Heritage Week in Ontario invites Ontarians to celebrate heritage in all its forms (cultural and natural, architectural, archaeological and collections), its diverse traditions and cultural expressions.
The City of Belleville’s Heritage Belleville advisory committee and Glanmore National Historic Site are celebrating by hosting several special events.
Glanmore is hosting a number of museum chats this week on a variety of topics. Regular museum admission applies.
Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. – “Preserving your Heirlooms: Keeping Materials Safe for the Long-Term”
Thursday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. – “From Attic to Basement”
Saturday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. – “Bad Victorian Ideas: Arsenic, Mercury, and Lead… Oh my!”
Friday afternoon Glanmore hosts a special screening of “Celebrating Hockey History: The Story of the 1958/59 Belleville McFarlands World Champion Hockey Team.”
That event will be held at 2 p.m. at at the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre. Tickets can be purchased for $20 online at Glanmore.ca.
Heritage Belleville will host a free event on Thursday, Feb. 20 starting at 6 p.m. at UpFront Café (313 Front St.), featuring an awards ceremony for this year’s Heritage Revitalization Award winners, and a book reading with local author and historian Connie Carson who will read an excerpt from her newest book “Facades on Front” with a book signing to follow.
