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ABOYNE, ON – Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA) has collaborated with Minto Pride to create Our Small Town PRIDE: A Celebration of 2SLGBTQI+ Stories and History.
Our Small Town PRIDE is on display in the Archives and includes photographs and stories from the Minto Pride Committee highlighting dozens of Wellington County residents from the 2SLGBTQI+ community. The display invites visitors to learn more about Wellington County’s pride history and add...
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WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON – After a successful 2022 event, Wellington County will proudly host the second annual Writers’ Festival at the Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA) on Saturday, June 10, from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm.
“The Wellington County Museum and Archives has long been a gathering place for the community to celebrate our stories in Wellington County,” said Mary Lloyd, Wellington County Information, Heritage, and Seniors Committee...
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ABOYNE, ON– Today, Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA) welcomed the community to the official ribbon cutting and opening of the new playground, located next to the Heritage Barn.
The design for the playground incorporates ideas from the project team, which includes staff from the Wellington Place Child Care Centre and the Museum, as well as those from local children and youth.
“We would like to thank the many children that provided their drawings...
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ABOYNE, ON –  Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA) is pleased to announce the return of their My Story, My Tattoo exhibit for an encore presentation.
My Story, My Tattoo is an exploration of the lives, stories, and tattoos of 30 Wellington County residents. Taking a journey across Ontario over the last seven years, this exhibit originally opened at WCMA in 2016 and has since travelled to museums as far west as Fort Frances, north as Thunder Bay, east as...
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GUELPH, ON - The County of Wellington has purchased 59, 69 and 75 Woolwich Street from the Wellington Catholic District School Board.
The Wellington Catholic District School Board has worked to consolidate its Catholic Education Centre’s property holdings at 59, 69 and 75 Woolwich Street to create operational efficiencies and address accessibility in an alternative location, circulating the properties in compliance with Regulation 444/98.
During...
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