Family Day, Heritage Week & The Second Annual Whitchurch-Stouffville Heritage Awards

In celebration of Family Day (February 20, 2023) and Heritage Week (February 20 – 26, 2023), join the Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum & Community Centre for an exciting week of family friendly and heritage-based programs and events.

Start your Family Day festivities early with a free visit to the Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum & Community Centre on Saturday, February 18 from 12:00 p.m – 4:00 p.m. The event will feature horse-drawn carriage rides, a visit from Bruce’s Mill, snowshoeing (weather permitting), hot chocolate and cookies, and a candle rolling craft. Pre-registration is required at townofws.ca/active using Barcode 26321.

On Tuesday, February 21 join Museum staff for Hidden History from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., a free event to learn more about how the Museum came to be, what’s in the collection and how you can get involved. Pre-registration is required at townofws.ca/active using Barcode 26343.

Next, drop into the Museum during Open Late: Extended Hours on Wednesday, February 22 from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. to visit the Bogarttown Schoolhouse and Exhibit Galleries for a chance to view “Ace Academy: Flight Experience” before it closes on April 1, 2023. Admission is free and pre-registration is not required.

Heritage Week Drop In on Saturday, February 25 is the Museum’s final event to celebrate Heritage Week. Families are invited to attend for free from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. to tour the buildings, discover activations and engage with heritage themed programming. Pre-registration is required at townofws.ca/active using Barcode 26350.

These events are proudly presented with support from our community sponsors. The Heritage, Events and Theatre Operations Team and the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville thank our sponsors for their generosity in presenting the Stouffville Celebrates Heritage series. Presenting Sponsor: StateView Homes; Diamond Sponsor: telMAX; Celebration Sponsors: Schell Lumber, Trentadue Torres Group, Tim Hortons, Times Group Corporation, DECAST Ltd., Forest Group, Treasure Hill, and Orca Equity Limited.

In addition to the Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum & Community Centre’s programming, the Town of Stouffville officially launched the Second Annual Whitchurch-Stouffville Heritage Awards. Nominations will be accepted from February 13 until March 13 using the online nomination form at cometogetherws.ca/heritageawards.

The Town acknowledges that this land is the treaty territory of the Williams Nations and also the traditional territory of other Anishinaabeg peoples, including the Wendat and the Haudenosaunee.

These awards, which recognize individuals, corporations and other public or private organizations focus on the extraordinary efforts made towards the conservation, restoration, or adaptive reuse of heritage properties throughout Whitchurch-Stouffville.

Winning nominations will be announced in April, and an award presentation will follow on June 3, 2023 at Doors Open Whitchurch-Stouffville during 100 Years of Lemonville Community Centre as part of Stouffville Celebrates Heritage. Artwork created by local artist Colin Whitebread was presented to the 2022 recipients and is now displayed in Town Hall.

For more information about the Whitchurch-Stouffville Heritage Awards, criteria and to access the online nomination form, please visit cometogetherws.ca/heritageawards.