EVENTS
Heritage Dinner and Silent Auction
Saturday 24th October. Oxford Centre Hall.

On Saturday 24th October, Norwich & District Historical Society will host our annual Heritage Dinner and Silent Auction! This year's speaker will be photographer Mark Zelinski, who will present “Niagara Escarpment: Land Between Waters”. This presentation brings exquisite focus to the environmental treasures of the Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, and to the diverse Indigenous and settler communities that thrive along its rugged, curving path. The show includes photos and stories from his global travels, and also features Mark Zelinski’s stunning photography of Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), considered the plant and wildlife biodiversity hotspot of Canada.

This year, we will be conducting part of the silent auction online - stay tuned for the launch of this part of the auction in the coming weeks! Tickets for the dinner can be purchased here: https://www.universe.com/.../heritage-dinner-silent...

For more information, check out the event page: https://www.facebook.com/share/18youNekfA/

Trick or Treat at Norwitch Booseum & Spooky Music with the Norwich Band
Tuesday 27th October from 5:00 PM

Join us at the booseum if you dare for spooky crafts and games from 5pm. Are you brave enough to enter our haunted saltbox house?
Then, from 7:00 PM, quake at the spooky music from the Norwich Band in the Quaker Meeting House!

No charge (donations welcome). All who dare are welcome!

Lunch and Learn with Wayne Cartier: Highland Bagpipes
Wed., November 18th  at the museum 11:00 am

Learn about the Highland bagpipe with local Wayne Cartier. With forty years experience travelling the globe and competing at the world championships fifteen times, Wayne will share his insight on the piping scene, where to learn, and how to peruse this great instrument. Wayne is the owner of PipersChoice and Scott's Highland Services. His business focus is on Celtic product lines and Highland bagpipes.
This event will be followed by a free soup and sandwich lunch. Attendance is free, but donations to help cover our costs are encouraged (recommended donation: $10).
Please register in advance by telling us you're "Going" on this Facebook event page or contacting the Museum by email or phone. Reservations help us to know how much food we need and how many seats to put out, so please make sure that you let us know if you are attending!

Fall Lunch and Learn Schedule:
14th Oct 2026 Arthur McClelland, A Tale of Two Brothers: The Bedfords and the Rebellion of 1837
18th Nov 2026 *Note unusual date!* Wayne Cartier, Highland Bagpipes
9th Dec 2026 Vic Whitcroft on Dr William Levingston
13th Jan 2027 Dr Cody Groat, Always a Part of the Land: The Federal Commemoration of Indigenous Histories
10th Feb 2027 Kate Bakos, Culture in the Countryside: The Aesthetic Movement in Tillsonburg
10th March 2027 TBD
14th April 2027 Dr Barry Burtis, Backyard Birdwatching
12th May 2027 Dr. Robyn Michaud: Jingle Dancing and Indigenous Culture

All events will be followed by a soup and sandwich lunch. Attendance is free, but donations to help cover our costs are encouraged (recommended donation: $10).
Please register in advance by telling us you're "Going" on the Facebook event page or contacting the Museum by email or phone. Reservations help us to know how much food we need and how many seats to put out, so please make sure that you let us know if you are attending!