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We're Open for Visitors!

the
Tollkeeper's Cottage

The oldest structure
of its kind in Canada - now
a museum about tolls, roads,
and nineteenth century life
owned, restored and operated
by the
Community History Project
(now a charitable organization)
.

Located at the corner of
Bathurst St. and Davenport Rd.
(Toronto, ON)
in The Tollkeeper's Park.

We're open Saturdays
10am - 5pm
Community groups can use the space for meetings also


Our fall lecture series runs from Sept 8 to Sept 29.
Special reduced price $7 per lecture with refreshments, or $25 for whole series

08 September
"Jacques & Hay 19th Century Furniture Makers"
Norie Jacobs

15 September
"Eating on the Move: First Nations to Newcomers"
Dr Dorothy Duncan

22 September
"Cemeteries: Overlooked Heritage Assets"
Marjorie Stuart, Ontario Genealogical Society

29 September
"New Insights on the Toronto Shoreline and Island"
Author & Lawyer: Jane Fairburn

We have a supply of fresh syrup or maple sugar to take home ($9 small bottle, $31 quart).

We also now have Tollkeeper's Cottage Tee shirts for sale for $20


Limerick winners from this year's Days open have been chosen and are posted HERE.





Limerick winners
A Community History Project site
The Tollkeeper's Cottage
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