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Stories and I-Spy at The Brown Homestead
In-person
Agriculture Craft History & heritage Kids Storytelling LibraryDate and time
Location
The Brown Homestead
1317 Pelham Road
St. Catharines, ON
Directions: The Brown Homestead is currently not accessible by public transit and is located on a rural road. Please drive with caution around the bend on Pelham Road towards our site.
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
Has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
Join us for stories and a scavenger hunt at the site of the oldest home in St. Catharines!
The St. Catharines Public Library will kick off the morning by reading a storybook in our historic Dining Room. Then, follow us for an exciting I-Spy Scavenger Hunt of our inspiring grounds. Come discover the agricultural and Indigenous connections to this amazing site seeped in centuries of history!
Afterwards, we invite families to discover and explore the Homestead property. We encourage avid learners to take their curiosity online! Follow along for a digital tour using GuideTags.
This free program has limited spots, so register now through the SCPL website linked below!
Links
- GuideTags thebrownhomestead.ca
- St. Catharines Public Library events.myscpl.ca
Organizer
The Brown Homestead
The Brown Homestead was founded in 2015 to preserve and maintain significant heritage buildings and sites.
We believe that historic sites reach their full potential when they are vibrant community spaces that nurture a growing passion for learning. The Brown Homestead is a model of how historic sites can become creative educational leaders and community catalysts, helping to redefine educational paradigms for a changing world.
We are working to ensure that historic site management becomes an integral part of community planning and development.
This event is part of a hub:
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