Richmond Hill Historical Society

Ted Barris

admin — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:36:11 +0000

Ted Barris, Author, Broadcaster and Professor presented an evening program describing his book about Vimy. Comments made after the program included many where the members were quite taken with the method in which he described the process leading up to the battle at Vimy on April 12-16, 1916. His physicality allowed you to be drawn into the description he was creating and it became easier to imagine how it was and how the days progressed in those few terrible days of the Great War. His patriotism and pride of the Canadian forces is very moving. He has made a lifetime of Remembrance through his documentations of thousands of veterans, books, pilgrimages and programs such as the one he bestowed upon our Society last Monday. Thank you Ted.

Aurora Cultural Centre

admin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:43:42 +0000

Check out this upcoming event on the Aurora Cultural Centre. Looks interesting.

William Lyon MacKenzie – The Fiery Rebel

Heritage Lecture – John Sewell

October 19th – 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Aurora Cultural Centre 22 Church Street, Aurora, Ontario

2011 September/October Newsletter

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:38:36 +0000

The 2011 September/October newsletter has been posted. It’s packed full of news and articles of all of our latest activities. Please keep in mind that if you wish to submit an article, photo or a just one paragraph of interest, we would more than glad to include in a newsletter. We encourage members to submit memories of certain seasons, nostalgic recollections of days gone by or whatever comes to mind of times past. Please contact our newsletter editor Alison Hughes with your submission by October 15th, 2011 for the next newsletter or anytime to discuss your ideas. We look forward to our collected memories and stories in our issues of Heritage on the Hill.

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“Celebrating the Royal Wedding”

admin — Tue, 10 May 2011 02:21:31 +0000

Our April 2011 meeting was very entertaining. The speaker none other than our own member Norman McMullen who brought a fine selection of his Royal Commemoratives for everyone to enjoy. He spilled the beans on little known “secrets” of past incidents at Royal weddings and Royal faux pas that were very funny. Some of the more odd commemoratives were a hit. Thank you for all your efforts and also a thank you to Kevin Dark for helping to prepare the special presentation - just in time to prime everyone for Prince William’s and Kate Middleton’s April wedding.

2011 May June Newsletter

admin — Wed, 04 May 2011 03:42:39 +0000

The 2011 May June Newsletter has been posted. If you wish to have the newsletter sent to you on-line instead of by mail, please sign up for our bi-monthly issues. We will be continuing to mail out newsletters, unless you decline to have one arriving in the mail. Enjoy our latest publication!

“Feasting & Fasting”

admin — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:04:12 +0000

Please join us on Monday May 16, at 8:00 p.m. as the Richmond Hill Historical Society proudly presents Dorothy Duncan discussing her latest book, “Feasting & Fasting”. Dorothy is a well-known Canadian author and has lectured internationally on Canada’s heritage foods and customs. Her latest book, “Feasting & Fasting” is an introduction to the foods and beverages that were part of how our ancestors celebrated important events until about 1950. Following her presentation, refreshments are served providing a time of fellowship for members and guests.