Do you want to learn more about Stouffville? Join us on a guided historic walk of the Town Centre. Beginning at the Clock Tower you will be led through the park, to the creek, and along some of Stouffville’s most interesting streets. Tours depart at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. only. Dress for the weather!
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Founded in 2008, WhiStle Radio is located in a 1930s storefront (a former menswear and shoe shop) attached to an 1860s Main Street house. Stouffville’s newest media phenomenon uses 21st-century computer technology to generate, broadcast and webcast radio from hand-built studios. See volunteer-operated, community-based [...]
Take a behind-the-scenes tour to discover how community treasures are preserved. While on site, experience rural life in the 19th century by touring the restored pioneer log cabin, Victorian farmhouse, barn, restored classroom, an exhibit of 19th century storefronts, the heritage gardens and the 2009 exhibit, “You Asked For It”.
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Springvale, established in the early 19th century, was initially known as Second Markham Baptist Church. The original 1868 brick building remains as part of a new 70,000-square-foot facility; its interior will eventually be fully restored. See a historical display and early furnishings, and tour the new development.
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Constructed in 1954 as a bowling alley and billiards hall, today this building is home to Charlinda Belgian Chocolates. Owners Charlotte and Linda put their minds (and names) together nearly two decades ago to create this Stouffville treasure. See a photo display, bowling pins and balls, bar stools and the original ice cream fountain bar!
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Located in a 1977 building designed by award-winning architect Eugene Janiss, this public art gallery exhibits work by contemporary Ontario artists. With staff on hand to answer questions, take the Stouffville Sculpture Walk to experience a distinctive collection of work by renowned Canadian sculptors. View other exhibitions as well.
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The rehabilitation of the former town hall, built in 1896, to create a multifaceted arts, culture and entertainment centre in downtown Stouffville began in April 2008. The facility opens in May 2009. Tour the building, including backstage areas. Photographs of the construction/restoration process will reveal the behind-the-scene activities involved in the transformation.
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Built by pioneers who emigrated from Pennsylvania, this 1852 brick meeting house with plastered walls has never been renovated. It still contains its original unpainted pine pews and floor. The cemetery is the burial place of the founder of Stouffville, Abraham Stouffer, and his wife and family.
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This 1929 dance hall was a popular destination during the big band era of the 1930s and 1940s, and for country and western music in the 1950s and 1960s. It’s one of the last of the holiday resorts established in the region during the early 20th century still operating. View photographs, artifacts and the original [...]
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Located on the Oak Ridges Moraine, this restored flour mill opened in 1858 and operated until the 1960s. Listed as a heritage structure and awaiting a major restoration, Bruce’s Mill continues to house milling equipment from the early 1900s. See the artifacts, participate in archaeological activities and more.
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A fire brigade was formed in the Village of Stouffville in 1898, followed in 1900 by the construction of the first fire hall. The present hall was built in 1965. Come and learn the history of firefighting in Whitchurch-Stouffville, meet the firefighters, ask questions and tour the trucks, including an antique fire truck from 1940.
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This group of hobbyists and engineers has a wonderful collection of privately owned miniature trains based on real engines dating back to the 1820s. Take a ride on one of the miniature railways – there are three sizes to choose from! – and learn how railways operated in days gone by.
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