Lucan Area Heritage and Donnelly Museum — Attraction in Lucan Biddulph

Incredible step back through time in Lucan history and The Donnellys. So many actual artifacts from the family, super cool seeing the replica of the original tombstone. Out back from the museum is a cabin in the same layout as the Donnellys house, pretty cool walking through.

Thomas was so helpful and kind, he even opened on a day they are generally closed to accommodate my visit in from out of town. Very lovely chatting with him and speaking with someone who is also excited and passionate about this subject.

He has a map for three other spots in town you can visit that are all less than five mins away (the donnelly homestead, the school house the vigilante crew gathered at before walking up the roman line to slay the Donnellys and the church where one of the sons was married + where the murdered bodies are lain with the newer tombstone. Just magical. Great experience for history and true...

Found this story in history very interesting. Loved seeing all the old tools and devices of the times at the museum. The old house was very cool. Had a much more enjoyable time there then I was expecting and that goes for the other 2 people I went with as well. With that being said....I would've liked to see the narrative on the bus a little more in tune with the the location of where the bus was. The lady did a good job telling the story...it just seemed a bit rushed through, leaving me wonder where some of the locations were that they were discussing. Another suggestion would be for the Museum to have a step stool to aid the elderly/disabled to climb into bus. Overall, very enjoyable and interesting. We were there for approx. 2 hours. Would recommend to...

From the Donnellys to Jame Reaney's Gothic tales, this is the place you need to see. This cosy, enlightening, and exquisite small museum archives the past of the legendary Lucan-Biddulph Township, where the most famous Southwestern Ontario Gothic folklore - the stories of, about, and around the Donnellys -- sets it roots. If you have read James Reaney's acclaimed playwright, The Donnellys, and his Gothic short story, "Sleigh Without Bells: A Ghost Story About the Donnellys", you must come and see the museum and the town. This is where your connection with the deepest rural Southwestern...