Saturday, March 29, 2025. Everyone is invited to attend the annual Heritage Fair, hosted by the Middlesex Centre Archives at the Delaware Community Centre at 2652 Gideon Drive, DELAWARE.
This is a great networking event. All the museums and heritage groups attend. So many projects, books, stories and great people. And there is pie!! But you have to get there early. Lunch too. Bring cash.
Story telling begins at 2:00 p.m. sharp. Welcome to A Stroll through Time – Celebrating 190 years of Burns Presbyterian Church, Mosa. Join us as we share stories about the Kilmartin community who established Burns Presbyterian Church in the hills of North Mosa.
Join the adventure of capturing oral histories before the opportunity to do so has passed. Carrie Jeffery is going to inspire us to write down our stories or the stories of our parents. She will show us how she used a software program, Storyworth, to take the time consuming labour away from the beautiful task of recording her Dad’s life.
April 16th at 7:00. In person event - no zoom.
If you have wanted to join, show up and purchase a membership. Individual Memberships are $20 and family memberships are $25. Tax Receipts will be issued by Membership Secretary Harold Carruthers.
Emma Stack will be doing a reading from her newest book MERCY. In person only. She will be back for a Hybrid event September 8, 2025. Bring a lunch time snack - we have the hot drink and cookies.
Paul Langan is going to tell us about the legend of Orval Shaw. Orval Shaw never killed anyone or committed any major crime, yet from 1921 to 1934, Orval’s life of petty crimes led to some of the most sensational police hunts to try and capture him.
The Glencoe & District Historical society will be stepping into history at the Wartime Homefront Event at Backus Page House Museum, 29424 Lakeview Line, Wallacetown, ON N0L 2M0! Experience being transported back to Canada during World War I and World War II to see what it was like on the homefront. This immersive event features a multitude of interactive booths, each brimming with engaging activities for kids.
Come take flight with these four unique characters as they surprise you with the unexpected experiences of life that make it hard to keep the blue side up. Don't miss it if you love to fly. There are six performances in Shedden or Strathroy.
$20 adv / $25 door TICKETS ONLINE at www.OnStageLive.ca
Dates: Wed. Jun 4 @ 7 pm at the Keystone Complex, Shedden, ON
Thur. Jun 5 @ 2 pm at the Keystone Complex, Shedden, ON
Thur. Jun 5 @ 7 pm at the Keystone Complex, Shedden, ON
Sat. Jun 7 @ 2 pm at The Wright Place, Strathroy, ON
Sat. Jun 7 @ 7 pm at The Wright Place, Strathroy, ON
Sun. Jun 8 @ 2 pm at The Wright Place, Strathroy, ON
Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History and the historical society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom tour of the museum and ground.
Museum staff will take us on a walking tour of the historical buildings and tell us stories about what it meant to cross the border into Canada after a harrowing journey north. We will meet a descendant of some of these courageous Underground Railroad freedom seekers and learn about the early Black presence in Ontario.
Please join us for the annual Decoration Day Service at St. Mary’s Anglican Church – Napier, Ontario on June 22, 2025 at 3 pm.
Location: 1418 Melwood Drive, Strathroy, ON N7G 3H5.
July 20, 2025 @ 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. 21303 Melbourne Road, Melbourne, ON
Guided tour of the circa-1870 farm and homestead of the Alexander family, early settlers to the Melbourne area by way of Scotland. Now in its sixth generation of the family, the farm is still operational, with many original structures and implements in active use. Please join us to learn about the people behind the barns, buildings and bridles. Snacks and refreshments will be served.
This year we are remembering our ancestors in Simpson Cemetery. July 27, 2025 A circle of Simpson descendants are planning a community event at the cemetery. They invite all […]