Donations
The Society is a registered Charitable Organization and will give tax receipts for donations - which are normally of two types:
- Financial: Like most charitable organizations and Historical Societies, we are always in need of funds. If you are thinking of making a donation and would like to discuss it further, please contact the Society. We will be more than happy to respond!
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Our collection is entirely dependent on donations from the public, so don’t throw out those old family documents and photographs; bring them to us. We want them and would greatly appreciate the material! For research purposes, we prefer originals but will happily accept appropriate copies. We are most interested in the following items:
We’d love to see anything you think might be of interest. Your potential donation will be referred to our acquisitions committee. If, for any reason, your donation is not appropriate for our collection, we will certainly advise you of the reasons.
- Photographs – including prints, negatives, slides and movies concerning the history of The Town of Oakville.
- Documents – including letters, wills, deeds, family histories and just about anything concerning the history of the town and its families. If you have published your family history connected with Oakville, please let us know.
- Books – Please see the section on Our Collection.
We’d love to see anything you think might be of interest. Your potential donation will be referred to our acquisitions committee. If, for any reason, your donation is not appropriate for our collection, we will certainly advise you of the reasons.