This is an archived event from Culture Days 2024.
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Families and Local History
In-person
History & heritage Museum Agriculture IndigenousDate and time
Location
Old Palermo Schoolhouse
2431 Dundas Street West
Oakville, ON
Directions: Location, Palermo schoolhouse is located on the north side of Dundas just east of old Bronte Road, access by car is by WESTBOUND traffic only. Eastbound visitors will have to turn around at the next traffic light at Palermo Park and come back west. Parking, is at three locations. - the Palermo Schoolhouse - ÉSC Sainte-Trinité 2600 Grand Oak Trail (about 180m) on the south side of Dundas from the schoolhouse, (there is a well-marked pedestrian crossing to cross Dundas from the school) - Palermo United Church about 300m west of the Palermo schoolhouse.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
Family and Local History
1. Curious about your family's local history?
a. Learn genealogy and possibly uncover the fascinating stories that make up your family tree right here in Halton County!
b. Find your home on a map and see who the original settlers were.
2. Ever wondered about the untold stories resting in our local cemeteries?
a. Explore the final resting places of ancestors and local legends, uncovering rich tales of courage, love, and legacy. Learn about the lives of those who shaped our community. TTHS has all the cemetery transcriptions for Trafalgar Township!
3. Explore and maybe better said, become aware of the Archives and online resources through Trafalgar Township Historical Society! Easy to access and free! We are also always looking for new members !
4. Local Indigenous History, learn how present-day roads relate to original trails
5. Walking Tours of Palermo.
a. Palermo History as it is today and was in the past
Links
Organizer
Trafalgar Township Historical Society
All of the community that we know as Oakville, Ontario was once Trafalgar Township. The political boundaries of Trafalgar Township ceased to exist with the amalgamation of the Township, and Oakville in 1962.
The Trafalgar Township Historical Society was established in January 2006, founded on the work of the Trafalgar 2000 Committee, a group of citizens who organized an event to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Trafalgar Township.
Our home is now in the Heritage Palermo One Room Schoolhouse, and home to our Culture day’s Events at 2431 Dundas Street West.
Palermo was one of the earliest towns in Trafalgar Township!
It once boasted.
- A foundry that riveled Massey Ferguson
- A medical school,
- two schools, two hotels, two corner stores,
- A town hall, a temperance hall,
- two churches, and their cemeteries.
Palermo was the first town in Trafalgar to install sidewalks and had the first school library and music program.
The old schoolhouse is our home and location for the Culture Days Events
The society focuses on preserving heritage homes, and local history through research, hosting speakers, a monthly open house and maintaining an images site where we have scanned over 2,000 local photos and documents that are fully accessible to the public.
Check out our online archives here; https://tths.ca/our-images
You can also visit us at www.tths.ca or email [email protected] to join us.
This event is part of a hub:
Agriculture in Trafalgar Township
Trafalgar Township Historical Society Oakville, ONThe community that we know as Oakville, Ontario was once part of Trafalgar Township. The political boundaries of Trafalgar Township ceased to exist with the amalgamation of the Township, and Oakville in 1962. The Trafalgar Township Histori...