The 2023 Norfolk County Heritage & Culture Events, Exhibitions, and Programs Guide is now available and includes 2023 include community events, exhibits, youth programming, and more.
WHAM – Founders Celebration: Waterford & Townsend Historical Society
Runs Wednesday, October 18 to Saturday, January 6, 2024
A celebration in honour of the WTHS as we mark the last year of the society with over 50 years of preserving, documenting, collecting and showcasing Waterford and Townsend’s History….
WHAM – A Disappearing Landscape: The Townsend Barns Project Part II
Runs July through September, 2023
Barns have become an important part of our agricultural heritage but with the ever changing needs of the farming industry, many have vanished. Explore the historic barns of Waterford and Townsend through Pat II of A Disappearing Landscape.
WHAM – The Innovation of Cockshutt
Runs October through February, 2024
Founded as the Brantford plow Works by James G. Cockshutt in 1877, the Cockshutt Plow Company was responsible for nearly a century of agricultural innovation with the launch of tractors, combines and farm implements. In partnership with Laurier University, Brantford and the Canadian Industrial Heritage Centre, this will be a featured exhibition in the Agricultural Gallery.
WHAM – Bottled Spirits (& Pop)
Runs Friday, October 2 – Friday, January 31, 2024
This featured exhibit highlights Ontario’s bottling history through nearly 150 years of glass and stoneware vessels – ginger beers, sodas and siphons. You’ll be amazed at the variety and ingenuity of this bottling industry.
