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Welcome to Museum Stories

This collection is currently being developed. The Glencoe & District Historical Society is gathering photographs, stories, artifacts, and memories that…

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Glencoe Masons Lodge Goes Dark After 152 Years

Written by Harold Carruthers, No. 282 Lorne Lodge Mason historian, July 2024. If one were to trace the history of…

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Introducing the Presbyterian Church Heritage Centre in Carlisle of North Middlesex

By Ian Mason, published in the Middlesex Banner, May 2026. Plan to do the North Middlesex Day Trip June 12,…

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The Treasured Family Archive Arrives

May 12, 2026 – The Treasure Arrives Glencoe Archives – Amy, great great granddaughter of Mrs. John “Alberta” McFarlane of…

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Our Local Mastodons

The Mayfair Mastodon Glencoe Transcript, October 30, 1890: The bones of another Mastodon have been found on the farm of…

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Ina’s Penny Bank: A Small Object, A Larger Story

By Mary Simpson Brantford; On April 13, 2026, David Nelms and Mary Simpson travelled to Brantford, Ontario, to visit the…

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April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 in review  

Glencoe & District Historical Society- Annual General Meeting for 2025 – 2026 President’s Report, Mary Simpson Prepared for the AGM…

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My Treaty Responsibilities –

by Mary Simpson, Old River Farm, Mosa Township, Treaty 21. Attending Mark French’s presentation at the Glencoe and District Historical…

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Mar 18, 2026 – Treaty 21 and the Longwoods Treaty:

A 200-Year-Old Agreement in Southwestern Ontario Date & Time: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 – 7:00 p.m.Location: The Archives, GlencoeGuest Speaker:…

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The Royal Proclamation

It’s been called the Indigenous Magna Carta and the Indigenous Bill of Rights. But what exactly does that mean? In…

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Archibald William (A.W.) Campbell, b. May 14, 1863 in Wardsville

By Marie Williams, for the G&DHS Facebook Page, January 9, 2026: Among the many artifacts at the Glencoe and District…

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Feb 12: Capturing Oral Histories Virtual Workshop

Members of the Glencoe & District Historical Society recently joined a live online presentation by Sarah Walker on the art…

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From Polar Bears to No Bears: a 15,000 Year History

Larry Cornelis: https://youtu.be/BRV3UmCKwOc?si=DFG0tVsNsPknSn71 (more…)

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Journey of the Highgate Mastodon

Written by Merry Helm. Reposted from the Dakota Datebook Archive. July 23, 2004. Details of the Highgate Mastodon museum tour…

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Behind the Bricks, Truth & Reconciliation and the Rebirth of the Mohawk Institute Museum

Known locally as the “Mush Hole,” the Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ont. was Canada’s oldest and longest-running residential school. But…

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And then there are the Elders

Allen Deleary of Bkejwanong (Walpole Island First Nation) speaking recently at a special Indigenous Lifeways Workshop locally. Allen shared teachings…

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A Canoe for His Grandfather

By Mary Simpson with Ron McRae. When Ron McRae first began researching how to build a cedar strip canoe, it…

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The Alexanders: A Migrant Story 

By Kellie Davenport  As the agent of his excellency the Right Honourable Lord Howden, Her Majesty’s Ambassador at Madrid, I…

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From Yorkshire to Ekfrid and Back Again

By Kellie Davenport  As our Uber approached the stately manor house at Grimston Park, a historic North Yorkshire estate about…

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McAlpine–Smith Family Fonds

Dec 6, 2025. The Archives, Glencoe – Donation and provenance provided by Kathleen Scott, great grand daughter, St. Thomas, Ontario.…

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