Events Calendar

Upcoming Events Across Ontario
  • HEIRS Meeting – Historic Newspaper Digitization in Essex County

    Harrow Arena Community Room 243 McAffee St., Harrow, Ontario, Canada

    On March 26 there will be two meetings for HEIRS members and friends. The first will be a very brief meeting, for a members' vote. This will be followed directly afterwards with the regular monthly meeting which will feature Arthur Rhyno and Historic Newspaper Digitization, which everyone is welcome to attend.

  • HEIRS February Meeting in Celebration of Black History Month

    Harrow Arena Community Room 243 McAffee St., Harrow, Ontario, Canada

    The Stories We Tell: From Africa to Canada, Presented by Edward Milo Johnson Through poetry, spoken word, and storytelling, from his book ''The Color of Freedom," Milo Johnson reflects on the resilience, struggles, and triumphs experienced by the African diaspora during their journeys to freedom. The presentation includes visual art by Myriam Wilson. Join us...

  • HEIRS January Meeting – British Home Children

    Harrow Arena Community Room 243 McAffee St., Harrow, Ontario, Canada

    HEIRS January Meeting JANUARY 22ND AT 1:30 PM Join HEIRS for a presentation on the history of the British Home Children migration programs. PRESENTED BY HOME CHILDREN CANADA Learn about key resources for research and explore the vast contributions Home Children made to Canada’s development and war efforts. contact: heirsont@gmail.com for info MEETING WILL BE...

  • Harrow Early Immigrant Research Society: Presentation by Lori Oschefski about British Home Children

    Harrow Arena Community Room 243 McAffee St., Harrow, Ontario, Canada

    Join us on January 22nd at 1:30 for a presentation by Lori Oschefski about British Home Children. Between 1869 and 1932 impoverished children were migrated from Britain to Canada to be placed as domestic and agricultural help - several were placed in Harrow and Colchester South. Lori Oschefski is founder and president of Home Children...