Cornwall Community Museum Presents History on the Porch

June 2, 2025

Cornwall, ON – The Loyalists Return to Lamoureux Park

For something totally different in Lamoureux Park, go participate as the Cornwall Community Museum launches History on the Porch on Saturday, June 7, 2025. This first of a series of events will commemorate the arrival of the Loyalists who landed on our shores on June 6, 1784. Hear the stories of the hardships that drove these Loyalists from their comfortable homes in New York, the horrendous tales of their travels to reach their new homes, and how they survived and thrived and built what became today’s Cornwall and SDG. Meet the ancestors of many of today’s citizens as they tell their stories. Watch as they draw for the lot of land where they would settle.

Take part in the lot drawing experience by drawing for a lot and having a chance to win a participation award. Will you get forest, fields, rocks, or swamp for your land?

History on the Porch will be held on June 7^th from 2-3 pm on the porch at the Cornwall Community Museum (160 Water Street West). The best part is admission is free! Please bring your own chair.

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