Events and activities
The Ontario Heritage Trust and its partners host events throughout the year. Find out what's happening in your community. See what's on at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre ...
Media releases and announcements
Our media releases and announcements chronicle heritage-related events and activities. Check out what's new and what's happening at the Trust.
Speeches
Our Chairman and Executive Director attend events where they give speeches that highlight heritage in Ontario. Read some of those speeches here.
| Dec. 13 | Natural Spaces Program protects heritage land in Grey County
TORONTO Today, The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, Chairman of the Ontario Heritage Trust, Donna Cansfield, Minister of Natural Resources, and Aileen Carroll, Minister of Culture, announced a property acquisition in Grey County through Ontario's Natural Spaces Program ... | | Dec. 8 | EVENT - Make your own Christmas crackers at Fulford Place
Christmas crackers have been a popular holiday tradition since they were created by a London confectioner in the mid-19th century ... | | Nov. 27 | EVENT Enjoy special two-for-one holiday programming at Fulford Place
This holiday season, Brockville's Fulford Place is offering two-for-one admission ... | | Nov. 24 | EVENT Enjoy an Edwardian Christmas tea at Fulford Place
Join us as we celebrate the 13th annual Edwardian Christmas tea at Fulford Place. This delicious holiday tradition includes an elegant afternoon tea, a tour of the mansion and musical entertainment ... | | Nov. 7 | Aurora Armoury commemorated by provincial plaque
AURORA Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust and The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC) unveiled a provincial plaque to commemorate the Aurora Armoury and its long and historic association with the town ... | | Nov. 3 | EVENT - Discover the art of silk ribbon embroidery at Fulford Place holiday workshop
Join us for a workshop to learn the art of silk ribbon embroidery ... | | Oct. 20 | EVENT - Enjoy a metal artifacts identification workshop with Janet Carlile at Fulford Place
If you're not sure if your candlesticks are made of wrought iron, cast iron or tarnished brass, then this is the course for you ... | | Sep. 7 | Bethune-Thompson House commemorated by provincial plaque
WILLIAMSTOWN Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust and Doors Open Cornwall-Seaway Valley unveiled a provincial plaque to commemorate Bethune-Thompson House ... | | Sep. 6 | Provincial plaque commemorates historian William Perkins Bull
BRAMPTON Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust and the Peel Heritage Complex unveiled a provincial plaque to commemorate William Perkins Bull, K.C., LL.D., a financier, philanthropist and historian ... | | Sep. 4 | EVENT - Come out to Doors Open Ontario events this fall!
Doors Open Ontario 2007 is well underway, but there are more events still to come this season ... | | Aug. 27 | Ontario Heritage Trust seeks nominations of young heritage volunteers
TORONTO The Ontario Heritage Trust is seeking nominations of youth aged 18 and under for its 2007 Young Heritage Leaders program. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, October 31, 2007 ... | | Aug. 24 | EVENT - Explore the fascinating world of tea at Fulford Place
Join us at Fulford Place for a special celebration dedicated to the enjoyment of tea ... | | Aug. 24 | EVENT - Become a pioneer for a day at Homewood Museum
Travel back in time to the early 1800s at Homewood Museum's Pioneer Kids day camp and discover what a child's daily life was like ... | | Aug. 23 | Provincial plaque commemorates Chloe Cooley and the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada
QUEENSTON HEIGHTS Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust and the Niagara Parks Commission unveiled a provincial plaque to commemorate Chloe Cooley and the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada ... | | Aug. 21 | Provincial plaque commemorates Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway Company
DWIGHT Today, a provincial plaque was unveiled by the Ontario Heritage Trust and the Township of Lake of Bays at South Portage Dock in Dwight, Ontario to commemorate the Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway Company once known as the "smallest commercially operated railway in the world" ... | | Aug. 18 | Provincial plaque commemorates Puce River black community
LAKESHORE Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust, the Lakeshore Black Heritage Committee and the Town of Lakeshore unveiled a provincial plaque to commemorate the Puce River black community ... | | Aug. 18 | EVENT - Summer programs for children at Barnum House
Bring your children to Barnum House for a fun-filled afternoon of activities at this historic site ... | | Aug. 15 | EVENT - Join the tea party at Fulford Place
You won't want to be late for this very important date. Join us for the Mad Hatters Children's Tea and Etiquette Party at Fulford Place ... | | Aug. 12 | EVENT - Make a rug at Homewood Museum
This summer, discover the art of making penny and braided rugs a popular craft of the 1800s at the rug-making workshop at Homewood Museum, one of the oldest houses in Ontario ... | | Aug. 8 | EVENT - Enjoy spooky thrills this summer at Fulford Place
Looking for something different this summer? Come to Fulford Place and experience the spine-tingling thrills of an evening of ghost stories and a guided lantern tour ... | | Aug. 4 | Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site Celebrates Emancipation Day
DRESDEN Today, Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site held its annual Emancipation Day celebration, hosted by The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, Chairman of the Ontario Heritage Trust ... | | Aug. 4 | EVENT - Celebrate Emancipation Day at Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site
Come to Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site on Saturday, August 4 for Emancipation Day a celebration of hope and freedom commemorating the end of slavery in the British Empire ... | | Jul. 29 | EVENT - Family Day at Homewood Museum
Pack up your family and a picnic basket for an old-fashioned Family Day at Homewood Museum ... | | Jul. 25 | Provincial plaque celebrates the urban design movements that shaped Kapuskasing
KAPUSKASING Today, in the Pavilion at the Welcome Centre, a provincial plaque was unveiled by the Ontario Heritage Trust and the Town of Kapuskasing to commemorate the unique town plan that helped shape Kapuskasing ... | | Jul. 14 | Provincial plaque commemorates French presence in Lafontaine
LAFONTAINE Today, at Ιcole Sainte-Croix de Lafontaine, a provincial plaque was unveiled by the Ontario Heritage Trust and the Township of Tiny to commemorate the French presence in Lafontaine ... | | Jul. 7 | EVENT Opening of Doris McCarthy exhibition at Parry Sound Station Gallery
Join Doris McCarthy on her 97th birthday at the opening celebration of an exhibit of her work at the Parry Sound Station Gallery ... | | Jul. 1 | EVENT - 2007 Ontario "Yours to discover" Fun Pass
The Fun Pass will be distributed to 1.4 million elementary school children through their schools in June. It provides one free child's admission to 15 participating Ontario provincial attractions. Valid from July 1 to September 3, 2007 ... | | Jun. 24 | Natural Spaces Program protects heritage lands in Durham Region
TORONTO Today, The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, Chairman of the Ontario Heritage Trust, David Ramsay, Minister of Natural Resources, and Caroline Di Cocco, Minister of Culture, announced two property acquisitions in Durham Region under Ontario's Natural Spaces Program ... | | Jun. 18 | Natural Spaces Program protects heritage lands in Grey County
TORONTO Today, The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, Chairman of the Ontario Heritage Trust, David Ramsay, Minister of Natural Resources, and Caroline Di Cocco, Minister of Culture, announced two property acquisitions in Grey County under Ontarios Natural Spaces Program. The properties located near Flesherton and in Meaford were acquired in partnership with the Bruce Trail Association and will help secure the optimum route of the Bruce Trail ... | | Jun. 16 | EVENT - Join us this summer at Homewood Museum
The Ontario Heritage Trust will open Homewood Museum in Maitland for guided tours and special events again this summer ... | | Jun. 14 | Ontario Heritage Trust recognizes young volunteers
TORONTO The Ontario Heritage Trust is honouring over 230 youth across the province through its annual Young Heritage Leaders program, which helps communities recognize youth for significant voluntary contributions to built, cultural and natural heritage preservation ... | | Jun. 9 | Barnum House opens on June 9 for the summer season
GRAFTON Barnum House opened today for the 2007 summer season. This National Historic Site the former home of Eliakim Barnum, a prominent member of the community in the early 1800s is one of Ontarios finest examples of neo-classical architecture ... | | Jun. 9 | EVENT - Guest lecturer Frances Hoffman to speak at Fulford Place
In celebration of the special exhibition The Pleasure of Your Company: Coffee and Tea Artifacts from the Fulford collection Brockville's Fulford Place is pleased to present two lectures by Canadian author Frances Hoffman ... | | Jun. 9 | EVENT - Antiques ID Clinic and Auction at Barnum House
In support of the 2007 summer season at Barnum House in Grafton, Ontario, Waddington's Brighton and the Ontario Heritage Trust are hosting two special events ... | | Jun. 2 | Trails Open Ontario kicks off in Ottawa
OTTAWA Today, the new Trails Open Ontario program kicks off with two launch events one on the Ottawa Section of the Rideau Trail and one at the Petrolia Discovery Trail. Todays launch events coincide with International Trails Day ... | | Jun. 2 | Trails Open Ontario kicks off in Petrolia
PETROLIA Today, the new Trails Open Ontario program kicks off with two launch events one at the Petrolia Discovery Trail and one on the Ottawa Section of the Rideau Trail. Todays launch events coincide with International Trails Day ... | | May. 19 | Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site opens May 19
DRESDEN Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site opens for the summer season on May 19. The five-acre museum site celebrates the achievements of Reverend Josiah Henson and other early black settlers ... | | May. 17 | Ontario Heritage Trust hosts gala in honour of Lincoln Alexander
TORONTO Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust hosted a gala fundraiser in celebration of The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander's 85th birthday and the Trust's 40th anniversary ... | | May. 15 | Ontario Heritage Trust seeks Heritage Community Recognition Program nominations
TORONTO The Ontario Heritage Trust is seeking nominations for its 2007 Heritage Community Recognition Program. The deadline for nominations is Friday, August 3, 2007 ... | | Apr. 23 | Ontario Heritage Trust celebrates community volunteers
TORONTO The Ontario Heritage Trust is honouring over 290 people across the province through its annual Heritage Community Recognition Program, which helps communities recognize volunteers for significant contributions to built, cultural and natural heritage preservation, as well as heritage garden conservation ... | | Apr. 5 | Ontario Heritage Trust launches Trails Open Ontario
TORONTO The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, Chairman of the Ontario Heritage Trust, Jim Watson, Minister of Health Promotion, and Caroline Di Cocco, Minister of Culture, today announced the launch of Trails Open Ontario ... | | Apr. 5 | Doors Open Ontario 2007 season begins
TORONTO The sixth season of Doors Open Ontario begins on April 28 in Guelph, with events continuing through October. During 44 events this year, communities across the province will open the doors to their heritage buildings, architectural showpieces and sites of local significance all free of charge ... | |
