Since 1943 the Chatham-Kent Museum has been dedicated to collecting and preserving the material heritage of Chatham-Kent and to promoting the area’s history through exhibits and programming.  For over 60 years, the museum has been selectively acquiring artifacts...

Today, the restored Milner Heritage House depicts the turn-of-the-century lifestyle of a successful industrialist and his family.  Costumed interpreters take visitors back in time to 1905 when stereoscopes, gramophones, and magic lanterns were a family’s means of...

The Thames Art Gallery is dedicated to promoting the understanding, appreciation, conservation, and enjoyment of the visual arts in the community of Chatham-Kent for present and future generations. The Gallery places emphasis on public arts education programming and...

The Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society is a Non-profit Registered Charity, which was founded in 1992 and incorporated in 1994. We are an affiliated society of the Ontario Historical Society, which was founded in 1888. Membership is open to anyone who is a citizen...

The Buxton Museum, officially opened in 1967, was Raleigh Township's Centennial Project as a memorial to the Elgin Settlement, haven for the fugitives of the American system of slavery in the pre-Civil War years.

Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site commemorates the life of Reverend Josiah Henson.  Recognized for his contributions to the abolition movement and for his work in the Underground Railroad, he rose to international fame after Harriet Beecher Stowe acknowledged his...

This lovely, old former schoolroom, library and Council Chambers are home to artifacts and memorabilia collected from Thamesville and the surrounding area.  Items on display include: Robertson Davies memorabilia, a Sherman Fysh model of 1942 Thamesville, World War...

Visit the Ridge House Museum and experience a moment of the past in the present.Guests will experience the customs and values of 1875 through interactive tours, interpretive programs, and special events carried out by professional costumed staff.

Wallaceburg is a beautiful town on the banks of the Sydenham River and has a rich heritage from its pioneer founding as the Baldoon Settlement. See Wallaceburg’s Industrial Revolution with the rise of Canada and Dominion Sugar Company, the Wallaceburg Brass Company...

Nestled in the trees along Longwoods Road in Chatham-Kent, between the communities of Thamesville and Bothwell, the museum doesn't appear to hold any great secrets. But the red log building houses some important artifacts from what was the first settlement of...