Meetings – 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00). Unless otherwise noted, all meetings will be held at the St. Catharines Museum at Lock 3, 1932 Welland Canal Parkway, St. Catharines, Ontario. Free admission. Doors open at 7:00. Guests are welcome. Lecture Program – February to June 2014 Programs Subject to Change Thursday, February 27, 2014: Autos andContinue reading “Meeting Schedule – February to June 2014”
Category Archives: War of 1812
Roster of Speakers for the 2011-2012 Season
Meetings – 7:30 p.m. – all held at the St. Catharines Museum at Lock 3, 1932 Welland Canal Parkway, St. Catharines, Ontario unless otherwise noted. Free admission. Doors open at 7:00. Guests are welcome. Thursday, September 22, 2011 – Lecture: Anne McPherson, who is a direct descendant of the McCordick Family, will tell us aboutContinue reading “Roster of Speakers for the 2011-2012 Season”
Fall Meetings 2011
Meetings – 7:30 p.m. – all held at the St. Catharines Museum at Lock 3, 1932 Welland Canal Parkway, St. Catharines, Ontario. Free admission. Doors open at 7:00. Guests are welcome. Thursday, September 22 – Anne McPherson will be speaking about the McCordick and Smith families of St. Catharines. Thursday, October 27 – Dr. Wesley TurnerContinue reading “Fall Meetings 2011”
Society Fall Programmes
Meetings – 7:30 p.m. – all held at the St. Catharines Museum at Lock 3, 1932 Welland Canal Parkway, St. Catharines, Ontario. Free admission. Doors open at 7:00. Guests are welcome. Thursday, September 23 – Linda Bramble, a noted oenologist, will be presenting “How We Got Here From There” -the beginning of Prohibition in Ontario inContinue reading “Society Fall Programmes”
Future Meetings of the Historical Society
Meetings – 7:30 p.m. – all held at the St. Catharines Museum at Lock 3, 1932 Welland Canal Parkway, St. Catharines, Ontario. Free admission. Doors open at 7:00. Guests are welcome. March 25 – “History of St. John’s Anglican Church in Port Dalhousie” by Brian Leyton – Society Member – Come out and learn about the heritage of thisContinue reading “Future Meetings of the Historical Society”
Meeting Recap: The Myth of Laura Secord by Alun Hughes
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”
The Historical Society of St. Catharines 