DELHI TOBACCO MUSEUM & HERITAGE CENTRE
SATURDAY, JUNE 20 PAUL ALLEN - BRIGHT LIGHTS BLACK STARS 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ADMISSION BY DONATION Author of When Tobacco was King brings us his latest book about diversity, struggle, and perseverance. Paul Allen has written a non-fiction book which follows the journey of Negro League baseball players in Canada's oldest baseball league. The author will be on hand to answer questions and sign books.
SATURDAYS: NOV 28 & DEC 5
LIGHT UP THE SEASON: DELHI BIA CHRISTMAS PARTY NOV 28: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM DEC 5: 3:00 – 6:00 PM ADMISSION BY DONATION The Delhi BIA presents “Light up the Season.” Come see the Delhi Tobacco Museum & Heritage Centre in all its Christmas grandeur. Sip a cup of hot cocoa and try your hand at our seasonal scavenger hunt, then take a picture with olde St. Nick and tell him all your holiday wishes! See handmade decorations made by the students from St. Frances and Delhi Public School.
FRIDAY, OCT 23 & SATURDAY OCT 24 HAUNTED SAWMILL 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM • $10 PER PERSON PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED The Quance sawmill has a dark side. Do you dare explore the interior of the sawmill and come face to face with the shadowy energy that built up over a hundred years of accidents and injury? What forces feed off the pain and survive in the blackness of the abandoned mill. Small brave groups tours will be guided through mill at designated time slots?
EXHIBITS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
VOICES OF LABOUR: STORIES FROM THE TOBACCO GANGS OF NORFOLK COUNTY The history of one of Canada’s most important agricultural crops is examined through the voices of the young men and women that flocked to Norfolk County in search of high wages and fresh starts for themselves and their families. This exhibit explores the transformation of local labour demographics and the farming experience through the oral histories of the workers from Canada, the United States, new immigrants from Europe, and foreign guest workers that make up modern job seekers in this industry.
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