Speaker Night: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 7pm Join us for a fascinating dive into the world of Canadian canning jars – a way of preserving more than food! Our guest speaker is Tom Holbrook—longtime collector and researcher of Canadian fruit jars. Tom brings a wealth of knowledge, stories, and rare examples from his personal collection. We’ll have a Q&A session after the talk, and Tom will be happy to take a look at any jars you’d like to share or learn more about.
Fall Heritage Fair 2025 at the Palermo Schoolhouse: On Saturday, September 27, 2025, we’ll showcase “Agricultural History of Trafalgar Township”. It will be held at the restored Heritage Palermo schoolhouse in Oakville (Dundas Street West & Bronte Road) For last year’s event, see Heritage Day 2024
Schoolhouse Artifacts on Display at QEP: Trafalgar Township Historical Society has a number of their school artifacts on display at the Queen Elizabeth Community Centre Museum Collection. The Museum Collection is open to the public and we’d encourage all community members to visit to see what other museums and historical societies have on display through December 2025. It is located at 2302 Bridge Road, Oakville, ON L6L 3L5.
Open Archives: We host our Open Archives at the heritage Palermo School House. Check the Event Calendar for the next scheduled day, usually the 3rd Friday of the month, except for December and one of the summer months. Meet our archivist, search our archives, research township family history or just come to reminisce. You’ll never know who will show up with a fascinating new piece of local history. Admission FREE and voluntary donations are welcome.
Check out WHAT’s NEW in the Trafalgar Township images at the Trafalgar Township Historical Society Digital Collections
Membership: 2025 Annual Membership Fees and Renewals can be sent to TTHS c/o 2200 Sawgrass Drive, Oakville On L6H 6M8 $25 for singles and $35 for couples. Funds e-transfer is available.
Member’s Summer 2025 Newsletter – Table of Contents