Milton Historical Society & Waldie's Blacksmith Shop

08/31/2026

From Our Archives: This is a photo taken in 1912 of the Waldie Blacksmith Shop on James St. James Waldie Jr is shown with his two son's Alf and Jim along with a hired hand.

08/26/2026

08/25/2026

From Our Archives: This photo of a group of happy Milton children was taken at the intersection of Main and Martin Streets, all seem to be really enjoying themselves!

08/14/2026

Blacksmith Beginner classes are starting in September!
Learn historical techniques and projects at The Waldie Blacksmith Shop 16 James St in downtown Milton, just north of Main St. Register today through our website https://miltonhistoricalsociety.ca/blacksmith-courses/ More dates and details can be found there.

07/08/2026

From our Archives: The original Milton Town Hall located at 251 Main St., built in 1865 and known as the Market Building and Town Hall. This structure played a key role in the life of Milton for over 120 years. It served as our municipal hub, our library, our community fire hall, location for community social events and provided emergency notice bell tower ringing.

07/07/2026

06/19/2026

Heritage Educational Series continues tomorrow - Sat. June 20th 10:30 am to 11:30 am in the Carriage Room at 16 James St. Milton.

Learn about the Restoration of Historic Homes🏡
Our Guest Speaker Patrick Gallagher will be sharing his expert insight and knowledge on preserving, restoring, maintaining, & renovating a heritage home. Two heritage buildings which he recently did were St. Paul’s United Church, restoring the rose window and the heritage home at 66 Charles St.
This will be a great opportunity for you to ask questions as well as learn about the preservation of a historic home.
Registration - [email protected] Cost: $5.00 per person at the door

06/18/2026

Visit the new Milton Museum today!
Step back in time at the Milton Historical Society’s Museum located at 216 Main Street.

See exhibits of artifacts found at the mill pond, furnishings from prominent Milton families, tools from P.L. Robertson factory and many photos of Milton’s past. You can even take a selfie behind an original jail cell door!

Sign our book and take a free tour Thursdays and Fridays 5pm to 8pm and Saturdays during the farmers market 9am to 12pm.

“Tap to Donate”, yearly memberships and a variety of Milton history books are available for sale to help keep this new Museum open.

06/14/2026

Join us next Saturday, June 20, for our next heritage education series presentation: Restoration of Historic Homes with speaker Patrick Gallagher.

Patrick will be sharing his expert insight and knowledge on preserving, restoring, maintaining, & renovating a heritage home.

Two heritage buildings that he recently worked on include:

- The work at St. Paul’s United Church, restoring the rose window
- The work at the heritage home at 66 Charles St.

This is a great opportunity for you to ask question as well as learn about the preservation of a historic home.

Registration - [email protected]
Cost: $5.00 per person at the door

06/04/2026

The Milton Historical Society is thrilled to welcome you to our new MHS Museum, featuring Halton artefacts,
located at 216 Main Street (formally Fitzgerald Ins. building) for the next several months.

Join us for opening day this Saturday, June 6th from 12 to 8 pm. Immense thanks to John Duignan and family for donating this historic space.

Milton’s history isn’t just a collection of dates it is a living echo of the people who shaped our community. We are opening a time capsule where the past isn’t just remembered but explored.

We invite you to step into that history - learn the untold stories, or take a photo behind an original Halton County Jail Cell Door.