Established in 1994, Trillium Village Collectors Club is one of Canada's oldest Department 56 collector clubs.  We are based in Toronto but have club members all over the province of Ontario.

The objective of our club is to provide a meeting place for club members to share the joy and excitement of their hobbies and to share display ideas featuring their favourite collectibles.  All collectors and retailers of Department 56 Village and Holiday products are welcome to join the club.  Club membership also includes an informative newsletter mailed physically or electronically to each club member every other month.  Membership form is available for download on the "About Us" page.

Trillium Village Collectors Club is a not-for-profit organization.  Although we appreciate support from our retailer members, the club is not affiliated with any Department 56 retailers.

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January 21, 2017

The End of An Era


gift house card 2One of the most popular Department 56 retailers in the Greater Toronto Area is closing its door at the end of January 2017.
 
Back in 1973, Wilma Lovell, Marg Andrews & Celia Wilson opened a store in downtown Oshawa called The Gift House.  Little did they know that this quaint and unique gift shop had become the “go to” place to shop for Department 56 collectibles.  For the past 20 years, customers and collectors from all over would “ooh and aah” the wonderful and inventive displays the store created each and every year using Department 56 villages, Snowbabies and many other products.  Unfortunately, the owner decided to “retire” the Gift House after forty-three years in business.

The Gift House was and has always been a great supporter for the Trillium Village collector’s club.   Since the birth of our club in 1994, the store’s Department 56 specialists Maryann and her staff would do fantastic “hands on” display seminars at club meetings and collector gatherings.
 
The store will be sorely missed by its many loyal customers and Department 56 collectors.
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