The Georgina Historical Society, as a not-for-profit organization, collects, preserves, promotes and interprets the rich history and heritage of all communities now known as the Town of Georgina.

Volunteers wanted!!!

Volunteers are always needed to come out to help in the Georgina Pioneer Village as a work crew when spring returns later in the year.  We are still actively seeking new board members to help us oversee the operations of your historical society.  Give any one of the...

Membership Renewal Due!

Happy New Year, GHS members!  If you have not already done so, it is time to renew your membership for 2024.  You can do this easily by providing cash or cheque payment to Kim Brady or by sending an E-transfer to georginahistoricalsociety@outlook.com  How to check if...

Digitization of the Archives

Digitization of the Archives will soon commence once the consultant report to the Town  has been accepted and approved.  It should go forward in two stages; first the actual process of digitization of the resource and second the determination of how the finished...

Cemetery Guardians – Volunteers Needed!

We would like to know if any of our members would be interested in forming a group like Bradford’s Cemetery Guardians (see June’s newsletter) to engage with the Town of Georgina in the rehabilitation of our neglected pioneer cemeteries.  At Harvestfest, the Town of...

2023 Annual General Meeting – Wed Nov 22

PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE for AGM – The Annual General Meeting of the Georgina Historical Society will be held on Wednesday November 22, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at the Sutton Legion. AGM details: Welcome at 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Annual General Meeting directly...

Oct 22, 2023 2-3pm, Presentation by Mary and Hessel Pape

Long-time members of the Georgina Historical Society, Hessel and Mary Pape, have been invited to do a reading and presentation of their self-published historical biography that Mary and her sister have been working on for the past nine years. The presentation will be...