The Ontario Black History Society is seeking interested, passionate, and committed community members to volunteer on the OBHS Board of Directors. Vacant positions include Secretary and Members-At-Large. If you are interested in joining the OBHS’s Board of Directors, this information session is for you! For more information, email admin@blackhistorysociety.ca.
Grant Maltman, the Curator of the Banting House National Historic Site of Canada in London, Ontario, will be speaking on the subject of Sir Frederick Banting: The Man You Thought You Knew. Most of us know of Sir Frederick Banting (1895-1941) as the co-discoverer of insulin, but there is much more to his story! Frederick...
The OHS Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the 134th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ontario Historical Society will be hosted virtually on Wednesday November 2, 2022, at 7:00 PM EST. Please note that the AGM is for OHS members only and not open to the public. The meeting will be conducted...
FREE In June, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, tabled Bill C-23 proposing legislation dedicated to the designation of places of national significance or national interest, and protection of federally-owned historic places. The Bill passed first reading on June 7. Following a Gathering earlier this...
October 27 7:30 PM. “Covered Histories”. Victoria Lawn Underground Railroad Gravestones. Rochelle Bush and Dr. Adam Montgomery will present their work on locating graves of freedom seekers, members of the Fugitive Aid Society and others in Victoria Lawn cemetery. Rochelle Bush is a descendant of African American freedom seekers, owner of Tubman Tours Canada. She is resident historian of the Salem...
