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Brockville Museum’s Historical Walking Tours Begin June 20th: Sign Up Now!

June 7, 2019 Media Release

Brockville – Trials and royal pick-pockets or shipwrecks and factory-explosions, the Brockville Museum is offering two distinct historical walking tours around Downtown Brockville this summer that are sure to entertain and delight audiences looking to explore some of Brockville’s unique and lesser-known history. Our popular “Brockville’s Criminal Past” walking tour is back for a 5th season. Join us on this... Read More

Friends of Brockville Library Present March Meet The Author: Johanne Brennan

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Hometown TV12

Brockville – The Friends of the Brockville Public Library’s March Meet The Authors is Johanne Brennan, author of ‘How to Thaw Out Your Frozen Feet’. The book will help you discover how to thaw your frozen feet and end the cycle of hardship, pain and abuse. For you to heal, nurture yourself, and finally begin to experience freedom. It takes... Read More

Meet the Author to Feature Johanne Brennan at March Gathering

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 Media Release

Brockville – The Friends of the Brockville Library welcome Author Johanne Brennan to the Brockville Library March 30th at 2:00 p.m. Brennan’s book “How to Thaw Your Frozen Feet” will help you discover how to thaw your frozen feet and end the cycle of hardship, pain and abuse. For you to heal, nurture yourself, and finally begin to experience freedom.... Read More

FRIENDS OF THE BROCKVILLE MUSEUM 2019 ANNUAL BOOKSALE COMING UP APRIL 8TH TO 12TH

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 Media Release

Brockville – The Friends of the Brockville Museum Annual Booksale is scheduled for April 8th to April 12th, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. As usual, members of the Friends of the Brockville Museum have an opportunity to purchase books from noon on April 5th until 4:30 p.m. The sale will be at the Brockville Museum, 5 Henry Street,... Read More

Counterculture edition – a taste of life on the edge at the Brockville Museum!

March 7, 2019 Media Release

Brockville – What things might you be a bit curious about but have never had the chance to try? Let the Brockville Museum help you with that at this year’s “Counter-culture” edition of the annual Museum@Night series! Three uniquely themed events will be held on the last Friday evening of the month starting in March. At these adult-only, after-hours events you can indulge... Read More

Brockville Museum opens new family-friendly exhibit about immigration

February 9, 2019 Media Release

Brockville – The Brockville Museum is thrilled to announce the opening an all-new, family-friendly and interactive exhibit, “Travel Trunk: Unpacking Brockville’s Cultural Stories”. The exhibit opens to the public on Family Day, Monday, February 18th. The exhibit aims to unpack the role immigration has played in Brockville’s development and to share the stories of local newcomers while helping visitors to... Read More

Brockville Museum’s Next Talk and Tea to Feature Brockville’s Confectioneries: Feb 14th, 2019

February 8, 2019 Tammy Wilson

Brockville – Next week’s Talk and Tea at the Brockville Museum will be held on February 14th. Given that it is Valentine’s Day, it would seem somehow appropriate that the topic is Brockville’s Confectioneries. Admission to Talk and Tea is only $5 per person, with a discounted rate of $3 for friends of the Brockville Museum members. This includes tea... Read More

Brockville Museum seeks photo from 1979

October 29, 2018 Media Release

Brockville – The Brockville Museum is currently working on a new family-friendly exhibit that will explore the immigration stories and journeys of those who have called Brockville home. The exhibit will feature profiles of specific waves of immigration, including British Home Children, Dutch immigrants, and Vietnamese refugees. As it works on developing this exhibit, however, the museum has identified a... Read More

Of Plagues and Vampires Brockville Friends of the Library Features Dr. Michael Hefferon Oct 27th, 2018

October 25, 2018 Media Release

Brockville – Kingston’s semi- retired Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Oncology at Queen’s University; Dr. Michael Hefferon will be discussing his book, Of Plagues and Vampires at the Brockville Public Library at 2 p.m., on Saturday, October 27. Hear about the many myths, believable or factual and the role they play in medicine. Questions such as did Vampires really exist?... Read More

Jasmine’s Cheerleaders Paint Party being held Oct 26th at Cardinal Legion

October 18, 2018October 20, 2018 Tammy Wilson

Cardinal – Galop Gallery will host a butterfly paint night fundraiser on Oct 26th in support of Jasmine Saunders who was critically injured in an ATV accident in August. Funds raised from the event will go to help with Jasmine’s medical costs as well as to help her family financially during this devastating time. “We are hoping to raise money that... Read More