Campbellford-Seymour Heritage Society
113 Front St. N. Campbellford
Open Each Wednesday 10 to 4 all year
July and August open Tues,Wed,Thursday, 10 to 4
Monthly meetings: 3rd Monday of the month at 7:30 pm
No meeting in July and August
Coming Events and Announcements
The October meeting will be held on Monday, October 20,2025 at 7:30 p.m. at the Centre.
Following a short business meeting we will honour the upcoming Remembrance Day 2025. All members and visitors are welcome to attend. We remind everyone to try to attend one of the services at our local cenitaphs on November 11. We will remember them……
Thank you to our volunteers who stepped up to cover our extended summer hours at the Centre.
THANK-YOU for your continued support.
Aims of the Campbellford-Seymour Heritage Society:
- To continue the study, preservation and communication of the heritage and history of Campbellford/Seymour, its environs and its people.
- To develop and maintain local archives.
- To assist in family and genealogical research.To collect and maintain artifacts of local significance.
- To co-operate with other heritage societies, institutions and agencies to contribute to the advancement and preservation of both local and Canadian history.
The mandate of the Campbellford-Seymour Heritage Society is to foster an awareness of local history and pride in the heritage of the community of Campbellford/Seymour within the Municipality of Trent Hills.
The Heritage Society was founded in January 1983, and affiliation with the Ontario Historical Society was quickly established. Monthly meetings were initially held in members’ homes, at the town council chambers, and at the Campbellford District High School library.
The Society had no permanent home until 1989 when the Town Council of Campbellford generously gave the Society the use of the stone building at 113 Front St. North for the purpose of creating a heritage facility.
The Heritage Society collects archival material and historical artifacts relevant to the Campbellford/Seymour area and also has a large collection of genealogical and historical research material.
The Society hosts special events of historical significance, and participates in community events.
Guest speakers, dealing with topics such as genealogy and archival research, are featured at regular meetings.
In September, 2000, the Campbellford-Seymour released a new publication, Gleanings: A History of Campbellford/Seymour, in an effort to preserve local heritage. This title is available on our Publications page.
Cemetery Project 2016
In 2016, funded by a grant from the Campbellford-Seymour Community Foundation and inpartnership with the Mount Pleasant Cemetery Board, the Campbellford/Seymour Heritage Society updated the records of Mount Pleasant Cemetery including maps, burial records, transcripts of the stones and digital photos of all the tombstones with the creation of a searchable website for the cemetery. The website is Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
New plot owner maps and binders of the paper burial records were placed at the cemetery. This was the first time any new maps had been created since 1946
Renovations 2017
In 2017 the Municipality of Trent Hills received a Canada 150 Grant for renovations to the Heritage Barn and Heritage Centre. This included installation of extra support and public access to the second floor of the Barn, fresh exterior trim paint for both buildings and new windows for the Barn.
Renovations started in early April. With much volunteer help the Heritage Society managed to rearrange the Barn displays to host “Doors Open Northumberland” on the weekend of June 3 and 4th and then to clear out the two inside rooms of the Centre for renovations to continue inside.
The Centre received extensive plaster repairs to the front room and the research room (the cell), fresh inside paint, window repairs and new carpet. All was completed in late August. The Heritage Society is grateful for the renovations that have created a greatly improved appearance and will provide a much more enjoyable work and display space for time to come.
The Society has many dedicated volunteers who donate their time and efforts to projects that foster heritage preservation.
Trent Hills Sports Wall Of Honour
is to provide recognition for those residents in the Municipality of Trent Hills who in their time of residency were distinguished as being an exceptional athlete, member of an exceptional team, builder of sport and/or coach.
Model Railroad Club
The CMRC (Campbellford Model Railroad Club) is a sub-committee of the Heritage Society, with both the layout and meeting room located on the upper level of the Heritage Barn.