King Township Museum

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The King Township Museum in King City, Ontario, Canada is a local history museum for the township of King. It was previously known as Kinghorn Museum, and is located on what was once known as Kinghorn, now subsumed by King City.

The museum consists of a building which houses the majority of collections held. On the grounds of the property owned by the museum are several heritage sites. King Station, the original railway station building of Springhill (now King City), and believed to be the oldest surviving railway station in Canada, fronts King Road near the museum. Also, King Emmanuel Baptist Church, renamed from King Christian Church in 1931, was moved to the grounds in 1982. It was built in 1851 by the Children of Peace, a religious sect active in Sharon from the 1810s to the 1890s.

The most famous person associated with the museum is one Walter Rolling, who taught at the schoolhouse for over 40 years. The school was originally one room, but was expanded later. In the late 1970's, the school was converted into what is now the King Township Museum

King Township Museum has recently added a variety of summer camps, and in 2006, the introduction of Art Camp, and Puppet Theatre Camp. 2006 also marks the first year of 'Music at the Museum', which is a weekly concert, showcasing a variety of local musical talent.