Huron County Museum

The Huron County Museum is pleased to partner with the Huron County Immigration Partnership to present the I Am Huron community curators exhibit.

On now at the Museum, I Am Huron showcases the diverse contributions that immigrants and newcomers to Canada make in our communities.

Included with regular admission or FREE with a Museum membership or Huron County Library card.

Our two headed calf is enjoying their time at the Bruce County International Plowing Match and Rural Expo 2026. Special hello and shout out to the families who told us about their Moo Moo and Two Moo at home! We'll be back tomorrow so be sure to stop by the County of Huron booth to pick up a two headed calf temporary tattoo, sticker and more!

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Please note that we are experiencing technical issues with the online Digitized Newspaper Collection. Users may experience intermittent availability throughout the day, Friday, Sept. 25. A planned outage of the service is scheduled for tonight, 9-11 p.m., but timelines may change. Please watch for any updates as they become available.

Last week, the Museum had the pleasure of welcoming a very special visitor — Kevin Neill, great-grandson of Museum founder Joseph Herbert Neill.

On behalf of the Neill family, Kevin generously donated the Neill Family Bible to the Huron County Archives. Originally belonging to Herbie’s father, Joseph, the Bible was passed down through generations of the Neill family before finding its new home in the Archives.

Kevin also shared photos from his personal collection showing him as a child visiting his great-grandfather at the Museum in 1964.

We are so grateful to Kevin and the Neill family for helping preserve this special connection to the Museum’s past!

To learn more about Herbie Neill and the founding of the Huron County Museum, visit: https://www.huroncountymuseum.ca/joseph-herbert-neill/

Dads/Male Caregivers & Kids Night at the Museum resumes this Thursday evening!

Space is limited - register online here: https://www.huroncountymuseum.ca/event/dads-male-caregivers-kids-night/2026-09-24/

It's September, which means Dads/Male Caregivers & Kids Night at the Museum is back! Join us for our monthly program just for male caregivers and your kids!

On Thursday, September 24 from 6:00-7:00 PM at the Huron County Museum (110 North St, Goderich), we'll compare our back to school experiences with the past, get interactive with historical objects from the classroom, and test our knowledge.

Spots are limited! Grab yours today here: www.rrhc.on.ca/dads-and-kids

This program is made possible thanks to support from the Government of Canada.

It's opening day at the 2026 International Plowing Match taking place at Walkerton.

To celebrate, we take a look back to the 1946 match that was held at Port Albert. Happening one year after the end of the Second World War, the match was widely referred to as the Victory Match.

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In honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Huron County Library and Huron County Museum are hosting the following free events:

Film: The Creation Story of Michael “Cy” Cywink:
🔸 Saturday, Sept. 19, 2 p.m. | Huron County Museum

Indigenous Beading Workshop:
🔸 Wednesday, Sept. 23, 12:30 p.m. | Bayfield Branch
🔸 Friday, Sept. 25, 10:30 a.m. | Exeter Branch

Honouring National Day of Truth and Reconciliation with Author Kristi White and First Nations Dancer:
🔸 Thursday, Oct., 1 p.m. | Wingham Town Hall

For full details, including how to register for library events, visit: https://www.huroncountylibrary.ca/series/national-day-for-truth-reconciliation-2026/

For full details about the film screening at the Museum, visit: https://www.huroncountymuseum.ca/event/film-screening-talkback-the-creation-story-of-michael-cy-cywink/

This month's collections highlight celebrates Huron County's successes at the 1926 International Plowing Match held in Niagara Falls.

The three trophies shared here were won by Gordon McGavin of Walton at the 1926 match. He won the Delco Light Trophy for Best Ploughed Land, and the Shredded Wheat Trophy for Annual Competition, presented by The Canadian Shredded Wheat Company. McGavin also won the under 26 first prize from the Ford Motor Company Special Fordson Class. The Ford trophy has a model of the Fordson and Oliver tractor which was driven by McGavin.

In the related photograph from the Museum’s archival collection, Gordon McGavin is pictured at the left, beside John James McGavin, and across from Jack F. Daly, who owned the Ford dealership in Seaforth. The photograph was taken at the 1926 match, and Gordon McGavin’s trophies are pictured on a table between the men.

And we're gearing up for another International Plowing Match hosted by Bruce County from Sept. 22-26. We hope to see you there!

Object Numbers: N000.8120, N000.8121, N000.8122
Photograph: A970.0026.002

https://www.plowingmatch.org/