April 2011
“Celebrating the Royal Wedding”
Celebrate the forthcoming wedding of Prince William & Kate Middleton. Enjoy an informative talk by Norman McMullen & Kevin Dark on previous Royal Weddings and a display of Royal Commemoratives from their extensive collection.
May Meeting
“Feasting & Fasting” Canada’s Heritage Celebrations
by Dorothy Duncan
May 16, 2011 @8:00 p.m.
Join us to hear Dorothy Duncan discuss her latest book which introduces not only everyday fare but the traditions and memories in Canada that revolved around food until around 1950. Dorothy Duncan began her museum career at Black Creek Pioneer Village. Some years later she was the Executive Director of the Ontario Historical Society. Dorothy is now a well-known author and has lectured internationally on Canada’s heritage food and customs. Her latest book, “Feasting & Fasting” is an introduction to the foods and beverages that were a central part of how our ancestors celebrated important events. Her previous books, “Nothing More Comforting” was published in 2003 and “Canadians at Table” won the Cuisine Canada & University of Guelph Culinary Book Gold Awards in 2007. Dorothy Duncan will have books on hand for sale.
June Meeting
Members Only – Strawberry Social Evening – June 19th, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.
Please join us once again, for our annual Strawberry Social. What a wonderful way to spend a fine June evening and enjoy time of fellowship with our members. Entertainment will be provided, along with strawberry shortcake and ice cream. This will conclude the season until the September public meeting. (no meetings for July & August). Details to be published for the September 19, 2011 public meeting. ** Please note the Strawberry Social is members only.
September Meeting
“Collecting Our History”
W. John McIntyre, PhD – Curator of the Sharon Temple National Site
September 19th 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
“Collecting Our History” : a look at over a century of collecting by private collectors and by the Aurora Historical Society, leading to today’s Aurora Collection and the collections at Hillary House National Historic Site. The evening’s speaker, W. John McIntyre, PhD., Curator, of The Sharon Temple National Historic Site, will give an informal, illustrated talk and will look at how a community’s collection got started and the wide variety of artifacts and documents it contains today. John McIntyre, chairs the Hillary House Restoration Working Group of the Aurora Historical Society, is a member of the Town of Aurora Heritage Committee, and keeps busy restoring Horton Place, his home on Yonge Street which has been in his family for 110 years. He was recently honoured with a Lieutenant Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ontario Trust.
(This meeting will be of interest to citizens of the Town of Richmond Hill who wish to donate artifacts or archival material to the Town’s Historical Collections).
October Meeting
“OnRichmondHill.com”
Marj Andre
October 17, 2011 @ 8:00 p.m.
Please join us as Marj Andre, one of our very own members, speaks about the beginnings of her informative website called www.OnRichmondHill.com . Her efforts have resulted in an ongoing information calendar that Marj updates regularly. Marj’s contacts are many and she also sends out useful snippets of historical information separately and highlights special events. Marj Andre s the first person to begin such a successful endeavor about our Town of Richmond Hill. The current and cultural events she records, will one day be part of our rich history. Following her presentation, refreshments will be served, providing a time of fellowship for members and guests. Everyone welcome.
November Meeting
“Victory at Vimy: Canada Comes of Age, April 9 -12, 1917“
Ted Barris – Journalist, Author and Broadcaster
Please join us for a presentation from well-known journalist, author and broadcaster, Ted Barris.He has authored 16 non-fiction books, including a series of wartime books.
2012 marks the 95th anniversaryof Battle of Vimy Ridge in the Great War, beginning Easter morning April 9 – 12, 1917. THOMAS ALLEN PUBLISHERS states – Ted Barris’s “Victory at Vimy” takes readers to the birth of a Nation. “Victory at Vimy” unearths new material about the Vimy experience. In this month of remembrance, Ted Barris will take us back to the first World War, ever, known then as the Great War. Ted Barris says, “It’s an appropriate moment, to relive and remember what those Canadians accomplished when the cause of freedom most needed a shot in the arm”. Following the presention, time will be given to reflect on the presentation, Ted Barris will take questions. Books will be on hand for sale and autographed by request. Refreshments will be served, providing a time of fellowship for members and guests. Everyone welcome.
Annual Christmas/Holiday Dinner – Members Only
December 12th, 2011 – 6:30 p.m.
The Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church Wallace Hall
Please join us for our Annual Holiday Dinner Party. This year, the dinner will be catered and includes dessert and coffee/tea. Tickets are $20.00 per person. Chuck and Sally McLelland will be our evening’s entertainment and there will be the usual quizzes and games with some wonderful prizes. We will also be collecting food and money donations for the Richmond Hill Food Bank, so any donation large and small will be greatly appreciated. PLEASE NOTE: Tickets must be purchased in advance – there will be no tickets available at the door. We are looking forward to a great evening.
See You There!!
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January Meeting 2012
8:00 p.m.
Annual General Meeting & Bring and Brag
Starting off the New Year with our Annual General Meeting. Reports will be presented and reviewed from 2011 on the different aspects of the year’s events and outcomes. Members have the opportunity to nominate new Executive Members if they wish and to vote in the new executive committee for the next year. Members are asked to contact the current President or Secretary with nominations prior to the meeting so that the nominations will be presented for voting. Guests are welcome to be involved in the annual process of forming the Executive Committee that is responsible for all of the committees and subcommittees that run our Society. Members must have current membership paid for the year of 2012 to vote. Please see membership details on Home Page. It is also the one time of the year where everyone is given the opportunity to bring in a beloved keepsake, heirloom or a mystery item! So Bring out those interesting objects & Brag about them!!
Following the meeting, refreshments will be served, providing a time of fellowship for the members and guests. Everyone welcome.
