The Halton Region Museum is located in the Kelso Conservation Area

Kelso Conservation Area

Kelso Conservation Area is located near Milton, Ontario and is owned and operated by Conservation Halton. This park has an area of 3.97 square kilometres and contains Lake Kelso which was built for flood control of Sixteen Mile Creek and has a sandy beach for swimmers in the summer and is also...

 in Milton, Ontario

Milton, Ontario

Milton is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Milton received a tremendous amount of awareness following the release of the results of the 2006 Census, which indicated that Milton is the fastest growing municipality in the Greater Golden...

. The museum is focused on the area's cultural history, and also includes a library and archives of local historical documents and genealogical materials.

The 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) site was formerly the Alexander Family Farm and includes the barn which is the main museum building, an 1880s blacksmith shop and an 1830s log house. Permanent exhibits include period Main Street and business displays, including a historic general store

General store

A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...

, local history and notable figures, the history of the farm, and a display of Victorian-era carriages, cutters and sleighs. The museum also includes an art gallery and changing exhibits of local history.