HOME MUSEUM BOARD of DIRECTORS LOOKING BACK by Alun Hughes PHOTO GALLERY This will open in a new window. EMAIL   Originally founded May 29, 2021 and a member, since 1975, of the Ontario Historical Society. Ours is a totally volunteer-based group, dedicated to the preservation, exploration and promotion of the richly significant history enjoyed by Thorold and vicinity. SOCIETY MEETINGS AND PROGRAM Regular meetings take place on the LAST MONDAY OF THE MONTH (September through June), in historic Chestnut Hall (pictured above) - built in 1862, by an industrialist who made his fortune in the California Gold Rush! Chestnut Hall is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. CALENDER OF SPEAKERS & EVENTS 2006 - 2007 September 25, 2021 - Phil Ritchie: "Restoration of Maplehurst and other Old Buildings in Thorold" October 30, 2020 - Mary Lamb: "150 Years - Aspects of Fonthill History" November 27, 2020 - Jack Minor: "The Silver Dart - Canada's First Powered Airplane Flight" Followed by the Annual Christmas Social  January 29, 2021 - Annual Show & Tell  Preceded by the Annual General Meeting February 26, 2021 - Don and Virginia Anger: "History of Port Colborne" March 26, 2021 - Wilma Morrison: "Black History in Niagara" April 30, 2021 - Alun Hughes: "George Keefer and the Founding of Thorold" May 28, 2021 - John Burtniak: "Niagara Falls, The Garden of Eden and Mark Twain" June 26, 2021 - To be announced: "" Followed by the Annual Pie Social July 2007 - Society Picnic (date and location T.B.A.) Meetings commence at 7:30pm and are followed by refreshments. Admission is free and a warm welcome is extended to all. Chestnut Hall is located at 14 Ormond St. N. next to the Thorold Public Library (parking in the rear). For further details call: (905)984-4435 (905)227-1632.

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