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A map of the Province of Upper Canada by David William Smyth, 1800. (Photo: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library) — A map of the Province of Upper Canada by David William Smyth, 1800.
Photo: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

Excavation around the turntable in 2023

This painting, depicting General Brock’s death on 13 October 1812 at the Battle of Queenston Heights, has become an iconic Canadian image of the War of 1812. (Print by John David Kelly, 1896. Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1954-153-1.) — This painting, depicting General Brock’s death on 13 October 1812 at the Battle of Queenston Heights, has become an iconic Canadian image of the War of 1812.
Photo: Print by John David Kelly, 1896. Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1954-153-1

Fulford Place exterior (Photo: Glyn Davies) — Fulford Place exterior
Photo: Glyn Davies

Milestones in Ontario’s history

Exhibit categories

Explore our online exhibits to learn more about Ontario's history — from the people and the places to the events that helped shape us.

Toronto's Don Valley Brick Works (Photo: Michael H. Reichmann)

Adaptive reuse

1 exhibit

Inside the Archaeology Lab

Archaeology

8 exhibits

Assorted paints

Arts and creativity

1 exhibit

Josiah Henson (Artwork: Hans Poppe)

Black heritage

5 exhibits

Interior of the Elgin Theatre (Photo: Peter Lusztyk)

Buildings and architecture

8 exhibits

The Ashbridge collection held by the Trust includes these diaries. Artifacts like these are carefully preserved under archival conditions.

Cultural objects

7 exhibits

Recently added

Bowler hat found at First Parliament Site, Toronto

First Parliament Site

8 exhibits

Small hand-held artifact (Photo: Jean-Luc Pilon)

Indigenous heritage

6 exhibits

Recently added

Looking considerably more martial is this group of finely turned-out soldiers from Toronto's Queen's Own Rifles, stationed in England before the start of the First World War.

Military heritage

26 exhibits

John Graves Simcoe (Photo: Toronto Public Library)

People from Ontario’s past

1 exhibit

Mary Pickford, a pioneer of the film industry as we know it today (Photo: Library of Congress)

Women's heritage

10 exhibits