Whats In Your Button Jar?

What's In YOUR BUTTON JAR?

A Fun & Hands-On Story & Material Culture Workshop.

Date: May 14, 2026

Where: Dawson Trail Museum, Richer, MB

Cost:$10.00/person (Limited Seats, recommend RSVP now pay at event!)

Time: (Day or evening session available)

Day Session 1: 2:30 PM- 4:30 PM

Evening Session 2: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Learn more about YOUR buttons! Where Buttons, memories and meanings come together. Buttons are small, but they hold garments, generations, and many stories together.

Join us for a relaxed and engaging workshop where we share and explore the hidden stories inside your buttons. Bring a button or two and discover how these tiny items connect us to memory, craft, fashion, history, and the people who came before us. Through storytelling, hands-on exploration, and shared curiosity, we’ll look closely at the materials and history behind buttons — and the personal meaning they carry.

What to Expect:

Participants will;

* Share a memory or a story behind a meaningful button (sharing optional)

* Learn how to identify certain button materials and styles

* Discover fascinating bits of fashion and social history

* Learn how to preserve and care for your buttons

* Share and reminisce as we reflect how everyday objects hold personal and cultural memory

Facilitator: Rose-Marie Sherwood

No prior knowledge needed, nor a button — just curiosity

Benefits for Participants: · Learn more about your own button treasure . Learn how to identify material culture of your buttons! . Experience reminiscence and memory stimulation · Strengthen social connection and belonging · Engage fine motor skills through touch · Feel valued as knowledge holders and storytellers · Enjoy low-pressure learning and conversation