Walking Tour: Brantford Canal Walk
Brantford Canal Walk Starting from Beach Road at 10:30am. $5.00 for non-members. Free for members.
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BHS Members’ Potluck Picnic
Myrtleville House Museum 34 Myrtleville Drive, Brantford, ON, CanadaJoin 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.
Workshop Series: Outdoor Survival Skills
Myrtleville House Museum 34 Myrtleville Drive, Brantford, ON, CanadaOutdoor 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 »
$30
BHS Speaker Event – Marsha Skrypuch
Brant Museum & Archives 57 Charlotte St, Brantford, Ontario, CanadaMarsha 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 »
Free
Maps: The Evolution of Brant County
Brant Museum & Archives 57 Charlotte St, Brantford, Ontario, CanadaHave ever wonder the reason for the bend in the road from St. Paul Avenue and King George Road? It all makes sense when you look at a map that captures a snapshot of a certain time. Join us at the Brant Museum and Archives to see maps from before the creation of Brantford and Brant County... Read more »
$10.00
Past Skills: Calligraphy & Card Making
Myrtleville House Museum 34 Myrtleville Drive, Brantford, ON, CanadaThis is the final workshop in the Past Skills series. Learn the art of calligraphy and put your skills to use making holiday cards. Fees: $25 for BHS members, $30 for non-members
Unearthing Brantford’s History
WLU-Brantford Research & Academic Centre WLU-Brantford Research & Academic Centre (Dalhousie at Charlotte Street), Room RCE-004, Brantford, Ontario, CanadaPaul Racher, Principal with Archaeological Research Associates Ltd. (ARA), will talk about the excavation of the south side of Colborne Street which became a major archaeological site in Ontario. The site yielded nearly 400,000 artefacts, some from Brantford’s Golden Age of industry, and some from the time of Loyalist settlement. Still other artefacts are from... Read more »
Christmas at Myrtleville
Myrtleville House Museum 34 Myrtleville Drive, Brantford, ON, CanadaBrant Historical Society member and volunteer appreciation night at the Myrtleville House Museum.
New Year’s Break Camp
Myrtleville House Museum 34 Myrtleville Drive, Brantford, ON, CanadaThe Myrtleville House Museum will be hosting a New Year's Camp for kids - ages 4 (must be in kindergarten) to 11 - the week of January 2nd to the 6th, 2017. The cost is $30 per day or sign up for the whole week for $140. Drop off time is between 8am and 9am.... Read more »
Dinner with John A. Macdonald
The Brantford Club 98 George St., Brantford, Ontario, CanadaJoin the Brant Historical Society to begin celebrating Canada's Sesquicentennial at a John A. Macdonald Dinner on Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 at The Brantford Club, at 98 George St. The evening begins with a reception at 6pm and dinner at 7pm. The dinner will be based upon several menu items drawn from the book “Sir... Read more »