Gazette Printing Office

The Gazette Printing Office at Upper Canada Village represents a small town commercial printing shop of the 1860s that also publishes a weekly newspaper. The printing press appeared in Upper Canada as early as 1793. The printing plates for the newspaper’s four pages were composed each week by typesetters who placed the lead letters one by one into columns to create the text. Posters and hand-bills were done similarly in letters made of wood or lead.

To add to their income, printing offices also sold stationery, books, school supplies and wall-paper.

Visitors to Upper Canada Village can take the opportunity to visit the Gazette Printing Office and see traditional printing activities and to read the local “Gazette” which reflects the life and times of the 1860s.

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