The museum and archives offer a wide variety of tours, programs, and workshops for the public and tour groups, in addition to specialized education programmes for schools, homeschoolers, and educational groups. 

Educational Tours and Programs 

Museum staff demonstrate at Pioneer Quest Program

Guided on-site tours of the Museum exhibit galleries, Heritage Village and Marine Park are available from May to December. Please contact the museum to book an on-site tour.

Museum and heritage village tours are:

  • 60 minutes long
  • $5 per person plus HST

Virtual Museum programs are available to groups wishing to have the museum come to them.

Virtual Tours are:

  • 45 minutes long
  • Must be booked in advance

School Programs are available to suit a variety of levels and curriculum needs. 

Book your museum tour or to find out more about the available school programs

Contact us or call 905-834-7604

Cemetery and Urban History Walking Tours

Tour pauses at cemetery marker

Want to learn more about the interesting people and places of Port Colborne? Guided walking tours of local neighbourhoods and cemeteries are offered by archives staff. Follow us on Facebook for upcoming tours throughout Port Colborne.

Contact us or call 905-834-7604

Urban History Walking Tours Summer 2025

Fridays, 10 am

June 6               West St.

June 13             Tennessee Ave and the Humberstone Club

June 20             Main St and Humberstone Village

June 27             West St.

July 4                 West St.

July 11               Tennessee Ave and the Humberstone Club

July 18               Main St and Humberstone Village

July 25               West St.

Aug 15              West St.

Aug 22              Tennessee Ave and the Humberstone Club

Aug 29              Main St and Humberstone Village

West Street Urban History Walking Tour

Learn more about the history of Welland Canal and the village of Port Colborne

Main Street and Old Humberstone Village Urban History Walking Tour
Explore Humberstone village, the oldest village in the municipality

Tennessee Avenue and the Humberstone Club Walking Tour

Discover the history of this well-known local cottage resort

Overholt Cemetery Part 1 Walking Tour

Stories of local people and events abound in this tour of Overholt Cemetery in Bethel

Overholt Cemetery Part 2 and St. Paul's Cemetery Walking Tour

Join us as we explore more of Overholt Cemetery and the adjoining St. Paul's Cemetery in Bethel

Oakwood Cemetery Part 1 Walking Tour

Learn more about local people and history at Oakwood Cemetery on Lakeshore Rd in Wainfleet

"We Will Remember" Oakwood Cemetery Walking Tour

This special cemetery tour honours local people who have served in the military from the War of 1812 up to recent times

Heritage storefronts on West St

Walking tours are approximately 90 minutes long.

Suggested minimum donation per person for each walking tour is $10

We also provide any of our walking tours for a group of 4 or more at a time which works for your schedule.

Our walking tours are also available as “armchair” tours if you cannot access the regular tours. Contact us or call 905-834-7604 to book a tour for your group of 4 or more.

Paper Conservation Workshop repairing mapLocal Highlights Tours

We also offer walking tours suitable for tour groups which highlight past and present aspects of Port Colborne, the Welland Canal, and the Niagara Region. Contact us for more information. 

Workshops

Workshops on research skills, archives and artifacts conservation and preservation, and other topics are offered by archives and museum staff. We can also provide workshops for groups.

Hands-on Heritage

Join us for another summer of Hands-on Heritage! For the third year in a row, the department of Museum and Culture will be hosting a series of historical pastime workshops on the grounds of the Museum and Roselawn, with a special focus on Folk Arts.

Fee: $10.00/person

Spaces are limited, book your spot by contacting Public Programmer, Sloane McDowell at sloane.mcdowell@portcolborne.ca or 905-228-8055.

See our 2025 workshop line-up below:

 Linocuts

Explore the history of printing by making your very own linocut relief print.

 

Date: June 28, 2025

Time: Tbd

Location: Tbd
 Tile Painting 

Try your hand at tile painting, an art form dating back centuries.

 

Date: July 12, 2025

Time: Tbd

Location: Tbd
 Tea Blend Workshop

 Join us to learn about different blends of tea and the process of making everyone's favourite cuppa. 

 

Date: August 9, 2025

Time: Tbd

Location: Tbd

Book a Tour, Workshop, or Speaker for Your Group

If you or your group would like a speaker, tour, or workshop for a meeting or special event, contact us or call 905-834-7604