Beaverton’s Annual House Tour is a fundraiser by Beaverton Thorah Eldon Historical Society to maintain this proud community’s historical roots, alive in the bricks and mortar of the Beaver River Museum (Old Stone Jail pictured here).
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This year the City of Pickering is celebrating its Bicentennial with a number of special events. Coming up this weekend Pickering Museum & Village is staging two days of its annual “Steam Up” event with a Bicentennial Ball and a Beard & Moustache competition as added highlights.
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Earth Hour started in 2007 with 2.2 million people turning off all their non- essential lights in Sydney, Australia. Three years later this event had captured a global audience in 126 countries; an astounding 90,000,000 people in the U.S. alone. Famous landmarks such as the Niagara Falls, the Golden Gate Bridge and Rome’s Coliseum all plunged into darkness as the world joined together to raise awareness of climate change issues.
I read one blog where the writer said she was going to light candles, have a glass of wine and watch a DVD……don’t know how her DVD is powered? Maybe batteries — do they count?
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One of Heritage Days’ main attractions at the Uxbridge Historical Centre is the 1812 Village and War of 1812 re-enactment group. A history lesson comes to life about a war where the British army had only about 4,450 soldiers to defend 1,000 miles of border.
A theme of this year’s event is Made by Hand: Past and Present showcasing various works including a photography exhibit of wooden barns, model ships and museum artifacts such as hair wreaths, crocheting, wood carvings and other folk art.
“There will be something for everyone” said Carol Johnson, president of the Uxbridge-Scott Historical Society. “One lady is even bringing a crocheted table cloth that was made in the late 1800s by family members as they were sailing to Canada from Scotland.”
In addition to folk art, Ms. Johnson said the event will include demonstrations of antique farm equipment and steam, gas and oil engines and the miniature railroad is returning to the schoolhouse.
There will also be live entertainment, food vendors and plenty of games and crafts for children during the two-day event.
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A terrific image from Clarington Museum & Archives promotes MoonLight Madness this week on My Durham Desktop. This festival is a great time to shop as many stores will lure you with their bargains during extended hours – 6.00 p.m. and 11.00 p.m. Wear pj’s and you’ll fit right in!
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Enjoy Friday night concerts throughout the summer at the Thomas Foster Memorial, a striking building of marble and mosaics, inspired by the Taj Mahal.
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