SDG COUNTIES, Ontario - A local history series is breathing new life into stories told throughout SDG Counties.
Beginning June 7 the Cornwall Community Museum launches History on the Porch, a series that takes a deep dive into the intimate stories that weave the tapestry of local heritage.
The first event of the series will commemorate the arrival of the Loyalists who landed on our shores on June 6, 1784.
Visitors will be able to hear the stories of the hardships that drove these Loyalists from their comfortable homes in New York State, to our region.
The horrendous tales of survival to reach new homes in today’s Cornwall and SDG Counties region will be told in vivid detail.
Visitors can meet the ancestors of Loyalists as they tell their stories, watch them draw for lots of land, and take part in the lot drawing experience by drawing for a lot and having a chance to win a participation award.
History on the Porch will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on the porch at the museum at 160 Water Street West in Cornwall. Admission is free. Bring a chair.