Current News
Tues., Feb 2, 2010: University of Guelph Lecture
Topic: "The Early Settlement of Ontario: The Untold Story"
Guest Speaker: Dr. Catharine Wilson, Department of History, University of Guelph
Catharine Wilson challenges notions of early Ontario as a
freeholding society with evidence that tenants were a
common and important part of the economy. She details
why tenancy has been overlooked and what it was like to
be a tenant farm family with statistics and human dramas
drawn from various parts of the province including
Wellington County.
See the complete lecture series.
Membership Renewal
Membership renewal information and a list of lectures and speakers for the
2009-2010 year will be mailed to members during September 2009.
Non-members are welcome at all lectures and may join the Society before or
after each lecture. For more details about membership click this link:
Membership.
Non-members who do not intend to join the Society are requested to donate $5
for each lecture attended.
(News last updated: November 14, 2009)
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