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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
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.
Volunteers are the building blocks of our Museum. All our activities and programs depend on the assistance of dedicated volunteers.
As Bruce County prepares to welcome the International Plowing Match & Rural Expo back to Walkerton, we’re looking back at a Tara inventor whose plows and fanning mills helped put
Tara to the World: Gerolamy’s Award-Winning Farm Innovations Read More »
Est. 1893 The original Paisley Creamery building can be found on Mill Drive. The creamery was initially created by Sam Ballachey in 1893. The business was an immediate success. When
The Paisley Creamery Read More »
In 1927 and 1928, the first moving picture “talkies” hit silver screens. Unlike earlier motion pictures, where a soundtrack could be played alongside an otherwise silent film, these talkies included the
Talking Pictures: Sound and Early Cinema in Bruce County Read More »
Taking a stroll along the trail of Fairy Lake, Southampton, one quickly notices the interpretive plaque near the bandshell. It displays the history of the Bowman & Zinkan Tannery that
Bowman & Zinkan Tannery Read More »
Over the years, the companies working from the former Dominion Plywoods Limited property in Southampton, Ontario, have demonstrated innovation and leadership in the plywood industry, struggling and working through challenging
Dominion Plywoods Ltd. Read More »
Truax & Company began on November 7, 1878 when Rueben E. Truax purchased a sawmill in Walkerton from David Moore Sr. and David Moore Jr. The sawmill was located near
R. Truax Son & Company Limited Read More »
Through time there have been dozens of druggists found within Bruce County. Several of these druggists had other related occupations such as being ophthalmologists. Others sold stationery and books, which
Canada Spool & Bobbin Co. began in 1884 when Thomas Ker and James Brocklebank of Streetsville, Ontario came to Walkerton and established a bobbin factory. By 1886 they had partnered
Canada Spool & Bobbin Co. Ltd. Read More »
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 was often found in balls.
Bruce Peninsula Zinc Mines Read More »
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 underground water deposit with running
The Saugeen Mineral Water Company Read More »
