# Simcoe County Museum

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{{Short description|Museum in Ontario, Canada}}
{{Infobox museum
| name               = Simcoe County Museum
| image              = File:Simcoe County Museum.jpg
| caption            = Log cabin at Simcoe County Museum
| coordinates        = {{Coord|44|26|39.84|N|79|44|51.98|W|display=inline,title}}
| former_name        =
| established        = 1926
| location           = 1151 Highway 26, [Minesing](/source/Minesing), [Simcoe County](/source/Simcoe_County), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada
| collection_size    =
| visitors           = 30,000<ref name="Doyle"/>
| website            = {{URL|https://museum.simcoe.ca/}}}}

'''Simcoe County Museum''' is a museum in [Minesing](/source/Minesing), [Simcoe County](/source/Simcoe_County), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada.

==History==
Simcoe County Museum was founded in 1926 when the County Women's Institute compiled a local history and collected artifacts.<ref name="SCM">{{cite web | title = About Us | publisher = Simcoe County | url = https://museum.simcoe.ca/visit/about-us/ | accessdate = September 7, 2025}}</ref> A display was established at [Barrie Public Library](/source/Barrie_Public_Library) in 1930.<ref name="SCM"/>  The museum moved to its current location&mdash;on {{convert|327|acre|ha}} of land&mdash;in 1962.<ref name="SCM"/><ref name="OM">{{cite news | last = Doyle | first = Wayne | date = September 9, 2023 | title = Simcoe County Museum much more than dusty artifacts | url = https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/simcoe-county-museum-much-more-than-dusty-artifacts-7490744 | work = Orillia Matters}}</ref>

==Exhibits==
The museum features five galleries, and 16 heritage buildings.<ref name="SCM"/> Much of the collection has been acquired through donations.<ref name="OM">{{cite news | last = Doyle | first = Wayne | date = September 9, 2023 | title = Simcoe County Museum much more than dusty artifacts | url = https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/simcoe-county-museum-much-more-than-dusty-artifacts-7490744 | work = Orillia Matters}}</ref>

Artifacts include a log cabin, train station, blacksmith, historic schoolhouse,19th century church, heritage machinery and tools, and a replica of the historic main street in nearby [Barrie](/source/Barrie).<ref name="OM"/><ref name="TB">{{cite web | title = Simcoe County Museum | publisher = Tourism Barrie | url = https://www.tourismbarrie.com/do/arts-and-entertainment/Museums/simcoe-county-museum | accessdate = September 7, 2025}}</ref>

Winter activities include an ice skating trail, and a [sugar shack](/source/sugar_shack) where maple tree sap is processed into [maple syrup](/source/maple_syrup).<ref name="Doyle">{{cite news | last = Doyle | first = Wayne | date = May 12, 2024 | title = Want to go back in time? History comes to life at Simcoe County Museum | url = https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/want-to-go-back-in-time-history-comes-to-life-at-simcoe-county-museum-8729800 | work = Orillia Matters}}</ref><ref name="KPO">{{cite web | title = Simcoe County Museum | publisher = King’s Printer for Ontario | url = https://www.destinationontario.com/en-ca/attractions/simcoe-county-museum | accessdate = September 7, 2025}}</ref>

The museum also features school programs, day camps, and a gift shop.<ref>{{cite web | title = Simcoe County Museum | publisher = 211 Ontario | url = https://211ontario.ca/service/71102933/simcoe-county-museum-simcoe-county-museum/ | accessdate = September 7, 2025}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Museums in Simcoe County
Category:1926 establishments in Ontario

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