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Packages of tobacco seed with some interesting names. The variety names shown are “Yellow Mammoth”, “Gold Dollar” and “Virginia 115”.

A newspaper clipping featured in the Lynedoch WI’s Tweedsmuir Community Scrapbook highlighting Gus and Jeanne VanderElst. The VanderElsts operated Gus’ Coffee Shop across Delhi District Secondary School from 1955 to 1969.

Small detail of an Irene Anderson's painting style featured in our exhibits. Museum open Mondays and Tuesdays, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Throwback Thursday photo of Quance Lumber Yard (presently Quance Park) as seen behind the construction of the bridge. Come by for a visit! Museum open Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Join us tomorrow for a virtual Hometown Chat with Paul E. Allen as he recounts the development of Southern Ontario’s tobacco growing history! Visit bit.ly/2USZZUQ to register free!

The installation of a Delhi Foundry furnace in the kiln. Did you know the Tobacco Kiln at the Delhi Tobacco Museum is open for tours on Tuesday afternoons? Come by and visit! Visit bit.ly/2WtdDi1 to book your visit.

Join us as Paul recounts the development of Southern Ontario’s Tobacco Industry during our Hometown Chat. Register free through Eventbrite bit.ly/2USZZUQ In the meantime, here’s a throwback to when tobacco had “Queens”, Harvest Queens that is.

A picnic throwback of Conlin’s Grove amongst the trees and shrubberies where the former Belgian Hall stands.

We’re happy to announce the reopening of the Delhi Tobacco Museum & Heritage Centre! Opens hours are Mondays and Tuesdays from 10 to 4 PM. Schedule your visit through this link bit.ly/3xHbxsL

A throwback photo of Cash Crop Farming Publications Ltd, presiding on Argyle Avenue, Delhi. A newspaper from May 30 1973 highlights CCFP’s opening on Argyle Ave, introducing readers to their staff.

The 2nd episode of our podcast Curated Past is now available here and on @Spotify. The Great Jam Story of 1940 is courtesy of @PortDoverMus. Enjoy! anchor.fm/curatedpast/ep… @DTMHC_Canada @evabrookdonly @WhamMuseum #podcast #culturalheritage #norfolkcounty

A very early photo of the Delhi District German Home compared to today (with a little help from Google Maps). Note the grassy open space on the right with telephone poles in the distance.

Bill Kelsey was a notable figure in Ontario’s tobacco farming as well as other crops, forestry and industrial use. Shown here is one of his innovations, the Kelsey Steam Boiler, manufacturing in his shop in Delhi.

Be sure to self-care during these uncertain times. This kid has the right idea.

Photo taken in 1956 on a July day depicting an aircraft conducting aerial spraying over a tobacco field. Several tobacco kilns can be seen in the background.

Step back in time to the days of horse-and-boat with the NFB’s 1959 film, “The Back-breaking Leaf,” a 30-minute documentary describing the gritty work in Delhi’s tobacco harvest season. nfb.ca/film/the_back-… via @thenfb

Our first Curated Past podcast is available at anchor.fm/curatedpast. This edition courtesy of @DTMHC_Canada. Many thanks to @GreggMcLachlan for volunteering to assist our team with this new way to reach our audiences during #COVID19. Also available on @Spotify #museumsmatter

A postcard of various houses on Eagle Street, Delhi, west of Queen. Note the dirt road and intersection before the days of paved surfaces.

The former Golden Leaf Restaurant on King Street, Delhi along with a menu of their meals and refreshments. Tobacco farming played such an important role for Norfolk County, it’s no wonder there was a restaurant named in relation to the cured leaf.

A group photo of the Imperial Leaf Tobacco Company’s employees posing in front of the Delhi Plant during their 1938-1939 season. At the time, social distancing wasn’t a thing. (but please maintain distance now though) #SocialDistance #PhysicalDistancing #delhi #norfolkcounty