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Important Notice Regarding 2009 Season at Doon Heritage Crossroads
Doon Heritage Crossroads is temporarily closed for the 2009 season
to accommodate construction of the new Region of Waterloo History Museum
and an addition to the Waterloo Regional Curatorial Centre.
The living history village will be offering a limited schedule of workshops and some events - please check our event listings for details. The Waterloo Wellington Children's Groundwater Festival will be held, however we anticipate a reduction in the number of students who can be accommodated.
The Freeport United Brethren in Christ Church is available for weddings in 2009.
Access to offices and for deliveries to the Waterloo Regional Curatorial Centre at Doon Heritage Crossroads
is via a new service road entrance located on Homer Watson Boulevard.
Offices are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
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Doon Heritage Crossroads and the Region of Waterloo are proud to be sponsors of May is Museum Month 2009.
Set against 60 beautiful acres of environmentally sensitive forest, marsh and farmland, Doon Heritage Crossroads is a living history museum, re-creating a rural village and two farms, where costumed interpreters welcome you to the year 1914. Over 20 historic buildings, period furnishings, farm animals, heritage gardens, and demonstrations of daily chores help 40,000 visitors annually to discover an exciting era of change in Canadian history.
Each year over 18,000 school children and their teachers participate in educational programs which enlighten and inform.
Throughout our May to December season, we play host to a number of special events which offer fun filled opportunities for family entertainment. Whether it's vintage fire trucks on display, fall fair exhibits of prize winning baking and preserves, or the joy of singing carols during the Christmas season, you'll find something for everyone at Doon Heritage Crossroads.
Doon Heritage Crossroads is also home to the Waterloo Regional Curatorial Centre, the main repository and preservation facility for the Region of Waterloo's museum collections. This modern conservation and storage facility completed in 1995 ensures that tens of thousands of historically important artifacts are preserved for future generations. Doon Heritage Crossroads is owned and operated by the Region of Waterloo.
Complimentary guidebooks are available in English, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Braille, and large-print.
We invite you to join us at Doon Heritage Crossroads, where we bring history to life!
Doon Heritage Crossroads
10 Huron Road at Homer Watson Boulevard
KITCHENER, Ontario, Canada N2P 2R7
Telephone: 519-748-1914
Fax: 519-748-0009
TTY: 519-748-0537
The Region of Waterloo acknowledges and thanks the Ministry of Culture, Government of Ontario
for its financial support. |
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