Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate is a four-acre estate home and gardens set on the shores of Lake Ontario in downtown Oakville. The Museum preserves and interprets the town's history through the heritage and home of Oakville's founding family, the Chisholms. The Town of Oakville owes its existence to the vision of Colonel William Chisholm (1788-1842), an enterprising merchant and shipbuilder. Today, visitors to the Oakville Museum can take a guided tour of Erchless, the Chisholm Family Home (completed in 1858), authentically restored to the elegance of its 1925 appearance. Visitors can also experience the Custom House, once home to a bank, general store and Oakville's custom offices, now housing the Museum's temporary exhibits, a Discovery Gallery for school classes and a meeting room with a beautiful view of Lake Ontario.
Location:
At the foot of Navy Street, Oakville Ontario
Telephone
905-338-4400
Other History nearby:
(Oshawa) Aeronautical Military Industrial Museum
(Amherst) Amherst Museum
(Brantford) Bell Homestead National Historic Site
(Brantford) Bell Memorial
(Mississauga) Benares Historical House Museum
(Toronto) Black Creek Pioneer Village
|
02/21 Coming to The Oakville area
Buffalo Greek Fest Buffalo NY May31-June2 Acquaint yourselves with our Greek Orthodox Church. Step into our culture and experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the birthplace of democracy – Greece. Enjoy the Greek food, feel the rhythm of the music, and dance a little!
Scandinavian Folk Festival Gerry NY July19-21 Swedish Food Every Day, Expanded Lecture Program, Feature Length Swedish Movies (with English subtitles), A Celebration of Hans Christian Anderson.
Sorrento Cheese Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival Buffalo NY August1-4 Cultural demonstrations including Tarantella Italian street dancers, Grape Stomping contests, Sicilian puppet shows. Second largest Italian street festival in the country.
|
|