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Step back in time at the Glenorchy Festival with the Trafalgar Township Historical Society on July 27th! We’ll be at Fowley Park in North Oakville, 12noon to 5pm.

Fall Heritage Fair 2025 at the 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

Reminder: 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

  • Society News and Updates
  • Letter of Thanks, David Roberts
  • Canada’s Military History Part 1: 1667-1812 – The Early Years, Dave Hobden
  • Recent Acquisitions to TTHS
  • Did You Know? – The McGregor Brothers
  • The Drafted Men, The Canadian Champion, January 12, 1865
  • Donation to TTHS: History of the Peacock Family
  • 175th Anniversary of Walton Memorial United Church, Oakville
  • The 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the United Church of Canada