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 p.m., presentations begin at 7:30. Guests are welcome. Lecture Program – September 2017 to June 2018. Programs are subject to change. Thursday, September 28, 2017: “Guided SpiritContinue reading “Meetings – September 2017 to June 2018”
Category Archives: Welland Canal
Programs for Winter 2010
Happy New Year from the Historical Society of St. Catharines. We hope to see you out at many of our meetings this year. Meetings in the Winter 2009 – 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. GuestsContinue reading “Programs for Winter 2010”
Treasures from the Vault – St. Catharines Museum – April 2009
This month, the St. Catharines Museum made a collection of glass plate negatives available for viewing to the Society. These images come from the Bertha Shickluna Collection. The box of negatives were found in a basement when the Shickluna’s were cleaning up. The box and photos were not in very good shape. They were offered toContinue reading “Treasures from the Vault – St. Catharines Museum – April 2009”
Happy Birthday Mr. Merritt
It isn’t everyday that you turn 215! The Historical Society will be celebrating William Hamilton Merritt’s birthday on Thursday, July 3. The event will take place at 7:00 p.m. at the Merritt statue on St. Paul Street at the east end of the Burgoyne Bridge (opposite of the Cenotaph). It will include a historical walkContinue reading “Happy Birthday Mr. Merritt”
John Burtniak sheds light on some “Vanished Villages”
On April 24, Historical Society President John Burtniak delivered an entertaining and enlightening presentation on some of the vanished villages in the Niagara area. With a combination of facts, anecdotes and images, the Society learned about the humble beginnings of these villages, an idea of their econonic and social peaks, a good reasoning for theirContinue reading “John Burtniak sheds light on some “Vanished Villages””
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