Clifford Pennock: A New Lens on South Crosby

June 21, 2024 / 0 Comments

Clifford Pennock: Remastered A New Lens on South Crosby A New Lens on South Crosby is the title of an exciting summer exhibition being presented by the Elgin and Area Heritage Society at the Red Brick School, Elgin, Ontario. Sourced from some 1,300 archived pictures taken by early 20th century photographer, Clifford Pennock, this selection […]

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Founders’ and Volunteers’ Recognition Event

July 27, 2023 / 0 Comments

The E.A.H.S is hosting a private Founders’ and Volunteers’ Recognition Event on September 24, 2023, from 1 pm – 4 pm at the Elgin Municipal Complex. This time of celebration and recognition, including a guest speaker, is a tribute to those whose vision, dedication, and perseverance has led to 20 years of area heritage and […]

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Annual Treasures and Books Sale

June 30, 2022 / 0 Comments

WE ARE BACK The Annual EAHS Treasures & Books Sale. Looking for that special dish, vintage material, Christmas decorations, children’ s game, or Keirstead prints? Drop by the Red Brick School on July 9 during Elgin Days. Look though a collection of vintage china and glass plates, vases, platters, check out the books, picture frames, […]

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Deck the Halls

January 3, 2021 / 0 Comments

Every December the Elgin and Area Heritage Society adorns the Red Brick School (RBS) with wreaths and lights in preparation for celebrating Christmas.  Inside and out this historic landmark reflects majestic splendour to the delight of visitors and passers by. An Elgin tradition is the “Sharing the Light of Christ”. On the First Sunday of […]

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Creating a Community

October 4, 2020 / 0 Comments

On Aug. 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and Sept. 1, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., plus an additional time for a tour by school students the Elgin and Area Heritage Society hosted an exhibit at the Red Brick School in Elgin. The Creating a Community exhibit featured individual panels highlighting the family trees, […]

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School Days

October 4, 2020 / 0 Comments

Each year, the Elgin and Area Heritage Society invites a group of elementary school students to visit the Red Brick School.  The students experience a sample of the wondrous school days that unfolded in a time before most of them were even born. They assemble and enter the classroom in the required orderly fashion, and […]

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