Celebrate Heritage Week at Cornwall’s Heritage Fair
February 7, 2025Cornwall, Ontario – Residents and visitors are invited to celebrate Heritage Week in Ontario by attending the popular Heritage Fair on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Cornwall Square.
“The Heritage Fair is a collaborative effort to connect residents with their shared history and inspire a deeper appreciation for the city’s diverse cultural tapestry,” said Carole Libbey,
a member of the Heritage-Patrimoine Cornwall committee for over 18 years. “We’re excited to welcome the community once again to this dynamic celebration of Cornwall’s past, present, and future.”
Event Details
Located on the second floor at Cornwall Square, the Heritage Fair will feature engaging opportunities to explore our unique past and cultural diversity. The Fair will take place from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Attendees can discover exhibits, interactive displays, and hands-on activities from over 17 local historical and heritage-focused organizations, including:
- Carman House Museum
- CGH Memory Lane
- Chesterville and District Heritage Centre
- Cornwall Arts Hall of Fame
- Cornwall Community Museum
- Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame
- Dundas County Archives
- Friends of Crysler Farm Battlefield
- Friends of GTR 1008
- Généalogie et Archives St-Laurent
- Glengarry Pioneer Museum
- Glengarry, Nor’Westers & Loyalist Museum
- Heritage-Patrimoine Cornwall
- History of Trains in Eastern Ontario
- Lost Villages Museum
- Ontario East British Home Child Family
- Sir John Johnson Manor House
- UELAC St. Lawrence Branch
About Ontario Heritage Week
In 1985, the Ontario government designated the third week in February as Ontario Heritage Week. Heritage Week provides a wonderful opportunity for individuals and communities to
reflect on their contributions to Ontario, how heritage is conserved, promoted and commemorated, and how they might shape the future. Since then, the Heritage-Patrimoine Cornwall Committee has been hosting a heritage fair to stimulate awareness of heritage resources and heritage-related issues within our communities, and to honour the organizations and volunteers who have worked to protect our irreplaceable heritage resources.
About the Heritage-Patrimoine Cornwall
The Heritage-Patrimoine Cornwall acts as an advisory body to City Council on matters relating to Cornwall’s natural and cultural heritage resources, including heritage buildings, sites, artifacts,
and neighborhoods. The Committee also helps to ensure that plans for change and progress are developed in a manner that recognizes the historical continuity of the community.
About Cornwall’s Heritage
Cornwall is one of Ontario’s oldest communities, and is situated on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee peoples and the Mohawks of Akwesasne, the original keepers of this land. Addition information on the city’s history, including links to area heritage attractions, can be found here:
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