Huron County Museum

10/15/2026

Learn more about immigrant experiences in our community by visiting the I Am Huron Community Curators Exhibit on now at the Huron County Museum.

Presented in partnership with the Huron County Immigration Partnership, this exhibit celebrates immigrants and highlights the positive impact they make in many different areas. I Am Huron is a Huron County-wide initiative that showcases the diverse contributions that immigrants and newcomers to Canada make in our communities.

Included with regular admission to the Museum or FREE for Museum members and county library card holders.

To learn more about I Am Huron, visit: https://www.huroncounty.ca/economic-development/i-am-huron/

10/14/2026

It's What Is It Wednesday! Can you identify this artifact from our collection? Share your guesses in the comments below. We will reveal the answer in the comments tomorrow morning!

10/14/2026

Join us this Thursday, Oct. 15, for our next Multilingual Movie Night featuring a screening of The Secret Agent. This acclaimed political thriller was nominated for four Academy awards. Set in 1977 Brazil, the film tells the story of a technology expert who flees from his mysterious past.

🎥 Included with regular admission or FREE for Museum members or with a Huron County Library card.
🎥 While RSVPs have now closed, walk-ins still welcome!
🎥 Film starts at 7 p.m.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UfrzDKrhEc

RSVP online: https://www.huroncountymuseum.ca/event/multilingual-movie-nights-the-secret-agent/

Amid the raucous revelry of Carnival week, a widower named Marcelo ...

10/09/2026

Thank you to AXIOM Mutual Insurance Company for their generous donation of funds to support transportation for local school groups to the Huron County Museum!

Shown here are Museum Curator of Programming & Engagement, Sinead Cox; Melanie O’Shea, from Axiom; Museum Fundraising Coordinator Jim Seale; and Brad Hunking from Axiom.

While funding is currently oversubscribed, please reach out to be added to the wait list for the 2026/2027 field trip season.

To learn more, visit: https://www.huroncountymuseum.ca/education-programs/

10/09/2026

Thanksgiving greetings to you all!

Reminder of the Huron County Museum and Historic Gaol Thanksgiving weekend hours:
🔹 Saturday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
🔹 Sunday, Oct. 11, CLOSED
🔹 Monday, Oct. 12, CLOSED

From the archival collection of the Huron County Museum. Object ID: 2025.0060.010

10/08/2026

Another Dads/Male Caregivers & Kids Night at the Museum is coming up on Thursday, Oct. 22!

Join us for another Dads/Male Caregivers & Kids Night at the Museum! This is a monthly program just for male caregivers and their kids!

On Thursday, October 22 from 6:00-7:00 PM at the Huron County Museum (110 North St, Goderich), we'll celebrate 75 years of museum collections through behind the scenes highlights. We'll learn how collectors display and care for their collections, and if you'd like, you can bring something from your personal collection to share!

Spots are limited! Grab yours today here: www.rrhc.on.ca/dads-and-kids

This program is made possible thanks to support from the Government of Canada.

10/07/2026

New to the Huron County Museum collection!

This award plaque is from a Tug-of-War match between Huron and Bruce Counties in the early 1900s. The plaque originally belonged to George Thomas Burgess, who was born in Lucknow.

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, tug-of-war matches were held annually in Lucknow between men from Huron County and men from Bruce County. As Lucknow is situated on the border between both counties, residents from either side of the county lines would compete during the annual event. Notably, the tug-of-war match in 1890 lasted for an hour and a quarter, according to the Sept. 26, 1890 issue of the Lucknow Sentinel, while the match in 1883 lasted less than a minute and was won by Huron County, after falling to Bruce County the previous six years (as recorded in the Huron Signal, Sept. 14, 1883). Object ID: 2026.0046.001

To explore more from the digitized newspaper collection, visit: https://www.huroncountymuseum.ca/digitized-newspapers/

10/06/2026

Visit the Huron Historic Gaol before it closes for the season on Oct. 31!

Hours through October:
⏰ Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.
⏰ Saturday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
⏰ Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m.

Plan your visit: https://www.huroncountymuseum.ca/huron-historic-gaol/

10/02/2026

Ready for weekend shenanigans?

If you're still making plans, reminder that there is only one more month to fit in a visit to the Huron Historic Gaol before it closes for the season on Oct. 31. Both the Museum and Gaol are open Saturday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m.

Plan your visit: https://www.huroncountymuseum.ca/

Reuben R. Sallows photo, Turquallah Hut, 1897. Object ID: 0322-rrs-ogohc-ph

10/01/2026

New to the Gift Shop!

As we continue to celebrate 75 years as a museum, we are pleased to share a new colouring book dedicated to Museum founder Joseph Herbert Neill!

The Curious Collections of Herbie Neill features illustrations by former Museum Assistant (and talented local artist) Ellyson McRae that celebrate Herbie and some of the iconic artifacts from his original collection.

Pick up a copy today! No admission required to drop into the Museum to shop local!