Wellesley Township Heritage & Historical Society
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NEW! Wellesley Then and Now

WTHHS member Robert Nyman has started a project to match images in our photo collection with modern scenes. Click here to view the slide show.  

View Our Virtual Exhibits

Since our Historical Room is closed to visitors, we have created  several virtual exhibit. Click here to access our current exhibits: 
  • Places of Worship in Wellesley Township 
  • Crosshill - History and Families      

Search our Digital Collection

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We have completed the scanning of original documents relating to the Township of Wellesley. We now have about 12,000 pages of new material  organized and available on our site. They include minutes of various groups from 1866 to 1965, plus Tax Assessment Rolls from 1854 to 1889. 
Check it out here! ​​​

​We're on Facebook and Instagram!

We now have a Facebook page. Please have a look and like us! ​ www.facebook.com/wellesleytownshiphistory
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Don't forget to follow us on Instagram - wellesleyhistory

WTHHS Historical Room 

Our Historical Room is now open on the last Saturday of every month except December, from 10 am - 1 pm. 
​Please note the new hours.  


 WTHHS Meetings and Minutes​

Our next meeting will be held by Zoom on Monday, April 25, ,2022, at 2 pm.  Please let me know if you would like to attend the meeting.and I will send you the link . .

Click here to read minutes of our past meetings. 

Join us - it's free! membership  form is here.

Online Donations - We do not charge for our research time, but if the information we provide is useful to you, please consider making a donation to our historical society through the Township of Wellesley's website. 

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Read what our researchers say!