Mississauga Heritage Speakers Series 2012: Anniversaries

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Heritage Speakers Series - Program

Presented in collaboration by Mississauga’s Heritage Partners: Heritage Mississauga, Mississauga Library System, Mississauga Heritage Advisory Committee, and the Museums of Mississauga.

All lectures begin promptly at 7:00pm.
Free.

Lecture 1
“Mazo de la Roche’s Jalna Turns 85: A celebration of Ontario’s Rural (and Loyalist) Roots”
Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Speaker: Daniel Bratton, Author of “32 Short Views of Mazo de la Roche”
Where: Noel Ryan Auditorium, Mississauga Central Library
Heritage Speakers Series Lecture 1 - Press Release

Lecture 2
“The War of 1812 on the Niagara Frontier”
Date: Thursday, May 10th
Speaker: Ron Dale, War of 1812 Bicentennial Project Manager, Parks Canada
Where: Noel Ryan Auditorium, Mississauga Central Library
Heritage Speakers Series Lecture 2 - Press Release

Lecture 3
“In Their Own Words: Contemporary Accounts of the Battle of York, 1813”
Date: Tuesday, June 5th
Speaker: Richard Gerrard, Historian, Bicentennial of the War of 1812, Museum Services, City of Toronto
Where: Noel Ryan Auditorium, Mississauga Central Library

Lecture 4
“War of 1812: The Big Picture”
Date: Thursday, October 11th
Speaker: Dr. Carl Benn, Chair of the Department of History, Ryerson University
Where: Maja Prentice Theatre, Burnhamthorpe Library

Lecture 5
“Fighting Words: Mississauga and the Great Debate on the Rebellion of 1837”
Date: Tuesday, November 6th
Speaker: Interactive Debate (program to be announced)
Where: Meadowvale Theatre