Newsletters

President's MessageWelcome to the Georgina Historical Society’s May, 2020 newsletter.  While, April was a month like no other month in our memory, due to all the shutdowns and cancellations it will surely be remembered as the longest month of the year as we struggled...

President's MessageWelcome to the Georgina Historical Society’s March 2020 newsletter.  At our February General Meeting Paul Brady spoke on the Lake Simcoe Ice Industry and its contribution to the town and society.  It was a very interesting presentation with lots of...

President's MessageWelcome to the Georgina Historical Society’s February 2020 newsletter. Our January General Meeting at the Kin Hall in Sutton was very well attended. The ever popular “Bring and Brag “ ensured an interesting and entertaining evening. Old elementary...

President's MessageWelcome to the Georgina Historical Society’s January 2020 Newsletter.  Our January General Meeting , a “Bring & Brag” will be held on Tuesday, January 21 at the Kin Hall in Sutton.  Please note that our winter General Meetings will also be held...

President's MessageWelcome to the November edition of the Georgina Historical Society.  There was a great turn out at our October General Meeting to hear Melissa Matt speak on the Ruth Johnson Thompson's collection and papers of the Johnson family and Pefferlaw.  Lots...

President's MessageWelcome to the October edition of the Georgina Historical Society  Newsletter.  Harvest Day 2019, what a great day!  A big thank you to the organizing committee and all the volunteers who worked so hard to make this day a success; vendors, a bake...

President's MessageWelcome to tke September  edition of the Georgina Historical Society Newsletter.  There was a great turnout for the June General Meeting held at St George's Anglican Church.  Andrew Sibbald welcomed us and gave us a tour of the church, and the...

President's MessageWelcome to the June edition of the Georgina Historical Society newsletter.   The Noble House was filled to capacity on Tuesday, May 21 to listen to our guest speaker. Jake Charles, from Georgina Island  gave a very interesting talk on  native...

President's MessageWelcome to the May edition of the Georgina Historical Society Newsletter. There was a good turnout for our April General Meeting to hear Hessel Pape speak on the Sibbald diaries.  Andrew Sibbald was on hand to add some interesting facts to the...

President's MessageWelcome to the April edition of the Georgina Historical Society Newsletter.  First, I would like to extend a big thank you to Sarah Harrison for speaking at the March General Meeting. She gave a very interesting talk on wallpaper, it's history...