Join acclaimed musical artist Denise Pelley, accompanied by Stephen Holowitz, for a powerful lecture-and-listen experience inside the historic AME Church at Fanshawe Pioneer Village.
This fifth edition of the Fanshawe Village series highlights the lives and contributions of two remarkable Black Canadians:
Salome Bey – pioneering singer, songwriter, and “Canada’s First Lady of Blues”
Lawrence Hill – celebrated author of The Book of Negroes
June 12 - Mark your calendar, call up your friends and fill up your car(s). Registration is recommended but not required - https://www.ailsacraigmuseum.ca/event-details/a-heritage-day-in-north-middlesex Exploring history, land, memory, and community Instructions - Plan your own itinerary for a lovely summer day trip celebrating the rich heritage of Ailsa Craig and North Middlesex—a region known for its remarkable […]
🔎 Why do some places vanish while others endure? Join us to explore how geography, transportation, industry, and timing shaped the fate of Middlesex County’s lost communities—and what their stories still tell us today. In this illustrated and engaging talk, local historian Jennifer Grainger explores the rise and fall of these vanished villages. Drawing on maps, photographs, land records, and archaeological clues, she traces where these communities were located, how historians and genealogists research them today, and what—if anything—remains on the landscape.
Join us for our Annual St. Mary’s Service at one of Middlesex County’s most treasured historic landmarks, lovingly preserved since the 1840s.
Built of local walnut—generously donated by Captain Christopher Beer, who even postponed building his own home to support the church—St. Mary’s stands as a testament to dedication, sacrifice, and community vision. Although regular services ended in 1920, the tradition of gathering here has continued for over a century.