The St. Joseph Museum & Archives is maintained and operated by volunteer members of the St. Joseph and Area Historical Society, St. Joseph, Ontario. We are society members of the Ontario Historical Society.
The St. Joseph Historical Society’s mandate is to:
- preserve and celebrate the unique history of the area
- promote this history
- educate the public on this history.
SJAHS is a charitable organization and welcome any donations. To donate via e transfer send to
donations@stjosephmuseum.ca
Please include an email address to receive a tax receipt.
Remembering Joe…
SJAHS recently lost one of its directors and founding members. Joe Wooden served the SJAHS for almost 30 years. In the beginning Joe headed up the committee to relocate the archives from Napoleon Cantin’s property to Hessenland Country Inn. He wrote the text for the historical plaques for the Heritage Walkway and he was involved in various projects our society tackled throughout the years.
In 2012 he was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal which is given to honour individual Canadians who have made significant contributions to the community and the proud heritage of Canada.
Someone came across these Huron County Council photos from the 1930’s & 1940’s and gifted them to us so we are sharing them with you. Check them out. Did you know someone on the Huron County Council in the 1930 and 40’s?
https://sites.google.com/view/sjahsdocuments/huron-county-council
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St. Joseph Memorial Park
located at the corner of Hwy 21 & the Zurich-Hensall Rd
Walk the paths and discover the history of the area as you read the story told on the plaques.
The park is also the home to our
Annual Breakfast in the Park
and Remembrance Day Service.
Milestones
In 2011 the Historical Society presented “Narcisse” an outdoor theatrical event. Click to find out more.
In 2013 the Historical Society developed and presented the “White Hurricane”. Click to find out more.