Speakers' Nights are open to the general public.
Thank you for supporting our events through memberships and donations.
Traditionally Speakers' Nights are held on selected Wednesdays 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm. and open to the public.
Please feel free to share this invite with friends and family and of course invited/copied Historical Societies please share with your members.
It should also be noted that our virtual OHS Speakers Night will be offered publicly via the OHS website and Facebook page - we suggest you log in early so as not to be disappointed as there will be a limit of 100 Zoom connections.
For November, we are having an earlier start. The speaker will be joining us from
Format of the meetings: (all times are approximate)
07:15 The Zoom call will be opened for chatting/connection issues etc
07:35 The meeting will start - everyone will be muted
07:35 Announcements/Introduction
07:40 Presentation
08:30 At the end of the presentation everyone will be invited to unmute and invited to ask questions
08:45 The Zoom call will remain open for those that wish to connect/chat
Please note we will start a bit earlier than ususal at 07:35 and end a bit earlier at about 08:45
Zoom might be new to many, but easy to use. Video and Text This 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.
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. With COVID, we are offering our members many more Speakers' Nights.
Thank you for supporting our events through memberships and donations.
Traditionally Speakers' Nights are held on selected Wednesdays 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm. and open to the public.
Please feel free to share this invite with friends and family and of course invited/copied Historical Societies please share with your members.
It should also be noted that our virtual OHS Speakers Night will be offered publicly via the OHS website and Facebook page - we suggest you log in early so as not to be disappointed as there will be a limit of 100 Zoom connections.
For November, we are having an earlier start. The speaker will be joining us from
Format of the meetings: (all times are approximate)
07:15 The Zoom call will be opened for chatting/connection issues etc
07:35 The meeting will start - everyone will be muted
07:35 Announcements/Introduction
07:40 Presentation
08:30 At the end of the presentation everyone will be invited to unmute and invited to ask questions
08:45 The Zoom call will remain open for those that wish to connect/chat
Please note we will start a bit earlier than ususal at 07:35 and end a bit earlier at about 08:45
Zoom might be new to many, but easy to use. Video and Text This 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.
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. With COVID, we are offering our members many more Speakers' Nights.
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Wednesday, November 17th, 2021. 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm.
Alanna Bray-Lougheed Olympian shares her journey and experiences with us. History of Burloak Canoe Club will also be discussed. Alanna Bray-Lougheed was named to the national team for the first time in 2015 after winning the K-2 200m and K-2 500m national titles Bray-Lougheed made her Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 where she competed in the K-2 500m with Madeline Schmidt and in the K-4 500m. This will be an awesome opportunity to hear a current Olympian share her journey and experiences with us. Alanna is Burloak Canoe Clubs first female to become an Olympian. The History of Burloak Canoe Club in our town goes back through 3 generations of Olympians in the Oldershaw family. The History of Women in Olympic Sprint Canoe (as opposed to Sprint Kayak) is a fascinating story.These Tokyo Olympic Games were historic in that it was the first year for Women Sprint Canoe to be included at the Olympics. 
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Lougheed is third in the Canoe/Kayak - Sprint
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85201988960?pwd=QWtNZElqSTIzRFcyd3RCcGh3ZG9ZQT09 Meeting ID: 852 0198 8960 Passcode: 876953 Please feel free to share this invite with friends and family and of course invited/copied Historical Societies please share with your members. It should also be noted that our virtual OHS Speakers Night will be offered publicly via the OHS website and Facebook page - we suggest you log in early so as not to be disappointed as there will be a limit of 100 Zoom connections. |
Wednesday, February 16th, 2022
Bonnie Sitter - Farmerettes
She is the co-author of a number of books, including one on Farmerettes (which is the topic she will be speaking to us on).
Apparently one of our members is quoted in the book, June Hitchcox as she was a Farmerette.
Bonnie Sitter - Farmerettes
She is the co-author of a number of books, including one on Farmerettes (which is the topic she will be speaking to us on).
Apparently one of our members is quoted in the book, June Hitchcox as she was a Farmerette.
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Wednesday, September 15th, 2021 7:20 pm.–9:00 pm
Nick Howard presents Howard Iron Works Printing Museum After many years directly involved in the printing industry, Liana and Nick Howard set about to build a museum of printing history with focus on machinery from the 1830’s to 1950’s. This period was an exciting time for not only worldwide technology, but also improvements to the printing press. Unlike any other, printing has spurred man to great things. |
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Howard Iron Works is supported by world-class talent in order to restore and present equipment just as it would have been when leaving the original factories.
Virtually you may visit the museum now.
In person visits are by appointment and open to the public during special events.
This Oakville treasure is located at 800 Westgate Road. This is north of Wyecroft, east of Third Line.
Virtually you may visit the museum now.
In person visits are by appointment and open to the public during special events.
This Oakville treasure is located at 800 Westgate Road. This is north of Wyecroft, east of Third Line.
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2021. 7:20 pm. – 9:00 pm.
Retired Sgt Eleanor Clarke with The Memory Project "The evolution of Women in the Military" She will be speaking from from Nova Scotia! Sgt (retired) Eleanor Clarke will present a brief history of The Evolution of Women in the Canadian Military from WWI to Present. Among key facts Eleanor will speak on her personal experiences while in uniform. As Eleanor prepared to graduate from High School she decided to apply for the military more as an avoidance of further academics than a great desire to serve the country. Although excited to start a new adventure, Basic Training tested Eleanor as the physical exertion & discipline were more than expected. Nevertheless she persevered, graduated & moved on to the Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre at CFB Borden where she learned the Supply trade. Throughout her service she travelled around Canada and after 30 years away Eleanor is grateful to be living in Nova Scotia once again In 2012 Eleanor retired from the uniform, but remained on the Supplementary Reserve list until age 55. She has become committed to honour the sacrifices made by others "In Service to Canada". Eleanor is married, has two children and is active outdoors and volunteering in her local community. |
Sgt Clarke 2012
Pte Eleanor in Dress uniform
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Wednesday January 27, 2021. 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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he 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.
he 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.
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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 14, 2021. 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm.
Abbey Stansfield "Sail through History: the archaeology of the Great Lakes" Sail Through History: Archaeology of the Great Lakes presents the history of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes and how the treasure they possess is not monetary but knowledge. This knowledge represents the people who lived and made their living from the great lakes and shows the danger such a life could possess to the average mariner.
Abbey Stansfield is a graduate of Queen’s University with a BA in Classical History and Archaeology and an MA from the University of Leicester in Museum Studies. She began her career as a historical interpreter at the Laura Secord Homestead where she spent nine years in a living history setting discussing civilian life during the War of 1812. In 2015 she joined the Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum as the Education Programmer where she developed an interest in marine heritage. Her interest has led to a lot of research into shipwrecks and marine archaeology. |
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021. 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm.
Kim Fullerton “Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Treaties” See his presentation on our website. A different version is on our YouTube Channel. 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.
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Wednesday May 19, 2021. 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm.
Michelle Vosburgh "Resilient Community: Disease, Epidemics and Pandemics in Port Colborne's past" Oakville and many places across North America had similar challenges to keep people healthy. It wasn't so very long ago that epidemics and even pandemics were a part of everyday life. Port Colborne and North America experiences from the cholera epidemics of the 1830s to the Spanish flu, and beyond is just one example of how many local communities worked together to cope with, and attempt to stop the spread of deadly contagious diseases. Measures like quarantines, isolation, lockdowns and closures were nothing new to them, and were often the most effective way to protect themselves. Michelle Vosburgh works as the Archivist at the L.R. Wilson Archives at the Port Colborne Museum. She is a graduate of McMaster University, where she completed both an M.A. and Ph.D. in History, after undergraduate studies at Brock University. In addition to her work at the archives, she teaches as a part-time professor at Brock in History and Canadian Studies. Her research interests include pre-Confederation Ontario land settlement and agricultural development, and the history of Niagara. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, bike rides and fibre arts. |
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021. 7:20 pm. – 9:00 pm.
David Cowan, President, Friends of Beaverdams Church Be a Historial Society Member (by joining now). "Beaverdams Church Restoration" Beaverdams church was opened in 1832. Beaverdams was a bustling community until the second Welland Canal was built, around 1880. A large upper area had been cealed off for 140 years. There were many interesting finds. There were nails created from a black smith shop. Some nails were stampled out of cast iron. Another find was a pump organ built in Ontario. It is tough to find replacement parts, eaten by mice.
The foundation was replaced, along with roof and siding. There were many fascinating finds. |
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David Cowan's biography.
- Started as an English teacher at the old Niagara Falls Collegiate and eventually spent 18 years as a Head of Guidance at two of the Niagara South Board of Education's high schools.
- Organist and was Director of Music at First United Church in St. Catharines for 25 years, retiring in 2001.
- Spent 10 years on the National Council of the Royal Canadian College of Organists as Chair of the Competitions Committee.
- Fifth generation Thorold resident.
- Belonged to the Friends of the Beaverdams Church since 2011 and have been President since 2014.
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2021. 7:20 pm. – 9:00 pm.
Jim Hill—Senior Manager of Heritage Niagara Parks "Forts in the Niagara area" Jim’s responsibilities include the supervision of historic sites like the Laura Secord Homestead, the Mackenzie Printery, Old Fort Erie, McFarland House and over 100 plaques, markers and monuments along the Niagara River. He is the former Battery Commander of the 10th Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery. He lives in Niagara Falls with his wife Jeannie and their children Jack and Emilia. |
Old Fort Erie
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Speakers from previous years
“THE DAMBUSTERS - May 1943”
Tim Speed
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
"The Road to Marylake”
Kelly Mathews
Polar Explorers
Ray Peacock
The Battle of Quebec September 13, 1759 - Thirty Minutes & Two Dead Generals and the fate of North America Changed
Alan Ellis
The Forgotten Squadron – the Royal Navy on Lake Ontario, during the war of 1812
Gurth M. Pretty
HMS Psyche Canadian Maritime Heritage Society
OH CANADA! Our Home and Inventive Land!
Professor Mark Rector
Professor of Electronics Engineering
Folly or Fabulous Restoring an 1830s home
Shannon Kyles
www.ontarioarchitecture.com
An Approach to Heritage Retrofitting & Restoration
Ms. Geri Tino
ATA Architects, Oakville
Eaton Hall: Pride of King Township
Kelly Mathews
Opening Up Halton County - Mails and posts of Halton from 1775 to 1918”
Mr. David Hobden
They Left Us Everything, a touching story of loss and legacies in Oakville.
Plum Johnson
In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven
Jim & Sue Waddington
Preserving your or your family’s memories
Dr. Dustin Galer
Association of Personal Historians
A history of North American Indigenous
Paul Racher
Ontario Archaeological Society
“THE DAMBUSTERS - May 1943”
Tim Speed
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
"The Road to Marylake”
Kelly Mathews
Polar Explorers
Ray Peacock
The Battle of Quebec September 13, 1759 - Thirty Minutes & Two Dead Generals and the fate of North America Changed
Alan Ellis
The Forgotten Squadron – the Royal Navy on Lake Ontario, during the war of 1812
Gurth M. Pretty
HMS Psyche Canadian Maritime Heritage Society
OH CANADA! Our Home and Inventive Land!
Professor Mark Rector
Professor of Electronics Engineering
Folly or Fabulous Restoring an 1830s home
Shannon Kyles
www.ontarioarchitecture.com
An Approach to Heritage Retrofitting & Restoration
Ms. Geri Tino
ATA Architects, Oakville
Eaton Hall: Pride of King Township
Kelly Mathews
Opening Up Halton County - Mails and posts of Halton from 1775 to 1918”
Mr. David Hobden
They Left Us Everything, a touching story of loss and legacies in Oakville.
Plum Johnson
In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven
Jim & Sue Waddington
Preserving your or your family’s memories
Dr. Dustin Galer
Association of Personal Historians
A history of North American Indigenous
Paul Racher
Ontario Archaeological Society