local history

Georgian Bay Lighthouses – Huronia Museum Show

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In this week’s episode, Huronia Museum curator Jamie Hunter discusses the important role of lighthouses on Georgian Bay and showcases one of the museum’s most unique items, the Lonely Island Lighthouse fresnel.

If you’d like to learn more about Georgian Bay lighthouses, the following book titles are available to purchase at our gift shop as well as via our online store at ShopMidland:

Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia
Guiding Lights, Tragic Shadows: Tales of Great Lakes Lighthouses
Up the Shore: The Lighthouse Years

Oral History Project – Huronia Museum Show

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In a joint project between Huronia Museum, Askennonia and Midland Secondary School, students are given the opportunity to interview local people who have interesting personal stories about the history of Midland and the surrounding area.

The resulting interviews were recorded and shown at a special luncheon at the North Simcoe Sports and Recreation Centre on May 31st, 2011.  More interviews (and luncheons) will be held in the coming months.