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Guided tours of this National Historic Site — the last operating stacked theatre in the world — are 90 minutes long and recount the history and restoration of the complex. Visit the whimsical Winter Garden Theatre, and view samples from the world’s largest collection of vaudeville scenery.
Inside the Elgin Theatre
Photo: Ryan Raz
The Ontario Heritage Trust works with communities across the province to open the doors, gates and courtyards of their unique and most fascinating cultural sites so you can explore the stories inside.
Commerce Court, Toronto
Photo: Greg David
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Bone button from the 19th century.
One of the most exciting parts of working on an excavation site is uncovering artifacts. Archaeologists rarely find objects intact. But even fragments of the past can be thrilling discoveries. The smallest sherds can tell us a lot about how people used the site and give us a glimpse into their lives.
What artifacts tell us
Restoration work
In 2022, the Trust — in partnership with the Friends of Fulford Place — began the drawing room restoration project. Watch this video or click to learn more.
Historical background papers
Provincial plaque unveiling in Thamesville to commemorate the Battle of Moraviantown
When the Ontario Heritage Trust produces a provincial plaque, it engages a historian with subject-matter expertise to prepare a detailed historical background paper. For some of these topics, these papers are one of the few public records available.
Historical background papers
Learn about our collections
Dressing room at the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres
The Trust's collections include over 25,000 cultural artifacts and nearly one million archaeological artifacts associated with its provincially significant heritage properties. These collections reveal the layers of history at our sites and tell us about the people and communities that came before us.
Learn about our collections
At its most basic, an easement is a voluntary legal agreement between a property owner and
the easement holder that protects a property’s heritage features from being torn down, damaged or destroyed.
