Oil Museum of Canada

Région touristique : Southwestern Ontario

Preserves the site of the first commercial oil well, dug by James Miller Williams in 1858. Museum artifacts and displays interpret the story of the early development of the Ontario oil industry, and the subsequent spread of these innovations to foreign oilfields around the world.

Renseignements sur les collections

The Oil Museum, a national historic site, is located where J.M. Williams dug the first commercial oil well in 1858; outside exhibits include spring-pole and Canadian drilling rigs, three pole derricks, oil wagons; galleries contain a wealth of petroleum industry artifacts, geological displays and mementoes of the foreign drillers; collections and displays of first oil in Canada; foreign driller's artifacts

Artifacts pertain to the early production of oil in Ontario in the 19th Century, and the sending of local oilmen around the globe to discover oil and bring it to production in countries such as Borneo, Venezuala, Russia and Egypt and more.

Nombre approximatif d'objets ou de spécimens dans la collection : 3000

Archives

Photos and business records pertaining to the early production of oil; Catalogues from Oil Well Supply Co, which shipped oil drilling equipment around the world; Corporate archives from Van Tuyl and Fairbank, early oil suppliers to foreign drillers.

Prints and Drawings • Manuscripts • Films and Videos • Photographs

Histoire humaine

1895 Oil Springs Train Station; 1910 oil tanker rail car by Procor.

Clocks or Time-Keeping Devices • Communications Devices • Household Objects or Domestic Technology • Imaging : Photographs • Industrial Technology and History • Local History • Maps, Charts, Plans or Blueprints • Memorabilia • Oral History • Transportation : Railway

Sciences naturelles

Sciences de la Terre et collections géologiques
Minerals • Rocks • Drill Cores

Services

Special events; oil history tours; school programs; book,film, and family research assistance.

Services de recherche

Archival images and documents pertaining to early oil firms, innovators and key personalities.
Some fifteen national and world firsts are associated with oil production on these fields, which prior to the turn of the century provided 90% of Canada's oil needs.

Archival Records • Genealogical Research • Information Centre
Autre : Comprehensive list of the Canadian foregin drillers who went abroad to bring in oilfields around the globe.

Programmes Éducatifs

Conducted school tours of the oilfield and the jerker line system, and an explanation of how this oil production technology and expertise was carried around the world in the last century by knowledgable and experienced local oil men, who were respectfully called foreign drillers.
Pioneer program
Christmas program

Demonstrations • Films • Internships • School Programs : Age 0-4 (Pre-School) : Age 5-11 (k-6) : Age 12-17 (7-13)(Quebec: Secondary 1-CEGEP) : Age 18 and up (Post-Secondary) • Seniors Programs

Information aux Visiteurs

Conducted tours upon request.
Available for questions for self guided tour.

Films and Videos • Guided Tours : English • Information Centre or Desk • Meeting Room Rental • Parking Facilities : Free : Bus • Gift shop • Special Needs Facilities : Parking : Washrooms • Washrooms
Autres visites guidées : FM driving tour to adjacent historic oil fields

Services de bénévoles

Volunteer Services Available

Nombre de bénévoles : 3

Tâches : Yard/equipment maintenance, assist with special events.

Avantages d'adhésion

Unlimited free admission,10% discount at gift shop; quarterly newsletter; unlimited half price admission to seven other museums in HSL group.

Services de restauration

Picnic Area

Services Internet

Virtual Exhibitions • Education • School Visits or Programs • Children • Local History

Liens touristiques locaux

Local Attractions • Hotels • Restaurants • Shopping • Other Services

Autres services

Joint membership program with the 8 museum network of Heritage Sarnia-Lambton: you may pay an annual membership fee to the Oil Museum of Canada to receive free admission, receive the quarterly Sampler newsletter, and receive half-price regular admission at 7 other museum sites of the region.

Publications et produits

All items pertain directly to the local history of the production of oil including books,DVD,& CD

Books • Brochures • Museum Guide • Postcards • Posters • T-Shirts or Sweatshirts or Caps • Videos

Images en vedette

Carte

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Emplacement

Adresse :	2423 Kelly Rd Oil Springs, Ontario NON 1P0 Voir la carte
Téléphone :	519-834-2840
Télécopieur :	519-834-2840
Adresse postale :	Oil Museum of Canada P.O. Box 16 2423 Kelly Rd., Oil Springs, Ontario N0N 1P0
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