Waterdown Museum of Hope

Learn about the history of our Bronze Sponsor, Kitching, Steepe & Ludwig Funeral Home

The museum is open! Please visit during regular Waterdown Legion hours. Follow us on social media to keep up-to-date on upcoming events.

Monday............4-9 pm*
Tuesday...........4-9 pm*
Wednesday......4-9 pm*
Thursday..........1-9 pm*
Friday...............4-9 pm*
Saturday...........3-9 pm*
Sunday.............Closed

*Subject to bartender's discretion

Lest we forget. I was invited this past Saturday to the grand opening held on Remembrance Day. We manufactured seven of these glass displays to showcase the authentic war artifacts donated by the community around Waterdown. The students of the history class research and present their findings and information on the artifacts. As well research about their families that were impacted by the war. It was such a neat event to visit and learn. The displays and artifacts can be seen throughout the year at the

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Thank you Part 2

The museum committee would like to thank the local businesses who contributed to our Grand Opening. For food and refreshments, Jitterbug Cafe, Cascata Bistro, West Avenue Cider House, . For our table and floor arrangements, thank you to Connon Nurseries.

Thank you to our volunteers from the Lang family, the Flosman Family and the Boers family. And a special thank you to Coop student Claudia T for her dedication and efforts this semester.

We are grateful to Justin Kooiman from Obsidian Manufacturing Ltd. for our new exhibit cases, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum for the donation of the oak cases and Kevin Puddister, Curator and General Manager from Dundas Museum and Archives for his time and advice.

We couldn't have moved forward without our Gold Level Sponsors: Waterdown Legion Br. 551, Waterdown Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Waterdown Lions Club, Rotary Club of Waterdown, WDHS Student Parliament 2022/23, Turkstra Lumber, Brown Financial Security Inc., and Brown Lawyers; our Bronze Sponsors: Birmingham Consulting Inc. and Kitching, Steepe & Ludwig Funeral Home ; and all our Friends of the Museum.

As our founder Rob Flosman said on Saturday, "It takes a village to raise a museum!"

Thank you to everyone who attended our Grand Opening Celebration today! With steady traffic all week leading up to today's event, we hoped for a good turnout, but it exceeded our expectations. The community support this past week has been incredible.

We have settled into our new home, and were happy to welcome Judi Luxon Partridge, Ted McMeekin Ward 15 Councillor, Andrea Horwath, Donna Skelly, Dan Muys, MP.

Thank you Waterdown Legion Br. 551, Legion President Sheila Latner and our emcee Nathan Tidridge. A special thank you to our students who have been excellent representatives of the museum this past week.

- Museum committee: Rob Flosman , Karin Van Roon Lang, Sophie Seto Boers and Bob Thomas

We are open this evening from 5-8 pm. Come by and view our displays and student exhibits.

A great article by Mac Christie in the online edition of the Flamborough Review. Take a moment to find it at flamboroughreview.com.

"It's students building it, but it's the community that made it happen." - Rob Flosman, flamboroughreview.com, November 7, 2023.

The museum is open today from 5-8 pm. Come out and visit!

The club visited the Waterdown Legion Br. 551 to view the Waterdown Museum of Hope exhibits from Waterdown District High School. What an amazing job by everyone involved !!!

Please take the opportunity to view this fantastic project on November 11.

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'So happy': Waterdown Museum of Hope opens at Waterdown Legion Waterdown District High School's student-run Waterdown Museum of Hope opens at Waterdown Legion on Remembrance Day, Nov. 11.

On our first-day opening last evening, the museum hosted the Business After Five. Thank you to the Waterdown BIA, Flamborough Chamber of Commerce, Merit Insurance, and the Waterdown Legion.

Wonderful to see familiar faces and former students as well. We will be open 5-8 pm until Friday. On Remembrance Day, please visit us after the service and attend our Grand Opening at 2 pm.

A great story in today’s Spectator!

Today is the first day of our museum opening!

We're excited to host our first Business After Five this evening. All BA5 registrants, please enter at the left doors once you enter the Legion.

If you're not registered for the BA5, please still come between 5pm-8pm and view our displays.

Students will be available to guide you.

TONIGHT - after 5 at the , join us and the for a special sneak peek of the as part of the Business After Five networking event.

Please register at Flamboroughchamber.ca

See you tonight!

WDHS Students and the museum committee are putting the final touches on exhibits for our opening!

We will be open during Veterans Week, November 7-11 and ending the week with our Grand Opening Event on November 11th.

Waterdown Legion, 79 Hamilton, St. N, Waterdown

Schedule:
Tuesday, Nov 7 - Fri, Nov 10
5 pm to 8 pm

Saturday, Nov 11
10:30 am.....Remembrance Day Service
11:00 am.....Museum open to public
2:00 pm......Grand Opening Ceremony

Our Grand Opening Celebration will include speakers, ribbon cutting and a reception. Everyone is welcome to attend!

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Wonderful to take part in today's community event in Waterdown Village. Thank you Waterdown BIA for putting together the Treat Walk.
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The Legion of Heroes is here until 2 in Waterdown Village as part of the Treat Walk. Stop by for treats, a superhero training course by @waterdowndancersinc , @hamiltonaerialgroup performance from 12:15 -1:15 and say hi to @flamboroughsantaclausparade and @wdhsmuseumofhope - and learn about real life heroes! See you soon! #treatwalk #happyhalloween #iheartwaterdownvillage

We are excited to host the next Business After Five on the first day of our soft launch! Come out Tuesday, Nov 7th from 5-7 pm! Thank you Flamborough Chamber of Commerce, Waterdown BIA and Merit Insurance.

You're Invited!

The Waterdown Museum of Hope is taking up permanent residency in the Waterdown Legion. Students of Waterdown District High School, in collaboration with the Waterdown Legion, the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce and the Waterdown BIA invite you to a special pre-opening preview of the Waterdown Museum of Hope. This will be a unique and memorable BA5 connecting our communities to our past.

Thank you to The Waterdown Legion and to Dean Morrissey of Merit Insurance for sponsoring this event.

Join us in person for an evening of socializing and to connect with other local businesses in our community. 

Open to everyone! 

Details:
Date: Tuesday November 7, 2023
Time: 5pm-7pm

Location:
79 Hamilton St N 
Waterdown, ON L0R 2H0

Come for a drink and appetizers.
 
We encourage participation from all members across all industries.

Registration is required

 

Today is the last day of the Waterdown Farmers' Market. Come by and visit the Waterdown Legion table and pickup a Remembrance Day sign for your lawn.

$20 each or $25 with a charitable receipt. If you can't come today, stop by the Legion during their opening hours.

Waterdown Museum of Hope invites the community to our Grand Opening on Saturday, November 11th at 2 pm.

We are excited to welcome everyone to our new home at the Waterdown Legion. WDHS Semester 1 student projects will be on display as well as artifacts from our permanent collection.

In the days leading up to the Grand Opening, the museum will be hosting a soft launch from November 7-10, 5-8 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend on those nights, and our student guides will be on hand to guide attendees through the displays.

We look forward to formally thanking all our Sponsors, our Community Partners and everyone who has supported the museum for the last 10 years.

Introducing our latest Gold Sponsors, Brown Financial Security Inc. & Brown Lawyers. Nick, Nate and Andrew presented Rob Flosman with a cheque towards a display case in memory of William Archibald "Archie" Brown Sr. and William Archibald "Buster" Brown Jr. Thank you Brown Brothers for your support of this local project.

Canada's Greatest Stuntman in Waterdown to support the museum! Visit Duke Caboom at the Waterdown Legion!

Not letting the rain dampen our spirits!

Celebrating CommUNITY today until 6pm. Join us at Memorial Hall at this free family event!

Looking for volunteers to help out at this community event. Great for students who want to get their volunteer hours this summer! 😎

Are you a student seeking volunteer hours and/or a community-minded individual who love music and the arts? A fun, family-oriented and FREE event celebrating the UNITY in CommUNITy is taking place in downtown Waterdown on July 22. There are several two to four hour volunteer shifts available. Help with parking, directing, set-up and teardown... head to waterdownvillage.ca for details and links to sign up.

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We will be there with Waterdown Legion Br. 551!