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  • Nine Ships 1825 – Peter Robinson Irish Emigration Bicentennial Presentation

    Royal Canadian Legion Branch 77 Nicholls Street 10, Lakefield, Ontario, Canada

    A presentation about the Nine Ships 1825 – Peter Robinson Irish Emigration Bicentennial will take place at the Lakefield Historical Society meeting on Thursday, September 26 th at 7:30pm at the Lakefield Legion. The public is welcome to attend. The Peter Robinson Emigration of 1825 was a landmark initiative that brought nearly 2,000 Irish settlers...

  • Wellington County Museum and Archives – Starlight Ball

    Wellington County Museum and Archives Wellington Road 18 536, Fergus, Ontario, Canada

    You are invited to an enchanting Regency-era gala! Dance the night away with graceful waltzes, tangos, and foxtrots led by expert instructors from the Fergus-Elora Academy of Dance. Embrace the spirit of the era in your finest Regency attire and enjoy refreshments as you fill out your historic dance card for the evening. Event Highlights:...

  • Swansea Historical Society – Annual Governor Simcoe Walking Tour

    As in past years, this FREE guided walking tour will retrace a portion of Simcoe's 1793 expedition up the Toronto Carrying Place portage route. As in past years, Part 1 of the tour will start at 9:30 am at the Rousseau plaque (8 South Kingsway, beside the Petro Canada station), heading north, mainly along Riverside...

  • The Historical Society of Ottawa – Striking Moments of Solidarity in the Chaudière District

    Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch 120 Metcalfe St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Brian McDougall, Peoples' History Walking Tours of Ottawa, Adjunct Professor, Carleton University It was a century ago this month that “les Allumettières” (match workers) of E.B. Eddy staged the first strike by women workers in Quebec history.  Three decades earlier, 2500 unionized sawmill workers had walked out in the largest strike to-date in Canadian history. ...

  • The Historical Society of Ottawa – Chaudière District Walking Tour

    From Sacred Site to Industrial Wasteland: Colonialism and Class Struggle in the Chaudière District - Walking Tour Brian McDougall of Peoples’ History Walking Tours is offering this special walking tour to complement his HSO presentation Striking Moments of Solidarity in the Chaudière District. Starting point: The tour starts from northeast corner of the intersection of...