Historica day planned

The Simcoe County Museum will host the sixth annual Simcoe County Historica Fair today.

Students from across the county are invited to submit projects highlighting Canadian heritage and culture. Seventeen schools from the Simcoe County District School Board are participating.

Since its launch in 1993, the Historica Fair program has expanded to include more than 200,000 students across Canada each year. The program creates an active learning environment, giving students in grades 4 to 9 an opportunity to explore Canadian history and culture. Students are encouraged to create projects on the heritage topic of their choice using information and imagination to bring history to life.

Staff and volunteers from the Simcoe County Archives, MacLaren Art Centre and the museum will conduct interactive workshops at the day-long event, which gets underway with opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. The Fair is open to the public from 12:15 to 2 p.m. Regular museum admission rates apply.

The Historica Fair program is a national educational initiative of the Historica Foundation of Canada, supported by the Hudson's Bay Company, RBC Foundation, CN, Scotiabank Group and the provincial and federal governments.