Author Chip Martin will join us for a hybrid presentation. Tune in to the Zoom links below or show up at the Archives. Glencoe & District Historical Society is proud to help launch this important new book. Filled with engaging stories and astonishing facts, From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge examines the role of Canadians […]
We will remember those injured and killed at the Battle of the Longwoods in 1814.
Come out to the beautifully preserved one-room school House in the Tait's Community to be inspired to learn the Gaelic language. Trevor Aitkens will teach us some basic words and expressions and explain the meaning of familiar given names, surnames and place names in our community. Or join via Zoom Gaelic originated in Scotland in […]
Apr 19, 2022 Open House to Celebrate 45 years. 2 - 5 p.m. Open House 7 p.m. Annual General Meeting. A good crowd was in attendance for an afternoon open house and members returned in the evening for the 2022 annual general meeting of the Glencoe and District Historical Society. Once the evening business was […]
Existing members: this is your official notice to attend the annual general meeting to be held at the Archives, 178 McKellar Street, Glencoe, Ontario. April 19, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Via Google Meet Tonight. Join us at 7:20 p.m. online:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/jks-epkg-vei
July 15, 2023 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Big day in Glencoe. Come to the Archives. There will be cupcakes served in the backyard. Displays. Books for sale. And a big anniversary party. 1:00 p.m. Historical society will reinstall the time capsule that was removed from the cornerstone of the old Glencoe Town Hall when […]
“Beyond the gates of the cemetery lives an historical account of our past, a rich heritage populated by friends and relatives. Loved ones who can no longer be with us, but whose memories live on.” - Josh Kekosz. Join us July 23, 2023 to honour our ancestors at 2:00 p.m.
Time: Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). Link to his talk Larry Cornelis will tell the story of the impacts and challenges faced by our local forests and landscapes over the last 15,000 years. This includes climate change at both ends of that time frame, the advancement of ecosystems […]
Glencoe Ontario Remembrance Day Service organized by the Royal Canadian Legion, Reg Lovell Branch 219. Parade starts at 10:45 a.m.
Master Corporal Patterson's will tell us about his career in the military from Army Cadets until his Medical release: 34+ years.
Glenn Stott – Blood on the Snow: The Donnellys and the Biddulph Tragedy. December 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm