Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum

10/21/2026

🔎 WHAT’S IT WEDNESDAY!🔍

Can you identify this mysterious artifact?

Donated to our collection in 2025, this object holds a connection to one of Lucan’s former landmarks, a building that once stood right across the street from our museum!

🔍 Here’s a clue: This object comes from Lucan’s old, now-closed opera house, where the community once gathered for entertainment.

But what exactly is it?

💬 Share your guesses (and maybe some stories from your times in the opera house) in the comments, and check back later this week when we reveal the answer and uncover the story behind this fascinating piece of local history.

10/18/2026

🟢🟡This Wednesday is Bingo Night! 🔴🟢

Get ready to bring out your dabbers for Bingo and join us 7:00pm at the Lucan Community Memorial Centre.

Come with friends, come with family, but must importantly come out for fun! (And maybe even be a winner!)

10/17/2026

🎃 An Update on All Hallows’ Eve

After much consideration, we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel our All Hallows’ Eve event scheduled for October 30.

We want our community events to be memorable, engaging for all who come, and we don’t feel we can do that for this event.

But halloween isn’t over just yet, stay tuned for an announcement for a fun Halloween day program 👻

Thank you for your understanding and continued support of the Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum.

10/15/2026

🕯️ Curiosities After Dark is almost here!🕸️

We’re thrilled to welcome Dustin Wade from Wade Manor Woodstock at the Donnelly Museum this Saturday for an evening of haunted history, eerie curiosities, and the wonderfully unusual!

🎟️ The 7 PM show is officially SOLD OUT!
There are still tickets available for the 9 PM show, so don’t miss your chance to join us!

👻 Hoping to attend without a ticket?
A limited number of tickets may be available at the door on the night of the event, on a first-come, first-served basis.

We can’t wait to welcome you into Dustin’s world of haunted history! See you Saturday after dark! 👻

10/10/2026

WHATS IT WEDNESDAY - Reveal

If you guessed Hair Wreath, you were right!

During the Victorian era, hair wreaths were carefully crafted from the hair of loved ones, woven into beautiful designs to preserve memories and honour those who had passed away. Hair was deeply personal, making these wreaths a meaningful way to keep loved ones close, even after death.

Want to discover more fascinating Victorian mourning traditions? 🕯️ Visit the Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum this October to explore our exhibit, Beyond the Veil: Mourning & Memory in the Victorian Era, and uncover the customs, keepsakes, and rituals Victorians used to remember the dead

10/10/2026

Last night Ingersoll Cheese Museum hosted their incredible Mystic Market Event, and we ran into Wade Manor who will be here at the museum next Saturday for Curiosities After Dark, interested in what he might share with us? I know we are!

Tickets are still available to purchase: https://www.donnellymuseum.com/afterdark

Tickets will also be available to purchase at the door

See you next Saturday for some haunted history with Dustin! 👻

10/09/2026

OCTOBER AT THE DONNELLY MUSEUM!!!

Have you heard? We are hosting a series of great events throughout the month at the Donnelly Museum in Lucan, ON:
🎃 17th: Curiosities After Dark: An Evening of Haunted History
🎃 23rd: Museum by Candle Light & Rare Donnelly Movie Screening
🎃 27th: The Forest City Killer with Vanessa Brown
🎃 30th: All Hollow's Eve: A Victorian Halloween

Tickets are available at DonnellyMuseum.com, but space is limited!

All of the Donnelly Museum's upcoming fundraisers and events!

10/08/2026

Have you seen our new temporary exhibit Beyond the Veil: Mourning & Memory in the Victorian Era?

For the month of October you can explore how the Victorians experienced loss and honoured those who passed. Discover how grief was expressed, memories were preserved, and loved ones commemorated.

10/07/2026

🔎WHAT’S IT WEDNESDAY 🔍

This Wednesday we are taking a closeup look at a piece on our new temporary display Beyond the Veil: Mourning & Memory in the Victorian Era. This piece was loaned to us for the special exhibit by Fanshawe Pioneer Village

🤔 Any guesses on what it could be and the history behind it?

💭Comment your guess below in the comment section

10/05/2026

The Lucan Poppy Project Continues!

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community and supporters from beyond Lucan, well over 2,000 beautiful knitted and crocheted poppies have been donated to the project, and now it’s time to bring them all together!

This Remembrance Day, these handmade poppies will be used to create meaningful displays at the Lucan Legion and Granton Cenotaph, creating a community tribute to those who served in the wars.

🧶 We still need your help!

We’re looking for community volunteers of all ages to help us assemble the poppies into blankets and prepare them for display.

📚 Students: This is a great opportunity to earn volunteer hours while taking part in a meaningful local project.

Come out, bring a friend, and help us bring community spirt and remembrance to the Lucan Legion and Granton Cenotaph!