We will be open starting 26 Jan. The Museum is open Saturday from 11 am - 5 pm,(11am-4pm Nov to April) and some Sundays from 1-4pm. Also other days for special events. Come see us at the cottage.

Feb and March will be knitting months. Visit us then on Saturdays from 11am to 4pm, and learn about knitting..or just knit with us. (they are quiet months and great for knitting)

On Saturday March 16th we will have our St Patrick’s Tea, with Irish soda bread and tea for $7 per person. Many of the early Tollkeeper’s were Irish. Hand knit shamrocks available!

The Community History Project that manages the Tollkeeper’s Cottage Heritage site also has various collections of materials in its archives focusing on local history, places and people. We have restored and run the cottage museum for 10 years and our not-for-profit; charitable organization is celebrated its 35th Anniversary this year on June 9.


We can still use help of our supporters in the heritage community in locating a more permanent, more economical space of 500 to 1000 sq feet to house our collections or your help with increased donations to help pay for the temporary storage.

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Educational class tours (in English
or French)
or Educational adult tours can be arranged. (teachers and administrators may wish to print out the brochures referenced)

the
Tollkeeper's Cottage
The oldest structure
of its kind in Canada - now
a museum about tolls, roads,
and nineteenth century life
owned, restored and operated
by the
Community History Project
(now a charitable organization).

Located at the corner of
Bathurst St. and Davenport Rd.
(Toronto, ON)
in The Tollkeeper's Park.


Community groups can use the space for meetings also

Look for the Blue Canoe near our commemorative birch trees. Thanks to the wonderful people at City of Toronto Parks Department, the David Suzuki Foundation, and the Mississaugas of the New Credit for making this possible.



There are gift-type items for sale at the museum such as: maple syrup, books on local history, hand-made pure soap, apple syrup and apple butter, and other recipe collections.

We have Tollkeeper's Cottage Tee shirts for sale
We have just started selling hand-made dolls' clothes suitable for American Girl and other 18 inch dolls.
Watch yarn being spun by a spinner in period dress! Volunteers wanted

See a video tour and a virtual tour of the Cottage