This is an archived event from Culture Days 2021.
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STC Museum | Virtual Museum Lecture Series | The Underground Railroad
Digital
History & heritage Museum StorytellingDate and time
This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.
Location
St. Catharines Digital Activity
St. Catharines, ON
Directions: More information and registration (if applicable) can be found online at www.stcatharines.ca/culturedays.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Online
About
Join the St. Catharines Museum for a virtual lecture series exploring interesting times in the history of the City.
Museum Programmer Sara Nixon will discuss the myths of the Underground Railroad and some of the challenges those myths present in interpreting such a popular, secretive, and fascinating history.
Links
- More in St. Catharines stcatharines.ca
Organizer
St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre
The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre is a municipally operated facility. It is the home of the St. Catharines Museum Exhibits and Collection, the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum and the Lock 3 Ship Viewing Platform.
The Museum is open daily for 90 minute sessions from:
9 – 10:30 a.m.; 11 a.m.– 12:30 p.m., 1-2:30 p.m. and 3-4:30 p.m.
You are welcome to visit for more than one session. Between sessions visitors must exit to allow enhanced cleaning procedures.
At the Museum you will also find:
Museum Exhibits
The Lock 3 Ship Viewing Platform
The Welland Canal Fallen Workers Memorial
A Discovery Park/Picnic area and adjacent recreational trail
The Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum
Museum Gift Shop
This event is part of a hub:
St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre
St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre St. Catharines, ONThe St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre is a municipally operated facility. It is the home of the St. Catharines Museum Exhibits and Collection, the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum and the Lock 3 Ship Viewing Platform....