Meetings are held at the Stoney Creek Municipal Centre at 777 Highway 8, on the first Wednesday of the month (Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sept, Oct and Nov).
We have arranged for exceptional speakers on a variety of historically related topics. We hope that you will join us! Visitors are always welcome. Events start at 7pm unless otherwise specified.
Please join us for our second speaker of our 2024/25 season ,on Wednesday Oct 2 at 7pm.John Bullen from The Warplane Heritage Museum will be entertaining us with The Canso and David Hornell-An all Canadian World War 2 story.
2024 Speakers Series starts Wednesday September 4 at 7pm at Stoney Creek Municipal Building,777 Highway 8 Stoney Creek.
Our first speaker will be Ken Adamson and he will be presenting the story of George Elias Tuckett,the 27th mayor of Hamilton. George Tuckett also owned The Tuckett Tobacco Company and built his family home at what we now know as The Scottish Rite at 4 Queen St S Hamilton.This building houses a number of local Free Masons Groups and also serves as a favourite site for filming movies and television series in Hamilton.
PAST EVENTS AND SPEAKERS
Stoney Creek Historical Society at Battlefield Park for The Reenactment weekend.
Bruce Mackenzie provided our members an informative discussion on The Biggar and Carpenter families who resided on the lake near present day Fifty Point Conservation Area on May 1/2024
Sara and Jessica from The Brown Homestead in St Catherine's,April 3 2024.
Janes Walk – Olde Town Stoney Creek with the Historical Society President
Settled in the 1700s, Olde Town Stoney Creek has hundreds of years of secrets to tell. Join Stoney Creek Historical Society President Greg Armstrong, and his son, Urban Planner Matt Armstrong, on a tour of the former village of Stoney Creek.
During the walk, we passed by historic homes, heritage sites, ghost bowling alleys and grocery stores, and learned a little more about early residents. Greg also pointed out some recently designated historic sites that are now protected for future generations.
More Info: Stoney Creek Janes Walk
Topic:
The Brown Homestead-St Catharine’s oldest remaining home
Speaker:
Jessica Linzel, Director of Community Engagement at The Brown Homestead
Date:
April 3, 2024
