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The Battle Ground Hotel Museum & Willoughby Historical Museum
Summer is here, and this is a time for open up two of our museums.
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 Lundy’s Lane.Tours by costumed interpreters take you through life in the tavern and the impact of the Battle of Lundy’s Lane. It is open Friday – Sunday from 11am to 5pm until August 27th and located at 6151 Lundy’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 – Sunday 11am to 5pm until August 27th.
Both museums offer free admission and start the season on Victoria Day weekend.
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Pieces of Canada ~ 150 years – 150 objects
We reached out into the community, and they responded. Over 140 artefacts have been loaned to the Museum for this exhibition. Community members have provided their artefacts and their idea on what makes it an important story about Canada's past.
Visitors will explore the objects that the people of Niagara feel, tell a story about the country they live in. There are stories about transportation, immigration, sports, military and much more. These are personal stories that collectively tell us something about our nation.
Pieces of Canada opens on May 20th and is on display in the OPG Temporary Gallery until December 31st.
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The Indian Ossuary
Image courtesy of the Niagara Falls (Ontario) Public Library
The largest First Nations burial ground in the Province of Ontario was found in 1828, when a violent thunder storm blew down a large tree. Bones and First Nations relics such as pipes, pottery and arrowheads were found to be entangled in the roots. More bones and artefacts were unearthed during the construction of the St. David's Ravine Road. In 1908, during a commercial excavation of sand and gravel, many specimens and artefacts were destroyed, and a number of skeletons were uncovered and delivered along with the sand. There was no archaeologist present to collect and preserve the artefacts, and as a result, the bones and relics were taken to private homes as souvenirs and eventually lost or destroyed. The artefacts which were found at the quarry site included clay pots, brass and copper kettles, shell gorgets, beads, and clay and stone pipes. The Ossuary was located on land which was known as the Berriman or Mount Dorchester Farm, on the St. David's Ravine Road, near Mountain Road.
To learn more about the story of the Ossuary, click on the link below:
The Ossuary
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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.
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Become a Member
Museum membership is inexpensive and an affordable way to find out about our community. Your membership gets you free admission to the Museum and current edition of our publication “Circa”, which is filled with great articles on local history. Past editions are also available for sale in our Gift Shop.
- Individual Membership - $15
- Family Membership - $25
For more information on other benefits, call the museum at 905-359-8327.
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Educational Programs
The Museum has released the 2016/17 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.
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