Guest Speaker: Ryan Stevens, Author “Barbara Ann Scott: Queen of the Ice” Details Ottawa's remarkable Olympic figure-skating champion, Barbara Ann Scott, captured the hearts of a 1940s post-war nation – the charming young heroine's inspiration coming at just the right time as two long, weary decades of depression and war finally drew to a close. Join...
Heritage Halton Hills has continued their designation work throughout Halton Hills. Heritage Halton Hills members John Mark Rowe and Ray Denny will provide updates on the 2025 designated buildings in Halton Hills. Knox Presbyterian Church, 116 Main St. S., Georgetown, ON 7:00
Fridays in July & August Heritage Hall, 83 Essex Street, Guelph Open to youth ages 12–18 Free refreshments provided Join us for a welcoming and empowering space where BIPOC youth can connect, create, and celebrate community all summer long. All are welcome. Special thanks to the Upper Grand District School Board and Wellington Catholic District...
Location: Glencoe Public Library, 123 McKellar Street, Glencoe, ON. Drawing from extensive family paperwork saved by her ancestors and combined with her in-depth research into census and land records, archaeological findings, and historical texts, Kae Elgie tells the remarkable story of 10,000 years of food gathering and agricultural production on the 200-acre farm in Chatham-Kent...
Join us on January 22nd at 1:30 for a presentation by Lori Oschefski about British Home Children. Between 1869 and 1932 impoverished children were migrated from Britain to Canada to be placed as domestic and agricultural help - several were placed in Harrow and Colchester South. Lori Oschefski is founder and president of Home Children...
