Classes and camps
Programs & Events at Annandale NHS
Annandale National Historic Site offers programs throughout the year to help visitors of all ages learn more about the history of Tillsonburg.
Explore upcoming programs and events
Lunch & Learn, Classes
Seasonal celebrations
Programs for Children
Annandale NHS offers interactive camps and classes that help children explore history and culture. We also offer presentations and workshops suitable for school and community groups.
To register, use your Connect2Rec account or call 519-842-2294.
Note: All programs, dates and times are subject to change. Please contact the museum at 519-842-2294 for more information.
Enjoy a fully guided, in-depth tour of Annandale House. Tours can be tailored to meet a wide range of curriculum needs. Explore topics such as the aesthetic art movement, life in Victorian times, sustainability and genealogy.
Date Offered | Age | Cost |
By appointment | Grades K-8 | $3.00 per student |
*For group booking details, please call 519-842-2294. Visit our Resources for Teachers page for additional workshop topics.
Programs for Adults
Annandale NHS offers a variety of adult learning opportunities including workshops, lunch and learn sessions and special guest lectures. To register, use your Connect2Rec account or call 519-842-2294.
Note: All programs, dates and times are subject to change. Please contact the museum at 519-842-2294 for more information.
Join local artist Stella Jurgen to learn how to make printed fabric using flowers and leaves. All materials and supplies are provided. Preregistration is required.
Date | Times | Cost |
Wednesday, September 25th, 2024 |
1:30 p.m. |
$30.00 |
Join Program Coordinator, Kathleen Watkin in making your own Christmas Ornament. All supplies and instruction included. All materials and supplies are provided. Preregistration is required.
Date | Times | Cost |
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 |
1:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. |
$24.00 |
Have a guided tour of the Faux Christmas Trees exhibit in the Pratt Gallery and Annandale House decorated for the season, followed by tea and Christmas goodies. Preregistration is required.
Date | Times | Cost |
Friday, December 20th, 2024 |
1:30 p.m. |
$24.00 (taxes included) |
Special Events
Join us for family-friendly community events and activities, and celebrate special holidays with us.
To register, use your Connect2Rec account or call 519-842-2294.
Note: All programs, dates and times are subject to change. Please contact the museum at 519-842-2294 for more information.
Join Rebecca Beausaert for the Tillsonburg launch of Pursuing Play: Women’s Leisure in Small-Town Ontario, 1870–1914 (University of Manitoba Press) featuring a reading, book signing, and refreshments. The launch will be hosted at Annandale National Historic Site on Sunday, October 20, 1–3pm.
Life in the Canadian countryside at the turn of the twentieth century is often generalized as insular, backwards, and arduous. These assumptions are redressed in Rebecca Beausaert’s Pursuing Play, which highlights the complexity of small-town culture through a lively examination of women’s efforts to negotiate space for themselves and their leisure pursuits. Amply illustrated, Pursuing Play draws on diaries, letters, and newspapers to investigate women’s recreational activities—including sports, “armchair travelling,” gambling, and Spinster Conventions—in Dresden, Tillsonburg, and Elora between 1870–1914.
Rebecca Beausaert is an adjunct professor in the Department of History, University of Guelph, and co-founder and co-director of the “What Canada Ate” website. She was also Annandale House's summer research assistant from 2003-2006.
Date | Times | Cost |
Sunday, October 20th, 2024 |
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
By Donation |
Come join the walk as we learn the stories of the Tillsonburg’s residents who are now resting in Mausoleum.
Location: Tillsonburg Cemetery (193 Simcoe St)
Date | Times | Cost |
Thursday, October 24st Saturday, October 26th |
1:00 p.m. Location: Tillsonburg Cemetery (193 Simcoe St) |
By Donation |
Wear your favourite costume and come and trick or treat in each of the rooms at the first floor of the Museum.
Date | Times | Cost |
Thursday, October 31st |
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
By Donation |
Watch as the Museum’s Christmas Garden is all lit up for the season. The come inside and enjoy visiting Annandale NHS all decorated for Christmas and our seasonal exhibition, “Faux Christmas Trees”.
Date | Times | Cost |
Friday, November 22nd, 2024 |
7:00 p.m. |
By Donation |
Come tour the museum decorated for the holiday season by local volunteers and take in the exhibit “Faux Christmas Trees” in the Pratt Gallery.
Date | Times | Cost |
Friday, November 22nd, 2024 |
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
By Donation |
Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 |
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
By Donation |
Sunday, November 24th, 2024 |
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
By Donation |