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 […]
Michelle Vosburgh, Archivist, Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum, will provide a fascinating account of one of the myriad of […]
Come and hear Thorold Historian Sarah King Head describe the development of the various communities within the City of Thorold […]
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