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A Closer Look: Land Registry Copy Books

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. Archivist Michael Molnar looks at the Land Registry Copy Books available...

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Huron County Museum Archives

The Huron Wristers: A Story of Connections Part 2

Above: Herb Wheeler's Carpentry Shop in Belgrave, ON.  Herb is seen standing in front (Photo courtesy of Richard Anderson). Guest blogger Sharlene Young-Bolen, of Stitch Revival Studio in Blyth, shares more about how a Huron County Museum artifact inspired her to...

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The Huron Wristers: Story of Connection

The Huron Wristers: A Story of Connections Part 1

Guest blogger Sharlene Young-Bolen, of Stitch Revival Studio in Blyth, shares more about how a Huron County Museum artifact inspired her to create the Huron Wristers pattern and how her research into the origin of the pattern led her to connect to family of the...

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Glove from Huron County Museum textile collection

A Closer Look: The Science Behind a Two-Headed Calf

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. The Huron County Museum’s two-headed calves are perhaps our most...

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Closer look at the science behind a two-headed calf

Huron County Love Letters

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, the Huron County Museum shares a few images showing excerpts from letters recently donated to the Huron County Archives. The letters beautifully speak to life in rural Huron County in the early 1900s and share a glimpse into young...

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A Closer Look: The M4A2E8 Sherman Tank

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 first of this new blog series, Collections Intern Thomas Lang looks...

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The Huron County Museum's M4A2E8 Sherman Tank

Volunteer position open for Collections Committee

The County of Huron invites applications for an open position on the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol’s Collections Committee. The position is for a volunteer community member from Huron County. Terms are for one year, two years, or three years with the...

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10 ways to enjoy the Huron County Museum from home

While the Huron County Museum is temporarily closed to the public due to the province-wide shutdown, there are still so many ways you can enjoy our collections and services right from the comfort of your own home. Here are 10 ways you can stay safely connected with...

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Holiday Cards from the Huron County Museum Collection

Technology over the last several years has made it so easy to quickly connect with friends and loved ones that the tradition of sending Christmas cards has not been as popular as it once was. But in the midst of a global pandemic, when we can't celebrate together...

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Christmas card from the Huron County Museum collection