Author Barry Wilson will talk about his book on Sir Mackenzie Bowell. In the 155 years since Confederation, Canada has been led by just 23 prime ministers and 19th Century Belleville newspaper owner Mackenzie Bowell was one of them. He also became the first and one of the few prime ministers to be forced from...
Eli Aaron will cover the history of Lytton Park, tracing the development of the community from the arrival of the radial line in 1886 through the subsequent subdivision of farms into the streets we know today. His illustrated presentation examines the area between Yonge Street and Avenue Road from the 1880s to the 1930s with...
Presented by Dr. Ian Ellingham, Chair of the Niagara Society of Architects Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81753249180
CFHA's biweekly winter and spring lecture series based on Quakerism in the Atlantic World, 1690-1830 The Canadian Friends Historical Association is excited to announce our lecture series by the chapter authors of Quakerism in the Atlantic World, 1690-1830 (Penn State University Press, 2021. The virtual series begins Saturday, January 15th, and will run every second Saturday. All...
Guest Speaker: Jesse Abbott Jesse will discuss his dissertation research that examines the relationship between martial masculinity and alcohol in the British army during the early nineteenth century. He studied the drinking habits of so-called "gentlemen-officers" who served in the Canadas, such as John Le Couteur, William "Tiger" Dunlop, and John Richardson. FORMAT: ZOOM
