Welcome to the Dorset Heritage Museum's Website!Dorset Heritage Museum officially opened on July 1st, 2001 and is located in Dorset Ontario at the crossroads of Muskoka & Haliburton featuring museum exhibits of early pioneer life, local settlers, traditional logging practices, and historic information pertaining to pioneer settlement of the Dorset area.Please enjoy our Photo Gallery , that gives you an exciting glimpse into our communities past and future! Events Calendar will keep you informed of great events that the Dorset Heritage Museum will host.Positive response led our committee to plan the concept of the 'living museum' that is reflected in our goal to CARE about pioneer life in our community. The goal is to show our residents, and traveling visitors that we CARE about our past, present and future. We want to:Celebrate and communicate our historical significanceAppreciate the contributions of our ancestorsRevitalize our communityEducate our children and visitors through exciting activitiesAs well as preparing information and exhibits for adults, we feature exhibits for our youth
The Museum was founded as the Haliburton Highlands Pioneer Museum in 1967, as a Canadian Centennial project to commemorate the early pioneers of the area. The Rotary Club and a committee of interested citizens were behind it, including Ron Curry of Curry Motors fame & founder of the Rotary Club of Haliburton. Prominent as well were Haliburton school teachers Margaret Sisson & Clara 'Kell' Andison.