Group Tours

At the Museum

Groups can to explore the museum grounds (seasonal) and gallery by requesting a guided tour or lead your own group. Guided group tours can be tailored to your interests by requesting focus on a particular theme presented at the museum. Tours usually last about one hour.

We ask that groups with 10 or more people pre-register before their visit so we can ensure that we can accommodate you. Please book at least three weeks in advance.

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Programs

Program Name	Description
Oil Heritage	Learn about the most valuable non-renewable resource in the world at the place where it all began. Students will see how early drillers harvested oil, refined it, and sold it to the world. You will be amazed by how many items are made from crude oil. See the working jerker-lines that have been pumping oil in Oil Springs since 1863. This technology uses simple machines and local materials.
Geology Rocks	You will learn about the local geology that gave birth to the modern oil industry. You will see the gum beds where the raw crude oil oozes to the surface and look at core samples. Investigate the geologic resources such as oil and salt found in Lambton County.
Conservation of Energy	What is energy and where does it come from? Students will learn about the different types of energy. You will contrast and compare renewable and non-renewable resources and the role they play in the global energy market. The tour will look at the different perspectives between the historical treatment of the environment and today's environmental protections.
Pioneer Days	Visit our historic Langbank log cabin, Canadian Drilling Rig, and blacksmith shop. Discuss the different duties between genders during the black gold rush. See how early settlers used simple machines and local resources to shape their environment and start the modern oil industry. Students will get time to make a craft and play with historical wooden toys.
Refining Crude Oil	Science and chemistry have revolutionized the way we use raw crude oil resources. See how the process of refining crude has changed from James Miller Williams days in 1858 to how the modern refineries of Sarnia-Lambton process the crude oil into the greener fuels and products used today.

Summer Group Tours

Looking for something for your social club, youth group, or summer camp to do this summer? We have special tours for groups of 10 or more during the months of July and August. Explore the museum with trained tour guides and take part in fun hands-on activities.

Programs

Program Name

Description

Summer Oil Heritage

Black gold is oozing out of the fields of Oil Springs, attracting both fortune seekers and scoundrels. The modern oil industry was born in the muddy fields of Oil Springs. A person can be poor in the morning and rich in the afternoon. See the first oil well in North America. You can touch the gum beds and jig on the spring pole-drilling rig.

Ages: all ages

Summer Pioneer Program

Step back in time and visit the Langbank log cabin. Take part in activities such as fetching water, washing laundry, and other farm chores. See how different types of work were divided by gender in the mid-1800s. You will explore many of the historic outbuildings on the museum grounds and play traditional games on the lawn. Make a pioneer themed craft as a souvenir.

Ages: 5-12

Parking

There is free onsite parking available which accommodates coach and school buses. First come, first served.

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