Community Messages

Kathleen Powell, Supervisor of Historical Services and Curator, St. Catharines Museum presents an illustrated talk: “Being Prepared on the Homefront:
Civil Defence in 20th Century St. Catharines”

Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.
at the St. Catharines Museum at Lock 3
Doors open at 7:00 p.m., a brief Society meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.,

lecture follows immediately after that meeting.
All are Welcome. Free Admission.

Harp’n Aboot will be making their debut at the Saturday June 28 Music at Nelles Manor performance. Harp’n Aboot is the duo of Doug Feaver and Ruth Sutherland. They will be playing some songs that are very old and traditional, and mixing those with new songs and pieces that they've written themselves. The music ranges from beautiful ballads to raucous hand-clappers. Hold on to your boots! 

Bring your own chairs, blankets and even a picnic. 

Tickets are $10 Adults, $5 Students, and Children 0 – 13 Free.

Tickets are available at the museum, the door and on Eventbrite.

For more information contact info@nellesmanor.ca or 289-235-7755

Background

Doug Feaver is a singer/songwriter/storyteller/performer from Grimsby Ontario who plays guitar, harmonica, boots, drums, banjo, bass, and sitar, and his roots are in rock, folk and bluegrass music. Ruth Sutherland is a professional singer/songwriter/harpist from Hamilton whose roots are in folk, Celtic, and classical music. She has a trained mezzo-soprano voice, and Doug doesn't! Together, they are two-thirds of the acclaimed Canadian Celtic trio Scantily Plaid, having performed in concerts and festivals across North America and Europe for over two decades ( www.scantilyplaid.com ). As a duo, Ruth and Doug are called "Harp'n aboot"  https://www.instagram.com/harpnaboot/  . They will be playing some songs that are very old and traditional, and mixing those with new songs and pieces that they've written themselves. The music ranges from beautiful ballads to raucous hand-clappers. Hold on to your boots!

Canada Day – July 1 – tours of the Manor will be by donation. 

The tours will be every half hour starting at 10:00 a.m. with the last tour at 3:00 p.m.

  "Echoes and Reflections" is a workshop series that explores collective creativity through personal connections to spaces.  Guided through the lenses of creative writing, music, visual arts, and performing arts;  each workshop offers participants the opportunity to practice multiple arts and to discover meanings that are held in the unique spaces where the workshops are held. 

   Our goal is to create a platform for storytelling and artistic expression that highlights the interconnectedness of spaces and residents/visitors. Through this, we aim to cultivate greater understanding, connection, and appreciation for the places and spaces we live in and the roles the spaces play in shaping our identities, relationships, and sense of belonging. The resulting works will serve as a celebration of the unique ways each individual perceives and interacts with city of Niagara Falls.

The Great Canadian Historical Songbook company will be presenting a family friendly performance on Saturday July 5 as part of Music at Nelles Manor.

Bringing history alive through story and song.

The show starts at 1:00 p.m.

Bring your own chairs, blankets and even a picnic. 

Tickets are $10 Adults, $5 Students, and Children 0 – 13 Free.

Tickets are available at the museum, the door and on Eventbrite.

For more information contact info@nellesmanor.ca or 289-235-7755

The Nelles Manor Museum bi-annual Quilt Show will take place on Saturday July 12 with the Grimsby Quilt Guild. 

The show starts at 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Tickets are $10.

Tickets are available at the museum, the door and on Eventbrite.

For more information contact info@nellesmanor.ca or 289-235-7755