Support or Volunteer

Support

Read a little more about how you can support us by choosing an area of interest:

Adopt an artifact

Thank you for your interest in sponsoring an object in our collection. Please note that items remain the property of Muskoka Heritage Place and cannot leave the site.

Visit our adopt an artifact page for details on this program.

Artifact donations

Muskoka Heritage Place collections working group meets six times a year to consider all additions to the Museum, Village or Train collections.

Make an artifact donation

Please contact Sara, she's our Collections Coordinator and can help answer any questions about your interest in donating.

The more information an item has, the more useful it is for the collection:

Donation criteria

Made or used in Huntsville or Muskoka
Made or used before 1910
Related to an important world/national/provincial/local event
Good condition
Number of other examples in the collection

History of the piece

Manufacturer: name, location, date(s)
Ownership
Usage
Locations used (lot, concession, address, township, or town)

History of the owners

Names, birth, death, marriage, names of parents, children, date of emigration

Stories related to the piece

Current fair market value appraisal needed for tax receipts.

Become a member

Full site memberships

2024 Rates

Purchase your membership before Dec. 31st, 2023 and receive 2023 rates.

Memberships for Pioneer Village and Train admission during regular hours of operation are available:

Individual - One adult card holder $52.70
Student - One card holder attending: public school, high school or post-secondary program $39.45
Couple - Two adult card holders $102.09
Family - Two adult card holders and two children under 13 years $176.80
Senior - One senior card holder (65 years and older) $47.38
Senior Couple - Two senior card holders (65 years and older) $91.98
Senior and then some - Two senior card holders (65 years and older) plus up to two children (under 13 years) $166.26

*All prices are +13% HST

About memberships

All memberships are valid for a one-year period from the time of activation
Unlimited access to the Museums, Pioneer Village and Portage Flyer Train (during regular hours of operation)
Save 10% in the gift shops, programs, rentals and archive fees
E-blasts featuring upcoming events, programs, and exhibits
Invitation to exclusive events, including first previews of new exhibit installations
Invitation to annual Evening of Recognition

Create your own membership

Let us know who to include in your membership and we will send you a quote.

Cash donations

Thank you for considering making a cash donation.

Charitable donation receipts are available and will be emailed to you directly after donating
Funds may be allocated to specific projects or uses
Make a donation in general or in memoriam

Ideas and feedback

Give us a cool idea or provide us with your feedback.

If you visited us in person recently, take our visitor feedback survey and tell us about your experience.

Rent our site

Host your next event or celebration at Muskoka Heritage Place.

By renting our site you are not only setting yourself up for a great time, but you help support our facility too.

Spread the word

Visit our site, tell your family and friends all about us!

Volunteer

Muskoka Heritage Place’s dedicated volunteers make our visitors’ experiences a memorable one! If you have a passion for local history, enjoy engaging in conversation with people, like working in a fast-paced team environment, and have a desire to contribute to heritage, then volunteering at MHP may be right for you.

What kind of roles are there?

You may choose a narrative role such as a historical narrator or demonstrator in our Pioneer Village.

There are volunteer opportunities at our rail operations narrating as:

Conductor
Station Master
Engineer
Fireman

Other volunteer positions include general site maintenance, rail mechanic, data entry, archival work, exhibit development, and more!

Have a talent for music? Perform in the village or at the train station!

Whether in the spotlight or behind the scenes, we strive to make this an educational and fun way for you to donate your time and interest.

Submit a volunteer interest form