The Canadian Royal Heritage Trust

Exploring Our Web Site

MONARCHY:  Discovering Canada’s Monarchy is the combined information service of the Trust’s several divisions and provides facts on the history, heritage, operation and philosophy of the Canadian Crown.  It is an invaluable resource for students and adults alike.  Our staff will frequently be adding new information to this section, so visit it regularly to learn more about the Canadian Monarchy. On The Library Shelf is a series of essays by the Trust Librarian, using material from the Trust's King George III Memorial Library to expound royal topics of interest, so indicating to readers the richness of the collection.

RESOURCES:  The Trust maintains two resource facilities.  The King Louis XIV Memorial Archives comprise a unique collection of newspaper clippings; scrapbooks; photographs, prints and posters; historical artefacts; films, videos and slides; and exhibits.  It is located at the Fealty Heritage Centre in Toronto.  The King George III Memorial Library is a unique reference facility in Canada.  It includes books and publications across many disciplines, on the Canadian Crown and international monarchies.  It is located at the Fealty Heritage Centre in Toronto.

MUSEUM:  The Canadian Royal Heritage Museum (Diefenbaker House) is located at Neustadt, in Midwestern Ontario, in the house where John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada 1957-1963, was born.  The only public museum about the Crown in Canada, it presents historical artefacts, pictures and commemorative items in permanent displays and changing exhibits, and is the site of special activities and events. The Trust's Museum Division also maintains permanent and temporary Canadian Royal Heritage Galleries and Displays in various locations across Canada.

EDUCATION:  The Canadian Royal Heritage Trust awards The Eugene Forsey Prize for essays on the Canadian Crown by high school, college or university students.  It also provides educational information and assistance to students.  The Trust’s History, Research & Publications Division compiles information on royal heritage sites and artefacts in Canada, and conducts research into the history of the Canadian Crown, answers enquiries and prepares publications.

AWARDS:

The Canadian Royal Heritage Award is given annually by the Trust to recognise individuals or corporate bodies that have made an outstanding contribution towards preserving, adding to or making known Canada's royal heritage.

NEWS & EVENTS:  The Trust organises and participates in special events, lectures, shows and conferences, and works with like-minded associations in the heritage field.  Check here for upcoming events, for Trust and royal news, and to view Canadian Royal Heritage, the newsletter of the Trust, which is sent to Friends (donors) in printed form, and is available to the public on this website.

THE TRUST:  The Trust relies on donations to fund its programmes.  Donors are designated as Friends of the CRHT, and receive a charitable receipt for tax purposes.  Donations may be in funds or gifts-in-kind.  In some communities branches of Friends have been established to support and expand the work of the Trust.  Check this section for information on how to support the Trust and for the Trust's Directory.

COLLECTORS:  Trustee Lisa Mitchell answers your questions about royal commemoratives, the popular expression of royal heritage for generations of Canadians, in Collectors’ Corner.

LINKS:  Links to websites around the world that provide additional information about the Canadian, Commonwealth and foreign monarchies.

The Canadian Royal Heritage Trust
Suite 206A The Fealty Heritage Centre 3050 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario M4N 2K4
Telephone: 416-482-4909 | Fax: 416-544-8082 | Email: info@crht.ca