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  • 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 […]

  • Remembering

    Lecture: What does Sacrifice look like?

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

    Master Corporal Patterson's will tell us about his career in the military from Army Cadets until his Medical release: 34+ years.  

  • Crofters from Argyllshire, Scotland

    Doug Ferguson: Ancestral Odyssey – The Family Ferguson

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

    Doug Ferguson traces his voyage of discovery in tracing his Scottish ancestors from Argyllshire and Inverness to Aldborough, Mosa, and Ekfrid, including a memorable visit to Scotland.

  • Farmer, writer, radical, sage: Re-introducing Peter McArthur

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

    In 1908, at the age of 42, Peter McArthur returned to his family farm in Ekfrid Township with his wife and five children after living and working in Toronto, New York and London, England. For the next 16 years he wrote weekly columns in The Globe, amusing and enlightening his readers about life on a rural Ontario farm. 

  • Battle Hill plaque

    March 6 2024: Battle of Longwoods Memorial

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

    Join us on March 3rd, 2024 to commemorate the Battle of Longwoods which was originally fought on March 4th 1814.  Arrive at 1:45 p.m. and park carefully.  

  • Notice to Members -2023 Annual General Meeting at April 17, 2024

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

    Join the Glencoe & District Historical Society and come to the meeting of the members to review the accomplishments of 2023 and make plans for the coming year.