Military Lecture: John Norton – Teyoninhokarawen and the Indigenous Great Lakes 1780s-1820s
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaJohn Norton was born to a Cherokee man and a Scottish woman in 1770, and adopted by the Mohawks in the 1790s. He rose to important military and diplomatic leadership…
Fourth Friday: Matt Zaddy with Heather Christine
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaEvery Fourth Friday of the month enjoy free admission to the Civic Museum from 5 to 9 p.m., and a free concert starting at 7 p.m. Cash bar. Preregistration is required. Get your tickets on Eventbrite. This Fourth Friday there will also be Public Remarks in the programming room at 7 PM and self-guided tours…
Light A Candle: Figures with Silver Candlesticks in Medieval Illumination
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaBack by popular demand, Debbie Thompson Wilson leads this watercolour workshop, providing participants with a choice of images based on medieval manuscript illuminations that include silver candlesticks, taking inspiration from the "Light a Candle to Curse the Dark" exhibition, currently on view at Guelph Civic Museum, . All the paintings will be miniatures (under 4…
Tales from the Hill: Guelph Guild of Storytellers
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features a guest teller in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes hot cider, light refreshments, and conversation. Guests are invited to register a telling or participate during the open mic storytelling. Tales from the Hill runs on the second Wednesday or Thursday…
Fourth Friday: A Verese Vassell-Bowen Holiday
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaUpdate! This event is now SOLD OUT! Every Fourth Friday of the month enjoy free admission to the Civic Museum from 5 to 9 p.m, a free concert starting at 7 p.m, and a cash bar. Join us for a Festive Evening of Music and Merriment! Get into the holiday spirit with your loved ones…
Holiday Break Toys & Games For Families
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaLooking for a fun holiday activity? Visit the Civic Museum and try out some classic toys from our education collection. Our programming room will be filled with toys, games and puzzles for young and older kids to play with and explore over the Winter Break. Image ID: Guelph Museums, 1975X.00.209, Set of 13 Dominoes
Tales From the Hill: Guelph Guild of Storytellers
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features a guest teller in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes hot cider, light refreshments, and conversation. Guests are invited to register a telling or participate during the open mic storytelling. Tales from the Hill runs on the second Wednesday or Thursday…
Reading Between The Rows: In Conversation with Our Waters
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTeioháte Kaswenta, or Two Row Wampum, was made between the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and early settler-colonial states (1613, 1664). It symbolized 'Two Peoples' – settler and Indigenous – who were to sail down the ‘river of life’ in two separate-but-equal rows. But settlers and Indigenous peoples alike have often straddled boats, for…
