Military historian Dr. Matthew Barrett will discuss his ground-breaking use of graphic art – cartooning – to convey historical narrative and analysis. Barrett’s pictorial chronicle of events such as the battle for Hill 70 in World War I have been widely featured in the national press. We return to in-person meetings in January, now at the Kingsbridge...
Elizabeth Wyn Wood (1902-1966) became a nationally renowned professional sculptor at a time when it was extremely difficult for a woman to have a full-time career. Join us to hear Sylvia Browne tell the story of her connection with her grandmother, Elizabeth Wyn Wood, and how Wood's upbringing in Orillia and her exploration of the...
Speaker: Doreen Coyne, Richmond Hill Garden & Horticultural Society During this presentation, Doreen will give you a bit of the history of the Society and an overview of the volunteer effort that the members accomplish each year. All of which aim to educate and encourage the beautification of our community and neighbourhoods with plants, flowers,...
The most sensational trial of the mid-1850s resulted in the only hanging in Northumberland County. Dr. King poisoned his wife with arsenic in Brighton and, after the trial and hanging, was buried in the front yard of the King family farm house at Codrington – the same house where the author grew up! Here is...
If you dig a bit into most family trees you will find ancestors from across the country and around the world. Why did they move around? Was it their choice or were they forced to move away? Chances are that some were forced out and made refugees. What different tools can a genealogist use to...
