Direction Signs Added to Park and Archives
We have great new signs to direct visitors from St Joseph Memorial Park to the Archives. Thank you. Mark Tucker, Ken Munger and Frank Ihrig
Society President, Mike Miller, Wins Award
Mike Miller, President of the St. Joseph & Area Historical Society, was recently honoured with the Ontario Volunteer Services Award in recognition of his 15+ years of continuous service to the Society since it was founded in 1997.
Society wins award for St. Joseph Memorial Park
The St. Joseph and Area Historical Society of St. Joseph, ON placed third in the annual Communities in Bloom 2015 Gardens of Remembrance program with their submission, the “St. Joseph Memorial Park”. The garden in St. Joseph’s Memorial Park was … Continued
Remembrance Day – St. Joseph Memorial Park
Service Wednesday November 11 at 11 AM On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Canadians are asked to pause in memory of the thousands of men and women who sacrificed their lives in military service.
Breakfast in the Park 2015
Thank you to the friends and neighbours who celebrated Breakfast in the Park with us this year. The weather was wonderful and the volunteers exemplary. A very special thankyou to our sponsors and donors. See you next year – … Continued
St. Peter’s Cemetery tombstones are now online
Dianne Tucker, St. Joseph and Area Historical Society member, photographed all the tombstones in St. Peter’s Catholic Church Cemetery last summer. The results are on-line at www.geneofun.on.ca/cems/ON/ONHUR11558
Remembrance Day 2014
A lovely, solemn day. Thank you to all who could join us. Some photos:
Great Storm of 1913, Wexford Plaque erected in St. Joseph’s Memorial Park
Last year our area commemorated the Great Storm of 1913. For our part we presented a very successful dinner theatre “The White Hurricane”. During the evening we raffled off prints of the ships we featured in the production. Proceeds of … Continued
Breakfast in the Park – 2014 Great Success
This year’s breakfast was, once again, a great success. Thank you to the volunteers and donors. See you next year – 3rd Saturday in August.
White Hurricane director wins award
Duncan McGregor was presented with the Warden’s Award by Huron County Warden Joe Steffler at the Huron Arts & Heritage Network awards night on May 2, 2014. This award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual across all categories. The St. Joseph & … Continued