Maryboro is a squared-timber pioneer home built by James Wallis in 1837, shown here in Anne Langton's contemporary sketch. It now houses an extensive and diverse collection illustrating the evolution of Fenelon Falls and the surrounding area from the pre-European era to the present. The oldest remaining building in the region, it exemplifies the rare luxuries that the gentry who settled in the Fenelon area enjoyed and features attractive period gardens maintained by the Fenelon Falls Horticultural Society.
Conveniently located at the mouth of the Fenelon River, just west of Lock 34 on the Trent-Severn Waterway, the falls and the hydro-electric plant, it is within walking distance of other major attractions. Adjacent to Garnet Graham Park, which features a public beach and playground, Maryboro is on the picturesque Victoria Rail Trail, perfect for hiking and cycling. It is a short walk from the village's shops and restaurants. Crusies depart daily from the adjacent public dock.
Open May to October. Admission by donation. Free parking. Motorcoach friendly. Picnic area. Amenities nearby.
| Sun | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17 to June 22 | 1:00pm- 5:00 pm | * | - | - | - | - | 1:00pm- 5:00 pm |
| June 24 to Sept 4 | 11:00am- 5:00 pm | 11:00am- 5:00 pm | 11:00am- 5:00 pm | 11:00am- 5:00 pm | 11:00am- 5:00 pm | 11:00am- 5:00 pm | 11:00am- 5:00 pm |
| Sept 6 to Oct 13 | 1:00pm- 5:00 pm | * | - | - | - | - | 1:00pm- 5:00 pm |
* Open Victoria Day and Thanksgiving Day from 1:00 pm- 5:00 pm
School tours and groups by appointment
The Collection
- James Wallis
- 1796 sabre carried in service during the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion
- Portrait & Photograph
- Silhouette of Janet (Fisher) Wallis
- Katherine Wallis sculptures
- John & Anne Langton
- Anne Langton's art, including her self portrait
- Passports, travelling iron and inkwell
- Butternut panelling and sideboard from Blythe House
- Langton seals and cuts of movable type
- Institutions & Enterprise
- Photographs of businesses and personalities
- Tailor's irons, day books, a circular staircase, stoves and signs
- Clocks, shoes and shoe moulds
- Blacksmith bellows and tools
- Carpenter's planes, saws, drills, augers and bits
- Cement block making machine
- Printing press
- Police implements
- Military
- First World War shell, helmets, swagger stick, ration tickets, photographs and insignia
- Second World War ration cards and victory bonds
- 19th century bayonets
- First Nations
- Arrowheads from c. 8000BC
- Adzes, gaming tokens, awls and weaving needles
- Painted canoe paddle presented to Robert Dennistoun
- Birch bark canoe c. 1920
- Recreation
- Fishing rods, spears, scales and lights
- Skates from c. 1842 to 1950
- Snowshoes
- Photographs of Fenelon Falls hockey and curling teams
- Muskets and shotguns
- Edison phonographs
- Medical
- Pharmaceuticals
- Photoroptor, X-ray tube, artificial leg and ear trumpet
- Wheelchair, c. 1900
- Nurse's uniform
- Surgical Instruments c. 1940
- Davis and Kidder's Electric Machine for Nervous Diseases
- Crafts
- Hairwreaths, quilts, samplers and dolls
- Taxidermy
- Spinning wheels and sewing machines
- Pioneer Kitchen
- Wall and grandfather clocks
- Churns, stoves, laundry machines and cooking implements
- China
- Musical Instruments
- The first pianos in Fenelon Falls and Bobcaygeon
- Pump organs, dulcimer and bugle
- Logging
- Saws, peaveys and cant hooks
- Photographs of logging camps and mills
- Agriculture
- Cream separator, Forks, seeders, augers, hoes, shovels, ploughs, vices, yokes, horse shoes & boots, historic barbed wire
- Veterinary, dehorning, branding and grooming instruments
- Dog treadmill
- Pioneer School
- Desks, slates, bells, books, inkwells, quills and strap