Museum Strathroy-Caradoc

🧡 Learn, reflect, and take a step toward reconciliation.

As we approach National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we invite you to visit our lobby display and learn more about what this day means and why it is important. Visiting this display is just one small step in the ongoing journey of learning and reconciliation. We encourage everyone to learn, participate, and reflect in their own way. Our display will be available in the Museum lobby until October 2. We welcome you to stop by, take a moment, and join us in our continual learning.

September 30th marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day – Every Child Matters
Orange Shirt Day – Every Child Matters began in Williams Lake, British Columbia, on September 30, 2013. Established to honour Residential School Survivors, their families, and those who never returned home, it serves as a powerful reminder of the lasting impacts of the Residential School system. What began as a grassroots initiative has since evolved into a nationally recognized movement, with individuals, organizations, and communities across Canada participating in acts of remembrance, reflection, and reconciliation each year.

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html

On this day September 20, 1983

Age Dispatch caption: Guides Earn All Round Cords
Guides from the 2nd Strathroy Company, under the leadership of Guider Sharon Friday, far right, were awarded last Tuesday evening with their all round cords by Commissinor Cathy Schrader, left. The girls are, from left, Krista Findley, Deanna Talbot, Cathy Green, and Pam Sinkey, missing was Tracey Goss. (Staff)

As we prepare for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, please find below additional resources from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) for Truth and Reconciliation Week.

The NCTR is offering a free virtual educational program from September 21–25, 2026, available to schools across Canada. This program provides a meaningful opportunity for students, educators, and the broader community to engage with the histories, experiences, cultures, and enduring presence of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples.

We encourage schools, educators, and community members to explore these resources as part of their ongoing learning and commitment to truth and reconciliation.

For more information and to register follow the link here --> https://trw-svr.nctr.ca/lunch-and-learns/

NEW DATE!
All new with Lena from Chippewas of Thames First Nation, join us for this amazing mitts making workshop and get ready for winter! The workshop includes a kits for a pair of mitts and will involve basic sewing technics as Lena leads you through the process.

WHEN: Saturday Oct. 3 -1pm
WHERE: Museum Strathroy-Caradoc
Age: 16+
Cost: $60

Register here --> https://events.strathroy-caradoc.ca/museum/Detail/2026-10-03-1000-Mitts-Making-Workshop

For more information please contact us at 519-245-0492 or [email protected]

On this day in September 16, 1927

At the end of the 1928 racing season, Mr. Thrower retired Grattan Bars to his farm on the second line of Adelaide Township, near Kerwood, noting that the area was great grazing country. Five beautiful silver trophies were brought to Strathroy and put on display at Prangley’s store.

Want to read more? Check out our blog: https://museumstrathroycaradoc.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/grattan-bars/

Image of "Grattan Bars", owner, driver and groom
Written in white on photo: "Grattan Bars Paces World's Record 1/2 mile, London, September 16, 1927. Old World's Record 60 1/4; New World's Record 59 1/2. Grattan Bar's Three Heats in Race 59 1/2, 60 1/2, 60. Owner, Mr. Throwers, Kerwood, Ont.; Driver, George Litt; Groom, Farrow."