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Museums and Historical Sites
Chesterville & District Heritage Centre
14 Victoria Street
Chesterville, ON
613-938-2455
In 1867 a town hall for Winchester Township was erected in Chesterville Ontario. Over the 141 years it has been used
as a church, school, police station, firehall and since 1984 has been home to the Chesterville and District
Historical Society. This heritage building houses artifacts and archives relating to the history of
Chesterville and the surrounding area. Visitors to the Heritage Centre, will see a glimpse of the area’s
past and present, as well as feeling the optimism concerning the future. The soiety has recently purchased a
micrfilm reader as well as microfilms of Chesterville's weekly newspaper, The Chesterville Record. Open tuesday to Sunday
during July and August, the rest of the year by appointment.
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