A George Agnew Reid painting has returned to Huron County thanks to a donation of the painting The Homeseekers Fording the Credit to the Huron County Museum. Homeseekers Fording the Credit was recently donated to the Museum from the Perkins Bull Collection. Most of...
Staff are often asked if the Gaol is haunted, so museum assistant Talia Collins shares some staff experiences ahead of our Ghost Tours this fall and invites you to come and see for yourself! Is the Huron Historic Gaol haunted? Well, it depends on who you ask! Some...
As the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol’s Registrar, Patti Lamb, prepares to retire, she takes a look back at some of the memorable moments from her 29-year career. Wow…29 years! For 29 years I have been enveloped in the fabric of this building we call...
Written by museum assistant Kevin den Dunnen, who is working on exhibit research projects this summer. Over 6,600 people came through the Huron County Gaol’s long and narrowing hallway between 1841 and 1922. For each entry into the Gaol, employees recorded information...
Written by museum assistant Julia Jim, who is helping to coordinate this year’s National Historic Places Days event. As we prepare to celebrate National Historic Places Days this Sunday, July 9, at the Museum with a free ice cream social, we take a look back at one of...