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Hutchison House Featured in HPOC Article

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

Scottish Tea

HUTCHISON HOUSE MUSEUM270 Brock Street, Peterborough(705) 743-9710Email: : www.phs-hutchisonhouse.ca Scottish Tea Season has arrived!Celebrate Martha Hutchison’s birthday with the start of our Scottish Tea Season on Tuesday,July 4th 2023. Scottish Teas will continue daily (except Monday) until Sunday September 3, 2023from 1-4 pm.Scottish Tea, served on the terrace in the period garden, includes fresh baked … Read more

Happy Hogmanay!

Did you know that the first-foot was the first person to enter a household on New Year’s Day? The first-foot would bring some gifts to the house, sometimes whisky, coal, and black bun. The first-foot was thought to bring good luck for the coming year.