Heritage Village

Last updated April 07, 2019

Heritage Village may refer to:

Canada

Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby, British Columbia
Doon Heritage Village, Kitchener, Ontario
Mennonite Heritage Village, Steinbach, Manitoba
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Lamont County, Alberta

The Burnaby Village Museum, previously known as the Heritage Village, is an open-air museum in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, located at Deer Lake Park. It is a reconstructed 1920s village, containing 31 full scale buildings; its costumed staff demonstrate traditional trades. The museum spans 10 acres (4 ha) of land. Some of the buildings are original heritage buildings, moved from other locations in the community and restored. Others are replica buildings, created to house specific displays and artifacts, including a 1912 B.C. Electric Railway interurban tram. The Museum is also known for the 1912 C. W. Parker Carousel, available for visitors to ride.

Doon Heritage Village is located at the Waterloo Region Museum and is open seasonally from May to December. The Waterloo Region Museum is open daily throughout the year, while the village is not open weekends in September, October and November. Doon Heritage Village is a picturesque 60 acre living history village that shows visitors what life was like in Waterloo Region in the year 1914. The Waterloo Region Museum, opened in 2010, was designed by Moriyama + Teshima Architects.

Mennonite Heritage Village is a museum in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada telling the story of the Russian Mennonites in Canada. The museum contains both an open-air museum open seasonly, and an indoor building open year round. Opened in 1967 and expanded significantly since then, it is a major tourist attraction in the area. Approximately 40,000 visitors visit the museum each year. The village features original Mennonite housebarns, churches, and other buildings, some of which date back to the 1800s. The indoor facility documents the history of Mennonites from their origins in the Netherlands and Switzerland and focuses on the Plautdietsch-speaking Russian Mennonites who came to Western Canada. Temporary exhibits, also open year round, are held in the Gerhard Enns Gallery.

United Arab Emirates

Fujairah Heritage Village

United States

Heritage Village, Connecticut, a census-designated place
- The Heritage Village Open, a golf tournament from 1971 to 1973
Heritage Village (Largo, Florida)
Heritage Village Museum, a recreated 1800s community in Sharonville, Ohio
Heritage Farm Museum and Village, a museum in West Virginia

Heritage Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Southbury in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,736 at the 2010 census.

The Heritage Village Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1971 to 1973. It was played at the Heritage Village Country Club in Southbury, Connecticut.

Heritage Village Museum is a recreated 1800s community in Southwestern Ohio, in the United States. The village contains 13 historic buildings from around the Cincinnati area; they were moved here to save them from destruction. The village is located within Sharon Woods Park in Sharonville, Ohio.

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