Meet the Artist: Autumn Ducharme

Meet the Artist: Autumn Ducharme

The Huron County Museum Gift Shop is growing its selection of products made by area artists and makers and we are pleased to feature the work of Huron County artist Autumn Ducharme! Autumn was commissioned to create illustrations of some of our favourite features of...
Researching Canada’s ‘Last Public Hanging’

Researching Canada’s ‘Last Public Hanging’

The following blog posts were originally published by Carling Marshall-Luymes on her personal blog while she was an intern for the Huron County Museum & Huron Historic Gaol in 2007. You can see the exhibit on the history of capital punishment on permanent display...
Huron Historic Gaol: Resources for Teachers and Students

Huron Historic Gaol: Resources for Teachers and Students

The Huron Historic Gaol is a national historic site and Huron County’s first municipal building. Between 1841 and 1972, it not only served as a correctional facility, but as the site of Huron’s fist County Council meeting, its first courthouse, and as an...
Cow Appreciation: Andrew Dairy

Cow Appreciation: Andrew Dairy

July 9th is Cow Appreciation Day and summer student Chloe Oesch has been exploring the museum’s collection for stories about cows and delicious local dairy products from Huron County’s past! If you are interested in finding more cow-related artifacts, you...
Alice Munro: Local Resources for Teachers & Students

Alice Munro: Local Resources for Teachers & Students

Huron County is known across the world as  “Alice Munro Country.” Alice Munro (1931-2024) was born in Wingham and lived in Clinton for decades. The landscapes, culture, architecture and people of Huron County are reflected in many of her incisive stories. ...