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.
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.
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.
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/.
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.
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
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.
Tartan Days 2025 in Glencoe was a resounding success — a community-wide celebration blending heritage, creativity, and rural spirit. This year, the Glencoe & District Historical Society took part in several events, offering residents and visitors alike a glimpse into the area’s Scottish settler past, genealogical resources, and folkloric traditions.