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February 27, 2024 Revised Speakers Program for March 22. 2024. The venue will now be the Ancaster Optimist Hall, 237 Manitou Way and the date noted and confirmed as March 22.
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January 23, 2024 Revised Speakers Program for January 26. 2024
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November 02 & 21, 2023 Revised Speakers Program for November 24. 2023 (Twice)
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October 16, 2023 Revised Speakers Program for October 27. 2023
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May 24, 2023 Announced Speakers Program for 2023-2024
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November 28, 2022 Due to unanticipated technical problems during the November 25 General Meeting, Daryl MacTavish’s program “Whitehern and the McQueston Family” has been moved to the 2023 AGM, April 28. 2023. Daryl presented a substitute program “Origin of Commonly Used Words and Phrases”
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November 21, 2022 Updated Speakers Program for 2022-2023
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October 4, 2021 Updated Speakers Program for 2021-2022
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At the meeting of the executive of the Ancaster Township Historical Society July 19, 2021 it was decided to cancel the member’s supper meeting tentatively scheduled for September 17, 2021 due to continuing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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At the meeting of the executive of the Ancaster Township Historical Society June 16, 2021 it was agreed to quit accepting membership dues for 2020 and apply any dues already paid to 2021
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Due to the continuing lockdown status emanating from the COVID-19 pandemic, the cancellation of the General Meetings of the Society continues through April 2021
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Due to circumstances surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, both the March 27 and the April 24, 2020 General Meetings have been cancelled
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The March 2020 Program has been changed. Commander Bob Williamson is now the scheduled speaker
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October 22, 2019 Updated Speakers Program for 2019-2020
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The archives of the Society have been packaged and removed from their temporary location at Memorial School September 12, 2019. This was necessary to allow the construction of the Arts Centre that is to replace the school to proceed. The Archives will remain closed for the foreseeable future.
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The date for the March 2018 meeting has been changed to March 23 (March 30 being Good Friday) and the venue has been changed to the ‘Murray Ferguson Room’ in the Town Centre
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The October and November 2017 General Meetings will be held at the Optimist Youth Centre (237 Manitou Way, Ancaster, ON L9G 1Y1) due to construction at the Ancaster Old Town Hall.
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Effective immediately (October 2017) the mail address for the Society has been changed to:
Ancaster Township Historical Society
c/o Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum
64 Sulphur Springs Road
Ancaster, ON
L9G 1L8
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Bill and Pat Filer’s Estate Gift – read the article here.
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At the meeting of the executive of the Ancaster Township Historical Society November 16, 2015 it was moved and carried “That the ATHS Archives, housed at the Fieldcote Museum, be closed to the general public and opened only by appointment with an ATHS member in attendance.” It is anticipated that this policy will remain in effect until a new archivist is named by the society.
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Please note: the date for the March monthly meeting was changed to THURSDAY, MARCH 31st, 2016 due to original date falling on Good Friday.
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ATHS Archivist, Jim Green, passes – read his obit here.