The Cobourg and District Historical Society, formed in 1980, promotes interest in the history of Cobourg and District and beyond, encourages the preservation of historical, archaeological and architectural heritage through meetings featuring speakers, the publication of presentations and organizing and participating in special events.

Monthly meetings are held in the Concert Hall at Victoria Hall on the fourth Tuesday from September to May, excluding December. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. and people enjoy this opportunity to socialize before the meeting convenes at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy coffee and cookies while socializing before the meeting. Meetings are $5 for non-members and free for members of the society.

Programmes include topics of local interest e.g. The American Summer Colony, Cobourg-Rochester ferries as well as subjects of more general interest e.g. The Barnardo Children or Preserving Your Family Archives. An annual dinner or bus trip is held alternately in May.

The society produces a MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, Historically Speaking, which records past meetings and keeps members informed of future activities and other Society business. Back issues are available here…

HISTORICAL REVIEWS compiled from 1980 to 2014 are available online here and are a detailed historical record of our early presentations. Printed copies are available at the Cobourg Public Library and The Cobourg Museum.

This drawing is based upon a real window which stands in the Northumberland County Archives (NCAM)’ reading room. It once belonged to Faraday Hall, a building associated with Victoria College. It has been adopted by the CDHS as its logo.