Oakville Historical Society
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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!
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. 

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 may finish the end of July.

 Coach House Restoration Project          GAS TAX AT WORK        

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​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.
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  • HOME
  • Contact
    • DONATE
    • Internships
  • ABOUT
    • Our Story
    • Our Town
    • Our Office and Grounds
    • The Thomas House
    • Our Interns
    • Our Sponsors
    • Our Plaques >
      • Plaque Process
      • Plaque Order and Payment
    • Supporting our Cadets
  • Publications and Resources
    • Written
    • Reprints >
      • Beautiful Oakville - 1897
      • Garden of Canada - c1902
      • Telephone Book 1947
      • The Sumner Diaries
    • Newsletters
    • Audio Video >
      • Vignettes of Life in Early Oakville
      • Oakville Heritage Moments
    • Links
  • Collections and Exhibits
    • Search our Archival Collection
    • Search the Photo Collection
    • Search our Library
    • Search Just our Website
    • Basket Factory Memorial Plaques
    • Munro Letters
    • Oakville Images
    • Health Care As It Was >
      • Health Care As It Was - Continued
    • First World War Poppies Exhibit
    • First World War
    • Town of Oakville Online Collections
  • Membership
    • Why be a Member
    • Membership New or Renew
    • Membership Update
    • Our Volunteers
  • Activities
    • Calendar
    • Culture Days
    • Speakers' Nights
    • Guided Walking Tours
    • Self-guided Walking Tours >
      • Erchless Estate
      • Navy Street
      • Old Oakville
      • Trafalgar Road Heritage Conservation District
      • Trafalgar-Allan Corridor
      • Lot 12
    • In & Around Oakville
    • Yard Sale
    • Family >
      • Annual Family Activities
      • Colouring
      • Jigsaw Puzzles
      • Family Day 2020
      • Family Day 2019
    • Ghost Walk >
      • Ghost Stories
      • Video Ghost Stories
      • Question(s) or Comment(s)
      • 2019 Reviews
    • Mayor's Historical Picnic
  • Shop
    • Shop
    • Art of Oakville
    • Order and Payment for Shop, Photo and Archive