Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum

Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum is dedicated to the preservation and retelling of the most famous historical events of the area.

[Small Town Canada @smalltowncad]

The town of Lucan is brimming with history. Many stories from the past are still being shared today with the help of dedicated volunteers that are remembering the town's history to establish its future.🍀

Check out my latest article about Lucan at https://t.co/IJsmsdYow9 🇨🇦❤️🍁

[Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum @LucanMuseum]

@FriedgeHNIC A little hockey history close to your alma mater. (You're invited! You can even bring @JeffMarek if he promises to behave!)

[Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum @LucanMuseum]

@CanadiensMTL Alumni are visiting Lucan to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of a game between "Rocket" Richard's Montreal Canadiens and the Lucan Irish Six in 1952.
https://t.co/LVBd5rasG4
#gohabsgo #lucanontario

[Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum @LucanMuseum]

Come visit us this coming October! We're holding visits of the Museum by Candle Light, and reviving our Donnelly Bus Tours!
Tickets are available at https://t.co/2huwMFAIk4

[Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum @LucanMuseum]

Something is coming....
https://t.co/2huwMFAIk4

[Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum @LucanMuseum]

The Donnelly Museum will be participating!

[Fanshawe Pioneer Village @FPVmuseum]

Join us this Sunday August 7th for Irish Heritage Day in partnership with the Irish Benevolent Society of London and Area!

Learn more at https://t.co/2rFoa0v6uI

[Ontario Heritage Trust @ONheritage]

Steven Cook, site manager, explains the name change of Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site to Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History.

[Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum @LucanMuseum]

Check out a bit of Hockey History in Lucan Ontario!
#discoverlucanbiddulph #supportlocal

[Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum @LucanMuseum]

TOMORROW!!! The Hockey Hall of Fame will have a collection of 1950s Montreal Canadiens memorabilia and NHL Trophies on display at the museum during Lucan Summerfest. Check it out! 11am to 4pm

[Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum @LucanMuseum]

Yesterday @ONheritage replaced our plaque dedicated to the Wilberforce Settlement, a black settlement that was located where Lucan is today. In 1966 Harold Butler was there at the installation, and in 2022, we were honoured to welcome his brother, daughter, nieces, and nephew.

[Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum @LucanMuseum]

We're hiring!
We are looking to fill two Canada Summer Jobs positions this July, get more info at:
https://t.co/9jHOuvlW4W

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The address on the back of one of the CDV's notes it is across from The Crystal Palace which collapsed in 1907 meaning these cards were likely created and sold around the time of the massacre and trials.

[Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum @LucanMuseum]

Due to popular demand, and the permission of Mr. Ray Fazakas, we have stocked postcards replicating the Donnelly cartes-de-visite in his collection.

[Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum @LucanMuseum]

Soon CDVs of generals, Abraham Lincoln, and other famous images became sought after souvenirs. These two CDVs are collages printed by J.A. Mann & Son Studios at 194 Dundas St, London ON.

[Historica Canada @HistoricaCanada]

WATCH: Our BRAND-NEW Heritage Minute about Tom Longboat, an Onondaga long-distance runner who became one of the most celebrated athletes of the early 20th century. #HeritageMinute #TomLongboatDay

[Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum @LucanMuseum]

We have a new display at the Donnelly Museum! Thanks to Flo and Jack Park we have a stick signed by the 1952-1953 Montreal Canadiens as part of an exhibit celebrating the 1952 game between the Canadiens and Lucan Irish Six. Come visit and learn more!

https://t.co/O5lTDohJHT

[Ontario Heritage Trust @ONheritage]

Thank you to everyone who joined us today as we unveiled the four updated Black History Plaques. Read more about the event here: https://t.co/tBqU7MuJrt
#ONHeritage #BlackHistory #BlackHeritage