Programs & Workshops

Programs

The museum and archives offer a wide variety of programs and workshops for the public in addition to specialized education programs for schools, homeschoolers, and educational groups.

Erie Adventurers Summer Camp

School Programs

Online Programming

Workshops

Workshops on research skills, archives and artifacts conservation and preservation, and other topics are offered by archives and museum staff. We can also provide workshops for groups.

Hands-on Heritage

Join us for another summer of Hands-on Heritage! For the third year in a row, the department of Museum and Culture will be hosting a series of historical pastime workshops on the grounds of the Museum and Roselawn, with a special focus on Folk Arts.

Fee: $10.00/person

Spaces are limited, book your spot by contacting Public Programmer, Sloane McDowell at sloane.mcdowell@portcolborne.ca or 905-228-8055.

2026 Workshop line-up to be announced shortly.

Property Research Workshops

Do you want to learn more about the history of your property or your home?

Join us for this workshop about resources and research techniques to conduct your own property research. We will demonstrate how to use onland.ca, other online resources, and archival resources, including insurance plans and directories

Oct 3, 2026, 9:00 am to 12 noon

Advance Registration Required: contact us 905-834-7604

L.R. Wilson Heritage Research Archives

286 King St. Port Colborne

Participants are invited to bring their own laptops or tablets to use during the workshop

$20 per person donation

Useful Links resource

Private Workshops