Wellesley Township Heritage & Historical Society
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WTHHS Historical Room and Collection

The Historical Room was opened in 1979 in the old school in Wellesley - 1137 Henry St., Wellesley ON. Visitors are welcome from 10 am to 3 pm on the last Saturday of every month except December, or by appointment.

The WTHHS has a collection of approximately 1000 artifacts and documents, 2000 photographs and 200 books.
Donations which fall within our
Collection Policy are most welcome. A copy of our donor form can be seen here.

A Research Guide to our collection is available here. 


WTHHS Photograph Collection contains over 2000 photos, some of which have  been identified and others have not. Among the former, we have four notable collections:

​Charles Ottmann, jr Collection - Charles Ottmann was active in Wellesley from about 1902 until his death in 1906.


Deborah Glaister Hannay Collection - Dr. Hannay was born and raised in Wellesley and served in World War II as one of the few women doctors in the Canadian Women's Army Corps.

Jessie Harkness Collection - Jessie Harkness was the niece of Canadian artist, Tom Thomson. She was a teacher S.S. #17 - Crosshill from 1914-1916.

Views of Wellesley Village - We have a good collection of views of Wellesley village and add more to this slide show when new images are donated.

Tweedsmuir Histories - Tweedsmuir histories were created by members of the Women's Institute. We are fortunate to have the Wellesley, Linwood and Dorking Tweedsmuirs. The Wellesley binders are available for study in the Historical Room. We hope to be able to have all of them available online in the future. 

Historical Records in the Township Office - Corporation of the Township of Wellesley

The Township Office holds records of historical interest and value, some of which date to early days of the Township's history. Click here for more information about these records.