This is an archived event from Culture Days 2022.
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Trafalgar Township Heritage Day
In-person
Agriculture History & heritage Indigenous Photography Self-guidedDate and time
Location
Palermo One-room Schoolhouse
2431 Dundas Street West, Oakville, Ontario L6M 4J3
Oakville, Halton County, ON
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
Has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
While the history of the lakeside Oakville community is well commemorated, the history of the older, agricultural communities of North Oakville is not so well acknowledged.
With urban development taking place on the formerly agricultural land north of QEW and later Hwy. 5 (Dundas), it's important to capture and celebrate the history of the Trafalgar Township communities and share it so the past will not be forgotten.
We have established an Open Archive containing information files on the many families, communities, buildings and people of Trafalgar Township.
The Trafalgar Township Society has completely renovated the Palermo one-room schoolhouse to its original condition and holds many historical artifacts relating to the school operation.
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Organizer
Trafalgar Township Historical Society
Recognizing, documenting, educating and celebrating the rich agricultural heritage of North Oakville, Trafalgar Township.
Throughout the year, we meet in the heritage Palermo School House at 2341 Dundas Street West, Oakville, Ontario (just east of Regional Road 25).
We have regular speaker nights featuring local historical topics & issue quarterly newsletters
We continue to restore and encourage community use of the Palermo School House.
We campaign to protect the status of the local heritage properties in the Township.
We advocate heritage preservation through plaques, street names and park names.
We research local houses, villages and communities.