PHS Speaker Series: My Life with Susanna Moodie and Catherine Parr Traill: Academic and Personal Reflections Presentation by Michael Peterman Tuesday May 19 7:30-9pm Peterborough Lions Community Centre 347 Burnham St Admission is free (Donations welcome) Michael Peterman will discuss and reflect upon his life’s work on the Strickland Sisters and their brethren. He will … Read more
Tuesday April 21 AGM: 7-7:30pm Presentation: 7:30-9pm Peterborough Lions Community Centre 347 Burnham St Admission is free (Donations welcome) Join us Tuesday April 21, 2026 from 7:30-9:00pm for John Boyko’s presentation 14th Colony to 51st State: America Coveting Canada following the Peterborough Historical Society Annual General Meeting at 7pm at the Lions Center in Peterborough. … Read more
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Peterborough Theatre Guild, 364 Rogers St, 7:30 p.m. D’Arcy Jennish, Bea Quarrie and Beth McMaster “Peterborough Theatre Guild a Behind the Scenes Tour” ‘History buffs, theatre goers and area residents will get a rare treat next week on Tuesday Jan.20 at 7:30 pm: A chance to tour backstage ad the Peterborough … Read more
October’s PHS Speakers Night on October 21 will feature the Peterborough book launch of Stories of Old Victoria County: A Tribute to R.B. Rae Fleming. The book’s editors (and authors of several of its chapters), Tom Mohr and Ian McKechnie, will be on hand to pay tribute to the late Fleming, who taught at Trent, … Read more
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
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