Our 100,000-square foot bunker is the best place to enjoy some safe and physically distanced Halloween fun! Come dressed in your favourite costume. Discover spooky (and cute) ghosts and monsters throughout the museum, and earn some treats (see details below). The Diefenbunker offers plenty of open space to run around, and we will allow a […]
Kyle Upton, Ghosts of Fort George (CAN) Mark Brugh, Sharpsburg Civil War Ghost Tours (US) Glen Shackleton, Haunted Walks Inc. (CAN) Join us around a digital fire as we share some strange but true tales of haunted battlefields and forts, from the War of 1812, the Civil War and the battlefields of France. Our […]
Join us on Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m. for some spooky storytelling! Museum staff will recount some of the horrid hauntings that have occurred in Goulbourn Township, as recorded by S. Bernard Shaw in Ghosts of Goulbourn. To register for the event, please click here. Registration is open until noon on October 29. The event will […]
Dale Jarvis, St. Johns Haunted Hike (CAN) John Adams, Ghostly Walks of Victoria (CAN) Glen Shackleton, Haunted Walks Inc. (CAN) Our special guests make their homes at opposite ends of this creepy continent but are some of Canada’s finest storytellers. From ghost ships to haunted pubs, the true north strong and free is also […]
Our guest speaker will be the Honorary Colonel, and former Commanding Officer, of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, Dan Mackay. HCol Mackay will be speaking to the history, battle honours, and personal stories of the regiment as well as their place in Ottawa and the Canadian Army today. There will be a question and answer […]
Have you ever heard of healing charms? “Healing charms have been a mainstay of nearly every culture in the world at some point in history, and yet, due to the nature of them requiring a certain amount of secrecy in order to be functional, they are frequently lost to the hands of time and modern […]
Annually, Goulbourn Museum hosts an Old Fashioned Christmas & Artisan Market in November. This year, their Virtual Old-Fashioned Christmas Market will take place from November 19th at 10am to 22nd at 5pm. They will be hosting 16 vendors selling anything from jams to soaps to pottery to candles.
How is the public involved with who goes on a bank note? How are the images chosen? Join Suzette Argo and Boyd Laanstra, specialists from the Bank of Canada’s Currency Department visual content team, as they chat about creating new bank notes for Canada.
Share in the holiday cheer with your household at Cumberland Heritage Village Museum. This season, they’ve adapted their Vintage Village of Lights as a drive-through experience. Relax and enjoy the festive scenery from your vehicle as you pass through a 1920s and 30s village illuminated by over 30,000 lights. Colourful vignettes will highlight Christmas traditions […]
Join Osgoode Museum this month for free Poppy Painting from the comfort of your home over Zoom! You don’t need any artistic experience painting or crafting and you can use materials you have on hand at home!