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Niagara Historical
Society & Museum
43 Castlereagh
Street
P.O. Box 208
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Phone: 905-468-3912
May ~ October:
Open 10:00 ~ 5:00 daily
November ~ April: Open 1:00 ~ 5:00 daily
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the Museum's website | Contact by Email
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The
Niagara Historical Society & Museum was founded in 1895 to encourage
the study of Canadian History and Literature, to collect and preserve
Canadian historical records and relics, and to build Canadian loyalty
and patriotism.
Under the determined
and devoted leadership of Janet Carnochan, sufficient funds were gathered
by 1906 to start the construction of Memorial Hall. Memorial Hall was
the first building in Ontario designed solely for the use as an historical
Museum. It was built to remember the United Empire Loyalists who founded
Niagara starting in the 1780s.
The
Niagara Historical Society & Museum houses one of the finest collections
of early Canadian artifacts and archives. Visitors today are treated
with one of the most extensive collections, reflecting the history of
one of the oldest settlements in Ontario. A Census conducted by Col.
John Butler records 84 settlers along the western side of the Niagara
River in 1782, by 1785, 800 inhabitants of Irish, Scottish, English,
German and Dutch descent are found in Niagara.
Today
the Museum is open 7 days a week. The Museum features a gallery dedicated
to 10,000 years of the town's history, a War of 1812 gallery, the Carnochan
gallery and a temporary exhibition gallery. Call the Museum for details
of exhibitions and events or check out our website.
Researchers please
call ahead to book an appointment.
Niagara
Historical Society & Museum
43
Castlereagh Street
P.O. Box 208
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Phone: 905-468-3912
Fax: 905-468-1728
May
~ October: Open 10:00 ~ 5:00 daily
November ~ April: Open 1:00 ~ 5:00 daily
Click
here for a map to the Niagara Historical Society & Museum
Visit
the Museum's own website
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Niagara Historical
Society & Museum
43 Castlereagh
Street
P.O. Box 208
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Phone: 905-468-3912
May ~ October:
Open 10:00 ~ 5:00 daily
November ~ April: Open 1:00 ~ 5:00 daily
Visit
the Museum's website | Contact by Email
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