Ontario Historical Society (OHS)

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29	30	1	2	3 Herstories Café: Women and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra	4	5 Backus-Page House Museum "Get Stuffed" Exhibit Opening
6	7 Town of York Historical Society: Women in the War of 1812	8	9	10 We Stand on Guard for Thee: The African Canadian Experience in the War of 1812	11 We Stand on Guard for Thee: The African Canadian Experience in the War of 1812	12 1812 Lecture Series: The War of 1812 Local Histories Elman W. Campbell Museum: Mother's Day Tea
13	14	15	16	17 The Hidden History of Fire Hall No.5	18	19
20 Moore Museum Victorian Tea Toronto Walking Tour: PADRONE ITALIANO: 150 Years of Italian Heritage	21	22	23 War of 1812 Bicenntenial Talks: York Township and the War of 1812 Halton Heritage: John McDonald	24 Ontario Heritage Trust Presents 1812: The Big Picture with Dr. Carl Benn	25 Backus-Page House Museum Relive the Talbot Settlement Event	26 Backus-Page House Museum Relive the Talbot Settlement Event Elman W. Campbell Museum and the Upper Canada Chordsmen Garage Sale Fundraiser Doors Open Toronto: The OHS & the John McKenzie House Doors Open Toronto: Finding your War of 1812 Ancestor
27 Backus-Page House Museum Relive the Talbot Settlement Event Doors Open Toronto: The OHS & the John McKenzie House The Puslinch Historical Society and The Wellington County Historical Society: A Walking Tour of the Village of Morriston	28	29	30	31	1	2

EVENT: We Stand on Guard for Thee: The African Canadian Experience in the War of 1812

Location:
The Pond Inlet, Mackenzie Chown Complex, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario

Dates:
May 10-11, 2012, beginning at 6:30 pm Thursday, May 10, 2012

Sponsors:
Harriet Tubman Institute and the Augmented Reality Lab in the...

EVENT: 1812 The Big Picture with Dr. Carl Benn

1812: The Big Picture

with Dr. Carl Benn
War of 1812 Bicentary Guest Lecture Series

Dr. Benn explores the war’s major themes –
from its complex origins, confused campaigns and misunderstood conclusions –
in order to clarify the course of the...

The City of Hamilton Celebrates 1812 Bicentennial

On December 1, 2011, City Council approved the War of 1812 Bicentennial commemorative program for the City of Hamilton. Initiatives, including a funding program (details below) and events, are being coordinated by Tourism & Culture Division...

Funding Announcement for 1812 Activities

On Monday, March 19, 2012 The Ontario Historical Society attended an announcement made at Fort York National Historic Site in Toronto. The Government of Canada has offered funding in support of a number of commemoration projects...

New Documentary Plunders Colourful History of Pirates And Privateers In Atlantic Canada

Everyone knows about the Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp’s portrayal of pirate Jack Sparrow is already the stuff of movie legend. But what about the pirates of Atlantic Canada? Pirates and Privateers is a half hour documentary that...

Ontario Heritage Trust Opens Parliament Interpretive Centre

Toronto, February 17, 2012

The Ontario Heritage Trust kicked off their 2012 Heritage Week activities with the opening of the new Parliament interpretive centre, featuring the exhibit Foundations & Fire: Early Parliament and the War of 1812...

Minister MacKay announces initiatives to mark War of 1812 Bicentennial

Minister MacKay announces initiatives to mark War of 1812 Bicentennial

Posted with persmission from the website of the Department of National Defence

OTTAWA – Following the launch of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Honourable Peter MacKay,...

War of 1812 Bicentennial at the Archives of Ontario

Archives of Ontario Making Plans to Celebrate War of 1812 Bicentennial

David Tyler
Archives of Ontario
reference@ontario.ca

Note: This article originally appeared in the December 2011 issue of the OHS Bulletin. To receive a copy of the...

This News Release has been posted with permissions directly from the website of the Department of Canadian Heritage

HARPER GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR OF 1812

HALIFAX, October 12, 2011 - The...

Watch PBS Documentary on the War of 1812 Online

From the PBS Website:

For two and a half years, Americans fought Against the British, Canadian colonists, and native nations. In the years to come, the War of 1812 would be celebrated in some places and essentially forgotten in others. But...

David Sharron,
Head, Special Collections and Archives,
James A. Gibson Library, Brock University,
dsharron@brocku.ca

In 2012, the 200^th anniversary of the War of 1812 will begin. The history of this conflict is full of many gripping stories that...

Rural Raids and Divided Loyalties - Southwestern Ontario and the War of 1812

Rural Raids and Divided Loyalties -
Southwestern Ontario and the War of 1812

By Karen Dearlove
Executive Director,
Living History Multimedia Association

It's been nearly two hundred years since American General Duncan McArthur led 700...

The War of 1812 Bicentennial in Hamilton

In 1812, 1813 and 1814 Hamilton was surrounded by War. Stoney Creek was a battle site. Ancaster held war treason trials that ended in hangings. Burlington Bay was frequented by British boats carrying soldiers and supplies. Burlington Heights, the...

Toronto, ON, June 23, 2011

The Honourable Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism and Culture, and Dr. Thomas H.B. Symons, Chairman of the Ontario Heritage Trust, announced that a temporary interpretive centre would be established at the corner of...

Ship's Company of Penetanguishene to Build 1812 Gunboat Replica

The Ship's Company of Penetanguishene is a non-profit volunteer organization which was incorporated through affiliation with The Ontario Historical Society in 2001. Since that time, the group has dedicated itself to the preservation of...