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  • No Guns, Just God’s Glory: Tom Wilson. Nov 8

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

    The role of Allied military chaplains and the stories of those who died in the Battle of Normandy from June 6, 1944 to August 25, 1944.

    Free
  • Operation Jericho

    Operation Jericho: incredible WWII story of resistance

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

    Operation Jericho: Of the 832 prisoners, 102 were killed by the bombing, 74 were wounded and 258 escaped, including 79 Resistance members and political prisoners; two-thirds of the escapees were recaptured. (Wikipedia)

  • Lecture: Japanese Interment Camp in Southwest Middlesex

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

    Topic: Japanese Interment Camp in Southwest Middlesex Time: Jan 18, 2023 07:00 PM America/Toronto The presentation will be a talk and slide show in person and via zoom. It deals with the Japanese-Canadians who came to work on farms in Glencoe in 1942. They had been removed from British Columbia. Its focus is on Yon […]

    Free

  • Book signing: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

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

    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 […]

  • Battle Hill Memorial

    Memorial Service: Battle of Longwoods

    Battle Hill National Historic Site 2945 Longwoods Road, Southwest Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

    We will  remember those injured and killed at the Battle of the Longwoods in 1814.

  • The Gaelic Language – Past, Present and Future

    Tait's Corners Community Centre 21365 Taits Road, Glencoe, ON, Canada

    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 […]

  • Open House to Celebrate 45 years.

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

    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 […]

  • AGM: Show & Tell. Celebrating 45 years.

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

    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.

  • Shannon Prince, Buxton National Historic Site & Museum

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

    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

  • Tartan Days at The Archives

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

    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 […]

  • Kilmartin Cemetery Memorial

    Kilmartin Cemetery 24452 Dundonald Roard, Glencoe, Ontario, Canada

    “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.

  • From Polar Bears to No Bears: A 15,000 Year History

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

    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 […]