Speaker Series
Every year, the Brant Historical Society hosts a monthly Speakers Series from September – May, showcasing presentations on aspects local and/or national history. Typically hosted at the Brant Museum and Archives, presentations are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm.
Characters of the Brantford Jail
L. Brian Moore, Chair of the BHS Program Events Committee & Local History Researcher
The Sargent Family Farm: Life, Loss & Legacy of an Ordinary Brantford Township Farm Family, 1847-1946
Christine Carneau- Rural Historian, Municipal Councillor & Owner of Creek View Acres Nursery & Orchard
Brantford’s Industrial History: The Beginning, Transition, and Decline
Jack Jackowetz – Artist, Local Historian, and regular contributor to BScene newspaper
Moving Water from Source to Usage
Franklyn Smith, Water Infrastructure Specialist & Local Historian
Victory from Above: Cockshutt Aircraft Construction during WWII
Rob Adlam, Local Industrial Historian & Researcher
Grand River Navigation Company: Winners and Losers
Bruce E. Hill, Local Historian and Author of “The Grand River Navigation Company“
Barriers & Obstacles: Women Pilots Who Blazed a Trail in Canadian Aviation
John Bullen, Speakers Panel from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Presented at: Canadian Military Heritage Museum, 347 Greenwich Street, Brantford