03/04/2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – David Yates – Learn about the Canada Company The Canada Company was a private British land development company established to aid in the colonization of a large part of Upper Canada. Founded by John Galt, who became its first Superintendent, the company was successful in populating an area called The Huron Tract – an achievement […]
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01/05/2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Bob Heywood of Exeter and current chair of the Exeter and District Heritage Foundation will share on the histories of the Carling, Pickard and Verity families and their influence in early Exeter business. Please join us on Wednesday, May 1st at 7:30 p.m. ET. Please pre-register for this Zoom webinar and you will receive a […]
05/06/2024 @ 12:00 am – Join us for our June 5th Webinar at 7:30 on Zoom or at the Huron County Museum in Goderich. Pre- register for this Zoom webinar at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rcO-orjksGtNsao-wibLKp9lRvfD1x4zZ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
03/07/2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Join us on Wednesday, July 3rd at 7:30 on Zoom or at the Huron County Museum in Goderich with speaker Rev. Jeff Hawkins. Rev. Jeff Hawkins is a United Church Minister who came to Howick Township in 1988 with his first pastorate at the Gorrie United Church. He has a B.A. in History and while […]
07/08/2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Reuben R. Sallows was a Goderich photographer who created iconic images from 1881 until his death in 1937. He captured images of people and places in and around Goderich giving us a glimpse into our past and way of life. Colleen Maguire has been working with Sallows’ photographs for years researching his life and authored […]
04/09/2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Through fire, flood, wind and snow, David Yates examines 5 disasters that have shaped Huron County in the last 200 years. From the extermination of the passenger pigeon to the F-3 Tornado that swept through Goderich in 2011, he hopes to illuminate some of the more interesting stories from our county’s past. Please join us […]