On February 26, Professor Alun Hughes of Brock University methodically retraced the famous and heroic trek of Laura Secord using primary evidence in an effort to remove the myth and to uncover what most likely happened on that historic night. A quick retelling of the classic story: on 21 June 1813 in Queenston, Laura learnedContinue reading “Meeting Recap: The Myth of Laura Secord by Alun Hughes”
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Upcoming Meetings – Winter 2009
The Historical Society of St. Catharines generally meets in the Burgoyne Room of the St. Catharines Museum at Lock 3 (the Welland Canals Centre), 1932 Welland Canals Parkway (formerly Government Road) at 7:30 unless otherwise posted. The facility is wheelchair accessible. Free admission to the Society meetings. All interested parties welcome. January 22Continue reading “Upcoming Meetings – Winter 2009”
History of the Silver Spire Church
Report by Bill Stevens: At our October 23, 2008 Society meeting Rev. Dr. Phil Cline spoke to an audience of 40 about the Silver Spire United Church. In January 2008, Memorial, Welland Avenue and St. Paul Street United churches voted to amalgamate at the St. Paul Street site. The amalgamation took effect on JulyContinue reading “History of the Silver Spire Church”
Some Reminiscences of Grantham Township by Bob Bell
On November 27, Bob Bell recounted some of his varied experiences as a local politician in Grantham Township from the 1950s through to the 1980s. Bob Bell was born in 1921 in Louth Township decended from the Loyalist families Secord and Pawling. He worked at McKinnon Industries (now General Motors) for forty-seven years before retiringContinue reading “Some Reminiscences of Grantham Township by Bob Bell”
From Glass Negatives to Digital Images
During the September 25 meeting, Dennis Cahill recounted some of the highlights and insights into his 43 year career as a photographer at the St. Catharines Standard newspaper. Cahill’s talk was coupled around the recent opening of a new exhibit at the St. Catharines Museum entitled “Niagara Through the Lens: the Shots that set The Standard”. Continue reading “From Glass Negatives to Digital Images”
Fall Programs with the Historical Society
September 25 – Dennis Cahill on “From Glass Negatives to Digital Images”. Dennis will be speaking about the changes that have taken place in photography and probably also about the very extensive collection of pictures from the past 70 years or so that were recently donated to the St. Catharines Museum by the Standard newspaper.Continue reading “Fall Programs with the Historical Society”
The Historical Society of St. Catharines 