Brockville Excursion

GTHS Spring Brockville Field Trip

Brockville Museum

REGISTER SOON! Space is limited to 26 passengers

WHEN: Saturday, April 20th 2024  8:30 am to 4:30 pm

WHERE: Meet by 8:15 am at Stittsville Independent Grocer, Corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carp road. For an 8:30 am departure to Brockville by coach.

COST: $35 per person includes round-trip coach transportation and self-guided museum visit. .

A visit to the Brockville Museum offers a glimpse into the social and industrial history of Ontario’s first incorporated town. Through a variety of thematic and interpretive displays the Brockville Museum shares the stories of the people who have shaped this riverfront community for over 200 years.

RESERVE YOUR SPACE NOW BY REGISTERING using our online link below. Payment received by e-transfer or cheque will be confirmed by email. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis until the event is full.  Please note that names and emails of all registrants are required.

Forgotten Memories of the Ottawa Valley

Location: Royal Canadian Legion, Richmond Branch, 6430 Ottawa Street, Richmond, ON.

Date: Saturday March 16, 2024, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm

 

Enjoy a unique folk music house concert with a performance of songs about the history and heritage of the Ottawa Valley. Marc Audet is a Canadian folk music singer/songwriter from the Ottawa Valley (Ontario) with a keen interest in history, a love of music and a particular love of songwriting, performing, and story telling.

Join us for this free event, presented by the Goulbourn Township Historical Society. The event is open to everyone and is being held in the Royal Canadian Legion, Richmond Branch on Saturday March 16, 2024, starting at 1:00 pm

Parking and refreshments are free. Please tell a neighbour and bring a friend.

Please consider supporting your local historical society – join us with a single membership of only $15. Click here -> Membership | goulbournhistoricalsociety.org

Annual Members Meeting

The Goulbourn Township Historical Society AGM is scheduled for Saturday January 20th 2024 at Royal Canadian Legion – Richmond Branch . The meeting is scheduled to begin around 1:30 pm. Official notice and documents will be available before the meeting.

Come ahead to see some displays of what we’ve been doing over the past year.  It’s a social time to visit with and get to know other members, as well as an important function for our Society.  We need your support to enact our business !  So come and meet your friends in the Historical Society.  There will be a time for you to share any ideas for programs or services you would like to see the Society undertake. 

photo: RIC225 – Gladys Vaughn Scott Album donated by Holly Scott

GTHS Christmas Gathering

Members of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society are reminded of our upcoming gathering at the Stittsville Legion.  Please join us for a social afternoon get-together.

Please bring a small offering of finger-food to share. We will provide refreshments of coffee, tea and punch.

We hope to see you there.

* There is ground-level access to the hall on the left-side of the building.