Dads/Male Caregivers and Kids Night with the Museum

Sep 17, 2023

Dads/Male Caregivers and Kids returns this fall with in-person gatherings taking place once a month at the Huron County Museum or Huron Historic Gaol.

Presented in partnership with Rural Response for Health Children, each gathering includes tours of the Museum or Gaol, artifact and exhibit activities, parent/child social time, healthy snacks, and games. This is a great in-person event to spend together with your children! Please register a week before the program starts. Visit www.rrhc.on.ca to register online.

Program themes, dates and times:

  • Thursday, Sept. 28, 6 p.m. (at the Museum): This month’s theme is Back to School. Learn about what school was like in the past and play with some old school artifacts.
  • Thursday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m. (at the Gaol): This month’s theme is Museum Ghosts. Take a tour of the Gaol and learn about some of the spooky stories that have happened in this historic building.
  • Thursday, Nov. 23, 6 p.m. (at the Museum): This month’s theme is Remembrance Day. Discuss the importance of Remembrance Day and Huron County’s participation in the World Wars. Participate in a fun weaving craft.
  • Thursday, Dec. 21, 6 p.m. (at the Museum): This month’s theme is Holidays and Celebrations. Learn about holidays and how they are celebrated in different cultures.

Dads/Male Caregivers and Kids Night with the Museum

Sep 11, 2023

Dads/Male Caregivers and Kids returns this fall with in-person gatherings taking place once a month at the Huron County Museum or Huron Historic Gaol.

Presented in partnership with Rural Response for Health Children, each gathering includes tours of the Museum or Gaol, artifact and exhibit activities, parent/child social time, healthy snacks, and games. This is a great in-person event to spend together with your children! Please register a week before the program starts. Visit www.rrhc.on.ca to register online.

Program themes, dates and times:

  • Thursday, Sept. 28, 6 p.m. (at the Museum): This month’s theme is Back to School. Learn about what school was like in the past and play with some old school artifacts.
  • Thursday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m. (at the Gaol): This month’s theme is Museum Ghosts. Take a tour of the Gaol and learn about some of the spooky stories that have happened in this historic building.
  • Thursday, Nov. 23, 6 p.m. (at the Museum): This month’s theme is Remembrance Day. Discuss the importance of Remembrance Day and Huron County’s participation in the World Wars. Participate in a fun weaving craft.
  • Thursday, Dec. 21, 6 p.m. (at the Museum): This month’s theme is Holidays and Celebrations. Learn about holidays and how they are celebrated in different cultures.

Dads/Male Caregivers and Kids Night with the Museum

Sep 11, 2023

Dads/Male Caregivers and Kids returns this fall with in-person gatherings taking place once a month at the Huron County Museum or Huron Historic Gaol.

Presented in partnership with Rural Response for Health Children, each gathering includes tours of the Museum or Gaol, artifact and exhibit activities, parent/child social time, healthy snacks, and games. This is a great in-person event to spend together with your children! Please register a week before the program starts. Visit www.rrhc.on.ca to register online.

Program themes, dates and times:

  • Thursday, Sept. 28, 6 p.m. (at the Museum): This month’s theme is Back to School. Learn about what school was like in the past and play with some old school artifacts.
  • Thursday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m. (at the Gaol): This month’s theme is Museum Ghosts. Take a tour of the Gaol and learn about some of the spooky stories that have happened in this historic building.
  • Thursday, Nov. 23, 6 p.m. (at the Museum): This month’s theme is Remembrance Day. Discuss the importance of Remembrance Day and Huron County’s participation in the World Wars. Participate in a fun weaving craft.
  • Thursday, Dec. 21, 6 p.m. (at the Museum): This month’s theme is Holidays and Celebrations. Learn about holidays and how they are celebrated in different cultures.

Huron Historic Gaol: Ghost Tours

Aug 29, 2023

Is this place haunted? Decide for yourself! A rare chance to visit the Huron Historic Gaol after dark!

This guided tour shines a flashlight into the dark corners of local history. Staff share the true stories of the prisoners and staff who died inside the gaol’s walls, as well as the circumstances that landed criminals, vagrants and ‘lunatics’ behind bars. Hear about local true crime and alleged ghost encounters, and what happened to inmates after death. Includes free exploration at the end of your tour and the opportunity to use the gaol’s spirit board. Explore over 100 years of Huron County history with some of the tragic and sometimes strange tales of the men, women and children who lived and died at this national historic site.

Spots on these guided tours are very limited because of space restrictions! Recommended for ages 12 and up at parents’ discretion. Subject matter may not be appropriate for all ages. Please note that some areas of the gaol require stairs and there is no elevator on site.

Tours are 6:45 or 8:30 pm on Friday nights in October. Tickets are $7+HST for students and museum members or $11+HST for regular admission. Tickets available online: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/huron-historic-gaol-ghost-tours-2023-tickets-707959916167?aff=oddtdtcreator or in-person at the Huron Historic Gaol during regular hours. Please note that capacity is limited and annual ghost tours usually sell-out; tickets must be purchased in advance.

Huron Historic Gaol: Ghost Tours

Aug 29, 2023

Is this place haunted? Decide for yourself! A rare chance to visit the Huron Historic Gaol after dark!

This guided tour shines a flashlight into the dark corners of local history. Staff share the true stories of the prisoners and staff who died inside the gaol’s walls, as well as the circumstances that landed criminals, vagrants and ‘lunatics’ behind bars. Hear about local true crime and alleged ghost encounters, and what happened to inmates after death. Includes free exploration at the end of your tour and the opportunity to use the gaol’s spirit board. Explore over 100 years of Huron County history with some of the tragic and sometimes strange tales of the men, women and children who lived and died at this national historic site.

Spots on these guided tours are very limited because of space restrictions! Recommended for ages 12 and up at parents’ discretion. Subject matter may not be appropriate for all ages. Please note that some areas of the gaol require stairs and there is no elevator on site.

Tours are 6:45 or 8:30 pm on Friday nights in October. Tickets are $7+HST for students and museum members or $11+HST for regular admission. Tickets available online: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/huron-historic-gaol-ghost-tours-2023-tickets-707959916167?aff=oddtdtcreator or in-person at the Huron Historic Gaol during regular hours. Please note that capacity is limited and annual ghost tours usually sell-out; tickets must be purchased in advance.