This year, heritage organizations, historians, genealogists, writers, archivists, museums, libraries, and passionate community members from across the district will come together in Delaware for a day of discovery, connection, and inspiration. It’s our annual opportunity to meet the people behind the projects — the books, archives, oral histories, exhibitions, and creative initiatives that are keeping our shared past alive.
Harold Carruthers outlined the research completed and the events the Society took part in. It was reported that there were 2,570 volunteer hours completed throughout the year. Outgoing president Mary Simpson reviewed the work of the Society and thanked members for their support. There are presently 73 paid memberships with more volunteers stepping up in various capacities. A brief show and tell of historical items closed the meeting before refreshments were shared.
Dr. Cody Groat shared a deeply personal and powerful presentation about the Sixties Scoop through the story of his late father, Bill Groat. About 45 people attended this moving presentation. Thank you staff of Glencoe Library for working with the historical society to build a wonderful partnership. This is the first of our 4-part Author Series.
Meet at the Archives in Glencoe at 10 a.m. These free, community-led walks invite people to explore their surroundings through history, shared spaces, and everyday lived experience. Together, we’ll walk, talk, and reflect on what makes our villages liveable, welcoming, and worth caring for.
Join local historian Ken Willis for a guided walk through Wardsville. This walking tour highlights the history of Main Street, sharing stores of the buildings, people and events that have shaped the village. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Wardsville Museum
Meet at 1030 a.m. – facilitated by Dunc Hodgson & Heather Jacobs. A walk exploring the Appin community and surrounding landscape: Meet at The Ekfrid Museum behind the community centre. This walk will invite conversation about: The story of Appin as a rural crossroads community. Key places of gathering, past and present. Connections between land, history, and community life.
Come join us to care for our ancestors' resting place. Bring your own tools. 10 am
Kendra shared with us some of the real-world inspirations woven into the book. The novel is dedicated to two living tortoises: Jonathan, aged 193 on Saint Helena Island — the same remote island where Napoleon spent his final years — and Fernanda, believed to be the last surviving Fernandina tortoise in the world.
Twenty-five members and guests gathered at the Glencoe Library for Kae Elgie's presentation on her book, This Land: the Story of Two Hundred Acres in Kent County, Ontario. Drawing from extensive research preserved by her ancestors and combined with her own deep dive into census and land records, archaeological findings, and historical texts, Elgie told the remarkable story of 10,000 years of food gathering and agricultural production on the 200-acre farm in Chatham-Kent where she grew up. Her
This was a great event. We are going to hear much more from this beautiful hidden treasure on Lake Erie.
The Glencoe & District Historical Society contributed $1,500 toward the preservation of this church. Lorne Munroe understood that heritage is not something that belongs only to the past. He made the motion and a few of us wondered why we needed to support a London project. But we passed the motion. Seeing that church in active use, full of community members engaged with story and song, made that investment feel like so much more than money.
Friday, June 12, 2026 was a gift — one of those days when you set out to explore and come home knowing you've made connections that will last. The Heritage Day in North Middlesex brought together some of the most vibrant archivists, artists, and community builders in this region. As a member of the Glencoe and District Historical Society, I was proud to take part. I also wore my Google Guide hat all day, uploading photos to each of these cultural spaces on Google Maps so that future visitors can find them more easily.