Meetings in the Fall 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. September 24 – “Forts and Families in Upper Canada” by Wes Turner, past Society President. Who lived in the forts in Upper Canada inContinue reading “Meetings in the Fall 2009”
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February 26: Alun Hughes Revisits the History of Laura Secord
“The Myth of Laura Secord: Seeking the Truth Beneath the Chocolate Coating” by Alun Hughes Time / Place: Thursday, 26 February 2009, 7:30 P.M., Burgoyne Room of the St. Catharines Museum at Lock 3 (the Welland Canals Centre), 1932 Welland Canals Parkway (formerly Government Road). Wheelchair accessible. Free admission. All interested persons welcome. TheContinue reading “February 26: Alun Hughes Revisits the History of Laura Secord”
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”
April 24 Meeting – Some Vanished Villages of Niagara –
Generations ago, there were villages throughout Niagara that held much promise for the future. They had general stores, schools, churches, mills and more. Fast forward 100 years and some of these villages are not even on a modern day map. Perhaps merely a footnote in a history book. What happened to these villages? Why did theyContinue reading “April 24 Meeting – Some Vanished Villages of Niagara –”
The Historical Society of St. Catharines 