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Benares is associated with the early settlement of the north shore of Lake Ontario. The house, home of Captain James Harris, is located on one of the earliest settled sites in the village of Clarkson's Corners (later shortened to Clarkson).

Built in 1798 on the south shore of the Detroit River in Sandwich, the Duff-Baby House is named for its first two loyalist owners, Alexander Duff and James Baby.

Dundurn Castle is located on lands formerly owned and occupied by Richard Beasley (1761-1842), merchant and politician, who settled here in 1793.

Toronto's Enoch Turner Schoolhouse is a provincially significant heritage site and the oldest school still standing in Toronto.

Discover the story of Senator George T. Fulford, explore the grand Fulford mansion and marvel at the many original family furnishings.

Step back in time to 1800. Get a glimpse of the life of Dr. Solomon Jones (1756-1822), a United Empire Loyalist and the area’s first physician.

Moose Factory, an island just south of James Bay, was established in 1673 as the main trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company. It is Canada's oldest English-speaking community.

An estimated 30,000 Black refugees from slavery in the United States fled to Canada along the Underground Railroad. One of these freedom seekers was abolitionist, preacher and author Josiah Henson.

This building was constructed on Old Brewery Bay as a summer home for Stephen Leacock, world-renowned humorist and author.

In 1813, after 19 years as a fur trader with the North West Company, John Macdonell (1768-1850) retired to Hawkesbury Township with his wife, Magdeleine Poitras — a Métis born on the Manitoba section of the Qu'Appelle River — and their children.

This house was built by Allan Macpherson, a leading local businessman, militia leader, magistrate and Napanee's first postmaster, in proximity to his general store on Dundas Street.

The Mather-Walls House in Keewatin (part of Kenora) reflects the vision of one man — John Mather.

The entire mill complex is one of a few surviving Ottawa Valley textile manufacturing complexes from the late 19th century. In 1988, the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum acquired the Annex of the mill complex for use as a museum.

Step through the doors of the Niagara Apothecary and see how pharmacists practised their profession over 100 years ago.

Serving as Peel County's judicial and administrative centre until 1973, the courthouse was then leased to the municipality until 1980. It now serves as a museum and art gallery.

Hamnet Kirkes Pinhey, a wealthy landed English gentleman and a successful merchant and veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, emigrated to Upper Canada in 1820 with a small fortune to develop an estate in the wilderness.

Located at Drummond Hill, Redmond Heights comprises part of the site of the Battle of Lundy's Lane.

Ruthven stands as a rare surviving example of that romantic combination of Classical architecture and picturesque landscape that characterized country estates of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The Sharon Temple is associated with the Children of Peace, a breakaway sect of the Society of Friends or Quakers, founded by David Willson. Willson and his wife emigrated from New York State in 1801 to join other Quakers in Upper Canada. By 1805, he had acquired 200 acres (80 hectares) in the Township of East Gwillimbury (York Region).

Explore the impressive chateau of the eccentric Sir Harry Oakes (1874-1943), the famous prospector of the gold-mining era that put Kirkland Lake on the map.