Feb

EVENT – Celebrate Heritage Week at Fulford Place

Monday, February 20 to Sunday, February 26, 2012

Join us at Fulford Place during Ontario Heritage Week (February 20 to 26, 2012) and celebrate the province’s rich and diverse heritage through a series of free talks and tours.

Monday, February 20 at 10 a.m. Local author David Wells talks about his new book, Folklore and Fiction: The History of Mallorytown.

Tuesday, February 21 at 10 a.m. Fulford Place conservator, Amanda Gray, speaks about her recent conservation work at Fulford Place, focusing on the painting collection.

Thursday, February 23 at 10 a.m. The site manager from New York’s Sackets Harbor Battle Field Alliance, Constance Barone, will discuss the role Sackets Harbor played as the centre of American naval and military activity for the upper St. Lawrence Valley and Lake Ontario during the War of 1812.

Throughout Heritage Week, free general public tours will be offered on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 1 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, call Fulford Place at 613-498-3003.

Fulford Place – a National Historic Site – is owned and operated by the Ontario Heritage Trust, an agency of the Government of Ontario, dedicated to identifying, preserving, protecting and promoting Ontario’s heritage.

For more information about Fulford Place and other Trust activities, visit www.heritagetrust.on.ca or call 416-325-5000.