Oakville and other invited Historical Society members are invited to attend.
Eligible invitees will be sent a link to the Zoom Speakers' Night.
New memberships and renewals can be obtained online.
Speakers' Nights are held on selected Wednesdays 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm.
Zoom might be new to many, but easy to use. Video and Text Long Video includes hosting an event - get together with friends. Way in advance, sign up with Zoom for free and download the needed software. Participants may also set up virtual background. Google and YouTube may help you with this.
Before the session, test your audio and and camera if using one. People may also phone into the Zoom session.
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.
Eligible invitees will be sent a link to the Zoom Speakers' Night.
New memberships and renewals can be obtained online.
Speakers' Nights are held on selected Wednesdays 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm.
Zoom might be new to many, but easy to use. Video and Text Long Video includes hosting an event - get together with friends. Way in advance, sign up with Zoom for free and download the needed software. Participants may also set up virtual background. Google and YouTube may help you with this.
Before the session, test your audio and and camera if using one. People may also phone into the Zoom session.
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.
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Wednesday January 27, Special Speaker's Night!
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm. Meredith Leonard and Clair Bennett present: “The Man and the Boy” a short film Meredith and Clair from Halton Regional Services will have a short presentation that accompanies the film itself and provides context. The film was produced by the predecessor to the Region’s Economic Development department, to showcase the wealth of possibilities available to young people in 1960s Halton Region (then County). |
Engineers of Ford Motor Company of Canada at Oakville, Ontario, look over plans of new cars.
Date September 1, 1967
Accession Number
NFB67-15125
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer Ted Grant
Collection CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
https://photostories.ca/explore/photostory-455b-making-nations-motor-vehicles
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The film follows a young man, who has just graduated from high school, through a variety of potential careers, while also looking back at his time growing up in the County.
The film was shot in Halton, so there is a good deal of local scenery on display throughout.
The film runs about 26 minutes.
Grimsby, Bronte and Trafalgar Township Historical Society members may join us.
The film was shot in Halton, so there is a good deal of local scenery on display throughout.
The film runs about 26 minutes.
Grimsby, Bronte and Trafalgar Township Historical Society members may join us.
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Wednesday Feb 17th 2021 - 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm.
Michael Johnson “A History of Canadian Peacekeeping”
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Wednesday April 21, 2021 - 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm.
Kim Fullerton (Postponed from 2020) “Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Treaties” Kim is a lawyer for Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. He will give a presentation on the Treaties that cover Oakville and the 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. |
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Kim has drafted eleven separate First Nation Trust Agreements, has been retained to redraft several existing First Nation Trust Agreements and has been an appointed Trustee on three separate First Nation Trusts.
From 1993 to 1996 he was Chief Counsel for the Indian Claims Commission. Previously, Kim acted as Senior Solicitor-Native Affairs with Ontario Hydro. Prior to that, Mr. Fullerton acted as Counsel to the Indian Commission of Ontario.
For more information, see Kim’s resume.
From 1993 to 1996 he was Chief Counsel for the Indian Claims Commission. Previously, Kim acted as Senior Solicitor-Native Affairs with Ontario Hydro. Prior to that, Mr. Fullerton acted as Counsel to the Indian Commission of Ontario.
For more information, see Kim’s resume.