March 12: Thomas Gardiner: The Ghost of Cashmere.

The Archives 178 McKellar Street, Glencoe (Southwest Middlesex), Ontario

Topic: Thomas Gardiner – the Ghost of Cashmere
Time: Mar 12, 2025 07:00 PM America/Toronto
Come to the Archives in Glencoe or join Zoom Meeting here
https://zoom.us/j/97535781552?pwd=LhgBw1jbLWzk5HOTyrqHH6ltku9ZlF.1

Meeting ID: 975 3578 1552
Passcode: 797625

Mar 16. John Little In Conversation: Reimagining The Donnellys 

John Little In Conversation: Reimagining The Donnellys . A webinar hosted by Words Director Josh Lambier Sunday, 16 March 2025, 2:00 PM 

Join us for a webinar visit with award-winning author and filmmaker John Little to talk about The Donnellys, his two-volume tour-de-force history of Southwestern Ontario's most famous true crime story! 

Joseph Dain – Caradoc farm boy – by Dave McEachran

Multimedia Room in the Gemini Sportsplex (at 667 Adair Blvd, Strathroy 667 Adair Blvd, , Strathroy, Ontario

Strathroy and District March Regular Meeting will be Monday, March 17th at 7:00 PM. We meet in the Multimedia Room in the Gemini Sportsplex (at 667 Adair Blvd, Strathroy - located right behind the SDCI/Holy Cross highschool). Enter through the main entrance of the arena and turn to the right.

Heritage Fair 2025

Delaware Community Centre 2652 Gideon Drive, Delaware, Ontario

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.

A Stroll through Time – story telling

Burns Presbyterian Church - Mosa 24493 Dundonald Rd, Glencoe, Ontario

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.  

April 5 – Workshop: Capturing Living Oral Histories

The Archives 178 McKellar Street, Glencoe (Southwest Middlesex), Ontario

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 16. AGM: Reviewing 2024

The Archives 178 McKellar Street, Glencoe (Southwest Middlesex), Ontario

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.

April 19 Author Reading – Mercy by Emma Stack

The Archives 178 McKellar Street, Glencoe (Southwest Middlesex), Ontario

We were honoured to do this soft launch of her latest book, Mercy It is Emma's fourth novel and the third book in her War of 1812 series.  Her family all showed up for the release on Easter Saturday.  

May 7 – The Bandit of Skunk’s Misery

The Archives 178 McKellar Street, Glencoe (Southwest Middlesex), Ontario

Paul Langan told us about the legend of Orval Shaw.  
Join Zoom Meeting:   May 7 - The Bandit of Skunk's Misery

Link to his article: https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/2025/05/01/orval-shaw/.

May 31, June 1: Wartime Homefront

Backus Page House Museum 29424 Lakeview Line, Wallacetown, Ontario

Wartime Homefront at the Backus Page House Museum. May 31st & June 1st, 2025
11am - 5pm

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.

June 4, 5, 7, 8 Play by Len Cuthbert

The Wright Place 113 Front Street, Strathroy, Ontario

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. Click for the details re: dinner and theater.

$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

$20

June 11, 2025 Virtual Tour of the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History 

The Archives 178 McKellar Street, Glencoe (Southwest Middlesex), Ontario

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.