Stories

Historic Huron Settlements: Ainleyville

If you're out touring County Roads this summer, you may notice some new brown and white heritage signs marking Huron County's historic settlements. The project was initiated by the County's Public Works Department as a way to remember these communities that once...

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Huron Historic Settlements: Ainleyville

The Huron Historic Gaol is a One of a Kind Building

Kyra Lewis, Huron Historic Gaol outreach and engagement assistant, explores the architectural history of the Huron Historic Gaol. The Huron Historic Gaol is a one of a kind building: predating Confederation, this anomaly has stood for over 181 years. Despite being...

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Aerial view of the Huron Historic Gaol

The Henderson Collection Revisited

Livia Picado Swan, Huron County Archives assistant, is working on the Henderson Collection this summer. Thanks to a grant from the Young Canada Works Heritage Programme, The Digitized Henderson Gallery is getting a new home! The original photographs, digitized by...

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The No. 19 Astro Course, Port Albert, Ontario, No. 31 Air Navigation School

A Closer Look: Deaccessioning Artifacts

Take a closer look at the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol and its collections as staff share stories about some well-known and some not-so-well-known features, artifacts, and more. In the last of a three-part series, Registrar Patti Lamb takes a closer look...

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A Closer Look: Collecting at the Huron County Museum

Take a closer look at the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol and its collections as staff share stories about some well-known and some not-so-well-known features, artifacts, and more. In the second of a three-part series, Registrar Patti Lamb takes a closer...

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Image of tools used by collections staff

A Closer Look: Secret Codes

Take a closer look at the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol and its collections as staff share stories about some well-known and some not-so-well-known features, artifacts, and more. In a three-part series, Registrar Patti Lamb takes a closer look at a...

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A Closer Look: The Museum’s Record Collection

Take a closer look at the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol and its collections as staff share stories about some well-known and some not-so-well-known features, artifacts, and more. Acting Education and Programming Coordinator Dan Genis looks at the Museum's...

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Image of a record from the Museum's record collection