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Guelph Pipe Band c. 1926, 1992.33.2 Guelph Museums In commemoration of Robbie Burns Day on January 25, we've cooked up an episode of History Bites exploring Scottish connections and traditions in the City of Guelph. Robbie Burns is the National Poet of Scotland and this Scottish holiday celebrates his life and body of work. But…
Catastrophe - Stories and Lessons from the Halifax Explosion will be presented by Roger Sarty, Editor of the recovered book manuscript of ‘Catastrophe’ by the late Professor T. Joseph Scanlon. The Halifax explosion, 6 December 1917, was the worst disaster in terms of loss of life in Canadian history. More than 1,900 people were killed…
Have you ever wondered how things work? How space travel is possible? Why some things float and other things sink? How we generate electricity? How sound travels? Let’s discover the answers together! Led by undergraduate physics students and guided by professors Dr. Joanne O’Meara and the Great Orbax, Virtual STEM was held last November with two…
It Happened Here is a place-based video series exploring the history behind well known locations in the City of Guelph. For this episode, you're invited to join Education Coordinator Ken Irvine at the Court House to learn about the history of Guelph's involvement with capital punishment. Exploring the period of religious intolerance that gripped the…
The exhibition Guelph Girls Hockey Association at 25 Years traces the history of the Guelph Girls Hockey Association. Since 1996, GGHA has offered recreational and competitive hockey for female players, centred in physical fitness, self-esteem, and confidence building, and on the development of volunteers and community leaders.
Organized by Centre for Artistic & Social Practice (Hamilton, ON) and presented at Guelph Civic Museum, Mind the Gap is an exhibition of artworks created by a community of seniors and youths working with practicing artists in Hamilton and Guelph. Through co-creative artmaking, the project aimed to decrease isolation among the participants and to bridge their generational gap.
In 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 family historian (and bass player for the celebrated ‘60s musical trio The Fabulous PJs!). History Bites is a monthly series of bite-sized conversations inspired by…
Banner 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…
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