In partnership with the Hastings County Historical Society, the Belleville Public Library will be hosting an informative talk via Zoom on Wednesday, May 26 at 3 pm. Evan Morton, the curator of the Tweed & Area Heritage Centre, will speak about the profound effects of the smallpox outbreak that happened in the Hungerford area in...

The back roads of Hastings County are sprinkled with historic sites, if only you knew how to reach them. Fortunately, the Hastings County Historical Society has created an on-line guidance system to show you the way. Orland French, the Society's “historic sites man”, will present an illustrated on-line discussion on at 3 p.m., Tuesday June...

Archaeologist Bill Fox presents a traditional chronological review of archaeological evidence for the millennia of Indigenous occupation across the landscape of what is now known as Hastings County. He follows this with a reconsideration of archaeological and historical documentation concerning Indigenous-European relations during the seventeenth century. With an M.A. in Archaeology from U of T,...

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...

Hastings County Historical Society Invites you to a Public Presentation With Guest Speaker Dan Buchanan - The History Guy of Brighton Dan Buchanan combines in-depth research with engaging stories to entertain and educate. Dan will tell the amazing story of Ben Kerr, one of the most notorious rum runners on Lake Ontario during prohibition. Follow Ben...