentian Great Lakes. These unique fisheries are found in small ports across the Great Lakes yet largely go unseen by most of Canadian society. This film will feature the voices of fish harvesters and never-before-seen footage of commercial fishing life to give viewers an intimate portrait of the challenges and opportunities faced by this historic industry. Get to know the greatest fishery...

Black and White Photo advertising an archival exhibit of the Norfolk Old Boys and Girls Reunion: 100 Years

NCA – Norfolk Old Boys and Girls Reunion: 100 Years

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 7 January 2025. Posted in Current Exhibits, Exhibits. No Comments on NCA – Norfolk Old Boys and Girls Reunion: 100 Years

NCA – Norfolk Old Boys and Girls’ Reunion: 100 YearsRuns until May 30, 2025 The Old Boys and Girls’ Reunion, sometimes referred to as ‘Old Home Week’ was one of the biggest celebrations in Norfolk County’s history bringing in hundreds of citizens from all over Canada and the US. This exhibit showcases the history of this event and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Norfolk County Old Boys and Girls Reunion from August 2 – 7, 1924.

PDHM – Norfolk’s Stories in Stitches

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 6 January 2025. Posted in Current Exhibits, Exhibits. No Comments on PDHM – Norfolk’s Stories in Stitches

PDHM – Norfolk’s Stories in StitchesMAY 1 – JUL 1, 2025 For centuries the traditional products of a woman’s life – the children they bore, the food they prepared, the clothing they made – were ephemeral; the children grew up, the food was consumed, the clothing was worn, then worn out, and finally discarded. One significant exception to this was the historical samplers and fancy needlework they created. These samplers were highly valued. They were meant to be displayed and passed down through generations. Today, these samplers are considered both works of art and important...

PDHM – Summer Camp

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 6 January 2025. Posted in Children Programs & Workshops, Programs & Workshops. No Comments on PDHM – Summer Camp

PDHM – Summer CampRegistration starts Wednesday, May 7! Camp runs from Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm with the exception of holidays. Register for a single day or for a whole week! This camp is geared at children ages 5-10. Children must be 5 years old on their day of camp. Proof of age required at drop off. Cost: $36.00 per day, per child. Registration: Summer camp registration opens on Wednesday, May 7th. Registration can be done either in person at the museum or online via Norfolk County’s ENCORE system. Click here to be taken to ENCORE. Cancellation Policy: If there is...

DTMHC – What’s the Alternative?

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 5 January 2025. Posted in Current Exhibits, Exhibits. No Comments on DTMHC – What’s the Alternative?

DTMHC – What’s the Alternative?MAY – DEC The sandy soil that is ideal for flue-cured tobacco also lends itself well to a plethora of other crops. The decline in tobacco production and the shift to alternative crops in recent years has made Norfolk County one of the most diverse agricultural areas in Canada. This new exhibit explores the transition from tobacco to crops like lavender, ginseng, and many others that make Norfolk “Ontario’s Garden.”

WHAM – Textile Tenacity

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 5 January 2025. Posted in Current Exhibits, Exhibits. No Comments on WHAM – Textile Tenacity

WHAM – Textile TenacityJUN 25 – SEP 27 Quilting is often thought of as a nostalgic hobby with a homey purpose. The truth is far more complicated. Quilts have been used for fundraising purposes for over a century. The funds that community quilting projects have raised have helped to build churches, equip hospitals and win wars. This exhibition explores this other purposeful side of quilting and the tenacity women show by raising money through crafts when their community is in need.

PDHM – Stained Glass Workshop with Ingrid Zyma-Irvin

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 5 January 2025. Posted in Adult Programs & Workshops, Programs & Workshops. No Comments on PDHM – Stained Glass Workshop with Ingrid Zyma-Irvin

PDHM – Stained Glass Workshop with Ingrid Zyma-IrvinAPR 12 & 26 and MAY 101:00 pm – 3:00 pm SOLD OUT! Make something special for Mother’s Day! Learn the basics of stained glass in this 3-week course led by local artist Ingrid Zyma-Irvin. Participants will learn to cut, grind, foil and solder glass, making at least one suncatcher. Please note: This workshop is delivered in three parts. You must be able to attend all three days in order to register.$60 per person. Pre-registration required.

PDHM – Dover Ducks

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 5 January 2025. Posted in Current Exhibits, Exhibits. No Comments on PDHM – Dover Ducks

PDHM – Dover DucksJUL 10 – NOV 10 Learn about Port Dover decoy carver Thurcil Church and the importance of decoy carvers in Norfolk County.

PDHM – Macramé Wall Hanging Workshop

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 4 January 2025. Posted in Adult Programs & Workshops, Programs & Workshops. No Comments on PDHM – Macramé Wall Hanging Workshop

PDHM – Macramé Wall Hanging WorkshopMAY 31:00 pm – 3:00 pm SOLD OUT! Come to the Port Dover Harbour Museum for a beginner friendly macramé workshop! In this two-hour class, Cori of CoriMai Fibers will teach participants how to create a gorgeous wall hanging that will add a touch of boho chic to any home. Multiple colour options will be available to personalize your projects. All supplies will be provided. Tickets $70 per person. Pre-registration is required.

DTMHC – Tobacco Kilns: Mixed Media Art with Jen Lados

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 3 January 2025. Posted in Adult Programs & Workshops, Programs & Workshops. No Comments on DTMHC – Tobacco Kilns: Mixed Media Art with Jen Lados

DTMHC – Tobacco Kilns: Mixed Media Art with Jen LadosMAY 31:00 pm – 3:00 pm Jen is a local artist whose multi-layered canvases are often infused with humorous elements and playful images allowing the viewer to join in her sophisticated and abstract yet childlike exploration of life and the world in which we live. A canvas and materials will be provided. $40 per person. Pre-registration required.

DTMHC – Delhi’s Team Takes the Lead: Norfolk’s Golden Era of Bike Racing

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 2 January 2025. Posted in Current Exhibits, Exhibits. No Comments on DTMHC – Delhi’s Team Takes the Lead: Norfolk’s Golden Era of Bike Racing

DTMHC – Delhi’s Team Takes the Lead: Norfolk’s Golden Era of Bike RacingSEP – DEC Bikes blaze around the track at an astonishing 70 km per hour and a 55-degree angle as they navigate the corners of the Delhi velodrome. Local cyclists had one of the most modern indoor circuits in the province and it was built by one of its own. Albert Coulier went on to build tracks around the world and raced in his fair share. This new exhibit explores Norfolk’s champions, builders, and innovators in a sport not for the faint of heart.

WHAM – Happy Accidents: A Bob Ross Painting Workshop

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 2 January 2025. Posted in Adult Programs & Workshops, Programs & Workshops. No Comments on WHAM – Happy Accidents: A Bob Ross Painting Workshop

WHAM – Happy Accidents: A Bob Ross Painting WorkshopMAY 10 & OCT 4 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Join certified Bob Ross instructor, Bobbi Cosby, for a guided course on how to paint a Bob Ross original design. $55 per person. Instruction and all supplies provided. Online Pre-Registration is required. Registration begins March 6 via ENCORE.Participants will be painting “Milky Way”, shown below:

DTMHC – The Art of Pumpkin Carving

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 1 January 2025. Posted in Adult Programs & Workshops, Programs & Workshops. No Comments on DTMHC – The Art of Pumpkin Carving

DTMHC – The Art of Pumpkin CarvingOCT 29 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Feeling a little inadequate when it comes to your pumpkin-carving skills? Well, this could be the Halloween you turn heads with that jack-o-lantern on your front porch! Learn the techniques that will make your orange orb the envy of the neighbourhood. One pumpkin will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring their own pre-hollowed pumpkin if they prefer. Let’s get spooky! $25 per person. Pre-registration required.

WHAM – Leaving Their Mark: Folk Artists of Norfolk

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 1 January 2025. Posted in Current Exhibits, Exhibits. No Comments on WHAM – Leaving Their Mark: Folk Artists of Norfolk

WHAM – Leaving Their Mark: Folk Artists of NorfolkNOV 29, 2025 – MAR 15, 2026 Folk art has come to represent the storied identity of the everyday person – from the people, to the people. The naivety, in various forms and functions, is captivating, as are the makers. Leaving Their Mark showcases two centuries of diverse and notable folk art through a comprehensive assembly of uniquely Norfolk pieces.

PDHM – Christmas Crafternoon

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 1 January 2025. Posted in Children Programs & Workshops, Programs & Workshops. No Comments on PDHM – Christmas Crafternoon

PDHM – Christmas CrafternoonDEC 612:30 pm – 3:00 pm New this year, the Port Dover Harbour Museum is hosting a Christmas “Crafternoon” for all those creative kids that love the holiday season as much as we do! We’ll be spending the afternoon making 3 cool Christmas crafts for the kids to take home. Drop off program. Ages 5-10. $20 per child. Pre-registration required.

DTMHC – Light up the Season: Delhi BIA Christmas Party

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 29 November 2024. Posted in Events. No Comments on DTMHC – Light up the Season: Delhi BIA Christmas Party

DTMHC – Light up the Season: Delhi BIA Christmas PartyNOV 294:00 pm – 7:00 pm The Delhi BIA presents “Light up the Season.” Come see the Delhi Tobacco Museum & Heritage Centre in all its Christmas grandeur. Sip a cup of hot cocoa and try your hand at our seasonal scavenger hunt, then take a picture with olde St. Nick and tell him all of your holiday wishes! Admission by donation.

PDHM – Christmasfest

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 15 November 2024. Posted in Events. No Comments on PDHM – Christmasfest

PDHM – ChristmasfestDate TBA (Possibly NOV 15)10:00 am – 4:00 pm We can barely HO-HO-HOLD in all of our excitement for Port Dover’s annual ChristmasFest celebration! Stop by the museum before or after the Santa Claus parade to share in a little Christmas cheer with us. We’ve got a festive scavenger hunt on our main floor and a Christmas craft upstairs for ages 3-10. This event is ADMISSION BY DONATION (cash or a contribution to the Port Dover and Area Lifeline Foodbank).

WHAM – Holiday Starlight Shopping

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 15 November 2024. Posted in Events. No Comments on WHAM – Holiday Starlight Shopping

WHAM – Holiday Starlight ShoppingNOV 14 & 215:00 pm – 8:00 pm Kick-off your holiday shopping by visiting Bowlby Bros. & Co., the museum’s famous gift shop. Featuring home and garden products, unique seasonal ornaments and fabulous stocking stuffers. The museum will be open extended hours to join other vendors in Waterford for a night of holiday splendor organized through the Chamber of Commerce. Want to be a vendor? The Waterford Chamber of Commerce’s Starlight Shopping are two evenings geared at bringing the community together to kick off the holiday shopping season and encourage...

WHAM – Heritage Agricultural Show

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 19 October 2024. Posted in Events. No Comments on WHAM – Heritage Agricultural Show

WHAM – Heritage Agricultural ShowOCT 1910:00 am – 4:00 pm Featuring heritage agricultural machinery displays on the north grounds of the museum as part of Waterford’s Pumpkinfest. Admission by donation. Exhibitor registration to be provided at a later date.

DTMHC – Robyn Michaud: Jingle Dancing & Indigenous Culture

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 27 September 2024. Posted in Events. No Comments on DTMHC – Robyn Michaud: Jingle Dancing & Indigenous Culture

DTMHC – Robyn Michaud: Jingle Dancing & Indigenous CultureSEP 27 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm The Delhi Tobacco Museum & Heritage Centre welcomes Professor Robyn Michaud to the museum as she talks about the rich heritage of Indigenous people in Canada. Robyn, who grew up in Tillsonburg, is a member of the Anishnaabe, Bear Clan from Sagamok Anishnawbek. Robyn teaches at Conestoga College and the University of Western Ontario, where she is working towards her Doctorate in Education. Robyn will be talking about diversity within Indigenous culture and the power of dance as an expression of...

WHAM – Agricultural Hall of Fame

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 14 September 2024. Posted in Events. No Comments on WHAM – Agricultural Hall of Fame

WHAM – Agricultural Hall of FameSEPT 14 2:00 pm The Agricultural Hall of Fame at WHAM honours and celebrates Norfolk County’s outstanding contributions to agriculture and promotes the importance of these achievements. Join us as we formally recognize the 2025 recipients and unveil the new exhibit highlighting their accomplishments. To see a full list of past inductees, click here: Inductees

WHAM – A Disappearing Landscape: The Townsend Barns Project

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 16 July 2024. Posted in Virtual Exhibits. No Comments on WHAM – A Disappearing Landscape: The Townsend Barns Project

A Disappearing Landscape: The Townsend Barns ProjectCombining the Historical Society’s 20 plus years of research and hundreds of photographs with an online interactive portal, the project highlights the rural landscape through historic barns and agricultural outbuildings. Click the image below to access.

PDHM – Arbor Dog Races

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 14 June 2024. Posted in Events. No Comments on PDHM – Arbor Dog Races

PDHM – Arbor Dog RacesJUN 1411:00 am – 2:00 pm Generously sponsored by The Arbor Calling all Dashing Dachshunds! Bring your four-legged best friend and join us in Riverfront Park for the Third Annual Arbor Dog Races! Weenies will race to claim the prize of fastest hot dog around. Are your dogs a little taller? Don’t worry, we’ll have Heinz 57 race or two for everyone else. Enter our Costume contest and parade your pup to the pier. Don’t forget to test your pet’s agility on our new course. 11:00 am: Costume Contest on the Dock – $2/dog to enter (open to all breeds) 11:30 am:...

DTMHC – Multicultural Food Fair

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 7 June 2024. Posted in Events. No Comments on DTMHC – Multicultural Food Fair

DTMHC – Multicultural Food FairJUN 711:00 am – 3:00 pm Norfolk County celebrates its cultural diversity with style! Join us and our friends at the Multicultural Heritage Association of Norfolk for a day of food, music and wonderful cultural displays. Admission by donation.

WHAM – Car Boot Sales

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 31 May 2024. Posted in Events. No Comments on WHAM – Car Boot Sales

WHAM – Car Boot SalesSaturday, July 128:00 am – 12:00 pm Calling all treasurer hunters! Start your Saturday morning thrifting at WHAM with this old-fashion English style flea market. Vendors selling antiques, collectables and “good junque” will be setup on the museum grounds. Admission is free. Cancelled if raining.Be a vendor! Load up your car and sell your junque from the trunk at the Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum’s CAR BOOT SALES. This old-fashioned, English styled flea market will be running on the East parking lot of the museum the 2nd Saturday of July – 8am...

PDHM – Hockey Night in Port Dover

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 8 May 2024. Posted in Events. No Comments on PDHM – Hockey Night in Port Dover

PDHM – Hockey Night in Port DoverMAY 87:00 pm We hate to bring this up, but do you know the last time the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup? In 1967, the last of the Original Six era games saw Toronto beat the Montreal Canadiens in a Centennial nail biter of a series. This 27-minute colour recap with original sound – including narration by Alex Trebek – has been recently digitized at the highest quality. With play-by-play by Bill Hewitt and Danny Gallivan, it features some of your favourite players such as our own Red Kelly, Tim Horton and Henri Richard. Admission by donation...

Waterford Curator stands next to display from Barn Exhibit

MAY is Museum Month!

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 6 May 2024. Posted in Blog. No Comments on MAY is Museum Month!

BLOGJames Christison, curator at Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum, with a photo exhibit in 2022 of area barns which was one part of A Disappearing Landscape: The Townsend Barn Project. PHOTO BY STAFF Simcoe Reformer Read More

WHAM – Easter Eggstravganza

Written by Norfolk Heritage & Culture on 19 April 2024. Posted in Events. No Comments on WHAM – Easter Eggstravganza

WHAM – Easter EggstravaganzaSaturday April 19 Join us this year at the Waterford Arena Baseball Diamonds for WHAM’s Easter Eggstravaganza! The Easter Bunny will be dropping off thousands of delicious chocolate eggs around the field, just waiting to be found! Along with these delicious treats, egg hunters will have multiple chances to win special prize packages! Saturday April 19Gate opens at 10:30am sharp, first come first serve basis. Egg Hunt begins at 11:00am sharp.$5 per child, 12 years old and under. Location: Waterford Arena Baseball Diamonds32 East Church St. Waterford ON Kindly...