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  Location of the museum in London, Ontario | |
| Established | 1959 |
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| Location | 2609 Fanshawe Park Road East London, Ontario, Canada N5X 4A1 |
| Coordinates | 43°03′08″N 81°11′41″W / 43.05222°N 81.19472°W |
| Type | historic site |
| Collection size | 33 buildings |
| Director | Dawn Miskelly |
| Owner | London and Middlesex Heritage Museum |
| Public transit access | none |
| Nearest car park | on-site, free |
| Website | www |
Fanshawe Pioneer Village is an open-air museum established in 1959 and located in the Fanshawe Conservation Area in London, Ontario.[1] The village uses historical re-enactments to communicate the history of rural communities in the former townships of Westminster, London, North Dorchester, Delaware, West Nissouri and Lobo in Middlesex County from 1820 to 1920 and the founding and development of the City of London up to 1840.[2]
The heritage village is owned and operated by the London and Middlesex Heritage Museum, a not-for-profit charity, with the support of the City of London, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, the Municipality of Thames Centre and the Municipality of Middlesex Centre. The intended purpose of the pioneer village is to involve the community in the preservation of history and tradition through living history experiences.[3]
- ^ Grainger, Jennifer (2002). Vanished villages of Middlesex. Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 128. ISBN 9781554883714.
- ^ A Commemorative Look at the Creation of a Village: Celebrating Forty Years of History. 1996. p. 2.
- ^ Carter, John C (2002). Ontario Conservation Authorities: Their Heritage Resources and Museums. pp. Ontario History Vol. XCIV, Number 1 Pg. 5–28.