Speaker: Plum Johnson – They Left Us Everything Plum Johnson is a Canadian writer raised in Oakville, who won the RBC Taylor Prize in 2015 for her memoir They Left Us Everything. In it, she describes discovering history in what parents leave behind, and about the importance of preserving it to make sense of the...
Enjoy all the traditional Christmas Treats in our Decorated Victorian Town Hall while Mrs. Dickens reads from her husband's “Little Christmas Book.”
The program will be a Scottish-themed historic kitchen demo and tasting of Edinborough cookery teacher Mrs Nourse’s shortbread and a Scotch whisky drink (Athol Brose), from the Loyalist era – both recipes with an unusual twist, followed by a tour of Campbell House. Price $15.00 per person (cash at the door) Date: Friday, February 1st, 2019, ...
Speaker: Gregory Klages – “The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson” In 1917, shortly before his 40th birthday, the renowned Canadian landscape artist, Tom Thomson, died under mysterious circumstances in Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park. Was it accidental, or was he a murder victim? Author Gregory Klages will talk about Tom Thomson and the various theories that...
The Weston Historical Society is pleased to present “The History of Weston Lions Arena”, with guest speaker Sandy Ross on Wednesday February 6, 2019 at The Village of Humber Heights Retirement Home. We do hope all will attend; Weston Arena Alumni are all welcome, along with family and friends. Refreshments will be served after the meeting....
