History Bites: Is Art a Salve to War?
ONLINEJoin curator Dawn Owen in conversation with contemporary artists Anong Migwans Beam, Anique Jordan, Barbara Todd, and Lyn Westfall, who consider themes of war and human conflict in art making.
History Bites: Where the Rivers Meet
ONLINEJoin Guelph Museums Curator Dawn Owen for History Bites: Where the Rivers Meet. Dawn will be in conversation with the researchers behind the Decolonizing Place Narratives project. More information to come soon!
It Happened Here: The Great Fire of Guelph
ONLINEThis month, Education Coordinator Ken Irvine takes you along to investigate a devastating fire at Stewart Lumber in 1921, which ended up impacting downtown Guelph for generations to come!
History Bites: Moving Histories, Neighbourhood Mysteries
ONLINERoll the film! Guelph Museums Curator Dawn Owen will be in conversation with Guelph storyteller and artist Jenny Mitchell, Guelph Film Festival, and Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition to discuss the exhibition and community project Moving Histories, Neighbourhood Mysteries.
Backyard Theatre: McCrae in the Mirror
McCrae House 108 Water Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaMcCrae in the Mirror is a dramatic flight of fancy inspired by the life, work and renowned storytelling panache of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. Playwright Mike Ford animates well and lesser-known aspects of Guelph's most famous son in a provocative voyage through the mists of the past.
It Happened Here: The Train Arrives in Guelph
ONLINEIn this episode of It Happened Here, Ken Irvine dives into the history of the railway in Guelph.
Guelph Pipe Band: Celebrating 100 Years
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThe creation of a pipe band was inspired by the Guelph Burns Club, which celebrated poet Robbie Burns in the local Scottish diaspora. To fund the band, a Tag Day campaign raised $72 and the Victoria-Guelph Chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire collected $500. The Guelph Pipe Band was officially formed in the fall of 1922.
History Bites: From the Vault – Getting Dressed in Guelph, Part 2
ONLINEIn this episode of History Bites: From the Vault, Visitor Experiences Assistant Anna takes a close look at a few dresses from the turn of the 20th century.
