Museum Presentations & Lectures 2020

Eugenia Mooney returns in 2020 with new and thrilling wonderments to amuse and bemuse! 

New in 2020, Meet “Peat” the Iron Age Bog Mummy, Dr. Mooney’s latest acquisition. Dig into history as Dr. Mooney unravels a story that will simply BOGgle the mind. The Doctor takes you on a CSI adventure back in time when human sacrifice, rituals, and death were all a part of the fabric of Iron Age culture.

Celebrating the Rights & Freedoms of Women and International Women’s Day ( all year long) meet Eugenia the TrailBlazer of women’s rights in 1890.  Attend a rally right in your own museum as Eugenia speaks out for women’s suffrage with A Woman’s Fight For Rights: Visionaries, Violence or Vote This interactive lecture experience will have everyone waving placards in support!

Back By Popular Demand

“Bob”  the Mummy (who has gained a bit of an infamous reputation over the years) is always a hit, so Dr. Mooney will return with her educational, intriguing, humourous and slightly horrifying parlour style Victorian Mummy Unwrapping.

Dare to join the Mistress of Macabre at a Victorian Seance. This interactive experience takes participants beyond the veil as Missus Mooney conducts a seance right in your own space. Exciting, Unexpected and Authentic, you never know who’s going to pop in for the evening!

Looking for old fashioned Christmas Cheer?

The Ha’Penny Harkers Victorian Carolers are celebrating their 16th season in 2020. Charming their way into any holiday humbug’s heart with a selection of traditional Christmas favourites.

The Ha’Penny Harkers have been featured on CBC, CTV, CHCH, Global and other networks bringing their Victorian cheer to seasonal events in Unionville, Markham, Hamilton, Brampton, Streetsville, Bronte Village, Toronto, Burlington, and the Niagara Region. Our singers can be found performing in musical theatre, on television, and more.

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