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SUMMARY:Speaker Series - The Lost Villages
DESCRIPTION:Museum Speaker Series\nMarch 10\, 2026 \nThe SD&G Historical Society’s Winter Speakers’ Series wraps up on March 10 when Cornwall Community Museum curator and local historian\, Don Smith\, will present a fascinating story of the river that has shaped so much of Cornwall and Canada’s history. Don will guide us on a journey along our section of the mighty St. Lawrence River and provide the audience with glimpses of some of the people\, businesses\, events and geographic features that have shaped the Cornwall we know today. \nTake in the presentation and learn more about this waterway that has played a dominant role in our lives from the early Native settlers and the coureurs des bois\, to the Loyalists arrival\, the building of the Cornwall Canal\, the development of major industries\, the St. Lawrence Seaway and the building of Lamoureux Park – the river has seen it all. \n 
URL:https://cornwallcommunitymuseum.com/event/speaker-series-the-lost-villages-2/
LOCATION:Schnitzel’s Restaurant\, 158 Pitt St\, Cornwall\, Ontario\, K6J 4P4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series - The Lost Villages
DESCRIPTION:Museum Speaker Series\nFebruary 17\, 2026 \nDriving down Highway 2 west of Cornwall\, people travel past the Lost Villages Museum. Many people go by not knowing the story and history of this traumatic event in local history that was a result of the building the St. Lawrence Seaway. \nJim Brownell\, a well-known local historian and previous resident of the Lost Villages will share his story as part of the SD&G Historical Society’s Speakers Series. Having lived his early years in and around the Lost Villages and having been an eyewitness to the St. Lawrence Seaway and Hydro Development Projects of the 1950s\, Jim will present a life and times account of the six villages\, three hamlets\, and the farming community on Sheek Island.  While Jim’s recent book\, “A Tour Through the Lands of the Lost Villages”\, brings readers to locations near the inundated communities\, his presentation will bring viewers into those communities that were lost to “progress”.  The images he will share are all from the Lost Villages archival collection. \n  \nAbout Jim Brownell \nJim Brownell is the president of the Lost Villages Historical Society and closely associated with many historical organizations and societies in Stormont\, Dundas\, and Glengarry and beyond. He is a retired educator\, a former municipal and provincial politician\, and the past Honourary Colonel of the Stormont\, Dundas\, and Glengarry Highlanders Regiment.  He is secretary of the Ontario East British Home Child Family.
URL:https://cornwallcommunitymuseum.com/event/speaker-series-the-lost-villages/
LOCATION:Schnitzel’s Restaurant\, 158 Pitt St\, Cornwall\, Ontario\, K6J 4P4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series - Cornwall's Sporting History
DESCRIPTION:Museum Speaker Series\nJanuary 20\, 2026 \nThom’s presentation will bring the past to life through stories of Cornwall’s sporting history\, teams and individuals. Hear about the highlights and individuals that make up Cornwall’s colourful and interesting sporting past like the Caledonia Games in Mattice Park and the Lacrosse games at the Athletic Grounds at the turn of the century (1899-1900)\, the on-ice death of Owen McCourt and the trial that followed\, and the great Newsy Lalonde and his on-ice prowess and Lacrosse wizardry from 1900-1920. Find out about the fire that destroyed the Victoria Arena in 1933 and the build of the Community Arena three years later. Learn about the women who took over the hockey scene during the great war\, and The Flyers and their Allan Cup run in 1938\, along with the industrial leagues in hockey\, fastball and basketball with teams representing the Factory Town’s industrial make up. \n  \nAbout Thom Racine \nBorn in Cornwall\, Ontario and raised in Ottawa\, Thom Racine grew up listening to stories—especially those told by his grandmother\, author Dorothy Donihee. Her vivid recollections of life under the smokestacks of Cornwall’s Howard Smith Paper Mill sparked in Thom a lifelong love of history\, narrative\, and the people who shape a place. Thom returned to his hometown in 1981 to join the Cornwall Police Service. Over the next 32 years\, he walked the streets\, listened to its people\, and became a living archive of the city’s past and present. Before retiring as a sergeant\, he built a legacy not just in law enforcement but as a trusted voice\, connector\, and keeper of Cornwall’s stories. \nWhile policing\, Thom also made his mark in sports broadcasting. For more than three decades\, he balanced police work with a second calling—on the airwaves. As a TV and radio broadcaster\, columnist\, and public address announcer\, he became a familiar voice in Cornwall’s arenas and a passionate promoter of local athletes and stories. He has emceed over 400 hockey games and community events\, bringing humor\, warmth\, and depth to every microphone he touches. \nBehind the scenes\, Thom’s fascination with family\, heritage\, and truth led him into genealogical work\, cemetery service\, and historical research for the Catholic Diocese of Cornwall. Whether investigating unsolved mysteries\, preserving archives\, or simply asking the right questions\, Thom continues to uncover the overlooked corners of community history. \nA natural storyteller\, Thom has authored two award-winning books: Constable Davey – A Future Lost (2011) tells the haunting true story of a town constable’s murder in 1892 and the family left behind. Moe the Toe – Never My Dream (2014) is a heartfelt memoir of his father’s Hall of Fame football career and a son’s tribute to a quiet legend. His third book\, The Miracle Maid\, takes readers on another journey into Cornwall’s past—rich with the humanity\, insight\, and curiosity that define his work. \nThom is a recipient of The Seeker’s Choice Award for Literary Artist of the Year in 2012 and 2015. Retired\, but never still\, he lives in Cornwall with his high school sweetheart and wife\, Karen. He’s a proud dad to son Jarrett\, and a devoted grandfather of two.
URL:https://cornwallcommunitymuseum.com/event/speaker-series-cornwalls-sporting-history/
LOCATION:Schnitzel’s Restaurant\, 158 Pitt St\, Cornwall\, Ontario\, K6J 4P4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series - The Matriarchs of Hooples Creek
DESCRIPTION:Presentation to the SD&G Historical Society\nDecember 10\, 2025 \n“The Matriarchs of the Hoople Creek Loyalists” is a series of historical fiction stories about seventeen women and their families who helped to settle Upper Canada along a small creek in eastern Ontario. Their stories reflect their struggle to survive hunger\, disease\, and even war as they married and raised their children in a new\, heavily forested and seeming impenetrable land. The first people to live along Hoople Creek were United Empire Loyalists forced to travel hundreds of miles under harsh conditions to escape the patriots of the United States in order to remain loyal to the United Kingdom. They began their new lives north of the Saint Lawrence River and along Hoople Creek\, and somehow managed to survive. Many of their descendants remain in the area and have gone from a people fighting for mere survival\, to an environmentally conscious\, empathetic\, and fair society striving to be inclusive while maintaining equality for all. It was refugees like the Hoople Creek matriarchs and their families who helped make Canadians who they are today. The identified Matriarchs were German Palatines – United Empire Loyalists and their Descendants who soon mingled and intertwined with people of Scottish\, Irish and English descent. \nJohn Sliter will explain how his 36-year career in the RCMP helped him in his research of these particular women. He will also tell us what motivated him to write about these women and how his book intertwines historical evidence with compelling narratives of exceptional women\, allowing their voices to resonate with readers directly from ‘beyond-the-grave’. By presenting their individual stories in the first person\, he tried to bridge the gap between past and present\, enabling these remarkable women to speak to us – their triumphs\, struggles\, and dreams unfolding as if they were with us today.
URL:https://cornwallcommunitymuseum.com/event/speaker-series-the-matriarchs-of-hooples-creek/
LOCATION:Schnitzel’s Restaurant\, 158 Pitt St\, Cornwall\, Ontario\, K6J 4P4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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