Behind the Bars

Behind the Bars

Behind the Bars is an interactive tour of the Huron Historic Gaol where visitors can meet in-costume actors portraying real inmates and staff from the past! Doors open at 7:00 pm, and the last tour begins at 8:00pm. Visitors will have different starting points to...
New Huron Historic Gaol exhibit shares historical data about prisoners

New Huron Historic Gaol exhibit shares historical data about prisoners

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...
Can you Escape the Huron Historic Gaol? : Virtual Escape Room

Can you Escape the Huron Historic Gaol? : Virtual Escape Room

Can You Escape the Huron County Gaol? Our new interactive and educational escape room “Escape The Huron County Gaol” will let you explore the gaol even when the site isn’t open.  Navigate your way through the Huron HIstoric Gaol using the Google 360 walkthrough...
An Unconquered Crime: Infanticide in Huron County

An Unconquered Crime: Infanticide in Huron County

According to the Criminal Code of Canada, “a female person commits infanticide when by a wilful act or omission she causes the death of her newly-born child.” Using local resources, student Kevin den Dunnen explores local cases of infanticide in the late 19th and 20th...