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If you love Oakville as much as we do, you're at the right place! Learn, discover, explore and get involved in preserving and promoting Oakville's heritage!
If you love Oakville as much as we do, you're at the right place! Learn, discover, explore and get involved in preserving and promoting Oakville's heritage!
The Oakville Historical Society preserves and promotes historical heritage of the Town of Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Throughout the year, our promotional efforts include hosting various family activities and events that promote Oakville's heritage and get the public involved in learning about the town and what we do. Our plaques are aimed at preserving historical sites around town, while we offer services to the public such as guided walking tours and exhibits.
We are helped with our efforts through membership and volunteers, who are the heart of the Society.
We greatly appreciate the support received from The Town of Oakville, Ontario Heritage Organization Development Grants and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
Our offices are in The Cottages. These are located on the north side of the Erchless Estate, erected in the mid-1950s. Now equipped with environmental control systems, they provide the Society with archival storage, a library and display space for exhibits. Visitors can explore the library and various displays and find resources and information about Oakville's history.
Come visit the area of our offices, take a self guided walk and learn about the Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate.
We are helped with our efforts through membership and volunteers, who are the heart of the Society.
We greatly appreciate the support received from The Town of Oakville, Ontario Heritage Organization Development Grants and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
Our offices are in The Cottages. These are located on the north side of the Erchless Estate, erected in the mid-1950s. Now equipped with environmental control systems, they provide the Society with archival storage, a library and display space for exhibits. Visitors can explore the library and various displays and find resources and information about Oakville's history.
Come visit the area of our offices, take a self guided walk and learn about the Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate.
Construction! Work started on the Coach House. They'll be fencing off about 5 parking spaces worth of space on the south side of King Street for a site office and storage of material. Our east gate will be permanently moved further west. A new path will be built from King Street to our back door. The sewer line and paths will be redone along with some other landscaping. Areas of the park will be closed of during some of the work.
The work should be finished for the fall, outside of further COVID-related shut down.
Coach House Restoration Project Page Landscape Plan GAS TAX AT WORK
The work should be finished for the fall, outside of further COVID-related shut down.
Coach House Restoration Project Page Landscape Plan GAS TAX AT WORK
The Oakville Historical Society gratefully acknowledges the financial support received from the Government of Canada through the Canadian Council of Archives and the Young Canada Works Program and the Canada Summer Jobs Program which have funded (in part) the digitization program at the Society. We also acknowledge the financial support received from the Government of Ontario through the Heritage Organization Development Grant Program. Further, we acknowledge the financial and other support provided by the Town of Oakville.