Bellhomestead.ca Website Review

this sturdy homestead was the site of one of the most important scientific breakthroughs in history.  on july 26th, 1874, the young alexander graham bell sat in the dale here, in a spot he called his dreaming place, and pondered the quest for a speaking telegraph.  as he stared down at the grand river that warm summer day, inspiration struck: bell grasped the principle on which his most famous invention, the telephone, would work.  on a subsequent visit to his parents here two years later, he mounted one of the three crucial public demonstrations that proved the telephone was a practical form of communication.  bell's invention would reshape the world. these momentous events created such affection for this mid-victorian fa*m that in 1909 the bell telephone memorial as*ociation purchased the property and deeded it to the brantford board of park management, for use in perpetuity as a public parkland and memorial of the invention of the telephone in brantford.  the bell homestead, as it quickly came to be known, opened its door to the public for the first wide.  as one of ontario's oldest historic home museums, it has grown significantly in that time, with three restored historic buildings and an eclectic collection of original bell family artifacts.  together they tell the story of how a young teacher of the deaf came to invent. special note - the bell homestead will now be closed from 12:00 p.m.to 1:00 p.m. for lunch, tuesday to sunday, january to may and. september to december. the grounds and the henderson house will be available to visitors during this time. phase 2 of our parking lot update is nearly complete.  landscaping will be done in 2019. our parking lot now has gates.  these gates will be closed at 4:30 p.m. every day, except during special evening events. your patience and understanding for the duration of construction is much appreciated. if you have any questions, please contact the city of brantford parks and recreation office, at 519-756-1500.