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Oil Museum of Canada, National Historic Site offers Behind the Scenes Tours for Museum Month
Posted on Monday, April 27, 2026 10:56 AM
Oil Springs, ON – As part of the province-wide May is Museum Month campaign, the Oil Museum of Canada, National Historic Site, invites visitors to take a unique look behind the scenes at the Museum with special Behind the Scenes Tours on Wednesday, May 6.
These guided tours offer a rare opportunity to visit the Museum’s new collections storage area, where visitors will learn how artifacts are carefully organized, preserved, and protected. Participants will also get a closer look at artifacts not...
Heritage Sarnia-Lambton Network offers virtual Lambton Goes Global Heritage Hour Presentation
Posted on Monday, April 20, 2026 09:22 AM
Wyoming, ON – The Heritage Sarnia-Lambton museum network invites community members to discover how Lambton County’s individuals, industries, and innovations have shaped the wider world during the next virtual Heritage Hour, Lambton Goes Global, on Thursday, April 30 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
From the impact of our early oil drillers to astronauts in outer space to talented locals celebrated around the world, Lambton Goes Global explores the stories of people who started locally and achieved...
Birds of Prey return to Lambton Heritage Museum for April PA Day
Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2026 09:30 AM
Grand Bend, ON – On Friday, April 24, Lambton Heritage Museum invites families to the PA Day event Hoo Are You? Birds of Prey featuring live birds of prey presented by Wild Ontario. This marks the third visit of Wild Ontario to the Museum, providing visitors with another opportunity to get up close with these fascinating creatures.
From 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., families can meet live birds and interact with their handlers to learn about the important role these creatures play in Ontario’s...
Oil Museum of Canada hosts geology-themed PA Day event on April 24, 2026
Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2026 09:26 AM
Oil Springs, ON – The Oil Museum of Canada, National Historic Site, invites families to celebrate the geology beneath our feet during the PA Day event Rock On! on Friday, April 24, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Rocks and minerals are essential to many of the objects we use every day, from building materials to electronics. While these resources are all around us, the geological processes that form rocks and minerals and the technology used to extract them are less familiar. During Rock On!, visitors...
Return of the Swans at Lambton Heritage Museum 2026
Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 11:32 AM
Grand Bend, ON – Spring is in the air and with it comes one of Lambton County’s most spectacular natural events, the annual return of the Tundra Swans. Small numbers of these magnificent birds have been spotted in the Thedford Bog behind Lambton Heritage Museum. Witness the swans as they gather, soar through the skies, and call to one another during this remarkable migration.
Each year, Tundra Swans make an annual stop in Lambton County to rest and feed as part of a 6,000 kilometre loop between...