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PHS Speaker Series: The Lighthouses of Upper Canada and Canada West

In the era before the GPS, the lighthouses scattered along the shores of the Great Lakes were the one reliable way of determining where a ship was at night.  While the American lights were built and managed by the federal government, on the Canadian side these were the responsibility of the government of Upper Canada … Read more

PHS Annual General Meeting

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham Street, 6:45 -8:30 p.m. Peterborough Historical Society Annual General Meeting “Remembering Jean Murray Cole” In accordance with Provincial authorization, notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Peterborough Historical Society will be held on Tuesday, 15 April, 2025, at The Peterborough Lions Center … Read more