Sunday November 23 Sittings: 1pm and 2:30pm Cost: $15 Ring in the holiday season with our annual Snowflake Tea on Sunday November 23 with sittings at 1pm and 2:30pm. Enjoy a light tea with Christmas treats by the Fire in the Keeping Room for $15 each. There is limited seating and pre-registration and payment is … Read more
The Christmas Season is upon us, and Hutchison House Museum volunteers will host their annual Christmas Market on Saturday November 22 from 9:30am-12:30pm. Home baking, shortbread, fruit pies, jams, jellies and preserves will be featured, along with other special seasonal treats. In addition to the Empire Cheese orders, we will be offering some of our … Read more
Available October 20-October 31,2025 Hutchison House Museum has gone into mourning for the remainder of October, 2025. Come for a tour of the museum between October 20 and October 31, 2025 and learn about many of the traditions surrounding Victorian funerals and their practices of mourning. From covering mirrors, portraits and door knobs in black, … Read more
Our new temporary exhibit called ‘Homage’ by Don Stuart will open on October 20th. ‘Homage’ is a collection of 41 framed neckpieces created as a celebration and tribute to Canadian women throughout the ages and across the country in a wide range of professions and contributions to our society –mothers and artists; businesswomen and philanthropists; … Read more
October’s PHS Speakers Night on October 21 will feature the Peterborough book launch of Stories of Old Victoria County: A Tribute to R.B. Rae Fleming. The book’s editors (and authors of several of its chapters), Tom Mohr and Ian McKechnie, will be on hand to pay tribute to the late Fleming, who taught at Trent, … Read more
The month of October would not be complete without the Halloween tradition. Look out for young ghostly ghouls and goblins on Saturday, October 25th from 1pm – 3 p.m. when Hutchison House Museum will host Halloween tours of the museum. Enjoy a spooky tour of the museum, make a fun craft, have your fortune told, … Read more
A hands-on activity, children will love making their own glow in the dark ghosts and more for Halloween. The Camp is Friday October 24, 2024 from 9:30am – 12pm and is suitable for children ages 6-12. The cost is $25 per attendant and pre-registration is required. Children are encouraged to bring their own peanut free snacks. … Read more
In honor of the release of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale movie, Hutchison House volunteers invite you to a tea inspired by the events and era of the new movie on Sunday October 19, 2025 from 2-4pm. Tickets for the event are $30 each and pre-registration is required as seating is limited. For more information … Read more
Friday September 26th, 2025 9:30-12 pm Cost: $25 per child Mankind’s fascination with dinosaurs began in the early 1800s when geology professor William Buckland identified the first ‘giant lizard’ bone. Fossil-mania continued throughout the 19th Century as early paleontologists continued their search for bigger and better dinosaur bones. In this program children will have fun … Read more
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham Street, 7:30 p.m. Speaker Marg Graham and Dianne Cosway “Home Children” From the late 1860’s until 1948, approximately 118,000 children of various ages were emigrated to Canada to serve as indentured farm workers and domestics. These children, known as home children, were sent by numerous organizations, … Read more
