Early history of Upper Fonthill (aka Ricevelle, Pelham Heights, etc.) from the last ice age to 1900.
The presentation shared the history of the HMCS Humberstone and HMCS Port Colborne, Royal Canadian Navy ships active during the […]
Bill Lamb gave a satirical view on the old sign post on Canboro Rd., Carolyn Botari put together audio recordings […]
The Beaverdams Methodist Church opened in 1832 but by 1840 with the completion of the second Welland Canal, mills began […]
Did you know that Canada's first female County Court judge was raised in Port Colborne? Not only that, she was […]
In connection The Pelham Historical Society publishing The Land at the Crest of the Hill: Clues to Niagara History from […]
In 2022 Lookout Point Country Club celebrated its 100th anniversary. As part of its centenerary celebrations it compiled and published […]
Memories of the Fenwick Fair Carolyn Botari put together audio recordings from 1984 – 1985 of local residents who had […]
The virtual tour of the Hillside/Dawdy Cemetery presented by Bob Young provided us with an historical account of each person’s […]
The annual PHS "Members' Interests Presentations" allows members to share with the Society the results of a special research interest […]
In 1792 a fierce hurricane (or more likely a tornado) blew through Pelham, leveling many of the trees and everything […]
David Sherlock is part of a Transportation family. His grandfather worked at Lock 1 of the Welland Canal in the […]
The Beaverdams Methodist Church opened in 1832 but by 1840 with the completion of the second Welland Canal, mills began […]
Pelham Historical Society members Geoff Bowden and Graham Segger will co-present on the closely related topics of Taverns and the […]
Rochelle Bush, Resident Historian of the Salem Chapel, BME Church and Harriet Tubman Underground Railway National Historic Sites will speak […]
Presentation of videos assembled by Carolyn Botari, Collections Coordinator of the Society. One of the videos documents the area near […]
As we have done in previous years we set aside a meeting each winter for members to make a short […]
Lisa Mooney, Executive Director, Welland Museum will present a fascinating account of some of the more significant fires which have […]
David Sherlock will describe the rail links which have crossed Pelham Township and the surrounding area. Learn about the Ridgeville […]
Jessica Linzel, Director of Community Engagement at the Brown Homestead, will describe some of the history of the Brown Homestead […]
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