FALL 2016 REC GUIDE - WEB

Heritage

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Registered Reminisce Kit Museum staff encourage lively

Tea for You! Must pre-book teas at 604-592-6956.

Historic Stewart Farm

Tea and Tour Surrey Museum

discussions and trigger fond memories as we visit your seniors’ facility or group with Reminisce Kits. Artifacts, newspaper clippings, photographs and music from the early 20th century will bring back recollections of the good old days. For information about themes or to book a session, call 604-592-6956. 1 session $75 55yrs+ Tuesdays-Fridays Heritage Discovery Kits: After School Exploration Learning and fun collide when kids encounter Surrey’s heritage after school program. Surrey Museum staff engage children’s curiosity with a hands-on collection of artifacts, photographs, crafts and activities to be experienced at the Museum or your site. Call 604-592-6956 for themes and to book. 1 session $71.60 6-12yrs Tuesday–Friday afternoons Guides, Brownies and Sparks tour the farm to learn about people of the past. Prepare applesauce on a wood-burning stove, use a hand churn to make fresh butter, do old-style chores and sew your own bean bag. Finish with a traditional barn dance. This program covers six of the requirements for a Heritage Home Skills badge. $10 per participant Must pre-book at 604-592-6956 Select Saturdays 1:00pm-3:30pm Girl Guides of Canada Badge Program Heritage Home Skills

Museum guides share inside stories about Surrey’s past with a tour through the galleries. The conversation continues afterwards with tea and cookies. $8/person, attendants are free 16yrs+ Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday afternoons Scottish Afternoon Tea Historic Stewart Farm Enjoy delectable farm-baked scones and Scottish shortbread served with a pot of your favourite tea and a little Stewart family history. Then explore the charming 1890s farmhouse and grounds with a costumed guide. $12/person 16yrs+ Fridays, Sep & Oct 1:00pm-2:30pm

RURAL LIFE RETOLD

604-592-6956  13723 Crescent Road Located in Elgin Heritage Park

Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm  Saturday, 12noon-4pm Sunday, 12noon-4pm Closed Mondays and Statutory Holidays Seasonal Closure: Sa, Dec 24, 2016 to M, Feb 6, 2017 Entrance by donation Groups of 10 or more people must book in advance Bring on fall with its bright leaves and crisp days! Join us in the Farmhouse kitchen to warm chilled fingers by the wood stove. We’ll help you welcome colder days with workshops, events and good old-fashioned hospitality.

There’s More! Look for more ways to experience all that Surrey’s heritage facilities have to offer! Arts & General Interest Section under Early Years | Children | Adults

Surrey Museum

ALWAYS SOMETHING HAPPENING

Book a Heritage-Style Birthday Party! We offer birthday parties in one-of-a-kind locations led by instructors who know how to party and know a thing or two about history. You bring the guests, presents and food, and we’ll provide the rest. Must pre-book at 604-592-6956. $15/child (birthday child is free) Surrey Museum Walk like an Egyptian, shiver your timbers

604-592-6956  17710 56A Avenue Hours: Tuesday-Friday: 9:30am-5:30pm

Saturday: 10am-5pm Sunday: 12noon-5pm Closed Mondays and most Statutory Holidays Seasonal Closure: Sa, Dec 24, 2016 to M, Feb 6, 2017 Admission sponsored by Friends of the Surrey Museum&Archives Society Groups of 10 or more people must book in advance Think museums are only full of dusty old things? Think again! Families get hands-on in the Kids Gallery, take in kid-friendly events, and drop in for crafts and activities.

Historic Stewart Farm Party like its 1899! We’ll lead partiers in old-time games and a vintage craft to take home. You supply the cake, and let the kids churn the ice-cream. Saturdays & Sundays 1:00pm-3:00pm

like a pirate, ride like a cowboy or be queen for a day! Choose a theme, invite friends, and have a memorable day. Saturdays & Sundays Afternoons

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