Perth Historical Society Meetings are open to the public and are held on the third Wednesday of each month*, at 7:30 p.m. in the gallery of Matheson House, home of the Perth Museum, at 11 Gore Street East in downtown Perth. A voluntary “Toonie Fee” (donation) is suggested for each meeting. See below for upcoming meetings

* there are normally no meetings in July, August and December.

2012
February 25, 2012	Perth Museum Heritage Day Dinner	** CANCELLED ** The Perth Museum Mystery Gala for 2012 presents 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?', with dinner, prizes, auction; cocktails 6:00pm, Dinner 7:00pm, Code's Mill, call 613-267 1947
February 25, 2012	War of 1812 Bicentennial Symposium, Guelph, Ontario	Presented at the University of Guelph, Rozanski Hall, featuring a Friday reception, Saturday conference, and optional Saturday dinner and Sunday tour, for more details see: www.livinghistoryconference.com
March 8, 2012	200th Anniversary Information Meeting	An information evening on preparations for the 200th Anniversary celebration, hosted by the four participating municipalities. Perth Museum, 5:30-7:00pm (see 200th Anniversary page)
March 21, 2012	PHS Monthly Meeting	Janet Coward and group, present an evening of song, based on a 19th Century St. Patrick's Day Meeting evening in Perth.
April 18, 2012	PHS Monthly Meeting	John McKenty, Perth author, will present his upcoming book on Christy Lake.
May 16, 2012	PHS Monthly Meeting	Major John Grodzinski, Department of History, Royal Military College, Kingston, on the War of 1812.
June 20, 2012	PHS Monthly Meeting	Tour of a Tay Valley Township heritage site, followed by a joint meeting, and presentation, with the Tay Valley 200 Anniversary Group. Details to be advised.

PREVIOUS TALKS

2012
January	Tobi Kiesewalter	The History and Archaeology of Murphy's Point Park

2011
January	Mike Jaques	Colonel Myers and the Mount Myers in Perth
February	Roy MacSkimming	Sir Wilfred Laurier: Laurier in Love
March	David Theobald	Conservation of Historical Documents
April	Carleton Place Representatives	experience and opportunities under sister-city twinning agreements
May	John McKenty	The Canada Cycle & Motor Company - the CCM Bicycle
June	Janet Coward	A Selection of Traditional Perth 19th Century Music
September	Kay Rogers	Recently Launched Book Voices of Pike Lake
October	Edith George	Designation of Heritage Trees in the Community
November	--	Film presentation "From Famine to Shipwreck: An Irish Odyssey". Presented by: Kay Rogers and Jane Murphy
December	--	Christmas 2011 Newsletter

2010
January	Keith Lindsay	The War of 1812
February	Glenn Tunnock	The Ottawa Valley Fire of 1870
March	Terence Currie	The 175th Anniversary of the Tay Canal
April	Brian Porter	The North-West Mounted Police
May	Susan Code-McDougall	The Code Family of Perth and Area
June	Glenn Lockwood	History of St. James Church in Pert
September	Glenn Tunnock	Perth Scotland's 800th Anniversary
October	Glenn Lockwood	St. James Church, Perth - Chapter T
November	Tim Zander	The Canadian European War MemorialsI

2009
January	Ron Watson	Free Masonry in Perth and Area
February	Rev. Canon Purcell	The Irish and the Rideau Canal
March	Ken Watson; Susan Code; David Taylor	The 175th Anniversary of the Tay Canal
April	Neil Patterson	Irish Settlers of the Rideau Corridor
May	Jeff Earl	Archaeology of the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Site, Perth
September	Hugh Chatfield	The Daniel Daverne Documentary
October	Tim Zander	Perth & District Collegiate Institute Student Research
November	Stephen Nichol	The 21st Battalion C.E.F in WWI