The Museum Shop, Aabnaabin: Looking Back to Where we Come From exhibit, village grounds and select static buildings are open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 am to 3 pm until November 15. Please click for details.
Christmas
Bazaar
Get a head start on your holiday shopping with our Christmas Bazaar taking place Saturday, November 16 from 9 am to 2 pm. This indoor/outdoor Christmas market offers a fine selection of local and handmade gifts and festive decorations to satisfy all your holiday shopping needs.
Christmas by
Candlelight
Get into the merriment of the season with a traditional Pioneer Christmas! Delight in the sights, sounds and smells of the holiday season with Christmas by Candlelight taking place Saturday & SundayDecember 7 & 8 from 4 pm to 8 pm each night.
Aabamnigaan:
Looking Ahead
Discover the story of Nogojiwanong, now known as Peterborough County, from the 1800s and into the present.
Welcome to Lang Pioneer Village Museum
At Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Peterborough County’s history is brought to life as costumed interpreters welcome you into over 30 homes and businesses located in the picturesque village. Representing a full century in time, the Village will not only take you back in time, but also through time. Costumed interpreters show the settler story of hardship and hope as they demonstrate traditional chores, trades and pastimes. Learn about the history and culture of local First Nations at Aabnaabin Camp and the Aabnaabin: Looking Back to Where We Come From exhibit, a partnership with Curve Lake and Hiawatha First Nation where the impacts of settlement on those who were here first are shared. Explore a working Grist Mill from 1846; discover the early technology which led to the development of the computer at the Weaver Shop, hear the sounds of history all around you – the hammer striking the anvil in the Blacksmith Shop, the ringing of the school bell, the bleating of heritage sheep, the creak of the woodstove opening and so much more. We invite you to come visit us today. It’s where history is happening!
Land Use Agreement
We respectfully acknowledge that Lang Pioneer Village Museum is located on the Treaty 20 Michi Saagiig territory and in the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig and Chippewa Nations, collectively known as the Williams Treaties First Nations, which include: Curve Lake, Hiawatha, Alderville, Scugog Island, Rama, Beausoleil and Georgina Island First Nations.
Lang Pioneer Village Museum respectfully acknowledges that the Williams Treaties First Nations are the stewards and caretakers of these lands and waters in perpetuity, and that they continue to maintain this responsibility to ensure their health and integrity for generations to come.
The South Lake School House was built in 1886 in South Lake Settlement in Belmont Township, north of Havelock. By that time, there were forty children of school age in the settlement. Miss Maggie Mahood was hired as the teacher and taught all eight grades in the single room. The double desks made it possible for children to work together; the older and more advanced helped the younger. There were few resources. Slates were reusable and cheaper than paper and lent themselves to rote learning (learning by memorization through repetition). The teaching aids consisted of a few books, a blackboard, an abacus, and a map.
