This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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The Palermo United Church Tour
In-person
Agriculture Architecture History & heritage TourDate 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. 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.
Has gender-neutral washrooms and wheelchair accessible.
About
You're invited to step back in time at the Palermo United Church Open House on Friday, September 27th 10 am to 4 pm, where we’ll be serving coffee, tea, and history!
Founded in 1812, Palermo United Church began as a small Methodist congregation meeting in homes and barns. By 1845, a permanent church was built on land donated by local settler William Bell, becoming a cornerstone of the growing community. The present sanctuary was built in 1856. Over the years, it expanded to meet the needs of a thriving village and officially joined the United Church of Canada in 1925.
This historic church has witnessed generations of worship, weddings, music, and community service—always opening its doors to support and unite local families. Still active today, the building and its people will be celebrating 213 years of faith and fellowship in Palermo this Sept 21st!
Come enjoy refreshments, tour the sanctuary, and discover the stories that shaped this treasured landmark.
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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...