Swansea Historical Society & William Small Archives

Swansea Historical Society & William Small Archives

The Society was started in 1985 by a group of people interested in preserving and promoting the history of Swansea.

For more information, check out the Society’s website SwanseaHistoricalSociety.ca (blue button at right) or follow them on Twitter and Instagram!

MEETINGS & UPCOMING EVENTS:

The Society usually holds its monthly meetings at 7:15 for a 7:30 p.m. start in the Rousseau Room at Swansea Town Hall on the first Wednesday of October, November, December, February, March, April, and May, with a short business meeting followed by a guest speaker, light refreshments and time to reminisce. Our Annual Walk is always held on the first Saturday in June.

Unfortunately, the Archives will also remain closed to the public until further notice. We will advise you when regular Wednesday opening hours can be resumed. For now, we will do our best to respond to email or telephone requests for information, although our answers may be delayed somewhat because we have limited access to our files at the Swansea Town Hall.

In the meantime, we invite you to continue following our activities through the Society’s website www.swanseahistoricalsociety.ca and the website of the Swansea Town Hallwww.swanseatownhall.ca. You can also to follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/Swansea_History or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/swansea_history .

If you wish to contact us, the Society’s mobile telephone number is 647-859-3901, and you can send e-mails to swanseahistoricalsociety@gmail.com or through the SHS website. Our mailing address is 95 Lavinia Avenue, Box 102, Toronto ON M6S 3H9. Your comments and suggestions are always most welcome.

ARCHIVES

The Swansea Historical Society Community Archives are located in the William Small Room on the ravine level of the Town Hall. The Archives are open to the public from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. most Wednesdays from February to June & May to December.

We are always looking for donations of old photographs and  memorabilia and are interested in any stories or historical information you may have of the Swansea area, so please contact us!

Please call or email us for an appointment!

To the right are a few pictures from our archives … click here for more background explanation of each picture!