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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.

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WHAM – Summer Camp

WHAM – Summer CampJuly & August Daily 9:00am – 4:00pm Registration starts Wednesday, May 8. Camp runs from Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm with the exception of holidays. Register for a single day or for a whole week.  Ages 5-10, children must be 5 years old on the day of camp. Proof of age required at drop off. Cancellation Policy: If there is not enough interest in a specific camp program, the program will be cancelled at the discretion of museum staff, and those who have registered will receive a full refund. No refunds will be issued if the registrant chooses...

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WHAM – Swords & Plowshares Revisited

WHAM – Swords and PlowsharesRuns 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...

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WHAM – Youth Volunteer Mentorship Program

WHAM – Youth Volunteer and Mentorship ProgramOrientation Day June 110:00am – 12:30pm WHAM’s youth volunteers are vital to the success of our camps. We believe that each volunteer can offer something unique to our programs , whether you have a special talent or interest or just enjoy working with kids. The Youth Volunteer and Mentorship Program is offered to youth ages 13 and older. Volunteering is a great way to begin a resume, earn school volunteer hours, make new friends, and develop leadership skills. Before they can begin to volunteer, all youths are required to attend an...

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WHAM – Painting Ornament with Crock A Doodle

WHAM – Painting Ornaments with Crock A DoodleSaturday November 30 & Saturday December 7 1:00pm – 3:00pm Paint your own holiday ornaments to give to a loved one (or keep yourself!). Crock-a-Doodle is coming to WHAM with all the supplies needed to make a mess and take home a treat! Treasures will be ready to pick up the following week. All ages, parent supervision required. $30 per participant, 2 ornaments per person.Pre-Registration is required via Eventbrite or in person to save $$ processing fees. Register Here

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WHAM – Textile Tenacity: Charitable Quilting in Ontario

WHAM – Textile Tenacity: Charitable Quilting In OntarioTextile Tenacity: Charitable Quilting in Ontario WHAM is please to present the first of two Textile Tenacity exhibitions. 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. On display from November 20 through March 2025

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WHAM – Agricultural Hall of Fame

WHAM – Agricultural Hall of FameSaturday, September 15, 20242:00pm – 4:00pm 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 2024 recipients and unveil the new exhibit highlighting their accomplishments. To see a full list of past inductees, click here: Inductees

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WHAM – Heritage Tractor Show

WHAM – Vintage Tractor Show Vintage Tractor Show at WHAMSunday, October 20 – 9:00am to 3:00pm WHAM will be hosting its first annual vintage tractor show in celebration of all things Pumpkinfest. Featuring a variety of tractor makes and models on the east grounds of the museum. Have a tractor to show-off? Registration forms are available HERE or in person at WHAM.

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WHAM – Farmerettes At War

WHAM – Farmerettes At WarNovember (Date TBD) Learn about the forgotten history of the young women who answered the call by working on the farms in Ontario – including Waterford – during the Second World War. Join author Bonnie Sitter as she shares her research and documentary highlights from Ontario Skins and Peach Fuzz: Memories of Ontario Farmerettes. Admission by donation. 

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WHAM – Holiday Starlight Shopping

WHAM – Holiday Starlight ShoppingNovember 14 and 21 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. 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 Norfolk County residents to BUY LOCAL! Several...

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WHAM – Norfolk County Cabinet Makers

Virtual Exhibit WHAM – Norfolk County Cabinet MakersThe following represents documented individual makers and factories in business between 1840 and 1965. While not complete, it is the most comprehensive list currently available. The date indicates the year the maker/factory was recorded as being in operation and not the year established. If you have information about a maker from Norfolk County not listed, please email the Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum with details. (Sources: WHAM files, Norfolk County Archive files, and “The Cabinet Makers of Norfolk County” published by...

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