The Paris Museum & Historical Society

06/12/2026

The Ontario Women's History Network (OWHN) is a non-profit, Registered Charity organization affiliated with the Ontario Historical Society. OWHN encourages the preservation, production, and dissemination of women's and gender history in Ontario, with a special emphasis on the teaching and study of t...

06/10/2026

Back before mega mansions!

Bala, Ontario in 1945.

06/08/2026

Can you recognize the face?

Canadian comedian, Martin Short, with his parents in 1962 in Southampton, Ontario at the age of 12.

06/06/2026

Imagine the anxiety of leaving your home country and taking a ship to this new place they call Canada!

Arrival of immigrants at Union Station in Toronto in 1910

06/04/2026

How many car brands can you name in the picture?

Niagara Falls in the 1960s

06/04/2026

Today is Tom Longboat Day in Canada. Thomas Charles Longboat, Iroquois name Cogwagee, was an Onondaga distance runner from the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ontario. Longboat, born in 1887, would go on to become the most globally known Canadian athlete of the first half of the 20th century. His dominant victory at the Boston marathon in 1907, with a lead of 5 minutes over the 2nd place finisher, was reported and celebrated around the world. Marathon racing at the time holding global cache.

In February 1916 Longboat enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces running messages between military posts, earning the nickname the “Bulldog of Brittania”.

After a tumultuous adulthood back in Canada, Longboat would pass away in 1949 at 61 on the Six Nations Reserve of his birth.

June 4th in Canada is Tom Longboat day.

06/03/2026

Could you ride any of these?

06/01/2026

This Wednesday!
Join Ian Bell at the museum to learn more about old style printing. The Paris Museum recently acquired an 1890s Golding Pearl platen press from Thompson Printing - a potent symbol of this industry and its importance locally.

Ian has two very similar presses that he uses to print posters, linocuts, wood engravings, broadsides, and chapbooks. This illustrated talk tells the story of rescuing, restoring, and learning to use these amazing pieces of 19th century technology and the role that they still play in the letterpress revival of recent years.

He will bring examples of his work, and will demonstrate an 1896 Excelsior table top press.

05/31/2026

If only we still built these today!

Unveiling of the CF-105 in Malton, Ontario in 1957. credit: library & archives of canada

05/29/2026

The museum has wonderful exhibits that highlight what life in Paris was like back then. The museum is open Wednesday to Saturday, 1pm-4pm and is located behind the Syl Apps Community Centre.

Discover permanent and rotating exhibits at Paris Museum. Experience artifacts, photographs, and interactive displays that showcase the history of Paris, Ontario.