St. Thomas Times-Journal Digitization Project

St. Thomas Times-Journal Digitization Project Two students, hired under the Government of Canada’s Young Canada Works in Heritage Institutions and Canada Summer Jobs programs, spent three months this summer continuing … Read more

Relive Expo

Relive Expo

Relive Expo This is the Current Exhibit at the Elgin County Museum  Pictured above: Gordon Pratt, Centennial Committee Chair, with new signs, 1966 Times-Journal Collection, Elgin County Archives In 1967, … Read more

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The Barn Raising Project

The Barn Raising Project Monday, April 10, 2017 to Friday, May 19, 2017 In 2011 The Huronia Branch of the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild put out a call to rug hookers across … Read more

Exhibit - Lace Up!

Lace Up!

Lace Up! Tuesday, January 17, 2017 to Friday, March 31, 2017 Travelling exhibition from the Canadian Museum of History Interpretive panels illustrate the story of skating in Canada. The show includes artifacts … Read more

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Elgin County and The Great War

Elgin County and The Great War Friday, January 1, 2016 to Friday, December 30, 2016 Artifacts and photographs from the battle front and the home front; highlights include the departure of the … Read more

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets and Gizmos Tuesday, September 6, 2016 to Friday, December 23, 2016 A tour through the museum’s collection of labour-saving, time-saving and just plain inventive machines and contraptions of the 19th century. … Read more

Jumbo Era Pressed Glass

Jumbo-era Pressed Glass

Jumbo-era Pressed Glass Monday, May 2, 2016 to Saturday, September 3, 2016 A large selection of late 19th and early 20th century pressed glass on loan from a number of private and … Read more

Easter Holiday Closure Notice
Family Day Closure Notice
Graphic to indicate holiday closures at Elgin County Facilities. The Elgin County Administration Building, Provincial Offences Administration Building, and Elgin County Heritage Centre will be closed on Friday, December 23rd at noon. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024.