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SUMMARY:Sept 30 - Cemetery Sleuthing & Genealogy Night
DESCRIPTION:With Ken Beecroft & Gerry Cross\nSeptember 30\, 2026 · 7:00–8:30 pm · Online via Zoom \nThe Glencoe & District Historical Society invites you to a special online event celebrating two of our community’s most dedicated genealogy volunteers: Ken Beecroft and Gerry Cross. Between them\, they have contributed thousands of hours researching local families\, preserving abandoned and pioneer cemeteries\, and documenting Southwest Middlesex history through Find A Grave and other archival tools. \nAbout the Presenters\nKen has been a leading force in preserving the memory of early residents of Southwest Middlesex. A Past President of the G&DHS\, he has helped document active and abandoned cemeteries\, contributed hundreds of detailed memorials to Find A Grave\, and ensures that people long gone are remembered with dignity and historical accuracy. His passion is connecting stories\, names\, and places in ways that help families understand where they come from. \nGerry is equally devoted to uncovering family histories\, tracing relationships\, and ensuring accurate online memorials. He spends countless hours verifying dates\, locating records\, and adding missing pieces to help families discover their ancestors. His careful documentation and deep local knowledge make him an invaluable resource for researchers across the region. \nTogether\, Ken and Gerry offer a remarkable service to the public by helping preserve the stories of those who shaped our community. \nWhy Attend? \nThis Zoom session is ideal for: \n\nAnyone researching their family tree\nVisitors using Find A Grave who want to understand how to get the most out of it\nCommunity members curious about early cemeteries and pioneer history\nPeople who would like to contribute to online memorial projects\nResearchers wanting to learn what the G&DHS Archives can offer\n\nTopics will include: \n\nHow Ken and Gerry conduct their research\nTips for effective searching on Find A Grave\nHow to correct or enhance an online memorial\nThe importance of documenting changes in cemetery markers over time\nHow the G&DHS Archives can support your genealogy work\nWhen to reach out to our volunteers for help\n\n  \nUse the Archives as Your Research Home Base \nThe G&DHS Archives contain extensive family files\, cemetery records\, obituaries\, photographs\, maps\, and local documents. Ken and Gerry’s work is strengthened by the archival collections—and your research can be\, too. \n  \nParticipants are encouraged to make use of the Archives both before and after the event for follow-up questions or deeper research.
URL:https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/event/sept-20-cemetery-sleuthing-genealogy-night/
LOCATION:The Archives\, 178 McKellar Street\, Glencoe (Southwest Middlesex)\, Ontario\, N0L 1M0\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261022T180000
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SUMMARY:Oct 22:  Love Hate Whisk(e)y: A Family Saga
DESCRIPTION:October 22\, 2026 at the Glencoe Library at 6 p.m.  \nThe Glencoe & District Historical Society and the Glencoe Library welcome Dutton author Valrita Fournier for an engaging evening exploring her sweeping Canadian family saga\, LOVE HATE WHISK(E)Y. \nSet along the St. Clair River and rooted in the farm culture of early 20th-century Ontario\, Fournier’s two-volume saga follows the Bennier family through love\, loss\, secrecy\, and the charged world of whiskey production—legal and illicit. Rich with historical detail\, the novels weave together the rise of the automobile\, evolving farm life\, shifting fashions\, and the deep social tensions of the era. \nVolume I: Le Réveillons (The Awakening).  Introduces the Bennier family and their complex emotional world—love\, hate\, trauma\, and resilience—against the backdrop of Ontario’s whiskey-making tradition. \nVolume II (forthcoming) opens in June 1940 as master distiller Marcel Bennier returns home to the family farm with a dual mission: to produce industrial alcohol for the war effort and to conceal a secret too dangerous to reveal. As his family prepares for his arrival\, they reflect on the events of the past years and brace themselves to share a shocking truth of their own. \nAbout the Author\nValrita Fournier is a multi-talented playwright\, poet\, mystic\, novelist\, composer\, and master of ceremonies. A graduate of the University of Toronto with a degree in English Language and Literature\, she won first prize in a one-act play competition with her comedic work Eggs-Actly My Dear!. \nThough not a musician by training\, Valrita has organized musical and theatrical events at numerous venues including Place Concorde\, Mackenzie Hall\, WEDS Theatre\, church halls\, wedding stages\, and even a Women’s Day whiskey-tasting book talk at a distillery restaurant. \nHer creative works include: \n\nLOVE HATE WHISK(E)Y – Volume I (published)\nLOVE HATE WHISK(E)Y – Volume II (in editing)\nThe Legende of the Greene Faerie\, a musical environmental tale (CD)\nThe Eleventh Commandment\, a mystical religious work (out of print)\nSeveral unpublished plays\n\nEvent Format\nThe author talk will run approximately one hour\, including audience questions.   This is a wonderful opportunity to meet a local Southwestern Ontario author whose work blends heritage\, drama\, and the storytelling traditions of rural life. All are welcome\, and admission is free. \nContact for inquiries:\nMary@glencoehistoricalsociety.ca  or Valrita Fournier – 4nier.arts@gmail.com
URL:https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/event/fournier/
LOCATION:Glencoe Public Library\, 123 McKellar St.\, Glencoe\, Ontario\, N0L 1M0\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261103T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261109T170000
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SUMMARY:Nov 3- 9 Treaty Recognition Week 2026
DESCRIPTION:Treaties Recognition Week 2025: Respecting and Honouring Treaty Relationships
URL:https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/event/nov-3-9-treaty-recognition-week-2026/
LOCATION:Ontario
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SUMMARY:Remembrance Day in the area
DESCRIPTION:Glencoe at the Cenotaph: Park and gather before 10:30 a.m.  Parade begins at 10:45 a.m.   Main Street is closed.  Organized by Royal Canadian Legion\, Reg Lovel Branch\, 219.  Their facebook page \n  \nNewbury Newbury Legion Group\n\nMelbourne
URL:https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/event/remembrance-day-in-glencoe/
LOCATION:Glencoe Epitaph on Main Street by the train tracks\, Glencoe\, ON
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SUMMARY:April 14\, 2027  Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual General Meeting \n📅 Wednesday\, April 14\, 2027\n 🕖 7:00 p.m.\n 📍 Archives\, 178 McKellar Street\, Glencoe\, Ontario\n \nNotice to Members \nExisting members: this is your official notice to attend the Annual General Meeting. \nIf you’ve been thinking about joining\, this is the perfect opportunity! Memberships can be purchased at the door: \n\nIndividual Membership – $20 \nFamily Membership – $25\n (Tax receipts issued by Membership Secretary\, Harold Carruthers) \n\nWhat to Expect \n\nReports and stories from the year 2026. \nA look ahead at upcoming projects and events. \nHonouring and thanking our volunteers. \n\nSpecial Feature: Show & Tell \nBring along a family heirloom\, artifact\, or “mystery object” from the past to share with the group. Let’s make history interactive\, personal\, and fun!
URL:https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/event/agm2027/
LOCATION:The Archives\, 178 McKellar Street\, Glencoe (Southwest Middlesex)\, Ontario\, N0L 1M0\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270725T140000
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SUMMARY:Lotan Cemetery Commemoration
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, July 25\, 2027 – 2:00 p.m.\n Lotan Cemetery (Ekfrid Township Cemetery E1 – LOTAN)\n 5472 Century Drive\, Appin ON • Concession 4\, Lot 10 \nLotan Cemetery is one of Ekfrid Township’s quiet treasures. About thirty-three burials rest here\, spanning from the 1850s through the 1970s. It’s managed today by Southwest Middlesex\, but it remains a place held in memory by many. \nThe Glencoe & District Historical Society invites neighbours\, descendants\, and friends to gather with us for a Community Memorial to honour the people who shaped this corner of Ekfrid Township. \nLocal historian Harold Carruthers will share the history of the cemetery and the early families who settled nearby. Afterward\, we will take time in community to speak names\, share memories\, and acknowledge the ancestors whose lives left a mark on this land. \nEveryone is welcome. Bring family stories\, quiet respect\, and your sense of connection to those who came before us. \nAlso\, we are hoping to learn about grave stone repair.  There is a chance that Tom and Maria Moore from Forget Me Not Gravesite Caregivers might attend.  Harold Carruthers and members of our Society also have a lot of experience caring for the stones who have no descendants to maintain them. \nFind a Grave: Ken Beecroft and Gerry Cross will be there to talk about helping descendants who live far away learn more about their ancestors via Find a Grave.  They are the local connection. \n  \n  \n  \nCairn erected by Township of Exfrid Cemetery Board 1982\n  \nLotan features a well-contructed feature that preserves the stones.  It has held up well in the weather over the years.\n  \nAnother view of the construction built to preserve the stones.\n  \nA heritage cedar marked by the Municipality of Southwest Middlesex in 2007.\n  \nThe roots of a cedar have grown over a stone.\n  \nLotan Cemetery (Ekfrid Township Cemetery E1 – LOTAN) 5472 Century Drive\, Appin ON • Concession 4\, Lot 10.   New cemetery signs by the historical society and the municipality.  
URL:https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/event/lotan/
LOCATION:Lotan Cemetery\, 5472 Century Drive\, Appin ON\, 5472 Century Drive\, Appin\, Ontario\, N0L 1A0\, Canada
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