February Meeting: Crime and Punishment in Northumberland
There have been four correctional centres in Northumberland County: the Cobourg Jail, Brookside Training School, Millbrook Institution, and Warkworth Institution. Only one remains. The histories of these prisons and their practices point to society’s limited[...]
January Meeting: The Story of Our Garden Club
The Cobourg Garden Club was founded in February 1859, over a year before Victoria Hall was opened. At our January meeting, Sarah Holland will review some projects and highlights of the Club’s history, up to[...]
November Meeting: Celebrating Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote
Rob Mikel has always called Cobourg home despite living in Toronto for 40 years. He has researched Cobourg’s history for 50 years and is a passionate advocate for the history and architecture of Cobourg. After[...]
October Meeting: Agriculture in Northumberland: A History of the Family Farm
At our October meeting Paul Burnham will explore the history and the importance of the family farm in Northumberland. Anne and Paul Burnham opened the Burnham Family Farm Market in 1994 and have been supplying[...]
Sept. 2024: September Meeting: The Role of Cobourg Newspapers in Creating Community
Our September meeting will explore the importance of newspapers in Cobourg from the perspective of two local newspaper reporters: Robert Washburn and Wally Keeler. Robert Washburn is an award-winning educator in the Journalism Program at[...]
May 2024: May Meeting: History of the Murray Canal
Join us as we drive/carpool our way to Brighton, Ontario’s Owen Gibb Community Hall on Tuesday, May 28, to hear Brighton resident and historian Dan Buchanan, The History Guy, present the history of the Murray[...]
