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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, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
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About
October 5 - “The Busiest Piece of Railway in Canada: the Welland Canal Construction Railway” with Special Guest Andy Panko
Tuesday, October 5 at 7 p.m.
Pre-registration required - register by emailing [email protected] and indicate your preferred lecture.
Special Guest and local railway historian Andy Panko will take us on a virtual train ride as we explore the rails, sidings, and rolling stock of the Welland Ship Canal Construction Railway, one of the busiest railways in Canada at the time of the canal construction.
The St. Catharines Museum presents a series of virtual lectures exploring the vast history of St. Catharines and how people and places impacted the development of the city within the larger Niagara Region. Select lectures invite special guests and historians to give their take on the City of St. Catharines and its stories!
Links
- Check out the entire St. Catharines Culture Days Lineup online 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
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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....
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