Loyalist Settlement near the Ford Walk (Modified of the previous Ford Place Walk) Starting at the Mohawk Chapel at 10:30am. $5.00 for non-members, Free for members.
“Franklin Expedition & the 2014 Discovery of HMS Erebus” on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 7:00 PM at the WLU-Brantford Research & Academic Centre (Dalhousie at Charlotte Street), Room RCW-202. Scott Youngblut of the Canadian Hydrographic Service will describe his role in this important discovery. Admission is free.
The Ford Around the War of 1812 Walk Starting at D'Aubigny Creek Park at 10:30am
The Great War Walk Starting at the Railway Station at 10:30am $5.00 for non-members. Free for members.
Between the Wars (Between 1919-1939). Starting point TBA Non-members $5.00. Members free.
Brantford Canal Walk Starting from Beach Road at 10:30am. $5.00 for non-members. Free for members.
Join us to help us kick off the Fall Season with our Members' Potluck Picnic. The Barbeque (hamburgers and hotdogs), drinks, and desserts will be supplied. We ask member to bring a side (e.g. appetizer, salad, or cheese/fruit/vegetable tray) that will serve six people.
Outdoor Survival Skills Workshop Mike Luthrop will be teaching a how to start a fire in the wild, and making a spear and darts. Step back in time and make your own atlatl (spear thrower) using traditional methods. With a professionals instruction, you will learn how to throw your own darts! The workshop will... Read more »
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 »