ABOUT THE MUSEUM

ABOUT THE MUSEUM

The Osgoode Township Rural Museum’s mandate is to collect, preserve, display, study, interpret and make accessible the material and cultural heritage of the Osgoode Township as a means to further the understanding of the former Osgoode Township's significance to the greater Ottawa community as an example of rural and agricultural life.

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Events

SatOct

Decorate a 'Ghost Turnip'

Second Saturday's are back for the fall season! Get spooky with us by decorating your own Ghost Turnip - the Irish ancestor to the Jack-O-Lantern. Many Irish settlers called...

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WedOct

Museum Talk: A Knitted History of Osgoode Township, 1827-1976

Museum Talks are back! Join us October 15th for a history of the former Osgoode Township, told through the knitting collection at The Osgoode Township Collection. Learn more...

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Broom Making Workshop with Sweeping Willows

Broom Making Workshop with Sweeping Willows

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Second Annual OTM Pumpkin Smash

Second Annual OTM Pumpkin Smash

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Latest Articles

March 10, 2025

Museum Talks: Ottawa's Early Baseball History 1865-1900

November 28, 2024

Museum Talk: The Board Does the Work:" Domestic Industrialisation and Laundry Technology

November 4, 2024

Museum Talk: Haunting Settled Ground: Haunted Heritage in Settler-Colonial Ontario

June 28, 2024

Osgoode Township Museum Launches "Sign My Book!" Website