History Bites: Rapid Response: Collecting Today for Tomorrow
ONLINEJoin us for a series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. First up in our online series, Guelph Museums curator Dawn Owen talks Rapid Response: Collecting Today for Tomorrow. Join curator Dawn Owen for a casual conversation about the Museums’ Rapid Response Collecting program. We will reveal, for the…
Military Lecture – Fighting for Citizenship: Black Union Soldiers on the Battlefield and in Politics
Image: 1864 Union recruitment broadside, P. S. Duval and Son, Philadelphia Guelph Museums’ 2020-2021 military lecture series is going digital! Dana Weiner presents, Fighting for Citizenship: Black Union Soldiers on the Battlefield and in Politics. During the U.S. Civil War, African American men fought to join the Union ranks. Their struggle was just one operation…
History Bites – Her Story: Trailblazers of Guelph and Wellington County
Join us for an online series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. Guelph Museums curator Dawn Owen will be chatting about Her Story: Trailblazers of Guelph and Wellington County, a display highlighting the contributions of women and organizations/groups who have advanced the status of women by leading the way…
History Bites: Second World War Remembered
ONLINEBetween 1939 and 1945, the Second World War was an international conflict fought on land, on sea and in the air. Canadian soldiers played a major role in the war, including many from Guelph. In this 75th anniversary year, we come together to remember their lives and reflect on their sacrifices. Join us on Wednesday,…
Military Lecture – War Junk: Munitions Disposal and Postwar Reconstruction in Canada
ONLINEGuelph Museums’ 2020-2021 military lecture series is going digital! Dr. Alex Souchen presents, War Junk: Munitions Disposal and Postwar Reconstruction in Canada. War Junk reveals the complex political, economic, social, and environmental legacies of munitions disposal in Canada. During the Second World War, Canadian factories produced mountains of munitions and supplies, including some 800 ships, 16,000…
History Bites: Live from the Vaults
ONLINEJoin us for a series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. This History Bites session featuring a deep dive into the collection vaults. We'll be looking into the museum's collection of cookbooks and cooking tools. From Second World War rationing to a Covid Community Cookbook, and all the happier…
History Bites: Guelph Circa 1999
ONLINEJoin us for a series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. Guelph Museums curator Dawn Owen will be chatting about current exhibit, Guelph Circa 1999 with special guests Ajay Heble, Dean Palmer, Ian Findlay, Jessica Steinhauser, and Mark McAlpine. Watch guests compete in a 90s trivia challenge, as they…
Military Lecture – The Power of Witnessing in the Work of Battlefield Painter Mary Riter Hamilton
ONLINEClearing the Battlefields in Flanders, 1921, Mary Riter Hamilton Dr. Irene Gammel presents, "The Power of Witnessing in the Work of Battlefield Painter Mary Riter Hamilton". Canadian painter Mary…
