Monthly Meeting Series
In lieu of a monthly notice of “Next Meeting”, the Milton Historical Society is pleased to present a listing of the scheduled events in the “Monthly Meeting Series”. You will find the current 2018 schedule here: Monthly Meetings That page will be updated for the “To Be Confirmed” (TBC) listings
October 2016 Meeting
When: Thursday, October 20th Time: 7:30 PM Where: Waldie Blacksmith Shop Carriage Room Details: Victorian Mourning Traditions Join us as guest speaker Bev Dietrich from the Guelph Museum speaks about Victorian mourning traditions. The presentation begins at 7:30 PM in the carriage room of the Waldie Blacksmith shop. Refreshments follow the
Change in September 2016 Meeting
When: Thursday, September 15th Time: 7:30 PM Where: Waldie Blacksmith Shop Details: Canada’s Streetcars Please note a change to our guest speaker for September 15th. Bill Thompson of the Halton County Radial Railway will give a talk about Canada’s Streetcars.
Pot Luck Thursday June 16, 2016
When: Thursday, June 16th Time: 6:30 PM Where: St. Stephen’s Anglican CHurch Detail: Pot Luck Supper Members Only Pot Luck Supper at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 6:30 pm. If you need a ride contact the society 905-875-4156 We will tour the church and cemetery as part of this event.
Next Meeting May 19th 2016 – starts at 7:30 pm!
When: Thursday, May 19th Time: 7:30 pm (note all meetings will now start at 7:30 pm) Where: Waldie Blacksmith Shop, 16 James Detail: Osler Castle of Collingwood Our speaker will be member Sandy McInnes. He will be telling us about “Osler Castle of Collingwood”. Sandy grew up in this area and
April 21, 2016 Meeting Reminder
Just a reminder – the details are already on the web page: Next Meeting Our guest speaker is Ms. Kealy Wilkinson, executive director for the Canadian Broadcasting Museum Foundation (CBMF) and she will speak to our members about the development of broadcasting in Canada, about the CBC and she will
Next Meeting: April 21, 2016 – History of Canadian Broadcasting
When: Thursday, April 21st Time: 8:00 pm Where: Waldie Blacksmith Shop, 16 James Detail: The History of Canadian Broadcasting Our Guest Speaker will be Kealy Wilkinson from the Canadian Broadcasting Museum Foundation. Mr. Wilkinson will be talking about the History of Canadian Broadcasting. Click below to go to the video:
Next Meeting: March 17, 2016
When: Thursday, March 17th Time: 8:00 pm Where: Waldie Blacksmith Shop, 16 James Detail: The Art of Charles Wm. Jeffery Rev. Bob Brownlie will be talking about “The Art of Charles Wm. Jeffery”, a historical illustrator, impressionist of landscapes in particular of Western Canada.
February 2016 Meeting: Remembering Milton
When: Thursday, February 18th Time: 8:00 pm Where: Waldie Blacksmith Shop, 16 James Details: Remembering Milton Places, People and Events through slides presented by Gloria Brown, Bruce Carlin and Marsha Waldie. Join us for a delightful evening of remembering and in some cases guessing where or when these occurred in Milton’s past. A great way to highlight