2016 Events
January:
10
Sunday FUNday – Art & History. An art session where participants are invited to
interpret our portrait of Harriet Cock in whatever medium they like. Supplies included;
bring your own if you like. Admission is $5 per person.
19
OHS Speaker Series
31
Tea & Talk – Stories from the Collection
February:
7
Sunday FUNday – Victorian Tea: Minding Your P’s and Q’s. Visitors will learn how to set
a proper table for tea, manners and etiquette required. Receive a calling card and
sample teas that are typically served at the Museum’s Victorian Teas.
15
Family Day – Curio
16
OHS Speaker Series
28
Tea & Talk – Then & Now: A History of Oshawa’s Four Corners
March:
6
Sunday FUNday – Around the Victorian House. Artifact and chore stations.
14-18 March Break – Archaeology Week
15
OHS Speaker Series
20
Tea & Talk
April:
3
Sunday FUNday – Family Trees & Archives Awareness
19
AGM & Speaker Series
24
Tea & Talk. Culinary topic TBD
May:
5
Mother’s Day Tea – 11:30 am
7
Mother’s Day Tea – 1:30 pm
9
Exhibit Opening. Freemasonry: A History Hidden in Plain Sight
15
Accessioned!
17
OHS Speaker Series
29
Tea & Talk – Oshawa’s Masonic History
June:
5
Downtown Walking Tour 12 p.m.
23
Victorian Tea 11:30 a.m.
July:
1
Canada Day
17
Thomas Henry’s Grandpa’s Picnic. Hopscotch, ice cream (Kitchen Aid mixer attachment),
pioneer chore relay, croquet, tea from the garden.
28
Victorian Tea 11:30 a.m.
August:
18
Victorian Tea 11:30 a.m.
September:
4
Sunday FUNday – School Days.
11
Union Cemetery Tour
20
OHS Speaker Series
25
Tea & Talk – Education in Oshawa (Olive French)
***Culture Days/Doors Open – Garden Tours***
October:
2
Sunday FUNday – Harvest Wreaths
15
International Archaeology Day
18
OHS Speaker Series
30
Tea & Talk – Harbour Cemetery Tour
November:
6
Sunday FUNday
15
OHS Speaker Series
27
Tea & Talk. Remember When: A History of Oshawa from 1790 – Present
December:
3
Lamplight Tour
14
Christmas Tea 11:30 a.m.
15
Christmas tea 11:30 a.m.