March Break Camp at HM March 16th -20th

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Sledding, Ice Skating, Crafts and Games
Come for a day, Come for the week!
March 16th –20th 9 am-5 pm
$22 a day

March Break is around the corner and we are offering an alternative to sitting at home.  We attempting to fight off the winter blahs by celebrating spring with games and activities designed  to take our minds off the cold and snow.  However, since not everything about winter is bad, as an added bonus we will also be tobogganing each day and going public skating.

This camp also gives you the option of registering for one or two days rather than the whole week.  Space is limited so we like to encourage people to register early!

Monday, March 16th

Paint a Winter to Spring mural Create an indoor garden

Tuesday, March 17th

Decorate Shamrock cookies Hunt for the Pot of Gold

Wednesday, March 18th

Make and race origami frogs Movie  Day

Thursday, March 19th

Make Bird’s Nest cookies Create a pet lady bug

Friday, March 20th

First Day of Spring Picnic Egg Hunt

James Graeme Mohan, Boer War Veteran

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Huronia Museum is very pleased to announce that it has acquired the service medal of James Mohan who volunteered for active military duty in South Africa in 1901-02 and served again with the South African Constabulary in 1903. He originally joined the Canadian Artillery Battery D as a gunner and served in several campaigns including Cape Colony, Orange Free State, and South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. Some 7,638 Canadians and 12 nurses served in this war.

This is the first “Boer War” medal the museum has ever acquired. Gary French spotted the medal on Ebay and was able to neogtiate a fair purchase price from the owner, Richard McDonald of Bellevue, Washington, USA.  Anyone who wouldlike to “help” with the purchase please contact Jamie Hunter, Curator, Huronia Museum at 705 526-2844 or director@huroniamuseum.com