This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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Local Heritage Books
Families and Local History
In-person
Agriculture History & heritage Storytelling MuseumDate and time
Location
Old Palermo Schoolhouse
2431 Dundas Street West
Oakville, ON
Directions: The old Palermo School house is located on the North side of Dundas east of Bronte Road. Please note that traffic control barriers in the centre of Dundas only allow for access for west bound traffic into the schoolhouse! This is fine if you are travelling west, however eastbound visitors will have to turn around at the next traffic light at Palermo Park and come back west. Parking is beside the schoolhouse.
Access
Free.
Offered in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
Has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
Discover Family and Local History Together!
🧬 Explore Your Family Roots
Ever wondered about your family's past in Halton? Learn how to trace your family tree and uncover the amazing stories of your ancestors—right here in Trafalgar Township!
đź“ŤFind your home on a historic map and see who lived there before you.
🪦 Stories from the Cemeteries
Cemeteries hold more than names—they hold the stories of the people who built our community. Come learn about the real lives behind the gravestones.
TTHS has complete cemetery records for Trafalgar Township!
đź“š Local Authors & Their Books
Discover local authors who bring our area's history and heart to life through their writing. Great reads and real stories!
🚶 Palermo Walking Tours
Take a stroll through time! Learn how the Palermo community has changed over the years and hear stories of what life was like back then.
đź“‚ Dive Into the Archives
Explore our collection of old photos, documents, and maps—free and easy to access online. You might be surprised by what you find!
And if you love history like we do, we’re always happy to welcome new members!
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:
Preserving the Agricultural History of North Oakville
Trafalgar Township Historical Society Oakville, ONExperience; - The Old Palermo Country Store, Goods from now and the old days! - The Old Schoolhouse the 1 room schoolhouse, chalkboards, wooden desks, spellers, the teacher, - Life on the Farm displays of early farming life see rope windi...