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Shadow Box Wreaths
During the Victorian Age wreaths gained popularity as ladies’ work and were created using a variety of mediums including feathers, wool, cotton and hair. By ...
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Longe Family
An early family name in Southampton is Longe. Métis fur traders, the Longe family, beginning with Joseph Longe Sr. and Joseph Longe Jr., began arriving at the ...
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Log Cabin Quilts
The Log Cabin pattern is a great example of shared cultural experiences expressed through symbolism within quilting patterns. There are many pattern variations, each with ...
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The Swords of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Sproat
This sword is one of two housed within the collection of the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, that belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Sproat, ...
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First World War Signature Quilts
The outbreak of the First World War saw many of Bruce County’s able-bodied men off to the battlefields of Europe. Back on the home front, ...
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Early Furniture Makers
Bruce County is well known for its commercial furniture manufacturers. Operating just before the rise of the great furniture factories, were several skilled furniture makers. ...
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Location
Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre
33 Victoria Street North (in the town of Saugeen Shores) Southampton, ON Canada N0H 2L0
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519-797-2191
Admission
| Individual | $8.00 + HST |
| Children | $4.00 + HST |
| Student | $6.00 + HST |
| Senior | $6.00 + HST |
| Archives | $6.00 + HST |
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