Tweed & Area Historical Society

Welcome to The Tweed & Area Historical Society

Welcome to the Tweed and Area Historical Society website. We wish to share the rich and colourful heritage of our community. We are currently developing a new plan to achieve just that.
We are fortunate to have Houston House, known as the Tweed and Area Heritage Centre and it's newer addition to house our enviable archives, impressive museum and eclectic art gallery.
Our hope is to build on the extensive infrastructure, resources and expertise of the Tweed and Area Historical Society. We aim to provide programs designed to capture the interest of younger generations and show the relevance of local history to our community. As well we hope to implement improvements to ensure our sustainability. Watch for presentations and high profile projects in the coming months.
Check often for updates to our calendar.

As the elected President of the Tweed & Area Historical Society for 2013, I would like to bid everyone "Welcome". You will notice that I have a favourite expression..."if it isn't fun, why do it?" I try to apply this to things I (we) do in everyday life, but alas, the world is just not built this way.
We shall have to persevere. This year, we look forward to great stuff. Some of the stuffing will involve raising money to upkeep the building; others will be for guest speakers and interesting exhibits. This is also a research facility; many come here to fact find on a wide variety of subjects.

I have been President in past years and have realized that we have on our Board of Directors (and in our volunteers) a number of people loaded with talent and knowledge.
We have been lucky, here at the Heritage Centre and at the Historical Society, to be able to draw from these people whatever is needed to keep this greatly under-rated Tweed institution going. My wife Sylvia and I came to the Tweed area after we retired. When we finally got to meet Evan Morton and see what was involved here, we were amazed. We discovered, as many others have, what a jewel Tweed has. At this point, may I invite you to visit our village and see the Heritage Centre.
Take the tour!

Great Events for 2014

• Ghost Walks
• Re-enactments
• Guest Speakers
• Cemetery Tours
• Geneology

2014 Exhibits and Art Shows

All art shows and exhibits are free of admission but to assist the Tweed Heritage Centre with ongoing costs, guests and visitors are asked to make a donation upon entering or leaving the Memorial Gallery. Your generosity helps to keep this historic building open for local visitors and tourists. With its vast collection of artifacts, documents, local arts and crafts, tourist information and so much more, the Heritage Centre is an important part of Tweed's past, present and future.The Tweed & Area Historical Society thanks you for visiting and for your generosity!

Winners of the recent 25th Gala Anniversary poster contest pose with Historical Society members George Logan, Roseann Trudeau and Maril Swan

Evan Morton receives the Queen's Jubilee Medal

Evan Morton has devoted his life to the preservation of the history of the people and properties of Tweed and surrounding communities. In 1988 Evan was instrumental in the founding of the Tweed and Area Historical Society. Since then he has worked tirelessly for the community at the Tweed and Area Heritage Centre, giving freely of his time and many times at his own expense. He has amassed enviable archives that draw people to our community from far and wide, collected countless artifacts, personally set up galleries in the museum, and devoted more than a full work week each and every week for the past 25 years. Ever modest, Evan would be the first to point out the help of other dedicated volunteers that work along with him. But truth be told, Evan is the main drive behind them and their inspiration. Evan's name is synonymous with the Tweed and Area Heritage Centre, a museum that pays great respect to the Military and the young women and men who have served and continue to serve.