Sat. & Sun. October 4-5, 10am - 5 pm - Heritage Days "Faire at the Forks." Don't miss this re-enactment spectacle at the Thamesgrove Conservation Area. View War of 1812 battles, purchase goods from early sutlers, enjoy period music, old-fashioned hucksters, and more. Volunteers needed to help at the Society's booth - contact Jayne Park at 519-354-4018.

Saturday November 1, 8am - 5 pm (approx.) - Mark your calendar for the ANNUAL BUS TRIP! Enjoy a full day in Detroit, Michigan, with visits to the Museum of African American History and Motown Historical Museum, as well as a lovely lunch. Ticket prices and details to be announced.

Tuesday November 18, 7:30 pm - Tom Creech of Canada Post Corporation will speak about the process involved in selecting subjects and images for Canada's stamps, including the new Judy LaMarsh stamp. He will also give some timely hints on coping with the Christmas mail season.

Tuesday January 20, 7:30 pm Location TBA - John Jordan will present an entertaining glimpse into the early years of the Ridgetown College of Agriculture (founded 1922), as seen through the eyes of its founder and first Director, Mr. Bill Reek. He will also have some early photographs, documents, and artifacts to show.

Tuesday February 17, 7:30 pm - Here's your chance to learn more about "the Baker Papers" which, if all goes well, will already have been added to the Chatham-Kent Museum collection. Tim Bisco, a teacher and ielong history buff, will enlighten us about shipbuilder William Baker and these valuable historic records.

Tuesday March 17, 7:30 pm Location TBA - Society member Marilyn Snobelen Doyle will share the wealth of information, photographs, and mementos that she has gathered about the Snobelen Family, prominent Harwich Township farmers and descendants of Anthony Snobelen of Upper Alsace.

Tuesday April 21, 7:30 pm - Don Gutteride regales us with readings from his novel Winter's Descent, a fictionalized memoir about a boy attending a small country school in the waning days of the Second World War. A graduate of S.S. No. 12 in Sarnia Township and of Chatham's own C.C.I., Gutteride will reminisce about the one-room schoolhouse experience.

Tuesday May 5, Note change in location, date, and time - ANNUAL BANQUET -- a rare treat! William Lyon Mackenzie, the feisty instigator of the Rebellion of 1837, as portrayed by the talented Canadian actor David Morris (a.k.a. "Tecumseh"), will expound on the corruption of the Government with its favouritism, overspending of tax dollars, and its lack of accountability to the people of Upper Canada. Enjoy a great meal, then re-live the Revolt. Location and price to be announced.

Tuesday June 16, 7:30 pm Note change in location - Brad Eagan of Bradonna Woodworks & Sawmill will tour members through his labour of love, the restoration of the Buxton Train Station, built in 1870 for the Canada Southern Railroad.

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