Hutchison House The Scots have been celebrating Hogmanay since the 16th century. Before the Reformation, the Scots celebrated a wide range of festivals from Christian, Norse and Celtic traditions. At the time of the Reformation, the Church of England cancelled all festivals except the most important feast days and by the mid-16th century, the observation of many … Read more
In December for the first time the Museum will host a Paint and Sip Nutcracker Workshop on Sunday December 10 from 1-3:30pm. Enjoy a fun afternoon of tea and desserts by the fire, paint and decorate your own wooden Nutcracker and learn about its history. Workshop is $35 per person and includes materials and refreshments. … Read more
Looking for a fun activity for this upcoming PA Day? Hutchison House Museum will host its Tin Can lantern Day Camp on November 3, 2023 from 9:30-12pm. Children will punch their own tin to create a lovely pattern and beeswax candle for their very own lantern. Cost per child is $25. Children are required to … Read more
Like many other historic and heritage sites across the world, Hutchison House Museum has had to face a lot of changes and challenges brought on by Covid-19. Heritage Properties of Canada for their recent featured article, spoke to our curator, Erin Panepinto, and PHS Vice-president, Don Willcock about what that exactly looked like for Hutchison … Read more
Speaker series: Dennis Carter-Edwards A city’s waterworks is largely out of sight and normally attracts little attention. However, the history of waterworks is central to understanding the history of urban growth and planning. In the late nineteenth century, Peterborough faced a crisis. Lack of a water works system placed the town at risk of destruction … Read more
Ring in the holiday season with our annual Snowflake Tea on Saturday November 25 and Sunday November 26 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 required. Items for sale at … Read more
The Christmas Season is upon us, and Hutchison House Museum volunteers will host their annual Christmas Market on Saturday November 25from 9am-12pm. 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 most … 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 28th from 12pm – 4 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
Join us in celebrating the release of Laura Elliott’s new book The Ghost of Catharine Parr Traill at Hutchison House Museum Sunday October 22, 2023 from 1-3pm. Listen to excerpts of Laura’s journey of discovery into the life and lessons of wellbeing from this nineteenth century pioneer, author and botanist, by the fire in the … Read more
Looking for a fun activity for this upcoming PA Day? Hutchison House Museum will host its Medicine Wheel Boxes Day Camp on September 29th, 2023 from 9:30-12pm. Children will decorate their own boxes with painted toothpicks to represent a Medicine Wheel in honor of Truth and Reconciliation Day. Cost per child is $25. Children are … Read more