Doon Heritage Village is a living history museum located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada which recreates life in rural Waterloo County during the year 1914. It has more than 25 buildings on more than 24 hectares (60 acres), next to Homer Watson Park. The museum is owned and operated by the Region of Waterloo.
Construction began in late 2008 on the new Waterloo Region Museum. The museum is located at the entrance to Doon Heritage Village and the building opened on May 1, 2010. Exhibits were opened in the fall of 2011.
Read more about Doon Heritage Village: Programs, 1960-1969, Structures and Exhibits, Collections, Citations, Affiliations
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