Brampton Historical Society Meetings and Events

Upcoming Speakers & Events

February 16, 2012 Michael McAllister: Museum Below the Waves The Hamilton and Scourge-2 warships lost in the war of 1812

March 15, 2012 AGM and Heritage Update

April 19, 2012 Marc Boileau will discuss Canada's forgotten Nation Project- Marc Boileau of the University of Guelph will speak on the architecture of Public Works Canada by focusing the history of our Customs & Post Office buildings. He is the author of Towers of Time: Ontario which examines regionally important Post Offices and Customs Houses to illustrate their architectural and historical context.

Past Speakers and Events

2012

January 19, 2012 Peter Edwards Presenting on his book Delusion:The True Story of Victorian Superspy Henri Le Caron

2011

January 20, 2011 Gary Wilton will discuss the history of the Brampton Fire Department

February 17, 2011 Brian Gilchrist one of Canada's most knowledgeable, informative and entertaining speakers on matters of genealogy, family history and heritage in general

February 15 to 26 3rd Annual Youth Heritage Student Art Show & Competition
at Beaux Arts Brampton
Photos from the Opening are now available Check them out by clicking on this link

March 17, 2011 Annual General Meeting followed by a Heritage Update Antonietta Minichillo, City of Brampton Heritage Coordinator

April 21, 2011 Doug Wrigglesworth Meyers 2010 (President) of the Bootmakers Society of Toronto (The Sherlock Holmes Society of Canada) will discuss "Sherlock Holmes: The First Profiler."

May 19, 2011 Alex Sinclair ,a Folk Musician will discuss "Folk Music in Southern Ontario in the 1800s"

June 16, 2011 Robin Bellamy, the Psican Group will make a presentation on Parapsychology and the search for ghosts

Sept 15,2011 Bruce Brigham will make a presentation on Abandoned Ontario

Oct. 20 Albert Post will talk about naming of Brampton Streets.

November 17, 2011 Fraser McLeod The History of his family in Peel