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Speakers' Nights ​2017 - ​An enlightening night out!

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

​Mr. David Hobden - Local Historian – “Opening Up Halton County - Mails and posts of Halton from 1775 to 1918”.


Our previous Speakers' Night:

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Wednesday November 16, 2016
We are proud to host esteemed author Plum Johnson at our next Speaker's Night! She will speak about her memoir, They Left Us Everything, a touching story of loss and legacies in Oakville.

After almost twenty years of caring for elderly parents—first for their senile father,  and then for their cantankerous ninety-three-year-old mother—author Plum Johnson  and her three younger brothers experience conflicted feelings of grief and relief when  their mother, the surviving parent, dies. Now they must empty and sell the beloved family home, which hasn’t been de-cluttered in more than half a century. Twenty-three rooms bulge with history, antiques, and oxygen tanks. Plum remembers her loving but difficult parents who could not have been more different.

Johnson won the 2015 RBC Taylor Prize for this book published by Penguin Canada. 

Join us for what promises to be a wonderfully moving evening with a great speaker!


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​Wednesday, February 15, 2017    
Jim & Sue Waddington – Present “In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven”
Experience second hand, a 36 year journey of discovery. They were determined to locate, document, and photograph the actual landscapes that inspired the artists. This required tracking down clues, deciphering bits of information, tracing ancient portage routes, and exploring hidden inlets — all with the purpose of finding the very spots that gave birth to the work of the Group of Seven.

In presenting reproductions of the original paintings and contemporary photographs of the locations where the original works were created, the Waddingtons invite us to come face to face with the elusive muses that enlightened and enriched this renowned group of artists.


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Note: Speaker's date changed.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 
Dr. Dustin Galer will present the many various ways of preserving your or your family’s memories. These can be from photographs, recordings, movies, interviews, postcards and so much more.

See a video by the
Association of Personal Historians. (Before viewing, you may want to have a tissue box near by.)

Dr. Galer helps people capture their life stories so they can be shared with others. Often people are worried they or a loved one will forget their personal or family stories. They'd love to have a history of their lives, but they don't have the time or know how to do it themselves. Sadly, unless these stories are memorialized in a format that is easy to pass along, they can be easily forgotten. Organizes and edits stories to produce a compelling audio recording with background music or a beautiful published book people can share with family and friends. 
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How will you be remembered?
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Paul Racher – Archaeological Research Associates Ltd. – presents a history of North American Indigenous people with some of the collection of artifacts found on the “digs” during his research.​​ 

Paul is President of the Ontario Archaeological Society.
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  • HOME
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  • ABOUT
    • Our Story
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    • The Thomas House
    • Our Interns
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    • Our Plaques >
      • Plaque Process
      • Plaque Order and Payment
    • Supporting our Cadets
  • Publications and Resources
    • Newsletters
    • Reprints >
      • Beautiful Oakville - 1897
      • Garden of Canada - c1902
      • Telephone Book 1947
      • The Sumner Diaries
    • Audio Video >
      • Videos of Life in Early Oakville
      • Oakville Heritage Moments
    • Links
  • Collections and Exhibits
    • Archives, Photos and Libraries
    • Stories
    • Village Essays
    • Website
    • Basket Factory Memorial Plaques
    • War >
      • First World War
      • First World War Poppies Exhibit
      • Ontario Farmerettes
      • Munro Letters
    • Health Care As It Was >
      • Health Care As It Was - Continued
    • Oakville Images
    • Plaqued Houses and Buildings
    • Town of Oakville Online Collections
  • Membership
    • Join, Renew or Update
    • Why Be A Member
    • Our Volunteers
  • Activities
    • Speakers' Nights
    • Guided Walking Tours
    • Self-guided Walking Tours >
      • Downtown Oakville Historical Walk
      • Erchless Estate
      • Navy Street
      • Old Oakville
      • Trafalgar Road Heritage Conservation District
      • Trafalgar-Allan Corridor
      • Lot 12
      • Historic Reynolds
    • Black History Month
    • Indigenous History Month
    • Ghost Walks >
      • Survey
      • Photo and Video Submission
      • Photos 2022 Ghost Walks
      • Photos 2010 - 2022, Reviews 2016 - 2018
      • Reviews 2022 Ghost Walks
      • Volunteer for Ghost Walks
      • Ghost Stories
      • Video Ghost Stories
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    • Culture Days
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    • Mayor's Historical Picnic
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      • Annual Family Activities
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  • Shop
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    • Fine Art Prints
    • Shop Order Form
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