Lecture Program – April 25, 2013 through December 2013
Program Subject to Change
Thursday, April 25, 2013 – Lecture by Linda Bramble on “Confederates and Civil War Spies in St. Catharines”. At the St. Catharines Museum. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Society Annual meeting and elections start at 7:30 p.m. with lecture to follow. Refreshments after lecture.
Thursday, May 23, 2013 – Lecture by Nancy Cameron on “Downtown’s Historic Gardens (and Noted Gardeners)” At the St. Catharines Museum. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Brief Society meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. with lecture to follow. Refreshments after lecture.
Thursday, June 27, 2013 – Lecture by Brian Narhi on “The Burgoyne and Glenridge Bridges”. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Brief Society meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. with lecture to follow. We will also celebrate William Hamilton Merritt’s Birthday with cake and refreshments.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 – Lecture by Paul Chapman on “The Electric Street Rail System in St. Catharines”. At the St. Catharines Museum. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Brief Society meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. with lecture to follow. Refreshments after lecture.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 – Lecture by John Hewitt on “The Garden City Arena” – the arena opened 75 years ago this December 2013. John will tell us about the background, the opening and some of the events that have taken place there. At the St. Catharines Museum. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Brief Society meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. with lecture to follow. Refreshments after lecture.
Thursday, November 28, 2013 – Show and Tell and Christmas Social. Members will bring their artifacts, old photos and collectibles and spend up to 5 minutes telling us about them. At the St. Catharines Museum. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Brief Society meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. with lecture to follow. Refreshments after lecture.
Christmas Break
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