Tuesday, November 11 – The Museum and Archives will be CLOSED in observance of Remembrance Day.

Please note: The Museum’s exterior exhibits, including the Mackenzie Log Home and the S.S No. 10 Amabel Log School House, is now CLOSED for the season and will reopen for viewing in Spring 2026.

 

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

Membership & Passes

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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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Donations

Our success is made possible, in part, by the support we receive through our strong relationships with you, our donors. Your generosity ensures that we will continue to inspire, educate and remain the premier destination of choice for exploring our history.

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Headline and partial article from Paisley Advocate dated 1911
Businesses

Bruce Peninsula Zinc Mines

Throughout the 20th century were zinc mining booms on the Bruce Peninsula.  The type of zinc located and sought after is known as sphalerite and ...
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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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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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