More and more volunteers are taking on roles and managing projects. This is a chance to coordinate and support. We’re also mapping out our role in the local community as well as the heritage district we are part of. Bring your note pad and a marker for some planning work.
Oct 22, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. Dutton Dunwich has never had a cenotaph. Thirty-two First World War and fourteen Second World War sons and husbands died. One of the WWI fallen is Ellis Wellwood Sifton, a young fellow who fought at Vimy Ridge and was honoured with a Victoria Cross. This did not sit right with Blair Ferguson and he mustered a group to right this wrong. (In person only - no virtual access via zoom.
Nov 15, 2025: 2 - 4 pm and 7 - 9 pm and Nov 16, 2025: 2 - 4 pm performance
This 1910 historical recreation explores a one room school's journey to discover their local physical and cultural Scots Gaelic heritage. It takes place at Tait's Corners school at a time of waning support for the Scots Gaelic language.
Maria Moore, author of Not My Kind of Mennonite, will tell us about Mennonite history and compare types of Mennonite denominations and also Amish.
Join Dr. Cody Groat as he shares a deeply personal and powerful presentation about the Sixties Scoop through the story of his late father, Bill Groat. A survivor of this dark chapter in Canadian history, Bill was a Kanyen'kehaka (Mohawk) child raised in a foster home in Newbury, Ontario, before returning to his biological parents—survivors of the Indian Residential School System—in London, Ontario. This 40-minute talk explores identity, displacement, and intergenerational trauma, woven with the long history of the Groat family and the local significance of Newbury.
Elgie's compelling research culminated in her book, This Land: the story of two hundred acres in Kent County, Ontario, and her talk promises to inspire and fascinate anyone interested in agricultural history, genealogy, and the legacy of Southwestern Ontario’s farmland.
📍 Zoom tour of the Highgate Mastodon exhibited at the ND Heritage Center & State Museum
Take a journey back in time—10,000 years to be exact! Join Gallery Guide Tom Chase for a fascinating 45-minute presentation on the Highgate Mastodon, a remarkable glimpse into prehistoric life discovered right here in our community.
This event is inspired by the mastodon tooth we have in The Archives collection that was discovered in north Mosa Township back in the 1930s. It is a great story!
Join us on March 1st, 2026 to commemorate the Battle of Longwoods which was originally fought on March 4th 1814. Arrive at 1:45 p.m. and park carefully. Battle Hill National Historic […]
A 200-Year-Old Agreement in Southwestern Ontario Date & Time: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 – 7:00 p.m. Location: To Be Determined Guest Speaker: Mark French Hosted by: Glencoe & District Historical […]
Annual General Meeting
📅 Wednesday, April 15, 2026
🕖 7:00 p.m.
📍 Archives, 178 McKellar Street, Glencoe, Ontario
(In-person event only – no Zoom option)
Notice to Members
Existing members: this is your official notice to attend the Annual General Meeting.