NCA – Norfolk Old Boys and Girls’ Reunion: 100 Years
NORFOLK OLD BOYS AND GIRLS’ REUNION: 100 YEARS
On September 6, 1923, Town of Simcoe Council started the discussions around organizing an Old Boys and Girls’ Reunion, sometimes referred to as ‘Old Home Week’. By October 4, 1924 an Old Boys’ Executive Committee was established and several other sub-committees were formed to plan for the event, including a Finance Committee, Reception Committee, Music Committee, Decoration Committee and 5 other committees. In the 1924 budget, the Town of Simcoe Council pledged $2000 to the committee to support the reunion.
Norfolk County Archives
109 Norfolk Street South, Simcoe
Tuesday to Friday – 10 am to 4 pm
DTMHC – Tobacco Kilns of Norfolk County
Exhibit runs May 11- October 12, 2024
Scattered across Norfolk County are tobacco kilns, remnants of a once vibrant industry. Larry Monczka’s stunning photographs capture the beauty of these gently decaying buildings while documenting the architectural artifacts that were synonymous with the history of the region.
DTMHC – Feeding the Gangs: Culinary Arts on the Farm
Runs March 23 – December 31, 2024
The young men on the farm worked up a great appetite harvesting tobacco. Sometimes feeding 20 young men daily takes planning, skill, and strength. Hear their stories through Shirley Glendinning and the Canadian Tobacco Grower magazine and learn about their essential contribution to the industry. The exhibition will also display a different monthly recipe highlighting their culinary expertise.
WHAM – Swords and Plowshares
Runs November 2, 2024 – February 20, 2025
Critical to Canada’s war effort was the battle on the “Industrial Front” fought by the factories of the nation and no manufacturer modeled this better than the Cockshutt Plow Company.
The Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum in partnership with the Canadian Industrial Heritage Centre presents Swords & Plowshares Revisited to highlight the contributions of the Cockshutt Plow Co. and the Cockshutt family in three distinct periods of world conflict. With a Second World War workforce comprised largely of women, their products served in the farmer’s field, the battlefield, and took flight in combat.
Opening Gala on Sunday, November 3 from 2pm to 4pm.
Exhibit Runs from November 2024 through February 2025
Admission by donation
PDHM – From Her Hands: Norfolk’s Women Potters in the 1960s & ’70s
On Until January 1, 2025
This exhibit explores women potters in Norfolk County during the 1960s and 70s, with emphasis on the work of Donna Matthews, Donna Ryerse, Jean Woolley, George and Didi Eerenberg and Ruth Peets. Co-curated by local folk artist Jeremy Hayes.
WHAM – Textile Tenacity: Charitable Quilting In Ontario
Runs October 4, 2024 – February 29, 2025
Quilting if 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.
WHAM is holding an Opening Gala on Sunday, November 3, 2024 beginning at 2:00pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.