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.
Visit Doors Open Lambton County, September 28, 2019 - 10am-4pm
Learn MoreTake 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 InfoThe Oil Museum of Canada’s PA Day Series Children are headed back to school and the Oil Museum of Canada is looking forward to the first PA Day of the school year!
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Visit Doors Open Lambton County, Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 10am-4pm
October 19th & 20th. The 2019 Fall Colour & Craft Festival features over 90 craftspeople. Stop by to start your holiday shopping.
Join us Tuesday, July 9 from 2-4 p.m.and Thursday, August 8, 2019 from 6-8 p.m. to discover the resources available to uncover your property’s past. This session will assist with navigating the ONLAND website, a free resource that shares access to official property related information and documents. A Lambton County Archivist will instruct members how to connect property history with genealogy research. Pre-registration is required.
Join us at Lambton Heritage Museum May 1 – September 30, 2019 to explore your aquatic side in this engaging, family-friendly, interactive exhibition.
