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Lecture Series The Mississauga Heritage Foundation is proud to present, as part of its Bicentennial celebrations, 2005 Lecture Series. The Foundation’s lecture series is held in its new home, the Robinson-Adamson Grange located at 1921 Dundas Street West, just west of Mississauga Road. Refreshments will be served. Tickets are $5.00 for members, $10.00 for non-members, and can be purchased by calling the Foundation office at 905-828-8411 ext. “0.” Lectures are held on Sundays from 1pm-3pm at the Grange. Mary Fix Lecture Postponed Date TBA, Speaker Honourable James Karl Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Lieutenant Governor of Ontario comes to Mississauga The Mississauga Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce that the Honourable James Karl Bartleman on Monday May 30th, 2005 as its speaker at the Mary Fix Memorial Lecture. On Monday May 30th, the Mississauga Heritage Foundation will be hosting the Mary Fix Memorial Lecture. Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman will be the speaker at this prestigious event, to be held at the Mississauga Central Library's Noel Ryan Auditorium starting at 7:00pm. During this very special bi-centennial year we have invited his Honour to reflect on his work with the native peoples of Ontario and particularly the work he has done with literacy programs.
The Following is a List of Past Lectures and Events Sunday October 2 Sunday July 17 Saturday June 11 12 – 6pm The Mississauga Heritage Foundation, together with the Meadowvale Village Community Association, the Heritage Advisory Committee and the City of Mississauga, invite you to share in this special Silver Anniversary Celebration! The event is free! The community celebration will be held in heart of Meadowvale Village. The Village is centered on Old Derry Road West and Second Line West. (it is strategically tucked away, so be sure to consult a current map before heading out.) The festivities will get under way at 12 p.m. (noon) on Saturday, June 11th, and conclude at 6 p.m. The Silver Anniversary Celebration commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the creation of the Meadowvale Village Heritage Conservation District, the first of its kind in Ontario. Meadowvale Village is one of the many small towns and villages that amalgamated to form the City of Mississauga. Meadowvale Village was first settled in the early 1830s. In June of 1980, Meadowvale Village was formally designated and protected, in order to help ensure its survival in our rapidly changing landscape. The streetscapes of Meadowvale Village today are little changed from the horse and buggy days, and offer a rare glimpse into the past. Come and take guided walking tours of the old community and see why this historic milling village is such a special place. Explore the old roads, check out the mill ruins and experience the physical charm of the middle to late nineteenth century, all in the midst of our city! Enjoy the splendor of the stately Gooderham Mansion and see a rare mill workers’ double cottage. Come and enjoy a fun family day and visit Meadowvale Village, a rare and beautiful gem in our city. Festivities will include guided walking tours, history and art displays, refreshments, a community BBQ, horse and buggy rides, paper kite making, face painting, a raffle, and a visit from the Mississauga Fire Department and much more! Local author Kathleen A. Hicks will also be on site to autograph copies of her new book, Meadowvale: Mills to Millennium. Proceeds from food and commemorative card sales, and donations, will fund the replication and installation of the bell tower for the historic Meadowvale Village Community Hall. For more information, please contact the Mississauga Heritage Foundation at 905-828-8411 x29. Consult a map before coming! Schedule of Events 12:30 1 – 6pm Community BBQ At the park on Historic Trail: Wagon Rides through the village Meadowvale Village Heritage District Silver Anniversary Planning Committee: Paula Wubbenhorst (Chair) A special thanks to our Sponsors & Partners: Century Audio Visual A very special thank you to all the volunteers who have helped to put this event together and to the residents of Meadowvale Village! Sunday May 14 Sunday April 3, 2005 from 1pm-3pm images of Reality - or Inventions of the Devil? Still photography made its first tentative appearance at about the same time that the Mississaugas gave up their land to the British in 1805. From its early beginnings, photography has played a significant role in documenting the history of the world. This lecture presented by Eric Gibson, looks at photography and its impact on social history and will also include a summary of historical photographic processes.. Have you ever seen how an apple reacts to a speeding bullet, or a microscopic portrait of a bee? Do you know what the characteristics are of the works of Yousef Karsh, Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Julia Margaret Cameron, “Weegee,” Alfred Stieglitz, Jacques Henri Lartigue, and Lewis Hine, among others? Were you aware that the Pulitzer Prize was first given in 1942 and has since become the “pinnacle for photo Journalism.” Have you ever seen the very first photograph of a human being? Do you know what a Daguerrotype or a tintype is? This lecture by Eric Gibson will answer these and many other questions. It will be an opportunity to learn about the development of photography. As well, it affords a chance to see a display of cameras from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Such cameras have been instrumental in documenting the many changes in our heritage and social history. What has now become a family hobby replaces painted portraits as a means of recording the milestones of family life. Eric comments, “Had he thought of using salt to fix the images that he took, Thomas Wedgwood, son of Josiah the potter, would today be known as the inventor of photography.” Eric’s own first photographic adventures were with his mother’s box camera at the Festival of Britain in 1951. Next, he tried a quarter-plate camera, complete with black cloth to aid in focusing. Since then, he has become an avid photographer and has used a wide variety of cameras and photographic techniques. Now he is happy using a digital camera that thinks for itself and helps him create power point presentations. He has his own darkroom, though not much in use for photography these days. Eric is a past president of the Mississauga Seniors Camera Club at the Cawthra Seniors’ Centre and currently is secretary for the group. The Foundation’s lecture series is held in its new home, the Robinson-Adamson Grange located at 1921 Dundas Street West, just west of Mississauga Road. Refreshments will be served. Tickets are $5.00 for members, $10.00 for non-members, and can be purchased by calling the Foundation office at 905-828-8411 ext. “0.” Lectures are held on Sundays from 1pm-3pm at the Grange. October 30th, 2003 - Ghosts Lecture We Joined ghost expert TERRY BOYLE for a lecture on the ghosts and haunted buildings of Mississauga, followed by a guided "spirit tour" of Streetsville Cemetery. The event took place on October 30th, 2003 at The Grammar School, Streetsville 327 Queen St. South, Mississauga.
November 18th, 2003 First Annual Mary Fix Lecture with Mayor Hazel McCallion
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The
inaugural speaker for the First Annual Mary Fix Lecture was Mayor Hazel
McCallion, who spoke on her life in politics. The event took place on
November 18th, 2003 at the Noel Ryan Auditorium, Mississauga's Central
Library.