History: Dr. Charles Duncombe, his loyal friend Charles Tilden and a 12 year old bo

With Wardsville’s adventurous history and that Community Hall sitting sad and quiet, we are dreaming of investors and theatre ideas.  Here’s somebody who is cooking up a fantastic idea that WILL happen.  This is part of a proposal that is floating around.  Fanshawe village upstream is very interested.  Stay tuned…
The story of Dr. Charles Duncombe, [...]

Highland Hills Golf Club, Wardsville

 
Highland Hills Golf Club was last operated by Jason Pole & Jon Pole from 1997-2002.  
It was then sold to it’s present owner, Neil Osland of Gainesville, Florida
Submitted by Jamie Pole.

Canadian Transportation Museum

http://www.ctmhv.com  See the oldest internal combustion engine car made in Canada in 1893 and it still runs.  You will see both original and fully restored hallmark vehicles from the 19th and 20th century, from horse drawn wagons to a Dodge Viper.  You will see a full representation of the vehicles that were made right here in Southwestern [...]

Wardsville’s Shamrock, the first registered car company in Canada.

More than a century of automotive history is represented in the Southwestern Ontario Heritage Village and Transportation Museum. Located in Kingsville, Ont., just outside of Windsor, it is within the Detroit auto making region.
The museum does not have a lot of cars, but they are important cars in the history of the American and the [...]

Digital Photo Archive

I am interested in gathering digital images of Wardsville and area for placing in an archive and for use in some promotional media on Wardsville… like slide and powerpoint presentations. Images from digital cameras and scanned photos of people, places and events of historic or present day Wardsville are what I am looking for. If [...]

War of 1812: Pay respects to the fallen March 9, 2008

Members of the Upper Thames Military Re-enactment Society annually pay their respects to those who died in the Battle of the Longwoods near Wardsville on March 6, 1814. After camping at Longwoods Conservation Area and marching from MacArthur Roadside Park to the Battle Hill cairn, they hold a service where local people lay down [...]

Organizations Who Are Working with Wardsville

Wardsville Museum.  1789 Longwoods Road, Wardsville, ON N0L 2N0, Contact - Ken Willis, local historian and story keeper.
 
 Wardsville Public Library, Middlesex Library System. Pre-school story times, Access to books, DVDs, high speed computers, reference library, venue for community workshops and learning,
 
 Southwest Middlesex There is a municipal strategic plan underway and a proposed Official Plan open for [...]

Wardsville Community Centre investors are mobilizing

The old Wardsville Community Hall (1931) is currently for sale, and many members of the community don’t want to see her in private hands, turned into apartments or worse. So we’re banding together to purchase this “Grand old Dame” and put her to use in the community. Located on the main drag of Wardsville (Highway [...]

Wardsville has a very important land trust

Newport Forest: is a 110-acre (45 ha) area on the south side of the Thames River. The property consists mainly of lowland forest, with some upland forest (the Hogsback), meadow, ravine slopes and bluff forests, and floodplain. Title to the Newport Forest was transferred to Thames Talbot Land Trust in June 2007.[1]  It is a [...]

We need access to our Canadian Heritage River, the Thames

The Thames River, a Canadian Heritage River flows through Wardsville.  There is no dock or trail access to the river, making it difficult for canoeists, fishermen, or bird watchers to enjoy river activities. 
 The Big Bend Conservation Area is close by and connected to Wardsville via the river.  It is one of the few access [...]