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Dickens and Dessert

Sunday, December 14th, 2025 2-4pm Mark your calendars for Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol in the Keeping Room by firelight on Sunday, December 14thfrom 2-4pm. We will be listening to a recording of the 1939 Campbell Soup radio show presented by Orson Welles and starring Lionel Barrymore as Ebenezer Scrooge. A choice of dessert, tea and coffee … Read more

Christmas Market

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

New Tour: Victorian Mourning Practices

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

New Exhibit: Homage

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

PHS Speaker Series:  “Stories of Old Victoria County: A Tribute to R.B. Rae Fleming”

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