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Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum & Community Centre - Gormley
Featuring the time period from 1850 to 1946, this community museum has a geographical focus specifically on Whitchurch Township and Stouffville, with a broader focus on York...
Ridge House Museum - Ridgetown
Built in 1875, the Ridge House Museum is a typical Gothic revival style home furnished to portray the lifestyle of a middle class family. The Ridge House structure and grounds...
Little Claybelt Homesteaders Museum - New Liskeard
Exhibits reflect the settlement of "New Ontario" that included an agricultural region originally called "New Ontario". Glaciers created the "Little...
Earth Sciences Museum - Waterloo
This natural science museum features a collection of rocks, gems, minerals and fossils from all over the world. Visitors can view crystals under microscopes or study groundwater...
Algonquin Logging Museum - Whitney
Visitors to this indoor/outdoor site can learn about Algonquin Park's logging history from the 1830s to the present. The museum features a 3/4 mile long trail with a log chute...
Museum Services, Culture Division, City of Toronto - Toronto
10 historic museums operated by the City of Toronto work collectively to inspire passion for the city. Museum professionals have researched the history of Toronto and present this...
Minden Hills Cultural Centre - Minden
Located in beautiful and historic Minden in Haliburton County, the Minden Hills Cultural Centre has been preserving our local heritage and bringing history to life for all ages...
Ska-Nah-Doht Village and Museum - Mount Brydges
Located in 155 acres of Longwoods Road Conservation Area, this site features an artifact collection drawn from local archaeological excavations of the pre-contact period from 800...
Montgomery's Inn - Etobicoke
This historic building displays furnishings associated with an 1850 inn in rural Canada West and tells the story of travellers and immigration to Etobicoke. Special events, course...
Fanshawe Pioneer Village - London
Spend a 19th century day at Fanshawe Pioneer Village. Beginning with an early log home and barn representative of the first home of Tipperary Irish settlers, visitors can...
Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site - Gravenhurst
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...
First Hussars Museum - London
Museum commemorating and profiling the battle honours, history and conflict involvement from the 1st Hussars Regiment
The Bata Shoe Museum - Toronto
Discover the treasures of North America’s charming and surprising shoe museum in Toronto, Canada. A remarkable collection of footwear from around the globe with over 4,500...
Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum - Niagara-on-the-Lake
The most important aspect of the work of the Niagara Historical Society (est. 1895) is the maintenance of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum collection which began in...
Grimsby Museum - Grimsby
This community museum displays artifacts relating to the history of Grimsby and surrounding communities, from prehistory to the current day. The museum offers education programs,...
The Canadian Canoe Museum - Peterborough
The Canadian Canoe Museum, established in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1997, is a unique national heritage centre that explores and celebrates the canoe’s enduring significance...
Union Gallery, Queen's University - Kingston
Features exhibitions from Queen’s Fine Art students as well as professional artists.
Dance Collection Danse - Toronto
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...
Toronto's First Post Office - Toronto
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...
Oshawa Museum - Oshawa
For over 60 years, the Oshawa Museum (OM) has celebrated our City’s history with engaging events, inspiring exhibits, and an immense collection of archival materials....
Hutchison House Museum - Peterborough
Located in a historic 1837 stone building, this museum is restored to reflect the family life of Dr. John Hutchison from 1837 to 1847. Dr. Hutchison was an early resident...
Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum - Coldwater
Coldwater's community museum features artifacts relating to the history of the area from 1850 to 1950. The collection is displayed in a restored log home, built in the 1840s...
Leaskdale Manse National Historic Site - Leaskdale
Our museum site consists of the National Leaskdale Manse where Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, lived and wrote for 15 years from 1911 to 1926. Here she wrote...