"Valiant Amazing: The Elizabeth Beard Story" by Andrew MacLean Elizabeth Beard was a young Loyalist woman from Philadelphia who ultimately fought alongside her soldier husband during the Revolution. She was with him on a ship which was attacked, and she manned the cannon, tearing off parts of her dress to use as wadding. After that...
Registration is now open for OGS Conference 2023. Saturday and Sunday – 24 diverse presentations! --The Wedge between truth and lore – Beth Adams --Explore your Roots: First Nations, Inuit and Metis Nation Genealogy at LAC – Sara Chatfield --Becoming Canadian – Linda Corupe --Voting for Genealogy – Linda Corupe --Two Hundred and Fifty...
Prelude to Brandywine: Loyalists, Hessians, the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, and a Fateful Council of War” — Presentation by Joshua Loper On Zoom (virtual-only): Register here. The Battle of Brandywine, fought just outside of Philadelphia on September 11, 1777, resulted in an overarching British victory and the conquest of the rebel seat of government. More troops...
Join us for “Beyond HFR: Advancing Passenger Rail Across Canada”, an online lecture on August 17! An acronym for High Frequency Rail, HFR is one of Canada’s biggest projects yet. The goal is simple, to connect different parts of Canada by rail at faster speeds than we’ve never seen before. Join Terry Johnson, Vice President...
Toronto Branch is pleased to present this year’s Toronto History Lecture: The Tragic Fate of Huron Elliott: A Forgotten Indigenous Worker on Toronto's Water Tunnel Project. Our speaker is researcher, writer and urban planner Eric Sehr. One of the most significant projects undertaken in Toronto during the early 1900s was the construction of the Water Supply Tunnel...
