The volunteers of Hutchison House Museum are hosting an elegant Autumn Afternoon Tea on Sunday October 23rd, starting at 2:00pm to celebrate the Harvest season. Tickets for the event are $30 each and pre-registration is required as seating is limited.
The event will feature a light lunch consisting of Fall savories, sweets and tea, which will be served in the historic Keeping Room of the Hutchison House Museum by firelight.
As one of Ontario’s oldest historical societies, PHS has played a lead role in preserving and promoting Peterborough’s rich social, cultural and architectural history.
Their goal is to generate wider public awareness of the importance of history to the success and welfare of the community. PHS seeks to engage the public through a number of programs and outreach initiatives that reflect the fascinating complexity and diversity of the community’s past.
The society owns and operates Hutchison House Museum, located in downtown Peterborough, which is open year-round and provides windows into the rich social history of the city and region, primarily in the nineteenth century.
The PHS promotes and generates public interest in local history through education and engagement in a variety of services and activities:
- Produces a monthly Bulletin with articles of historical interest
- Holds monthly public meetings with historical presentations
- Publishes books on historical subjects and a yearly Occasional Paper
- Presents several annual Heritage Awards in the community
- Presents annual history awards to deserving high school students
- Installs historical plaques in the City and area
- Supports several outreach ventures
- Advocates for the preservation of heritage and contributes to the development of public policy
- Engages the community in important dialogues with Peterborough’s past through exhibits and programs
For more information or to reserve your seat for this event, please contact the museum office directly at 705-743-9710.
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