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is a non-profit corporation and registered charity; a non-government group
bringing together people of all ages, all walks of life and all cultural
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Ontario Government Launches New Grant Portal
The Ontario Government is pleased to announce the launch of Grants Ontario an online tool that provides one-window access to information about grants offered by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, and the Ministr...More

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Autumn 2011 Ontario History Now Available
The newest issue of Ontario History (Autumn 2011 | Volume CIII No. II) is now available! Featured in this Issue: Ontario Baptists and the War of 1812 by Gordon L. Heath;

"At Last a Practical Man Got a Gun": The Mascul...More

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Ontario Heritage Directory Now Online!
The Ontario Historical Society is excited to announce its new free online service: The Ontario Heritage Directory Online, a database resource for Ontario’s heritage community, tourists and researchers. Connect with Ontar...More

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Federal Government Launches Bicentennial Celebrations for the War of 1812
This News Release has been posted with permissions directly from the website of the Department of Canadian Heritage HARPER GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR OF 1812 HALIFAX, Oc...More

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Mark Your Calendars! 2012 Conference and Honours and Awards Ceremony






Mark your calendars! The Ontario Historical Society,
in partnership with
the Waterloo Historical Society and
Waterloo Region Museum,
is pleased to announce its 2012 Conference and Honours and Awards Ceremony ...More

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Reading and Remembrance 2011: Peacekeeping and Peacemaking
The 2011 theme for Reading and Remembrance has been selected: Reading and Remembrance: Peacekeeping and Peacemaking. The 10 lessons and 20 Minutes commemorate individual peacekeepers serving in the Armed Forces with the ...More

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Seventh Town Historical Society Receives Victoria Cross Library
Photo: Hon. Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, Terry MacDonald of Calgary and Daryl Kramp, M.P. (Prince Edward Hastings) were on hand to unveil the Victoria Cross Library Transfer to OHS Affiliate the Seventh To...More

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Spring 2011 Ontario History Now Available
The newest issue of Ontario History (Spring 2011 | Volume CIII No. 1) is now available! Featured in this Issue:'Sadists and Softies:' Gender and the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Canada: A Case Study of Steven Trusc...More

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Ontario Historical Society is Pleased to Announce its 2010 Honours and Awards Receipients
For Immediate Release | Willowdale, Ontario In 1967, the OHS established an Awards Programme to honour individuals, organizations, corporations and authors who have contributed significantly to the preservation an...More

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Supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture
The Ontario Historical Society would like to acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Tourism and Culture's Cultural Strategic Investment Fund. ...More