Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Free Admission for Grand Opening of H.M.S. Tecumseth Centre May 22

May 7, 2014

Media Release: for Immediate Release


Free Admission for Grand Opening
of H.M.S. Tecumseth Centre May 22

The 200th Anniversary of Discovery Harbour  will be launched in the new H.M.S. Tecumseth Centre on Thursday May 22 at 11:00 a.m., with FREE ADMISSION to the Centre and Discovery Harbour throughout the entire day.

The dynamic H.M.S. Tecumseth Centre will offer visitors a world-class facility that showcases the original 1815 hull of H.M.S. Tecumseth.  The original hull was pulled from Penetanguishene Bay in 1953 but has not had a climate controlled permanent home until now. 

Exciting new exhibits surrounding the history of the Penetanguishene Naval Establishment will be part of the visitor experience in the H.M.S. Tecumseth Centre.  Numerous artifacts from the site’s 19th century history will be on display, including the original 1815 clear-glass deck lights from H.M.S. Tecumseth plus a wide array of intriguing items including a powder flask, period coins, a brass platter stamped with the King’s mark, compasses, a carronade, a ship’s anchor, and even a rum bottle and flask.  Key historical personalities associated with the site’s history will also be explored, including Naval Hydrographer Henry Bayfield, Captain Samuel Roberts, and Chief Tecumseh. 

The exhibit was funded in part by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, 1812 Commemoration Fund. 

Jan Gray, General Manager of Huronia Historical Parks, notes that “the new H.M.S. Tecumseth Centre with its rare 1815 shipwreck is truly unique in Canada and will serve as a dynamic visitor showcase to the site’s 19th century story and its ties with the history of Penetanguishene, the region, and other sites throughout Ontario”.

The official Grand Opening of the H.M.S.Tecumseth Centre will take place on May 22 at 11:00 a.m.  As part of the Official Opening, the original Tecumseth hull and new Centre will receive a Dedication and Blessing from the Reverend Veronica Roynon of St. James on-the-Lines Church in Penetanguishene, and items will be placed in a Time Capsule to be integrated within the building’s structure.  The public is welcome to attend the Grand Opening; and free admission will be offered all day to the Centre and the historic site.



For further information visit hhp.on.ca, or call 705 526-7838.

Discovery Harbour is operated by Huronia Historical Parks,
and is an Attraction of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport.


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Media Contact:

Bill Brodeur
Coordinator
Marketing and Media Relations
Huronia Historical Parks
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
Discovery Harbour
705 528-7692


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