Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre (Cobourg Museum Foundation)

Artifacts & Mystery Boxes

Artifacts & Mystery Boxes

Prominent Cobourg Families

Prominent Cobourg Families

Three Decades Timeline

Three Decades Timeline

Exhibit Hall & Cottage

Exhibit Hall & Cottage

A Curtiss Commando Crash Lands in Cobourg in 1951 (Quinte Plastic Modellers Club)

A Curtiss Commando Crash Lands in Cobourg in 1951 (Quinte Plastic Modellers Club)

Visiting Dancers From Pickering Village Museum

Visiting Dancers From Pickering Village Museum

Model Stagecoach Delivers The Royal Mail

Model Stagecoach Delivers The Royal Mail

Near The Harwood Station At Rice Lake

Near The Harwood Station At Rice Lake

Heritage Award From The Town Of Cobourg

Heritage Award From The Town Of Cobourg

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Exhibit Hall & Cottage
Hours:
  • THE SIFTON-COOK HERITAGE CENTRE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM THE VICTORIA DAY WEEKEND TO THE CANADIAN THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. MAY, JUNE, SEPT, OCT Saturdays 10am – 5pm Sundays 1pm – 5pm Holiday Mondays 10am – 5pm JULY & AUGUST Daily Wednesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm Sundays 1pm – 5pm Holiday Mondays 10am – 5pm While the Heritage Centre is closed from mid-October to mid-May, the Cobourg Museum Foundation continues to operate all year. We are developing a small reference library covering Cobourg and area as well as the themes covered by our annual exhibits. We can be contacted by phone (905.373.7222) or by email (info@cobourgmuseum.ca).
Fees:
  • No Admission Fees. Donations are appreciated.
  • Accessible
  • Support Person
  • Gift Shop
  • Guided Tours
  • Heritage Garden
  • Wi-Fi

Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre (Cobourg Museum Foundation)

The Cobourg Museum Foundation has restored the town's oldest limestone building together with a 19th century workman's cottage and converted them into the Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre, named after two of the Foundation's early members.

A 250 ft. 1/20 scale operating model railway (the Cobourg and Peterborough Railway, 1850s-1880s) running the length of our property, includes a layout of Cobourg's Harbour.  A train runs over the ill-fated Rice Lake Bridge carrying loads of lumber from the backwoods.

 

Website: http://www.cobourgmuseum.ca

Type: Community Museum | Historic Building

Laughlin Taylor Burwash - Arctic Explorer

Laughlin Taylor Burwash - Arctic Explorer

Born in Cobourg, Ontario, Laughlin Burwash spent most of his life in Northern Canada, but often returned to his roots. He contributed immeasurably to...

James Cockburn - Cobourg's Father of Confederation

James Cockburn - Cobourg's Father of Confederation

Cobourg's James Cockburn had an extensive political history in our town before ever entering provincial politics. His 1861 campaign in West...