Burlington Heritage Month
Come, See and Experience....
The Burlington Heritage Fair
Saturday, February 4, 2012
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Burlington Central Library
2331 New Street, Burlington
Burlington Heritage Day Schedule
9:30 a.m. Greetings from Mayor Rick Goldring
Seminars
| 10:30 a.m. | "War of 1812 and the Six Nations" Zig Misiak, Historical Re-enactor, Native Studies Curriculum Developer |
| 11:30 a.m. | "Burlington Connections to the War of 1812-14" Daphne Smith, Museums of Burlington |
| 12:30 p.m. | "The Brants in Burlington" Jane Irwin, Burlington Historian |
| 1:30 p.m. | "2nd Regiment of the York Militia; researching the men of the Burlington area" Fred Blair, OGS |
| 2:30 p.m. | "Everyday life in 1812: medecine, clothing, values" Jim Taggart, Re-enactor |
Exhibits
| Beach Canal Lighthouse Group | North Shore Publishing |
| Burlington Historical Society | Ontario Genealogical Society - Halton/Peel Branch |
| Burulington Public Library | Pauline Grondin |
| Canadian Art Cards | Scrapbooking |
| Crawford Lake Conservation | The Different Drummer |
| Doors Open Burlington | United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada - Hamilton Branch |
| Freeman Station | War of 1812 Commemorative Committee |
| Halton Region Museum | Weavers & Spinners Guild |
| Heritage Burlington | |
| Museums of Burlington |
Be on the lookout for a special heritage insert in the Feb.1 Burlington Post and Heritage Month events happening across the city from Feb. 1 to 28.
For more information, please contact Danielle Pitoscia, committee clerk, at 905-335-7600, ext. 7375 or e-mail pitosciad@burlington.ca.