Monday, October 9 – Thanksgiving Museum & Archives CLOSED; Historic outdoor structures closed for the season!

Museum Hours

Monday 10 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday 10 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday 10 AM - 5 PM
Thursday 10 AM - 5 PM
Friday 10 AM - 5 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday 1 PM - 5 PM

Archives Hours

Monday 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM and 1 PM - 4:30 PM
Sunday Closed

General Admission

Individual $8.00 + HST
Children (4-12) $4.00 + HST
Student $6.00 + HST
Senior $6.00 + HST
Archives $6.00 + HST
Children (3 & under) FREE

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Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre​

33 Victoria Street North (in the town of Saugeen Shores)
Southampton, ON Canada N0H 2L0

Toll Free: 1-866-318-8889 | Phone: 519-797-2080 | Fax 519-797-2191

museum@brucecounty.on.ca

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Cover of Bruce County Folk School Diary
Agriculture

Bruce County Folk Schools

The history of Bruce County is rich with agricultural organizations focused on building community and improving the life of the County’s rural communities. The Folk
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Team photo of the Chesley Colts dated 1958
Entertainment

Chesley Colts

Chesley first organized a hockey club in January of 1899 after having a good turn out to a practice.  It is noted in an edition
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Graphic featuring two bottles and an advertisement.
Businesses

The Saugeen Mineral Water Company

Located in Southampton the Saugeen Mineral Water Company sold mineral water from 1893 until around the 1920s.  The water came from an artesian well (an
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Photo of Lillian Ruby Clements
People

Lillian Ruby Clements: Trailblazer for Women in Law

A small July 9, 1915 “London Advertiser” newspaper clipping with headline “Girl from Paisley Lawyer in Alberta” proclaims that former Paisley-area resident Lillian Ruby Clements
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Post office items and one exterior shot of post office
Places

Post Offices

Communication is just as important now as it was when settlers began to pour into what is now Bruce County in the late 1840s and
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Couples dancing in Kincardine Pavilion
Businesses

Dance Pavilions

Alongside the rise of the big band era, was the establishment of dance halls or pavilions across North America.  By the 1930s dance halls were
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VISIT THE MUSEUM

Location

Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre

33 Victoria Street North (in the town of Saugeen Shores) Southampton, ON Canada N0H 2L0 

Toll Free:

1-866-318-8889

Phone:

519-797-2080

Fax

519-797-2191

museum@brucecounty.on.ca

Hours

Admission

Individual $8.00 + HST
Children $4.00 + HST
Student $6.00 + HST
Senior $6.00 + HST
Archives $6.00 + HST

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