Fanshawe Pioneer Village, London and Middlesex Heritage Museum
1424 Clarke Road
London, ON, N5V 5B9
519-457-1296
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February 5, 2016 | Queen Victoria's Birthday | Celebrate Her Majesty, Queen Victoria’s birthday. Join us for nineteenth century games and historical speeches all in reverence to our longest reigning monarch. Her majesty might even brave the sea journey to visit with her subjects in the Upper Canadian town of Fanshawe. |
June 11, 2015 | A Visit With St. Nicholas | Families are invited to a Visit with St. Nicholas. Enjoy a hot pancake breakfast, followed by a baked gingerbread man to decorate for dessert. Hop aboard a horse drawn wagon for a beautiful winter ride around the Village and visit a selection of buildings preparing for Christmas. Of course the day... |
June 11, 2015 | Dickens’ Dinner: Gabriel Grub and the Globins: A Christmas Story from Picwick Papers – A Play by Jason Rip | This holiday ghost story pits Gabriel Grub, a grumpy gravedigger, against an army of goblins come to do him both harm and good. Many of the themes of "A Christmas Carol" were explored by a twenty-something Charles Dickens in this early tale of the grotesque. Enjoy a traditional 19th century country... |
June 11, 2015 | Haunted Hayrides: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – A Play by Jason Rip | A new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic horror tale, this year's Hayride tells the fearful fable of a scientist, Henry Jekyll, determined to separate the good and evil inside himself into two unique beings. As the evil Edward Hyde begins to gain more control over their shared body,... |
June 11, 2015 | Fanshawe Frolic Presents: The Ragtime Frolic Ball | Even through World War I, people continued to dance the popular ragtime dances introduced between 1910 and 1914. The dances were fun and easy to do and the music was lively and cheering so social dancing helped keep up spirits and keep the community together. So join us as we celebrate this era of... |
June 11, 2015 | Summer Theatre at Fanshawe Pioneer Village | AlvegoRoot Theatre is pleased to announce an exciting partnership with Fanshawe Pioneer Village in presenting our 2015 Season. In the summer of 2015 AlvegoRoot will present two world premiere productions by local playwrights in Dr. Jones’ Barn at Fanshawe Pioneer Village. The plays will run in... |
June 11, 2015 | Thanksgiving At the Village | Villagers gather in thanks for the bountiful harvest. Join the celebration! Learn about the history of apples and their preservation for the winter. Reserve your traditional Thanksgiving Dinner at the Pioneer Village Café available all weekend. Sittings at 12 pm and 2 pm feature roast turkey and... |
June 11, 2015 | Fanshawe 1812: The Invasion of Upper Canada | Dispatch received from the 1st (Royal Scots) Regiment, Grenadier Company: “Citizens…His Majesty’s crown forces will make an aggressive attempt to reclaim the territories of Western Upper Canada. It is our intention to garrison our forces at the Village of Fanshawe and choose this ground to halt the... |
June 11, 2015 | Fanshawe Agricultural Fair | Experience all the pleasures of a 19th century rural fair with threshing demonstrations, games of chance and musical entertainment. Enjoy your own thresherman’s lunch in the Pioneer Village Café featuring Shepard’s pie, mixed greens and bread pudding. |
June 11, 2015 | The First World War | On August 4th, 1914, Canada and Britain declared war on Germany. The ensuing conflict lasted until November 11, 1918 and more than 60,000 Canadians were among the dead, wounded or missing. Remember the history of World War I by participating in over a dozen activity stations, including a Military... |
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