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Oil Museum of Canada announces pollinator-themed PA Day event

Oil Springs, ON - Oil Museum of Canada, National Historic Site, invites the public to learn about local pollinators and the role they play in Ontario’s ecosystem during their PA Day event Pollinators and Plants. The Oil Museum recognizes the importance of pollinators and has planted a section of the property with native plant species to support local pollinators. Additionally, the oil fields around the Oil Museum at Fairbank Oil are a significant naturalized area supporting a wide range of native...

Lambton Heritage Museum launches Machinery Masterminds program

Grand Bend, ON – Lambton Heritage Museum is pleased to announce the launch of Machinery Masterminds, a program to teach aspiring minds how to service and maintain antique machinery using artifacts from the Museum’s collection.

Over the course of four sessions, participants will learn about antique machinery maintenance while supporting Museum staff member Jeremy Robson in the maintenance of the Museum’s historic Rumely Tractor. Participants will assist with activities such as pulling and cleaning...

Return of the Swans at Lambton Heritage Museum

Grand Bend, ON – The Tundra Swans have been spotted in the Thedford Bog behind Lambton Heritage Museum. Bring your binoculars and witness one of nature’s amazing spectacles in person!

Each spring the Tundra Swans make their annual stop in Lambton County as part of a 6,000 kilometer migration loop between Chesapeake Bay and the Canadian Arctic. In a good year, there may be as many as 15,000 individual birds resting on the bog, attracted by the melt water of spring and the remnants of the prior...

Oil Museum of Canada offers PA Day event celebrating winter sports

Oil Springs, ON – Oil Museum of Canada, National Historic Site, invites the public to embrace the winter weather and participate in a fun PA Day event focusing on winter sports and activities.

This drop-in event filled with family-friendly activities takes place on February 3, 2023 between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the Oil Museum. Visitors should come dressed for the weather, as they can borrow snowshoes provided by Lambton County Library to take a stomp around the snowy Museum grounds. Inside...

Lambton Heritage Museum Hosts PA Day Event: Game On!

Grand Bend, ON – Lambton Heritage Museum is hosting the PA Day Event Game On! on Friday, February 3 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Grab an opponent (or two) and drop in to the Lambton Heritage Museum for a day filled with family-friendly games. Visitors will be able to play classic games like chess, checkers, and Crokinole, as well as try their hand at larger than life versions of popular favourites like Jenga and Connect Four.

“We’re looking forward to our first PA Day Event of 2023 with some...