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Port Dover, Ontario, Canada
Joined January 2014
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Happy New Year! We’re celebrating with the launch of our new website.
Through public consultation, we became aware that folks wanted a single landing source for all our info and news. This new website meets that demand. Check back often for 2024 info. norfolkheritage.ca
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Remembering Norfolk, a new initiative intended to provide opportunities to reflect & learn about those who came before.
Remembrance Day is a time for us to honour the service, courage and sacrifice of the men & women who served & died in the line of duty.
youtu.be/iActadve24c?si=vLAw…
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Join us for guided tours through the village to hear the deathly tales of local lore that have emerged from the quaint homes and gentle fields of the area.
Tickets go on sale September 27 at 10:00 am. (shorturl.at/cLQ37)
Port Dover Museum retweeted
*NEW* Heritage & Culture’s Public Collections Portal to launch on Heritage Day 2023. Here is a sneak peek of what you can expect to find when you visit norfolkculture.ca. Catalogue records will be added on a regular basis so please check back with us often to see more!
Port Dover Museum retweeted
Norfolk County is well represented at the Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show this week!
What is your favourite part of the Fair? 🎡 🐎 🍭
Port Dover Museum retweeted
Nominations Open for Heritage & Culture Dogwood Awards
Established in 2007 and named after Norfolk County’s official flower, the awards spotlight outstanding work in subjects such as history, visual arts, music, and media.
To nominate visit norfolkculture.ca
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Early this morning, WCC staff and Survivors came together to move the memorial to the Mohawk Village Memorial Park. We continue to honor the memory of the children and we ask visitors to please continue to visit the memorial that has been set up in the Memorial Park.
Port Dover Museum retweeted
Norfolk County to host first-ever Norfolk Community Day in June bit.ly/3krNAjW
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The National Trust Endangered Places List shines a national spotlight on heritage places at risk, from places of faith to cultural landscapes, historic homes and schools to traditional main streets.
Submit your nomination today:
nationaltrustcanada.ca/what-…
Port Dover Museum retweeted
Tomorrow, take a virtual tour of the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse and experience a day in the life of a Victorian school child at an 1858 Toronto school. Register here 🎟️: eventbrite.ca/e/the-enoch-tu… #ONHeritageWeek
ALT Exterior of Enoch Turner Schoolhouse.
Port Dover Museum retweeted
BREAKING SEPT 14: 24 schools with cases. Do we really think it will stop there? Dozens of kids eating without masks, large classes, etc. Sad prediction: more children and education workers will get sick already 189~ cases. #UnsafeSeptember2021
Port Dover Museum retweeted
Today we made history which seems appropriate with our 1st virtual live camp program. It was pirate day at Museum Mondays Summer Adventures. Participants had a great time with Captain Museum Bones. A new camp every Monday. For more info or to register: eventbrite.ca/o/norfolk-coun…
Port Dover Museum retweeted
Presenting a new online interactive story map featuring the Heritage Designated Properties in #NorfolkCounty. Includes photos, brief description and location. Thank you to our colleagues in the GIS department for their assistance with this project.
bit.ly/34zAita
Port Dover Museum retweeted
ANNOUNCING NEW ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. History at Home!#NorfolkCounty #museums will be presenting activities online to reinforce student learning during this time of home schooling. Fun, hands-on activities every Mon. & Thurs. on Facebook. Apr. 27 @PortDoverMus will launch.
Port Dover Museum retweeted
This week’s edition of our podcast #CuratedPast is courtesy of @DTMHC_Canada. A timely story of one man’s generousity & kindness in the face of hardship. We hope you listen & enjoy. Please share. Thanks to @WorkCabinMedia for assist. @evabrookdonly @PortDoverMus @WhamMuseum
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A very early photo of the Delhi District German Home compared to today (with a little help from Google Maps). Note the grassy open space on the right with telephone poles in the distance.
Port Dover Museum retweeted
The 2nd episode of our podcast Curated Past is now available here and on @Spotify. The Great Jam Story of 1940 is courtesy of @PortDoverMus. Enjoy!
anchor.fm/curatedpast/episod… @DTMHC_Canada @evabrookdonly @WhamMuseum #podcast #culturalheritage #norfolkcounty
Port Dover Museum retweeted
Looking for something to do this evening as you relax at home? Try your hand at our first Norfolk County history quiz. Answers will be posted tomorrow evening. Good luck! #norfolkcounty #history #museumsmatter #crossword @DTMHC_Canada @evabrookdonly @PortDoverMus @WhamMuseum
Port Dover Museum retweeted
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Norfolk County Heritage & Culture Dogwood Awards. This year we have added a new category for Heritage Property Stewardship. Nominations close March 31st. Info at: norfolktourism.ca/norfolk-he… …
