Each urban area has its own Historical Society, operated by community volunteers. Each museum has a growing collection of artifacts that are maintained and preserved by each Society and its volunteers.

Beaverton Thorah Eldon Historical Society

The Beaver River Museum is located on Simcoe Street West, bordering the Beaver River in Centennial Park. The museum features a mid-late 1800's brick house, log house and stone jail complete with three restored cells. Period furnishings are used throughout the museum buildings to enhance the setting. An emporium, located in the basement of the log house, features work by local crafters.

The society meets from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of each month, excepting July, August and December.

Click on the following link to access the website: http://www.btehs.com

For more information please contact Ms. Helen Alsop at 705-426-9641 or mailto://bte.hist.soc@bellnet.ca

Cannington Historical Society

Centennial Museum - The 1860's Francis Cabin features original family household artifacts. The Brandon Cabin, built in the 1830's and home to a family of twelve, has a working fireplace. Other buildings include a post and beam drive shed, the Derryville Orange Lodge Hall and a railway station complete with caboose.

The Historical Society hosts an annual 'Cannington Quilt and Crafts Show and Sale' in August of each year at the Cannington Community Centre. 

The society meets the second Monday of each month. For inquires about the Cannington Historical Society, please call Ted Foster at 705-432-2430.

Sunderland Historical Society

The Sunderland Historical Society has recently relocated their large collection of artifacts, available for public viewing, to the former Sunderland Library facility at 14 Church Street North in Sunderland. The society meets the first Tuesday of each month at the museum.

For further information please contact Jolene Munro 705-357-2533.

Click here to visit the Sunderland Historical Society website.