Past News

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2008-2009

Annual General Meeting - Tues, Apr 7, 2009, 7:00pm

The Annual General Meeting is at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at the corner of Norfolk and Sufflolk Streets at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday April 9, 2009. Following the business meeting our speaker Flora Macdonald Spencer, author of Evan Macdonald, A Painter's Life, edited by Judith Nasby, Wilfrid Laurier Press, 2008 will speak about "Guelph's Lost Buildings and the Paintings of Evan Macdonald".

Historical Conference to Fund Environmental Disaster Relief
Fri-Sat, June 13-14, 2008

The Ontario Historical Society's 120th anniversary conference "From Nature to Ecology, Landscape to Ecosystems: A Historical View of Ontario Environments". The conference is being held at the University of Guelph.

The event features a Gala evening on Friday, June 13,2008 in War Memorial Hall. Proceeds from the Gala will go to Canadian Save the Children's Myanmar/Burma disaster relief fund.

News Release:
June 10, 2008 - for immediate distribution

Conference Brochure & Registration Form:
page1, page2

2007-2008

Bus Trip to Royal Ontario Museum - Tues, May 6, 2008

Special trip to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto on Tues, May 6, 2008. Bus leaves from Harcourt Memorial United Church at 8:30am, and returns at 5:15pm. - poster

Zehrs tapes

The Guelph Historical Society collects Zehrs tapes to help with the ongoing expenses of maintaining the office and the archives. Please bring your tapes to the monthly meetings and drop them in the box on the membership table.