Book Launch: In Pursuit of Tomorrow: The Inventive Life of Sandford Fleming by John Boyko Sunday, June 7, 2026 2-4 pm Join us in celebrating the life of Sir Sandford Fleming with the launch of John Boyko’s new book In Pursuit of Tomorrow: The Inventive Life of Sandford Fleming on June 7 from 2-4 pm … Read more
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
Presentation by Dan Buchannon 7:30-9pm Peterborough Lions Community Centre 347 Burnham St Admission is free (Donations welcome) Known as the ‘History Guy’ of Brighton, Dan Buchanan spent his career in IT with a side love, turned full time hobby of genealogy and history. His first book ‘Murder in the Family; the Dr. King Story’ combined … 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
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham Street, 7:30 p.m. Speaker Marg Graham and Dianne Cosway “Home Children” From the late 1860’s until 1948, approximately 118,000 children of various ages were emigrated to Canada to serve as indentured farm workers and domestics. These children, known as home children, were sent by numerous organizations, … 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
Peterborough was the second municipality in Ontario to form a LACAC. The Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (PACAC) was established in 1975 following the creation of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA) by the province. 2025 represents the 50th year since the creation of PACAC. Over the years PACAC has played a vital role in programs … Read more
The Peterborough Historical Society will start the New Year with a presentation by the Nine Ships 1825 Inc. Board that is coordinating the commemoration and promotion of the British sponsored migration of some 2,000 Irish to the Peterborough region in 1825 under the supervision of Peter Robinson. The various heritage agencies throughout Peterborough and area are … Read more