Volunteer for Historical Societies in Canada

26th Field Regiment Museum Inc
1116 Victoria Avenue, Brandon, Manitoba

The museum is dedicated to preserving the memory of those who served their country in the various wars and engagements in which Canadian troops participated -- especially units that are associated with the southwestern corner of the province.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of 26th Field Regiment Museum Inc

Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead National Historic Site
359 Blue Lake Road, Brant, Ontario

The Organization's mandate is to preserve, protect and interpret the story of Adelaide, the Hunter family and the rural domestic experience. Our mission is to provide access to and encourage participation in cultural and educational services and resources which enrich the lives of the community and all visitors by promoting, educating and interpreting Adelaide Hoodless, her family, the Homestead and the reasons for designation as a National Historic Site.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History

Volunteer Profile of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead National Historic Site

Alberta Family Histories Society
712-16 Avenue NW, Calgary, Alberta

Alberta Family Histories Society is a non-profit organization supporting worldwide family history research through education and preservation of information.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Alberta Family Histories Society

Alberta Legacy Development Society
47th Street, Suite 5209, Leduc, Alberta

The Alberta Legacy Development Society incorporated as a registered society to save, preserve and develop the Leduc Elevator Village for future generations.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Alberta Legacy Development Society

Alberta Pioneer Railway Association
24215 - 34 Street, Edmonton, Alberta

The Alberta Railway Museum is operated by the Alberta Pioneer Railway Association (APRA).

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Alberta Pioneer Railway Association

Alder Grove Heritage Society
3190 271 Street, Aldergrove, British Columbia

Alder Grove Heritage Society holdings consist of records (including photographs) and historical reference material relating to the Aldergrove area of the Fraser Valley. Museum holdings include vintage telephone equipment.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History

Volunteer Profile of Alder Grove Heritage Society

Annapolis Heritage Society
136 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

The Annapolis Heritage Society is a non-profit organization committed to the preservation, promotion and presentation of local heritage.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Annapolis Heritage Society

Annapolis Valley Historical Society
21 School Street, Middleton, Nova Scotia

The Annapolis Valley Macdonald Museum is home to the Nova Scotia Museum's collection of over 150 antique clocks and watches.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Annapolis Valley Historical Society

Arthur Child Heritage Museum of the 1000 Islands
125 Water St, Gananoque, Ontario

The Historic Thousand Islands Village Foundation operating as the Arthur Child Heritage Museum of the Thousand Islands is a non-profit charitable organization, dedicated to creating exhibits and archives, collecting and preserving artifacts that interpret the unique history, life and times of the Thousand Islands Region and its communities.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Arthur Child Heritage Museum of the 1000 Islands

BC History of Nursing Society
2855 Arbutus Street, Vancouver, British Columbia

In 1989 interested registered nurses banded together and formed the B.C. History of Nursing Professional Practice Group under the umbrella of the Registered Nurses Association of BC (now the College of Registered Nurses of BC.) The mission of the founders was to discover, disseminate, and preserve BC's nursing history. In 2008 the organization became registered under the Society Act of BC and is now known as the B.C. History of Nursing Society (BCHNS).

Keywords: History · Health and Medicine · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of BC History of Nursing Society

Beachville District Historical Society
584367 Beachville Rd, Beachville, Ontario

The Museum houses many interesting artifacts from Mastadon bones found on the O.J. Bond farm, a history of limestone quarries and a baseball display describing the first baseball game.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Beachville District Historical Society

Bearspaw Historical Society
253253 Bearspaw Road, Calgary, Alberta

The Society was formed in 1973 by residents who wanted to save the historic 1920 Bearspaw School from destruction and have it serve the community in new ways. That mission was accomplished and the objectives of the Society are now to document, commemorate, and celebrate area history.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Bearspaw Historical Society

Bonnechere Arts and Historical Society
85 Bonnechere Street, Eganville, Ontario

The Bonnechere Arts and Historical Society is a community-based, volunteer organization. It is an incorporated, non-profit, registered charity, which has three functions:

to operate Bonnechere Museum,
to search for, collect, and encourage the writing of historical materials; and
to showcase artistic and cultural events.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Bonnechere Arts and Historical Society

Brant Historical Society
57 Charlotte St, Brantford, Ontario

Celebrating the history of Brantford & Brant County! We operate two museums in Brant: Brant Museum & Archives and Myrtleville House Museum.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Brant Historical Society

Brentwood Bay Old School Hall Society
21-2654 Lancelot Pl, Saanichton, British Columbia

Central Saanich has a rich historical past that helps define our beautiful corner of the world. Check the links at the left for information on Central Saanich's history and current heritage-related activities.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Brentwood Bay Old School Hall Society

British Columbia Aviation Museum
1910 Norseman Road, Sidney, British Columbia

The BC Aviation Museum Society is dedicated to preserving aircraft and aviation artefacts. We collect, restore and display aircraft and artefacts related to the history of aviation in Canada, with emphasis on British Columbia.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of British Columbia Aviation Museum

British Columbia Forest Museum
2892 Drinkwater Rd, Duncan, British Columbia

The BC Forest Discovery Centre is a 100-acre, open air museum with an operational railway in Duncan, British Columbia. The Centre features forest and marsh trails with excellent bird watching opportunities. The story of BC's forest industry is shared through exhibits, heritage buildings, and logging artifacts. Special events are offered throughout the year that include family activities and workshops for adults and seniors.

The Centre is operated by the BC Forest Museum Society, a non-profit and charitable organization (Federal Charitable Tax number 0521195-50-28).

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of British Columbia Forest Museum

British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa
395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario

Founded and incorporated in 1994, the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) is a not-for-profit genealogical organization.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa

Bruce County Genealogical Society
22 Victoria Street North, Southampton, Ontario

The Bruce County Genealogical Society was founded on March 20, 1989 as a non-profit, unaffiliated organization for ancestry and family history in Bruce County, Ontario. We are proud of the many varied resources now available through our efforts.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Bruce County Genealogical Society

Cambie Boulevard Heritage Society
2835 W 5th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia

Dedicated to preserving the natural beauty of the Cambie Street Boulevard

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Cambie Boulevard Heritage Society

Campbell River Maritime Heritage Society
621 Island Highway, Campbell River, British Columbia

The Maritime Heritage Centre project began in 1998 when the District of Campbell River (now the City of Campbell River) solicited ideas for potential uses for the land near the Discovery Pier. The land had previously been the site of the old sewage treatment plant, since upgraded and relocated to an area north of town.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Campbell River Maritime Heritage Society

Campobello Heritage Protection Society
Campobello Island, New Brunswick

The Campobello Heritage Protection Society is a growing and busy organization that serves the residents and property owners of Campobello Island and includes the communities of Welshpool, North Road and Wilson's Beach.

Keywords: History · Environment

Volunteer Profile of Campobello Heritage Protection Society

Canadian Drilling Rig Museum
259 Kohler Road, Selkirk, Ontario

The Canadian Drilling Rig Museum is located in Rainham Centre, at the corner of Rainham Road and Kohler Road (formerly Regional Roads 3 & 8) It is situated on the south west corner of the town. The museum has a fully functional historic drilling rig and information on the history of drilling and natural gas industry. Please come and check us out.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Canadian Drilling Rig Museum

Canadian Fire Fighters Museum
95 Mill St. South, Port Hope, Ontario

The Canadian Fire Fighters Museum has a growing collection of fire apparatus representing hand drawn, horse drawn, and motorized periods of fire fighting in Canada. Additional exhibits include a working municipal fire alarm system, photo displays, helmets, turnout gear and tools of the trade. Our latest exhibit is the collection of Canadian fire hydrants that is steadily growing.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Canadian Fire Fighters Museum

Canadian Historical Association
Societe historique du Canada
501-130, Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario

Founded in 1922, the Canadian Historical Association / La Soci‚t‚ historique du Canada is a bilingual not-for-profit and charitable association devoted to fostering the scholarly study and communication of history in Canada. It is the largest of its kind in the country.

Keywords: History

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Canadian Macedonian Historical Society
La soci‚t‚ historique mac‚donienne canadienne
850 O'connor Drive, Toronto, Ontario

Promoting public interest in the history of Canadian citizens of Macedonian descent and to encourage research therein; conducting and promoting historical and archaeological research; establishing and maintaining a library and museum.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Canadian Macedonian Historical Society

Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame
8220 Fifth Line, Halton Hills, Ontario

The Canadian Motorsport Heritage Foundation now operates as a not-for-profit charitable institution. In the new millennium we continue to honour and recognize those who have made significant contributions to motorsports in Canada. As funds permit, we will seek out new additions to the collection and continually improve and upgrade our display environment.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame

Canadian Museum of Flight
5333 216 St, Hangar 3, Langley, British Columbia

The Canadian Museum of Flight is a non-profit, volunteer-driven museum dedicated to restoring, preserving and showcasing Canada's rich aviation heritage.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Canadian Museum of Flight

Canadian Museums Association
Association Des Musees Canadiens
280 Metcalfe St, Suite 400, Ottawa, Ontario

The Canadian Museums Association (CMA) is the national organization for the advancement of the Canadian museum sector, representing Canadian museum professionals both within Canada and internationally. The CMA works for the recognition, growth, and stability of the sector. It was established by a small group of people in Quebec City in 1947. There were 161 museums in Canada in 1951; by 1972 there were 838 museums, galleries and related institutions. As the quantity of Canadian museums increased, so did the need for the CMA.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Canadian Museums Association

Canadian Northern Society
Camrose, Alberta

The Canadian Northern Society is always seeking new leaders, new members, and new volunteers. The society's efforts in preserving heritage railway depots at Big Valley, Camrose, and Meeting Creek, as well as supporting other related projects have been successful only due to the quality and dedication of its core group of volunteers, and its long-time supporters who have donated cash and supported by way of membership each and every year.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Canadian Northern Society

Canadian Railroad Historical Association
110 Rue St Pierre, Saint-Constant, Quebec

Born out of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association (CRHA), Exporail, The Canadian Railway Museum, continues the legacy of the passionate volunteers who made it possible to preserve and enhance Canada's rich railway heritage.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Canadian Railroad Historical Association

Canadian Warplane Heritage
9280 Airport Rd, Mount Hope, Ontario

To acquire, document, preserve and maintain, a complete collection of aircraft that were flown by Canadians and the Canadian military services from the beginning of World War II to the present, including other related aviation artifacts and memorabilia of significant historic importance to this period.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Canadian Warplane Heritage

Cataraqui Archaeological Research Foundation
611 Princess St, Kingston, Ontario

Please note that the Cataraqui Archaeological Research Foundation and the Kingston Archaeology Centre have closed. This site is still available for historical and informational reasons, but none of the services or products described here are available anymore.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Cataraqui Archaeological Research Foundation

Chiefswood National Historic Site
1037 Hwy 54, Ohsweken, Ontario

Following the passing of the last Johnson child, Evelyn Johnson in 1937, the mansion was left in Evelyn's will to the Six Nations people. Beginning in 1953, the Six Nations Band Council began raising funds for the restoration of Chiefswood. Through generous support and fundraising efforts, the Chiefswood mansion was opened to the public as a museum in 1963.

Keywords: History · First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Chiefswood National Historic Site

Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society
45820 Spadina Ave, Chilliwack, British Columbia

Located in historic Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, the Chilliwack Museum and Archives are operated by the Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society. Since its inception in 1958, the Museum and Archives have developed one of the largest and most important archival and object collections in the Fraser Valley.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society

Community Heritage Ontario
24 Conlins Road, Highland Creek, Ontario

Community Heritage Ontario's (CHO) mission is to be an advocate for heritage in Ontario, to encourage the development of municipally-appointed heritage advisory committees and to further the identification, preservation, interpretation and wise use of community heritage locally, provincially and nationally.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Community Heritage Ontario

Comox Valley Air Force Museum Association
CFB Comox, Building 11, 19 Wing Comox, Lazo, British Columbia

The Comox Air Force Museum is generously supported by the Comox Valley Air Force Museum Association (CVAFMA), a registered non-profit organization. All volunteers at the CAFM are members of the Association, and the Association's Board of Directors are also volunteers.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Comox Valley Air Force Museum Association

Corner Brook Museum & Archives Society
2 West St., Corner Brook, Newfoundland

The Corner Brook Museum & Archives Society, the governing body of the museum, is a non-profit organization whose statement of purpose is to research, collect, document, preserve, interpret and exhibit the natural, cultural, and social history of Corner Brook and the Bay of Islands.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Corner Brook Museum & Archives Society

Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa
Conseil Des Organismes Du Patrimoine D'ottawa
280 Metcalfe Street, Suite 504, Ottawa, Ontario

The Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa | le Conseil des organismes du patrimoine d'Ottawa (CHOO|COPO) is an umbrella organization serving cultural heritage organizations in the greater Ottawa area. CHOO|COPO plays a lead role in developing and sustaining Ottawa's heritage sector and ensuring local residents have access to heritage. To achieve its objectives, CHOO|COPO works closely with museums, archives, historical and genealogical societies, cultural communities, heritage buildings and sites as well as a range of heritage scholars, supporters and advocates.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa

Cowichan Wooden Boat Society
1761 Cowichan Bay Road, Cowichan Bay, British Columbia

The Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre is an active community-based maritime museum and is operated by the Cowichan Wooden Boat Society, a non-profit organization founded to preserve, exhibit and demonstrate the Maritime heritage and culture of wooden boats, especially as experienced on Canada's West Coast.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Cowichan Wooden Boat Society

Creston and District Historical and Museum Society
219 Devon Road, Creston, British Columbia

The Creston & District Historical & Museum Society is the primary caretaker of the human history of the area surrounding Creston, BC. In that capacity, it collects and preserves physical evidence of that history, and uses its collections to present that history to the public.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Creston and District Historical and Museum Society

Dartmouth Heritage Museum Society
26 Nescastle Street, Evergreen House, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

The Dartmouth Heritage Museum started from humble beginnings; a group of like-minded citizens began presenting collections of artifacts in two local schools to promote awareness of heritage in our region.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Dartmouth Heritage Museum Society

Deep Cove Heritage Society
4360 Gallant Ave, North Vancouver, British Columbia

The Deep Cove Heritage Society collects photos, stories and films covering the whole of the Seymour area of North Vancouver. We would love to include your memories in our archives. The group is currently beginning to get its nearly 5,000 photos online to share.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Deep Cove Heritage Society

Delta Museum and Archives Society
4858 Delta Street, Delta, British Columbia

The Delta Museum and Archives Society is a registered non-profit society that depends on government grants, private donations and fund-raising efforts to provide its services to the community of Delta. The society operates three facilities: the Delta Museum, Delta Archives and Edgar Dunning Reading Room, and a Program and Administrative Annex.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Delta Museum and Archives Society

Diefenbunker Canada's Cold War Museum
Musee Canadien De La Guerre Froide
3911 Carp Road, Carp, Ontario

The Diefenbunker is a four-story, 300 room, 100,000 square foot underground bunker, and was meant to house 535 Canadian government officials and military officers in the event of a nuclear war. Shrouded in mystery, the Diefenbunker, nicknamed after then Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, was designed and built in secrecy during the crest of Cold War fear, between 1959 and 1961. The name of the facility was given by a Toronto Star journalist who exposed a story of its development.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Diefenbunker Canada's Cold War Museum

Dundas Historical Society Museum
139 Park St. W., Dundas, Ontario

The mandate of the Historical Society was to search out, collect, preserve and record historical records and artifacts which told the story of the town of Dundas and its nearby townships. The items were stored and preserved in the best manner possible. However as the quantity increased it became evident that a building was needed; one specific to the unique needs of an historical collection.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Dundas Historical Society Museum

East European Genealogical Society Inc
Winnipeg, Manitoba

East European Genealogical Society Inc. membership supports a registered non-profit organization identifying and marshalling genealogical resources for east European research. We invite membership from all persons interested in east European genealogy including all ethnic groups and religions.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of East European Genealogical Society Inc

Educational Archives and Heritage Centre
155 Macassa Ave., Hamilton, Ontario

The Archives were first established by the Hamilton Board of Education in 1988, as a place to house and properly preserve the official minute books, documents, student records and significant historic artifacts that told the story and held the history of the Hamilton Board and its schools.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Educational Archives and Heritage Centre

Enderby and District Museum Society
901 George St., Highway 97A, Enderby, British Columbia

The idea of a community museum was initiated by four grade 10 students at the Enderby Junior Secondary School, who began working on plans for a museum in the autumn of 1972. In the summer of 1973 the students were awarded an Opportunities for Youth grant and given a room in the school basement for storage; they began collecting and cataloguing donations, interviewing oldtimers, and building display cases.

The Enderby and District Community Museum Society was registered with the province on September 5, 1973. The society began making plans to build a museum complex-a pioneer log village-and city council promised land on the north side of the Barnes Park playground to the society.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Enderby and District Museum Society

Ex Libris Association
140 St George St, Toronto, Ontario

The ELA is the Canadian national association interested in historical and current issues about libraries, archives, publishing houses, and related institutions and people. Membership is open to all interested parties, but is primarily drawn from the ranks of retired pesons.

Keywords: Libraries · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Ex Libris Association

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