Canada Day celebration to feature poetry readings and military reenactments
June 25, 2015, GUELPH, ON: Guelph Museums is celebrating Canada Day this year at McCrae House with an afternoon full of activities and performances, including poetry readings by Toronto’s Poet…
Artist’s Inspiration: Bob McCorkindale
We asked local artists to create works inspired by John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields for a special juried art show commemorating the centenary of the poem. The submissions we received…
5 Live Rock to give free concert on patio of Civic Museum
GUELPH, ON, June 21, 2015: The all-girl rock band 5 Live Rock will play a free concert this Friday on the patio at the Guelph Civic Museum, atop the recently…
Three Tips for a Perfect Cup of McCrae House Blend Tea
The McCrae House Blend tea is a hardy black tea that is so popular we have difficulty keeping it on our shelves at the Hilltop Shop . Guelph Museums asked tea…
Artist’s Inspiration: Connie DeRuyter
We asked local artists to create works inspired by John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields for a special juried art show commemorating the centenary of the poem. The submissions we received…
How to write a play about a Canadian hero
Meet Don Macrae, author of A Night in Flanders Get inside the mind of Canadian hero John McCrae. Try to imagine the turbulent emotional state that led to the composition of…
Artist’s Inspiration: Bruce Shapka
We asked local artists to create works inspired by John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields for a special juried art show commemorating the centenary of the poem. The submissions we received…
In Conversation with Richard Gazzola
Guelph lawyer talks about Italian Canadian experiences during Second World War June 9, 2015, GUELPH, ON: On June 14, a former local lawyer, Richard Gazzola, will be at the Guelph…
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This pocket globe, circa 1808, was brought to Guelph from England by the Marsh family – it is one of 40,000+ artifacts in the collection.
