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Lambton Heritage Museum hosts PA Day Event: Explore the Outdoors

Grand Bend, ON – Lambton Heritage Museum is hosting the PA Day Event: Explore the Outdoors on Wednesday, June 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

In partnership with the Ausable Bayfield and St. Clair Region Conservation Authorities, families can enjoy a fun and educational PA Day event at the Museum. Visitors will participate in a variety of hands-on activities and learn about the unique environment that surrounds Lambton Heritage Museum.

“Lambton County has so much ecological diversity,” said Colleen...

Heritage Sarnia-Lambton organizes Passport Challenge

Grand Bend, ON – This summer, Heritage Sarnia-Lambton is challenging all visitors to re-discover Lambton County museums by completing the Heritage Sarnia-Lambton Passport Challenge.

“Many local museums have been closed over the past two summers due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dana Thorne, Curator/Supervisor with Lambton Heritage Museum. “We thought this year was a great time to organize this type of initiative to invite our community and visitors to re-discover Lambton’s treasured museums, and...

Heritage Sarnia-Lambton hosting Heritage Hour talk on mysterious artifacts

Wyoming, ON - The Heritage Sarnia-Lambton network will be hosting a new virtual Heritage Hour on Thursday, June 16 at 7 p.m. This panel presentation, titled Mysterious Artifacts, will explore strange and unusual artifacts lurking inside the museums’ vaults.

“There are many fascinating artifacts in our collections with very unique stories,” said Nicole Aszalos, Archivist/Supervisor, Lambton County Archives. “Through the collections research process, we were able to gather interesting details about...

Lambton County Archives receives Institutional Award

Wyoming, ON – Lambton County Archives is pleased to announce that they have been awarded the AAO Institutional Award, presented by the Archives Association of Ontario (AAO). The annual AAO Institutional Award is presented to archival institutions that have made significant contributions to the advancement of the archival field or community, while demonstrating innovation with the establishment of outstanding programs or services.

This award recognizes Lambton County Archives’ recent project Remembering...

Oil Museum of Canada offers PA Day Event: Meet Our Wild Neighbours

Oil Springs, ON - Oil Museum of Canada, National Historic Site, is inviting local students, families, and members of the public to Meet Our Wild Neighbours at a PA Day event on Friday, June 10.

Drop in to the Oil Museum of Canada between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on June 10 to enjoy some fun PA Day activities. The event will feature a presentation by Heaven's Wildlife Rescue from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. and will give you a chance to meet some critters from Heaven's Wildlife Rescue in person. Visitors will...