Port Hope Historical Society

Port Hope and District Historical Society

Our Vision To keep alive and bring to life, for young and old, and to preserve for generations to come, the History and Heritage of our Region [the township of HOPE and the town of Port Hope, Ontario] through meetings, lectures, displays, presentations and other functions and to involve other Heritage Groups as well as elementary, high school and university students in these activities.

To maintain and operate Dorothy's House Museum as a display case of a workman's family and life-style in the mid 19th century.

Activities As well as the monthly meetings (at right), we also have:

Heritage Fair Hosted in February each year
Newsletters published periodically
Events/Dinners
Museum - holds a variety of collections donated and displayed for public viewing - available in summer. List of Museum events here.
Bus Tours to historical points of interest
Publications
- Historical Education Projects
- Research and Publish books, Articles
For Sale:
- Cemetery Records
- Early Family Genealogies
- Historical Books

For Grandparents & their Grandkids

It's important for us to share our stories with the upcoming generation, to preserve our personal and family heritage.
Please download our questionnaire as a starting point for telling your grandkids what it was like to be a kid
….back when!
Questionaire - When I was a kid - pdf version
Questionaire - When I was a kid - Word version

Then mail it in to us: PO Box 116, Port Hope, ON L1A 3V9.
Or use the Word version, save it and email it back to us.

Memberships Available

Your membership is valid for the calendar 2011 year which covers from January to December

Single	$15.00 per year
Family	$25.00 per year
Business	$40.00 per year
Lifetime member	$75.00 per person

Come Join Us

Make History Come Alive

Monthly Meetings are held at the Ganaraska Conservation Authority Building [**GRCA**] - Hwy 28 north of Port Hope across from the Comfort Inn (Easton's 28 Service Centre) on the 3rd Wednesday of Oct., Nov., Jan., Mar., Apr. and May from 7:30 to 9:00 pm, unless otherwise arranged.

Everyone is welcome

Coming Events

Regular Monthly Meetings

Wed. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18, 2012
John Boughen
Topic: Barnabas Bletcher-Innkeeper & Stagecoach Owner

Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 25, 2012
Heritage Fair at Lion's Recreation Centre. More info to come.

Wednesday, 7 p.m. April 18, 2012
Annual General Meeting. Please note: as of Dec. 31, we started a new year. In order to vote at the AGM you will need to have renewed your membership for 2012.

More details and events

The Dorothy's House Museum has lots of activities

Download the
Dorothy House Museum
Brochure here.

Now on-line.
Our 45th Anniversary
Recognition awards.