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Meetings
Based on the advice from the Town of Cobourg and the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, face to face meetings at Victoria Hall have been cancelled until further notice. In order to stay connected and to keep you safe during the pandemic, monthly meetings are taking place by Virtual Zoom webinars. You can join by desktop or a laptop computer, tablet or smart phone!
Cobourg and District Historical Society Meetings are held every month except May, June, July, August and December. Meetings are held in the Citizen's Forum in Victoria Hall on the fourth Tuesday in the Month. Meetings start at 7:30pm but coffee and cookies are available starting at 7:00pm. Meetings are $5 for non-members and free for members of the society and students.
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Resources
Useful Documents and Links
A collection of documents and links that are useful resources when researching Cobourg's History and the people who lived here.
Veteran Interviews
These recordings are a series of interviews conducted by students of Cobourg District Collegiate Institute West as part of the Cobourg and District Historical Society Archives project entitled Cobourg's Veterans, An Oral History.
Historical Reviews
Meeting presentations are recorded in a document called the Historical Revew which is provided to members each year. Several of these are available below.
Postcards
Over two hundred postcard images from the extensive collection of CDHS member Richard Randall are reproduced with his permission.
Resources - Harbour
Documents relating to the acquisition of Cobourg's Harbour by the Town.
County Archives
How and where to access material kept in the County's archives - includes Cobourg's.