Events Calendar

Upcoming Events Across Ontario

Kingston Historical Society January 2023 Meeting (In-Person and Virtual)

Kingsbridge Retirement Community 950 Centennial Dr., Kingston, Ontario, Canada

James Reid and Sarah Hedberg will provide an overview of the history of James Reid Funeral Home and its place in Kingston business and society since its founding in 1854. We return to in-person meetings in January, now at the Kingsbridge Retirement Community which has graciously agreed to let us use their very comfortable theatre...

Orillia Museum of Art and History (Virtual): The Black Swamp Gang

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Around 1880 the whole of north Simcoe County was terrorized by the Black Swamp Gang who robbed farms and then intimidated the farmers into silence through barn-burnings and other threatened vandalism. The gang had formed around Big Sandy McDuff, the ‘baddest’ of the bad, a gigantic and temperamental Jarratt farmer – a tavern brawler who...

Thunder Bay Museum (Virtual): Waiting Out the War on the Shore of Lake Superior

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Please join the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society for a virtual lecture from Dr. Michael O'Hagan on Camp 100 (Neys).  This will be a virtual event that is free to view. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEBINAR This presentation will explore the history of Camp 100, an internment camp situated on the coast of Lake Superior, from its inception...

Toronto Railway Museum (Virtual): The Railways that Spurred Early Oil’s Expansion

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The Toronto Railway Museum is proud to announce the next lecture in our 2023 lecture series The Railways that Spurred Early Oil’s Expansion. Participants will be given special access to our Zoom webinar room for this event, where they can directly engage with our presenters and our museum's historians. Admission to this event is free of...

National Trust for Canada (Virtual): Webinar: Identifying Sponsorship Opportunities for your Historic Site (Fundraising Webinar Bundle Part 3)

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FREE There is a big difference between corporate sponsor solicitation and donor solicitation. And, when you are new to fundraising, it can be daunting to wade into the competitive sponsorship environment. Webinar leaders, Kirstin Evenden and Emily Boulet provide tips on what sponsors are looking for, how to best approach them and how to gain...