The Monthly Speaker Series for the Oshawa Historical Society take place on the third Tuesday of each month, starting at 7pm.  Our Speaker Series takes place at the Arts Resource Centre, 45 Queen Street, Oshawa.

2019 Meeting Dates

September 17
Laura Suchan & Bill Eby
The Hyams Brothers

October 15
Chris Jones, Director of Planning and Regulation, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA)
A History of CLOCA and CLOCA in Our Community

November 19
Oshawa’s Heritage Partners
Local History Panel: A conversation with the museums and heritage organizations in Oshawa

 

2020 Meeting Dates

January 21
Jennifer Weymark, Oshawa Museum
Letters from the Trenches: Oshawa’s WWI Soldiers

February 18
Dr. Amy Barron, Clarington Museums
Camp 30

March 17
Bill Allen
Florence McGillivray

April 21
Oshawa Museum Staff
Leaving Home, Finding Home in Oshawa: Displaced Persons and Stories of Immigration

May 19
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Bonnie Fraser and Lieutenant Colonel (retired) James Hyatt
Fred Lodge’s Diaries: A Quiet Man’s Journey Through Hell

September 15
Ron Brown
Toronto’s Lost Villages

October 20
TBD
TBD

November 17
TBD
TBD

Previous Year’s Speaker Series

With a strong knowledge of and passion for Oshawa’s history, Oshawa Museum staff would be happy to deliver a presentation to your historical society, special interest group, or service club.  Contact Lisa at 905-436-7624(x106), or membership[at]oshawamuseum[dot]org for more information.