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Cheese Factory, Country Road
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Heritage celebrates the history of Northumberland.
European settlers joined the First Nations in the 1790s. They cleared the land and farmed it, built churches and schools, and created prosperous and self-sufficient communities.
They sculpted a man-made countryside on the gifts of the glaciers – lakes, drumlins and the Oak Ridges Moraine – as an enduring and welcoming heritage for all of us who come in their footsteps.
Events such as the Alderville Powwow, Heritage Week in February, and the Rural Ramble are some of the events that keep us in touch with our past. Our four agricultural fall fairs - in Campbellford, Port Hope, Warkworth and Roseneath - are not just composed of games and midway rides, they continue to reflect and link us to our agricultural way of life from the past.
In every municipality heritage organizations, historical societies and museums seek to preserve what is best from the past for the future. All welcome volunteers who share their passion and commitment.
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Alderville First Nation was founded during the mid-1830s as a relocation to the Mississauga Ojibway groups that inhabited the Bay of Quinte-St Lawrence River corridor in what is today eastern Ontario. Their history is rich as military allies of the British in the development and defense of Upper Canada and even before that in their conquest over "the Mohawks" some 300 years ago. Today the community is able to maintain its traditions in the area while equally participating in the mainstream economy and the broader labour market where a large number of people are busines owners, tradespersons and professionals. 11696 Second Line Phone: 905-352-3044 Website: www.aldervillefirstnation.ca |
Campbellford-Seymour Heritage Society 113 Front Street North Phone: 705-653-2634 Website: www.csheritage.org |
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The Canadian Fire Fighters Museum collects, preserves and exhibits artifacts that depict the history and development of fire fighting in Canada. Included is a collection of fire apparatus representing hand-drawn, horse-drawn, and motorized periods, as well as photo displays, helmets, turnout gear and tools of the trade, and a working box alarm system. 95 Mill Street South Phone: 905-885-8985 Website: www.firemuseumcanada.com |
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128 Durham Street Phone: 905-372-6258 Website: www.northumberlandheritage.ca |
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3632 Ganaraska Road Phone: 905-797-2247 Email: ronald.getz@sympatico.ca |
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East Durham Historical Society P.O.Box 116 Phone: 905-797-2247 Website: www.porthopehistorical.ca |
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Phone: 613-475-1688 Website: www.friendsofpresquile.on.ca |
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Website: www.graftonvillage.ca/lacac.html |
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The Victoria Inn Phone: 905-342-3261 Website: www.eagle.ca/VictoriaInn/eco/walk.htm |
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212 King Street West |
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226 Albert Lane Phone: 705-653-4848 |
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60 Maplewood Street Phone: 613-475-0379 Website: www.memoryjunction.netfirms.com |
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Municipality of Port Hope Historical Society P.O. Box 16 Phone: 905-797-2247 or 905-342-2657 Website: www.porthopehistorical.ca |
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96 Young Street Phone: 613-475-2144 Website: www3.sympatico.ca/proctorhousemuseum |
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Enjoy a ride on a C. W. Parker museum-quality, restored forty horse and two boat antique wooden carousel built in 1906 in Abilene, Kansas - nostalgic music provided by a 1934 Wurlitzer Band Organ complete with paper rolls! Located, owned and operated since 1932 by the Roseneath Agricultural Society inside a heritage designated, sixteen sided wooden building on the Roseneath Fairgrounds. 9109 County Road 45 Phone: 905-352-3778 Website: www.roseneathcarousel.com |
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Ramble through the scenic hills of old Northumberland and bring
the whole family to enjoy this award-winning, self-guided, country
driving tour of family farms and rural attractions. Come sample our
country hospitality that has made us a summer tradition. Get your
passport early and plan your personalized touring weekend. Phone: Toll Free 1-877-461-3276 or 905-344-7601 Website: www.ruralramblefarmtour.com |
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Brighton, ON |
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