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Collage of clothing and art from the 1990s.
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Archives Speaker Series

Step into Wellington County's past with the Archives Speaker Series! Join us as local experts take a look at surprising discoveries, untold stories, and fascinating perspectives that have come from the work of preserving Wellington County's History.

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As If!

Get a taste of the trends, tunes, styles, and headlines that made the 1990s totally fly.

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Emerging Insights

The second annual Emerging Insights juried exhibition celebrates the creative voices of secondary school artists from across the Upper Grand District School Board.

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Ephemera

Newspapers, product packaging, matchbooks, prescription bottles, baseball cards, ticket stubs, diaries, and comic books are just a few examples of items that are intended to have a fleeting existence.

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Photograph of the Wellington County Poor House, with man and child standing on front steps, taken circa 1890.
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Poor House Story

Learn more about the Wellington County Poor House and the people who lived here from 1877-1947.
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Closed - Labour Day

Sep 7 2026
Ride Remember Renew below image of a bike and trail inside a line drawing of a house.

Elora Cataract Trailway Association and Aboyne Rural Hospice Fundraiser

Sep 19 2026
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Archives Speaker Series - Spilling The Tea: A Museum Curator’s Surprising Stories

Sep 20 2026
Archives reading room with bookshelves and wooden tables and chairs

Archives Speaker Series - Mapping the Journeys of Mapleton’s Black Inhabitants of the Queen’s Bush Settlement

Oct 4 2026

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