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Lucan Area Heritage
& Donnelly Museum
171 Main Street, P. O. Box 427,
Lucan, Ontario,
N0M 2J0
Telephone: 519-227-0756
lucanheritage@donnellymuseum.com
IF YOU'VE GOT THE BUS, WE'VE GOT THE TOUR!
Learn about Lucan history and follow the route the Vigilance Committee took back in February 1880 ... the night of the infamous Donnelly Tragedy. A member of Lucan Area Heritage will guide your bus through Lucan Biddulph, narrating the history of the area as we go. We will take you through the events that led to the massacre of 5 members of the Donnelly family.
Your tour will also include admission to:
The Museum - highlighting the Ray Fazakas Donnelly Collection, rotating exhibits, a research area and the gift shop.
Log Cabin - furnished to replicate the Donnelly homestead. Step back in time ... go through each room to recapture and visualize that moment in history when a fateful tragedy occurred in the early morning hours of February 4, 1880.
Hearn's Barn - offers a variety of historic artifacts including argicultural tools, an egg-grading machine, a replica horse used for measurement in the making of harness and an original ice-flooding machine.
BOOK YOUR TOUR TODAY!
Adults - 10.00/Students - 5.00
ON-SITE GROUP TOURS
BY APPOINTMENT
GENERAL ADMISSION - $5/person
Pre-school - free
Family - 15.00 |
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EVENTS
Monday, October 10, 2011 - Museum closes to the general public until May 1, 2012. The Museum will continue to host pre-booked group tours throughout the winter season! Call Laura @ 519-227-0756 to book a tour for your group!
RE-SCHEDULED for March 9 & 10, 2012
Contact the Museum for details.
February 3rd & 4th, 2012
The Donnelly Sideshow
~ MUSEUM OPEN FOR THE WEEKEND ~
The Donnelly Sideshow is a true story of romance, faction fighting and murder set in and around Lucan.
Johnny O’Conner, the 13 year old boy who hid under the bed during the attack, surviving, and becoming a key witness in the case, is played by Jeff Culbert. In this dramatization, an adult Johnny O’Conner is out to tell the truth and salvage what little he can for members of the Donnelly family, who were failed by the justice system.
The Donnelly Sideshow is filled with historical fact and tasteful humour. The play is followed by a Celtic Jam Session.
$25/ticket (only 200 available!), and includes one free admission to the Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum in 2012.
 
February 28th, 2012 ~ Heritage Dinner
The Annual Heritage Dinner will be held on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 at Lucan Holy Trinity Anglican Church at 6:00pm. The dinner will include a homemade ham dinner followed by a guest speaker, Dr. Nina Reid-Maroney, of Huron College at U.W.O. For more information contact Muriel Culbert at (519) 227-4766 or email murielc@ezlink.ca.
Dr. Nina Reid-Maroney’s research centres on the history of the American Enlightenment, on religion, women and anti-slavery movements in the 19th century. Dr. Reid-Maroney has published a number of books and recently completed a book about race, religion and Canada’s first ordained woman in Protestant ministry.
She is currently working on two research projects -- the American Revolutionary: Benjamin Rush, and a Community-University Research Alliance, The Promised Land Project (PLP), focusing on recovering and re-interpreting the history of African Canadian communities in the nineteenth century. The PLP engages students as researchers, and it is their work on the Wilberforce and the historical influences and context of this community which Reid-Maroney will be sharing with us.
SATURDAY SOLD OUT!!!
Join us at the Lucan Community Centre to commemorate the historic event of the RMS Titanic’s collision with an iceberg on April 15th, 1912, resulting in the loss of 1,517 lives.
The menu will follow that of the first class passengers on the last night on the Titanic, and there will be special events and activities throughout the evening to add to the drama. All proceeds will go to the Donnelly Museum.
Boarding passes for the Titanic Ball will be available at Clarke's Variety, or by phoning Sheila at 519-227-1812 or emailing cshodgins@sympatico.ca.
This event will now be offered on Sunday, April 15th, 2012 ALSO!
4:30pm ~ Cocktails/5:30pm ~ Dinner
We hope to see you there!
May 1st, 2012 ~ Opening Day
Mark your calendars: on May 1st, we open our doors for the 2012 season! Explore our comprehensive Donnelly Exhibit, the 1850 "Donnelly Log Cabin”, the Hearn Barn, and our new local exhibits: the Wilberforce Exhibit (May-August), and the Sports Exhibit (August-October).
May 13th, 2012 ~ Mother’s Day
Looking for a special way to spend this year’s Mother’s Day? Join us at the Museum and mothers will receive a special treat!
May 18th, 2012 ~ International Museum Day
June 16th, 2012 ~ Father’s Day
Planning a trip to the museum? Bring your father on June 16th, and he will be in for a special treat!
July 1st, 2012 ~ Canada Day
What better way to spend Canada Day than learning about our community’s history and heritage, while enjoying special Canada Day celebrations?
August 1st, 2012 ~ Emancipation Day
Upper Canada (now Ontario) was the first colony of the British Empire to actually abolish slavery, although the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was implemented in the British Empire on August 1st, 1834. Visit the museum today to learn about the effects of emancipation in the Wilberforce colony.
August 16th, 2012 ~ Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Join us at the museum on August 16th for fun games, activities, and prizes – but don’t forget to bring your teddy bear friend, because today’s the day the teddy bears have their picnic! |
