Battlefield Tour, Summer Courtyard Music Series, "FACES", Celebrate Canada 150th and more.

Take a tour of the Battlefield this summer

Two of our sites are only open to the public during the summer. If you havenâ€™t visited them, or it has been a while, donâ€™t forget to check out the Battle Ground Hotel Museum (and the improved Redmond Heights Park that sites adjacent) and Willoughby Historical Museum before Labour Day weekend.

Battle Ground Hotel Museum is a wonderful interpreted 1850s tavern that explores early tourism life in our community. The Museum is located on the historic battlefield of Lundyâ€™s Lane. Tours by costumed interpreters take you through life in the tavern and the impact of the Battle of Lundyâ€™s Lane. It is open Friday â€“ Sunday from 11am to 5pm until August 28th and located at 6151 Lundyâ€™s Lane. We also provide tours of the battlefield on these days at 2pm. Please arrive early.

Willoughby Historical Museum explores the rural life of Niagara Falls. Located along the Parkway on the corner of Weaver Road, a visit to the museum will include an exploration of the history of Willoughby. This museum is open Wednesday â€“ Sunday 11am to 5pm until August 30^th.

Both museums offer free admission.

Music in the Courtyard is back this summer!

Our Summer Courtyard Music Series continues this year. Working with MyStage, the Museum will be showcasing local talent once again this summer. Join us for four intimate concerts featuring local Niagara acts. Part of @ The Museum Thursday Night and free as always. Music starts at 7pm.
July 7: Beth Moore and Oscar Anderson-Schortt
July 21: Taylor Hulley and Laurel Minnes
August 4: Nick Riot and Serena Pryne of the Mandevilles, James Underwood and Anthony
Botting
August 18: Road Waves and Katey Gatta

"FACES: Portraits From Our City"

The Niagara Falls History Museum is excited to announce its newest temporary exhibition, Faces: Portraits From Our City, opening in the Niagara History Museum on Saturday, May 14, 2016. The images shown in this exhibition are portraits from two collections brought together to highlight this classic genre of portraiture.
The artworks included will move the viewer through a variety of themes and mediums --- from portraits commissioned as statements of power to the highly stylized constructs found in the abstract. The exhibition showcases more than 40 portraits from the historical collections of the Niagara Falls Museums and contemporary collection of the Niagara Falls Art Gallery.
Faces Portraits Exhibition will be featured at the Niagara Falls History Museum, 5810 Ferry Street, from May 14 to November 27, 2016.

Help Celebrate Canadaâ€™s 150 Birthday by lending us a piece of your history

The Museum is gathering 150 objects from the people of Niagara to tell the story of what it is to be Canadian.
Do you have an heirloom that ties you to Canada? What connects you to your Canadian Community? What do you have that makes you think of Canada? What is quintessentially Canadian to you? What do you miss when you are away from Canada?
Your objects and your stories will be on display at the Niagara Falls History Museum from
May â€“ December 2017

BE A PART OF THIS ESSENTIAL EXHIBITION

Contact the Museum to share your object and tell your story.

The Niagara Spanish Aero Car
(now called the Whirlpool Aerocar)

In 1913, the Niagara Parks Commission granted a fifty year franchise to a Spanish Company, Estudios y Obras de Ingenieria, to build and operate a cable car ride over the Whirlpool, from Colt's Point to Thompson's Point. The cable car was designed and built by Spanish engineer Leonardo Torres-Quevado. It was similar in structure to a smaller cable car at Mount Ulia San Sebastian in Spain, but could accommodate forty people. To learn more about the aero car, follow the link below:

The Aero car

Free Admission every Thursday night from 5 - 9 p.m. Make us a habit.

The Niagara Falls History Museum is Free every Thursday night (5pm-9pm). Below are the activities on the schedule for this month.

August 4 @ 7pm
Courtyard Music Series
Silhouette of a musician playing on stage
MyStage Presents: the 2016 Summer Courtyard Music Series at the Niagara Falls History Museum. Join us for four intimate concerts featuring local Niagara acts.
Featuring: Nick Riot and Serena Pryne of the Mandevilles, James Underwood and Anthony Botting.

August 11 @ 7pm
Copper Beech Field Trips with artist Elizabeth Chitty
Step outside the Museum doors and go for a stroll with us through Drummond Hill Cemetery to Ruth Redman Heights. Past and present mingle, as you look and look again. See what's new to you and bring fresh eyes to the familiar and every day. We will walk mostly in silence except for your spoken words into an audio recorder as you respond to what you see. Take photos if you like and upload them to the project website.*

Walks take place every other Thursday evening at 7pm from July 28 through September 8. Meet in the Niagara Falls History Museum lobby.
August 11 (rain date August 18)

* Participation by recording your voice and/or contributing photos is voluntary and not required. By contributing, you acknowledge that you give permission for use of the images and sound files on-line and as part of the Copper Beech Field Trips installation at the Niagara Falls History Museum on Niagara Night of Art, September 22, 2016.
www.copperbeechfieldtrips.ca

August 18 @ 7pm
Courtyard Music Series
Silhouette of musicians playing on stage
MyStage Presents: the 2016 Summer Courtyard Music Series at the Niagara Falls History Museum. Join us for four intimate concerts featuring local Niagara acts.
Featuring: Road Waves and Katey Gatta.

August 25 @ 7pm
Copper Beech Field Trips with artist Elizabeth Chitty
Step outside the Museum doors and go for a stroll with us through Drummond Hill Cemetery to Ruth Redman Heights. Past and present mingle, as you look and look again. See what's new to you and bring fresh eyes to the familiar and every day. We will walk mostly in silence except for your spoken words into an audio recorder as you respond to what you see. Take photos if you like and upload them to the project website.*

Walks take place every other Thursday evening at 7pm from July 28 through September 8. Meet in the Niagara Falls History Museum lobby.
August 25 (rain date September 1)

* Participation by recording your voice and/or contributing photos is voluntary and not required. By contributing, you acknowledge that you give permission for use of the images and sound files on-line and as part of the Copper Beech Field Trips installation at the Niagara Falls History Museum on Niagara Night of Art, September 22, 2016.
www.copperbeechfieldtrips.ca

Thank you to the Region of Niagara for support of @ the Museum Thursday Night.
Niagara Region Logo

The Insiders

Also on Thursday nights, when you visit the Museum, you might run across one of our new crew of volunteers. These individuals have worked with us on coming up with a new perspective on looking at our history. There will be new people out each week, so make it a habit of stopping by.

Educational Programs

The Museum has released the 2015/16 educational program offerings for teachers. There are a few new programs that fit the Ontario Curriculum as well as Museum and Battlefield tours.

We are also excited to be working with Niagara Falls Transit on offering free bus transportation to elementary school children.

2015 Donors

The Niagara Falls Museums would like to thank the following financial donors to the Museum for their support of the work that we do here.

Bank of Montreal
George Dunn
George & Teresa Dyck
Dino Fazio
Friends of Stamford Village
Cindy Milner
Jonathan Milner
Niagara Community Foundation
Patterson Funeral Home
Willoughby Historical Society

Event and Program Sponsors
Oast House Brewery

Donors to the Collection
John Ainslie
Sharon Allen
Cady Berardi
Domenic Caruso
Malerie Dorman
Don Ede
Peggy Erwin
Kathleen Ferro
Marcia Hoag
Linda Killip
Town of Lincoln
Risto Liipere
Brian Merrett
Wilma Morrison
Lt. Col. Bernard Nehring
Crystal Nelson
Peter Richmond
Anthony Roberts
Violet Wright
Sherman Zavitz

Financial Support also provided by
City of Niagara Falls
Government of Canada
Province of Ontario

Project Partners
Niagara Falls Art Gallery
Brock University
Stamford Collegiate
Ontario Genealogical Society-Niagara Branch
Niagara Falls History Museum
The Counsell Family
Bob & Vera Gale
Niagara Historical Society & Museum
Stephen B. Shanfield M.D.
TAG Art Gallery
Ed Werner

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