Bethune Memorial House NHS

Gravenhurst, Ontario

Type: House Museum/Homestead
Address: 235 John Street North, Gravenhurst, ON, Canada
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Hours: July - Aug. open every day. June and Sept. - Oct. open Thurs. - Mon. Hours 10:00 - 4:00.
Phone: 705-687-4261

The birthplace of renowned Canadian surgeon, inventor and humanitarian.

Tour a picturesque Victorian-era home and modern Visitor Centre to view medical artefacts, personal diaries, engaging multimedia presentations and gifts from international visitors.

Try your hand at being a stretcher bearer and learn about the medical heroes of the First World War.

Amenities

Family-Friendly
Guided Tour
National Historic Site
Washrooms
Wheelchair Access

Fun Facts

Norman Bethune may be the only Canadian to have served in all three military branches during World War One.

His name is the most well-known in China of any foreigner, owing to generations learning of his development of mobile surgical units there during war time. So he became famous to over a billion people, after just 22 months in their service.