St. Joseph and Area Historical Society Presents
Behind the Bars The Huron Historic Gaol
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
7:30 pm
St. Peter’s Church Hall, St. Joseph, Ontario
St. Peter’s Church Hall, St. Joseph, Ontario
Light refreshments.
This is a free event – Bring some friends.
Curious about the history and stories of life within the walls of the Huron Gaol? Join Senior Curator, Elizabeth French-Gibson, to discover life at the jail beginning in 1841 and stories of the men, women and children including criminals, the ill and the homeless who spent time behind bars at the Gaol. Volunteers from the Huron County Museum and Historic Gaol’s popular summer Behind the Bars programme will also tell the stories of the historic characters they portray.