Heritage Programs

At Our Museum

Curriculum-Based Education School Programs

The Elman W. Campbell Museum offers heritage school programs for students in kindergarten, to grade 3 (during the school year). Students will learn about the theme through objects in our collections and engage in hands-on activities. $3.50/child Bookings or inquiries: 905-953-5314 or museum@newmarket.ca

Grade 2: Light, Candles and Winter Celebrations

Mid November to December only

The winter solstice celebration will be explored by students and the winter celebration traditions of three different local families during Victorian Newmarket times will be compared: Rogers (Quaker), Roe (Anglo-Saxon), and Sutherland Scottish).

This program will end with a take-home craft. Students will learn how to use objects to increase their understanding of different historical cultures and traditions.

Curriculum Links:

1. Strand A. Heritage and Identity: Changing Family and Community Traditions

A1. Compare significant traditions and celebrations.

A2. Investigate some of the past and present traditions.

A3. Describe some of the major groups in the community.

Community Outreach

From our Museum to You

Great hands-on interactive presentations for schools, seniors’ groups, youth groups | $60/ group.

• Vintage Treasures in a Basket

• Victorian Christmas

To book a program call 905-953-5314 or email: museum@newmarket.ca

Treaties Recognition Week

November 5 to 11

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4p.m. | All Ages | FREE (monetary donations accepted). The first week of November marks Treaties Recognition Week. This is a time to recognize and honour the importance of Treaties. Learn about the Williams Treaties and see our collection of Indigenous artifacts.

Remembrance Day Display: Letters from Soldiers

November 1 to November 11

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4p.m. | All ages FREE (monetary donations accepted). The display presents a selection of letters written from Soldiers during WWI and WWII that appeared in the local paper. The letters provide us with firsthand accounts of Newmarket men, giving us a glimpse into their life as a soldier. This display is in recognition of those who fought and died in the line of duty to keep us free.

NEW featured exhibit 2023, ‘Love Local, Love Main Street’

Take a stroll back in time and check out our featured displays based on actual Main Street Merchants and Businesses from the mid-1800s to 1960s. Visitors will learn about: Shoe Cobber, Wm. Wright; Watson Jewelry; Hillsdale Dairy; Anne Mary Simpson, Apothecary; Bert Budd Camera Studio, Ontario Department of Agriculture; Joel Spillette, Canadian Tire franchise; and Elman Campbell Stationery, Books, China and Glassware, through artifacts, photographs and newspaper ads. On display until December 20, 2023. Free admission.

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Friday Adult Social Bees: First Friday Of The Month. Offered The First Friday Of The Month From February To November

Fridays 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Ages 18+

Prices vary according to activity.

Pre-register by calling the museum at 905953-5314 or register online at newmarket. perfectmind.com. Limited registration.

Drop in and join us the first Friday of every month for an engaging morning of different theme-based traditional activities and mini museum pop-up displays. *Please note, our October session will be held in the afternoon.

Fall Masterpiece

Friday, October 6

1 to 3 p.m. | $20

Join us with guest, Cheryl E. Uhrig, and create a fall masterpiece. Cheryl is a painter, illustrator, and cartoonist. Her art is intuitive, spontaneous, and full of colour. Cheryl’s works appear in newspapers, magazines, children’s books and at local art galleries. Museum staff will present a mini pop-up art display from the museum’s collection.

Painted Recipes Boxes

Friday, November 3

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. | $5/person

Share your favourite holiday recipe card and try a new recipe! Today we will be painting vintage-inspired recipe boxes to store your holiday recipe cards in. We will look at recipes from the past. Museum staff will present a mini pop-up display ‘Holiday Treasures in a Box!.’

Wee Fun Wednesdays:

Toddlers & Caregivers

Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Ages 1 to 4 | $5/Child

Parent/guardian supervision required

Pre-register at newmarket.perfectmind.com.

Our programs for Tots and Caregivers will stimulate communication, cooperation, imagination, and help tots make new friends!

Stop in for crafts and explore our many displays! Join us for a different theme each Wednesday.

• Lots of hands-on playtime with tabletop activities

• Crafts

• See our changing displays

• Make new friends!

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Saturday Fun Day Workshops!

Participants will develop their creativity and motor skills and enjoy some fun fall activities making unique crafts. Finish with a themed scavenger hunt and tabletop activities. Suitable for ages 4-10. Adult supervision required.

Museum Fire Truck Party

Saturday, September 16

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | $5/person

Pre-register at newmarket.perfectmind.com

Museum staff have planned out the perfect fire truck party with crafts, discovery and fun, a scavenger hunt and hands-on tabletop activities to try. CYFS will be on site for some great photo opportunities.

Fall Apple Crafts

Saturday, September 23

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | $5/person

Pre-register at newmarket.perfectmind.com

Children will learn how to use paint and apples as a stamp and create their own apple tree. Try a themed scavenger hunt, check out our many displays and try our tabletop activities.

Tissue Paper Fall Leaf Wreath

Saturday, October 7 | 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Ages 4 - 10| $5/person |

Pre-Register at newmarket.perfectmind.com

Join us for a fun session of imagination and colour as we create a tissue paper fall leaf wreath. Try a fall scavenger hunt, check out our many displays and try our tabletop activities.

Mini Fall Harvest Fun

Saturday, October 14

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Ages 4 to 10 | $5/child

Adult supervision required

Pre-Register at newmarket.perfectmind.com

Try some old-fashioned fun with an apple tree ring toss, bottle ring toss, bean bag toss, a scarecrow scavenger hunt and learn how to make a mini fall lantern. Check out our many displays and try our tabletop activities.

Halloween Silhouettes

Saturday, October 21

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Ages 4 to 10 | $5/child

Adult supervision required

Pre-Register at newmarket.perfectmind.com

Halloween is almost here! Get into the spirit by creating some eerie Halloween art. Join us for a fun session of imagination, colour and paint. Check out our many displays and try our tabletop activities.

Rustic Holiday Fabric Wreath

Saturday, November 25

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Ages 4 to 10 | $5/child.

Parent/guardian supervision required

Pre-Register at newmarket.perfectmind.com

Create a traditional and rustic holiday wreath. Children will work with fabric scraps, twine and learn how to tie a simple knot. Meet new friends, try a holiday scavenger hunt and have fun with tabletop activities.

Rustic Holiday Ornament

Saturday, December 9

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Ages 4 to 12 | $5/child

Adult supervision required

Pre-Register at newmarket.perfectmind.com

Children will learn how to create a pioneer holiday decoration using scraps of fabric and string. Hang as a decoration or give a as a gift. Meet new friends, try a holiday scavenger hunt and have fun with tabletop activities.

Family Fun Events

Join us at the Museum for our annual, familyfriendly events with classic activities to try.

Culture Days Open House:

The Art of Paper Quilling

Saturday, September 30

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Ages 8+ | Free

Adult supervision required

Drop-in for some free family fun! Try a very old form of paper craft art that is both creative and decorative. Explore the museum exhibits with a history hunt and have fun with our interactive tabletop activities.

Fun & Fright Night at the Museum (NEW!)

Friday, October 20

7 to 8:30 p.m.

Ages 12+ | $10 per person

Adult supervision required.

Pre-Register at newmarket.perfectmind.com

The spirits summon you to the Elman W. Campbell Museum for some Fun & Friday Night Frights! The night begins with a candlelit reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem “The Raven”. Then join us for a tour of the museum as guides unveil artifacts with ghostly connections to local history, as well as their own supernatural encounters. The evening will close with some autumnal apple cider and a chance to share your own ghostly tales!

Halloween Fun at the MuseumWear your costume!

Saturday, October 28

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m . to 2:30 p.m.

Ages 4 to 10 | $5/person

Adult supervision required

Pre-Register at newmarket.perfectmind.com

Join us for a howling good time! Fun activities include pumpkin hunts, scavenger hunts with prizes, tabletop activities and loot bags. Costumes are encouraged.

Gallery of Festive Heritage Trees

November 18 to December 20

Tuesday to Saturday

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.

All Ages | FREE (monetary donations accepted)

Parent/guardian supervision required

The Royal Family celebrated the holiday season with Christmas trees even before the custom became popular. Stroll our gallery of decorated trees from days gone by. Opens the day of the Santa Claus Parade!

Meet Santa at the Museum

Saturday, December 2

11 a.m. to Noon or 1 to 2 p.m.

All Ages | $5/person.

Parent/guardian supervision required

Pre-Register at newmarket.perfectmind.com

Meet Santa at the Elman W. Campbell Museum! Drop in for a photo op with Santa, see our Gallery of Festive Heritage Trees, try some fun activities and receive a Festive Holiday Bag.

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