Beachville District Museum
Beachville District Historical Society
Beachville, Ontario, Canada
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.
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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.