The Oakville Historical Society presents ...
Our Speakers' Nights are held on certain Wednesdays
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm EST
These now take place virtually using Zoom. If you are new to zoom, YouTube sessions would be helpful. Way in advance, sign up with Zoom for free and download the needed software. Before the session, test your audio and and camera if using one.
Steve and Judy Bysouth have now taken over the responsibilities for Speakers' Nights. It is great having more volunteers involved.
Embrace the opportunity to gain some valuable insight and life lessons from our guest speakers who are based in Oakville and beyond.
Traditionally, our Speaker's Nights are hosted in:
February; April; May and November.
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm EST
These now take place virtually using Zoom. If you are new to zoom, YouTube sessions would be helpful. Way in advance, sign up with Zoom for free and download the needed software. Before the session, test your audio and and camera if using one.
Steve and Judy Bysouth have now taken over the responsibilities for Speakers' Nights. It is great having more volunteers involved.
Embrace the opportunity to gain some valuable insight and life lessons from our guest speakers who are based in Oakville and beyond.
Traditionally, our Speaker's Nights are hosted in:
February; April; May and November.
Participation is FREE, but donations are much appreciated!
Zoom session details were sent to members.
Become a member! Wednesday, November 18th 2020 Tim Speed “THE DAMBUSTERS - May 1943” - One of the most daring and tactically demanding air operations of World War II. The legendary Dambusters Raid utilized a bouncing bomb released at an altitude of sixty feet to destroy enemy hydroelectric dams. - This brilliant tactical success was achieved, but eight of the nineteen Lancaster bombers did not return. Of the 133 airmen who flew on the raid, 53 were killed and three became Prisoners of War. • As with all aspects of Bomber Command, Canadians played a significant role in the Dams Raid. Of the thirty Canadians who flew, only fifteen returned. Tim Speed, is from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. Relying heavily on Ted Barris's book "The Dambusters: Canadian Airmen and the Secret Raid Against Nazi German", Tim will explain the strategy and tactics of the raid. Also shared will be the human stories of some of those who took part. |
Wednesday February 19th, 2020
Kelly Mathews "The Road to Marylake” A Complex History in the Countryside of King Township: In 1910, Sir Henry Mill Pellatt, one of Edwardian Canada's wealthiest men, started building his famed Casa Loma in Toronto. At the same time, he also started work on his country farm and estate in King Township called Lake Marie, named after his first wife, Lady Mary. Created as a place of respite for Pellatt, his wife and their many friends, the property later was developed into an agricultural farm school by a group of Basilian leaders. And in 1942, the Augustinians established a Monastery and Retreat Centre called Marylake on the land they continue to steward today. |
Wednesday April 15th, 2020 - Postponed or Cancelled due to COVID
Michael Johnson “A History of Canadian Peacekeeping”
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Wednesday May 20th, 2020 - Postponed or Cancelled due to COVID
Kim Fullerton “Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Treaties” Lawyer for Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and he will give a presentation on the Treaties that cover Oakville and surrounding territory. Kim was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1982. His practice is restricted to representing First Nations and organizations as legal counsel primarily in land claims against Canada and Ontario. To date he has been legal counsel on fifteen settled land claims in Ontario with a total value of hundreds of million dollars and tens of thousands of acres of reserve land. Those settlements include both the largest and second largest Specific Claim Settlements for a single First Nation in the history of claims in Canada. |