Board of Directors
Paul Brady, President
A retired local businessman, Paul joined our Board as a director in 2017 and became very involved with Harvest Day and other GHS events and activities. An avid photographer, many of the photos of GHS events and activities have come from his camera. He is also actively engaged with the facebook page ‘Friends of Jackson’s Point.’ Paul is very concerned about the preservation of local heritage sites and, along with a team of dedicated volunteers, refurbished the caboose at the Georgina Pioneer Village.
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Gail Moore, Secretary
Gail has been a member of the GHS board of directors for many years, providing invaluable support as secretary. A lifelong resident of Pefferlaw, Gail volunteers with several local not-for-profit organizations.
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Kim Brady, Treasurer
Kim joined the board of directors in 2022. A happily retired accountant, Kim is interested in exploring the history of Georgina and the residents who were instrumental in forming the community. She enjoys gardening and has brought her interest to some of the gardens at the village museum.
Stella Trainor, Director
Stella joined the Georgina Historical Society board in 2024. Stella and her family spent summers here for many years before becoming permanent residents. An avid gardener, Stella’s varied interests also include photography, art, cooking and literature.
Robert Holden, Director & Editor of the GHS Newsletter
Robert Holden has been a member of the Georgina Historical Society Board since 2017. He was instrumental in reinstituting the GHS newsletter and upgrading the website. In November 2015, Mr. Holden spoke at the AGM about the railways that came to Georgina and in the following year authored a paper published by the GHS entitled Rails to Georgina. This was followed by a presentation and paper on Steamboats of Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. His latest occasional paper is titled Pathways to Settlement. Prior to coming to Georgina in 2013, Mr. Holden lived in Newmarket and was co-founder and Past President of the Newmarket Historical Society.
Elizabeth ‘Widit’ McLean, Director
Widit is a retired doctor who has lived and worked in Georgina for more than half her life. Now that medicine & child-raising are no longer her focus, she volunteers, both in Georgina and abroad, and she spends her spare time doing art and sports.
She has been a member of the Georgina Historical Society for a few years and is interested in preserving the history of Georgina. As a child, her mother used to come here with her family, taking the Metropolitan Railway to Filey Beach near Jackson’s Point.
Widit has previously been a board member of the Georgina Arts Centre, Hospice Georgina, York County Hospital, the York Region Emergency Health Services Committee, and York Region Artslink. She has travelled to Africa, Cambodia and Central America with a Rotary group of volunteers to assist in third world countries.
Tom Glover, Past President
Tom has served on the Georgina Historical Society Board as a director, vice president, and president for a number of years. His family has been part of the Georgina community since 1845. He brings the knowledge gained from a lifelong interest in local history to the board along with his desire to help preserve, protect and promote our history.