Marsha Skrypuch's novel, Dance of the Banished, is based on true Brantford events. The idea for Dance of the Banished sprouted seven years ago when Brantford historians Wayne Hunter and William Darfler showed Marsha a stack of local newspaper clippings recounting a series of events from the fall of 1914. One hundred foreign workers... Read more »
Zig Misiak, a local historian and award winning author, will present his research of Toni Gretzky’s, the father of Walter and grandfather of Wayne, activities during World War I. Zig’s family lived less than one hundred kilometres from the Gretzky family in what would become Poland following the war. Walter will be present to share... Read more »
This event is the re-scheduled date for February 22nd event that was cancelled due to a power outage. Zig Misiak, a local historian and award winning author, will present his research of Toni Gretzky’s, the father of Walter and grandfather of Wayne, activities during World War I. Zig’s family lived less than one hundred... Read more »
Speaker: Dr. Peter Farrugia The visitor to the battlefields of the Great War in northern France and Belgium can still find, along tree-lined rural routes, occasional collections of un-exploded ordnance, remnants of the War that scarred the region a hundred years ago. In the same way, the Battle of Vimy Ridge, iconic for Canadian, yields... Read more »
"1967: A Year of Memories" – Bill Darfler, Researcher Wednesday, September 27, 2017; 7:00 PM – Myrtleville House Museum In the January 1st, 2017 issue of the Globe and Mail, Doug Saunders wrote an important essay on the significance of Canada's Centennial year, 1967. In it, he called that year "the hinge upon which modern... Read more »
"Women's Suffrage: An Ontario Perspective" – Tarah Brookfield, Professor Wednesday, October 25, 2017; 7:00 PM – Myrtleville House Museum 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of women being granted voting rights in the Province of Ontario. Drawing upon examples from Brantford, Brant County, and Six Nations of the Grand River, Professor Tarah Brookfield (Wilfrid Laurier University)... Read more »
"The Early Black History of Brantford" - Sarah Clarke, Team Lead-Research, Archaeologist; Archaeological Research Associates (ARA) Sarah Clarke will explore the early history of the black population in Brantford with the assistance of various primary and secondary documents. Her research teases out the longevity of some of these families that made Brantford home, and identifies... Read more »
"The Bold and the Beautiful: Brantford's Architecture from the 19th to the Mid-20th Century" - Cindy MacDonald, Past Chair of the City of Brantford Heritage Committee One hundred years of architectural history will be presented, with emphasis on the architects who created some of Brantford's most iconic cityscapes. Brantford's best and boldest buildings will be... Read more »
"The Seeds of the Past: What We Can Learn From Ancient Seeds" - Rudy Fecteau, Archaeobotanist The study of archaeobotany is the study of plant remains cultivated or collected in the past, which have survived in archaeological contexts. The remains of plants (seed, nut shell, wood) that have had contact with fire, and therefore survived,... Read more »
Lisa Anderson, past education officer at Myrtleville House Museum, will look at early settler health and medicine, home remedies, and settler beliefs. Fascinating research helped develop this school program since Mr. Carroll was Eliza Good’s father and a pharmacist/chemist of the 1830-s. The presentation will include a discussion about soda pop and its early use... Read more »
