Waterdown Museum of Hope

🇨🇦 Experience Vimy 110: A Journey Through Canadian History

Join us on Thursday, August 20th at the Waterdown Legion Br. 551 from 7:00-8:30 pm to learn more about an unforgettable journey through Paris, Normandy, the Vimy region and Amsterdam.

Walk in the footsteps of Canadian soldiers from Vimy Ridge to Juno Beach, and experience the 110th anniversary ceremonies at Vimy Ridge. Discover Canada’s pivotal role in both WWI and WWII while exploring some of Europe’s most significant historic sites.

✈️ 9-day tour with EF Tours
📅 Departure: April 4, 2027
📍 Paris • Normandy • Vimy Region • Amsterdam
👥 Open to students, educators, families and community members
⏳ Space is limited

Join us for the information session and find out how you can be part of this historic journey!

https://www.eftours.ca/educational-tour/vimy-canada-and-the-world-wars

Join us tomorrow for the final day of our Summer Series, featuring guest displays from local museums and organizations during the Waterdown Farmers' Market from 9 am to 12 pm.

Participating museums and organizations on Saturday include:
• Flamborough Archives & Heritage Society
• Hamilton Civic Museums
• Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Come inside for a visit and celebrate community, remembrance, and local history.

Get Ready for Canada Day!

Thanks to the office of Donna Skelly, Canada Day yard signs are now available for community members to pick up at Flamborough Connects!

Pick-up Location:
Flamborough Connects - 163 Dundas St. E, Waterdown
Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Show your Canadian pride and help celebrate Canada Day throughout our community. Signs are available while supplies last!

Our Museum Summer Series returns this weekend featuring guest displays from local museums and organizations during Waterdown Farmers' Market from 9 am to 12 pm.

Participating museums and organizations on Saturday include:

• Dundas Museum and Archives
• Flamborough Archives & Heritage Society
• Hamilton Civic Museums
• Hamilton Police Historical Society & Museum
• Crime Stoppers Hamilton

Come inside for a visit and celebrate community, remembrance, and local history.

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Our Semester 2 June Museum Experience wrapped up last Saturday, and what an incredible few days it was!

We were pleased to welcome over 500 visitors across three days. Thank you to everyone who came through our doors to support student-led history in action.

A special thank you goes to our dedicated student docents and volunteers for their time, knowledge, and enthusiasm, as well as to our guest contributors, James McRae from the Alliance of Applied Military History Museums, and Don Hedger for his powerful Vimy Ridge display.

We’re looking forward to continuing the momentum:

📍 Join us this Sunday, June 14, from 12–4 pm at Dundurn Castle for Decoration Day

📅 Our next Summer Series date is June 27

Today marks the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings, an apt time to visit the museum and learn about some WWII war heroes, alongside many more stories from our community.

Today is also the final day of our June Museum Experience! We are open from 11 am to 3 pm.

New displays. New students. New stories.

Our Seto family story in Canada begins with my grandfather, Seto Ying’s arrival in Canada in 1919. Through our volunteer work with the Waterdown Museum of Hope, Mackenzie and I were able to share his story, centred around his Head Tax Certificate, with the community, but it was especially meaningful to share it with my family, who attended last evening. The museum is open with our family history, plus many more student-led displays, in the June Exhibit. Open today at the Waterdown Legion from 4–8 pm, coinciding with Red Friday event, and tomorrow, Saturday, June 6, from 11 am to 3 pm.