The Oil Museum of Canada, in the Village of Oil Springs, preserves the site of the first commercial oil well in North America. Visitors from around the world come to learn the story of Canada’s Oil Pioneers – a unique and captivating era of history!
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Oil Museum of Canada
Start your visit with a quick movie in our theatre, then visit our galleries of interesting artifacts. Don't miss the interactive Foreign Drilers tent!
Visit our many historic buildings filled with information and artifacts. See jerker lines, holding tanks, and the site of the first commercial oil well in North America.
Follow the Oil Heritage District Driving Tour to see many of local oil history highlights.
Explore the exciting history of the discovery of oil in Lambton County.
View ExhibitThe Oil Museum of Canada’s PD Day Series presents: Makerspace Families and members of the general public are invited Friday, June 7, 2019 to attend this family friendly event from 11 a.m.
More InfoTake a guided horse-drawn wagon tour from the Oil Museum of Canada through the Fairbank Oil Fields to see a pocket of history where the past is still present- historic oil wells still working away.
More InfoJoin us in celebrating the black gold rush that occurred in Oil Springs in the 1860s on Saturday, July 14, 2019 from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Oil Museum of Canada – National Historic Site.
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Join us at Lambton Heritage Museum May 1 – September 30, 2019 to explore your aquatic side in this engaging, family-friendly, interactive exhibition.
We are working to add artifacts, photos and historic information to our museum catalogue. Start your research here.
Lambton County Archives: History from the Vault is an informative blog about local history and archive's resources.
The North Lambton Quilter's Guild is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2019. As part of this celebration, they are presenting a show that includes quilts of varying sizes and pattern hung fully open for visitors to enjoy, alongside clothing, wall hangings, quilted accessories, and vendors offering supplies and books.
