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Halton Region leads a vibrant and inclusive heritage community that connects people and place while linking the past, present and future. By sharing the stories of our community through supporting and collaborating with local partners, we preserve, manage and provide access to heritage resources.

About Heritage Services

Halton Region Heritage Services serves residents, researchers and community organizations through four key pillars of service:

Share

Deliver heritage services to Halton residents and cultural heritage partners, with a focus on facilitating preservation of (and public access to) heritage across Halton through exhibitions, programming and research.

Network

Establish and implement a facilitative Halton Heritage Network that fosters capacity-building, collaboration and connectedness among local heritage organizations.

Advise

Provide unique services and supports to build capacity among members of the Halton Heritage Network, ensuring the preservation of local history and culture.

Preserve

Act as the steward of Halton Region's Historical Collections, including archives, photographs, objects, archaeological materials and a local history reference collection.

To learn more about our approach to supporting high-quality heritage services in the community:

Halton Heritage Network

Heritage Services coordinates the Halton Heritage Network and provides advisory, training and support services for the cultural heritage organizations within Halton. Some of our partner organizations in the Halton Heritage Network include:

  • art galleries
  • libraries
  • historical societies
  • archives
  • museums
  • arts organizations
  • guilds
  • schools
  • community groups
  • educators

Our comprehensive resource centre and knowledgeable staff assist residents with research and support local cultural heritage organizations with:

  • building organizational capacity;
  • caring for collections; and
  • sharing content with the public.
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THE HALTON HERITAGE NETWORK

Sign up for email updates

Enter your email address to receive the Heritage Dispatch newsletter.

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Visit a local heritage destination

Use our interactive map to find heritage organizations across the region. 

Discover Halton's history

If you are interested in learning more about local and family history in Halton, check out these resources:

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Contact us

Have a question?

Heritage Services is located in the Kelso Conservation Area (5181 Kelso Road, Milton, ON (external link)) at the location of the former Halton Region Museum. Consultation with Heritage Services staff, research requests and access to artifact collections or archives are by appointment only.

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Donate to our collection

Heritage Services is interested in collecting artifact and archival material that speaks to the history and culture of Halton. If you have an object, document or collection that tells a story about Halton's history, please connect with us!

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