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Beachville District Museum

Beachville District Historical Society

Beachville, Ontario, Canada

HeritageCommunity development
CharityLocal reach
Profile last updated: August 4, 2026

About

Beachville District Museum is a charity based in Beachville, Canada working on heritage, community development.

The Beachville District Museum is operated by the Beachville District Historical Society, a non-profit registered charity founded in the 1970s. The society preserves, promotes and presents the histories of the Village of Beachville, the Township of South-West Oxford and the Township of Zorra in Ontario, Canada. The museum holds a collection of around 15,000 artifacts, housed in a historic main building dating to 1851 and set in 4.5 acres of parkland with an agricultural complex of historic farming equipment. Exhibits cover the limestone quarry industry, the Downing family and the site's claim to the first recorded baseball game in North America (1838). The society organises community events, seasonal programmes and a summer camp, and it raises funds through memberships, sponsorships, rentals and fundraisers to maintain the museum building and grounds. The venue also hosts private and public community events such as weddings, picnics and meetings.

Location

Beachville, Canada

Organisation type

Charity

Legal name

Beachville District Historical Society

Focus areas

local historymuseumheritageBeachvilleOxford CountyOntario

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HeritageCommunity development

Works for

CommunitiesChildrenFamilies

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Light up the Museum

Heritage · Canada

Seasonal holiday light display on the museum grounds, funded through sponsorships of light displays, wreaths and snowflakes, with proceeds supporting collections care such as environmental monitoring equipment.

Summer Camp

Children & Youth · Canada

Summer day camp for children with weekly themes and several registration options.

Countries of operation

Canada

Funding & support

Funded by

Membership feesCorporate partnershipsEarned income

Ways to support

DonateMembershipSponsorship

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