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 About Edinburgh Square Heritage & Cultural Centre Edinburgh Square Heritage and Cultural Centre represents a cornerstone of history in Haldimand County and is an...

Toronto's waterfront development is documented in this archives by Toronto Harbour Commissioners' board minutes, correspondence, legal and financial papers, central...

Discover the history of Lambton County at the Lambton Heritage Museum, south of Grand Bend. The museum includes a modern exhibit centre plus a slaughterhouse, blacksmith shop,...

This heritage village is located on the site of an early farmstead within Backus Heritage Conservation Area. The site features 15 historic buildings, including the 1798 John C....

Embark on a cheesy adventure in Ingersoll and discover over 150 years of Ontario's rich cheesemaking history! Dive into the captivating world of dairy delights at our award-...

Port Colborne Historical and Marine MuseumHistorical and marine artifacts from Port Colborne's past are on display at this community museum. The collection includes a...

Make the trip to visit the Port Burwell Marine Museum and Historic Lighthouse in beautiful Port Burwell, located on the north coast of Lake Erie in the Municipality of Bayham,...

In 1967, Sandy MacLachlan created the Woodworking Museum as a Centennial Project. To house the collection, he dismantled an 1853 log house, originally built by the White family in...

Operated by the Town of York Historical Society, Toronto's First Post Office is a museum, National Historic Site, and an authorized full-service dealer for Canada Post.Erected...

At Lang Pioneer Village Museum, each day history to brought to life. Throughout the village, costumed interpreters will introduce you to the people, trades and events that have...

Experience a guided tour of this National Historic Site nestled under the Niagara Escarpment comprised of two historic homes, a 100-foot-high Monument, an Indigenous art...

Situated on the winding Atikokan River, the Museum of Atikokan and the Historical Park exhibits the unique history of the area. Featuring local history exhibits, regional rock...

"If there were an award for the best small-town museum in Canada, this would surely be a candidate. It's crammed with artifacts from Great Lakes shipping, and has...

Eldon House is London's oldest surviving residence. Built in 1834 by Captain John Harris, the historic house remained in the Harris family until 1959, when it was given to the...

The Community Waterfront Heritage Centre (CWHC) is located on Owen Sound's picturesque harbour at 1155 1st Ave West, in a historic 1932 CN Rail Station. It is the last train...

Our Comber and District Historical Society Museum illustrates the agricultural history of the area, through displays of early farm tools, equipment and machinery. The daily lives...

The Museum of Lennox and Addington provides insights into everyday life from the late eighteenth through the twentieth century and focuses particularly on telling the story of...

Local history museum with over 15,000 artifacts related to the village of Beachville, the township of south-west oxford and Zorra township. Includes historic main building dating...

The Vanier Museopark is a non-profit organization located in the heart of Vanier, a popular neighbourhood near downtown Ottawa. It celebrates the rich heritage and history of its...

This military museum is dedicated to the Princess of Wales' Own Regiment (pwor) and its antecedents, from 1863. The museum focuses on three organizations of militias and on...

A local history collection focusing on Elgin County is featured at this community museum. Research facilities are also available. A variety of workshops are offered; for a...

This museum interprets the history of Tweed and the townships of Hungerford, Huntingdon, Elzevir and Grimsthorpe and the surrounding areas. The site's collection dates from...

This museum and archives collects items about Lithuanian-Canadians: documents (including many pertaining to immigration), photographs, ephemera, art, maps, medals, coins, uniforms...

Located on the bluffs overlooking the Grand River, the Bell family's first Canadian home provided the stage for the invention of the telephone. Here, July 26th, 1874,...

Step back into a time of muskets, black powder and grey stone walls. The sights, sounds and smells of a garrison come alive within the walls of this War of 1812 Fort and National...

A fine example of Victorian architecture, Kingston's first water pumping station was enlarged in 1889. The building contains restored cross-compound engines, the steam launch...

To preserve, teach, and display to the public the rich heritage of the railroads and their role in the development of St. Thomas and Elgin County.

Set against the backdrop of Lake Erie's beautiful shoreline, the Backus Page-House is a living history museum, re-creating life in the Talbot Settlement during the middle of...

Exhibits reflect the settlement of "New Ontario" that included an agricultural region originally called "New Ontario". Glaciers created the "Little...

With more than 165 years of history, this exquisite Georgian style estate was home to four generations of the Harris and Sayers families.  Noted for its quiet presence in a...

McDougall Cottage Historic Site (ca.1858) is a labourer’s dwelling house, built in a distinctively decorative pattern of hewn granite and limestone blocks. The Cottage is...

This military museum for Canada's olderst continuously serving infantry regiment,  is located on the third floor of Casa Loma, the former grand estate of Major General...

The Elman W. Campbell Museum acknowledges that we are situated on the traditional territories of the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, and the Anishinaabe peoples and the treaty land of...

The Canadian Language Museum was established in 2011 to promote an appreciation of all of the languages spoken in Canada and of their role in the development of this nation. Few...

The Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch was established in 1944 in Toronto. Today, this volunteer-run organization houses more than 5,000 Ukrainian artifacts, which...

The Museum of Ontario Archaeology features a museum, collections repository, park grounds, and the Lawson archaeological site - an ancient Indigenous village settlement dating to...

Visit the birthplace of the most famous Canadian in the world, Dr. Norman Bethune. His enduring fame in China has helped to shape Canada's reputation as a humanitarian nation...

This Jewish cultural centre features pictures from 1900 to the 1960s related to the Holocaust, Israel and Canada. The site displays memorabilia from the Holocaust period of 1939...

A diverse range of textual, architectural, sound and moving image records are held at this university archives. Visitors can access the mainly Canadian collection of business and...

This historic schoolhouse, built in 1848 by local brewer Enoch Turner, is available to school groups for day-long living history visits and open to the general public. The...

The North Lanark Regional Museum is owned and operated by the North Lanark Historical Society with the goal of collecting, preserving and displaying the history of Mississippi...

What was it really like to live and work in the 1860s? Travel back in time to one of Canada's largest living-history sites and experience Village Life!Touring Upper Canada...

Located at the Fork of the Thames in downtown London, Ontario, Museum London inspires human experience through art and historical exhibitions, a dynamic mix of responsive public...

Discover history and heritage at the boyhood home of Canada’s famous flying ace and wartime hero, William Avery “Billy” Bishop. Billy Bishop Museum seeks to...

Founded in 1986, Dance Collection Danse is Canada's national dance archives and publisher dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of Canadian dance history. Our...

The site's collection includes pioneer artifacts relating to the settlers in the Rainy River District. Special events include a "Celebration of Heritage Day" the...

James Lee brought his Loyalist family to Saltfleet Township, Upper Canada, in 1792. John Lee, the eldest son, first constructed the Lee home in 1808 after receiving land from his...