History Bites: Melba Jewell
ONLINEIn commemoration of Black Heritage Month don't miss History Bites with Melba Jewell! This event features an online oral history conversation with a prominent member of Guelph's Black community and Jewell…
Military Lecture: Atomic Soldiers – The Canadian Armed Services and Radiation Exposure during the Cold War
ONLINEBanner Image: April 1935, W.L. Britnell and Stan McMillan unload the first shipment of uranium concentrate from the Northwest Territories. Source: opentextbc.ca, Canadian History: Post-Confederation by John Douglas Belshaw Military…
It Happened Here: Provincial Winter Fair
ONLINEJoin Guelph Museums Education Coordinator Ken Irvine as he walks you through the evolution and history of the Provincial Winter Fair from the core of beautiful Downtown Guelph!
Moving Histories, Neighbourhood Mysteries
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaMoving Histories, Neighbourhood Mysteries marks the end of a multi-year collaboration in three of Guelph’s vibrant neighbourhoods – Two Rivers, Onward Willow, and Brant Avenue – where we explored two driving questions: What makes a place home? How do communities change over time?
History Bites: Mind the Gap
ONLINEDawn Owen will be in conversation with Becky Katz, Alex Jacobs-Blum, and Chyler Sewell, the artist facilitators behind Mind the Gap: Intergenerational Connectivity between Seniors and Youth, now showing at the Civic.
Military Lecture: Civilians at the Sharp End – First Canadian Army Civil Affairs in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
ONLINECivil Affairs is the forgotten branch of First Canadian Army (FCA) in the Second World War. The men of Civil Affairs (CA) were a crucial link between the army and the civilian populations that were both liberated and occupied by FCA.
It Happened Here: The Drill Hall
ONLINEOn this episode of It Happened Here, Guelph Museums Education Coordinator Ken Irvine dives into the history of the Guelph Drill Hall! The area Ken explores has been connected to…
The Origin of Fan: Folding Form and Function
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThe Origin of Fan: Folding Form and Function considers the local and global histories, technological innovation, and cultural significance of fans. The exhibition draws from Guelph Museums’ collection of over 80 fans and related photographs, postcards, and other ephemera.