Sept. 19 Ontario Archaeological Society Huronia Chapter Pot Luck Meeting

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Huronia Chapter Ontario Archaeological Society Meet and Greet Pot-luck Meeting

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at Little Lake Park in Midland.

Start time is 5:30 PM. It will be a pot-luck dinner, bring your favourite foods. Drinks,plates/cutlery, etc. will be provided.

Make sure to bring ideas also. This is the best opportunity to meet fellow members who share your passions and concerns, as well as the initiative to make changes happen and learn about upcoming events.

The Huronia Museum will stay open until 7 PM for those who wish to visit.

Please contact us at mcornies@amick.ca

Earliest printed documents

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 in this morning’s Globe and Mail an article about the PM and his visit to Australia.

“The oldest document to be created on an Australian printing press is about to return home, thanks to the Canadian government. Prime Minister Stephen Harper will give a copy of a playbill printed in July, 1796, to Australian Prime Minister John Howard after Mr. Harper addresses the Australian Parliament.”

I asked Jamie Hunter about the earliest printed documents in the HM collection.

He replied: “Our earliest documents date to the  1805 period but most of our
document collection goes from 1815 with the majority 1875-1950.”

THE pre-contact Huron Ouendat VILLAGE IS BACK!

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THE VILLAGE IS BACK!

We have been working hard to make the village a safe and exciting experience for our visitors again following a fire on the 9th of May. Now completely surrounded with palisade again, our visitors can once again step into our pre-contact Huron Ouendat village where they are greeted by friendly staff to share information and offer hourly guided tours. Visitors can climb our look out tower, imagine the surrounding landscape in the time of Huron and even try out the beds in the longhouse! Kids can join the interpretive staff and make a little something to take home with them.

The Huron Ouendat Village is open every day from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Call us for more information.

705-526-2844