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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.

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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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