The Annual General Meeting will be followed by a presentation on ‘And Now the Field of Battle Was My Home.’
Daryl Mactavish has worked for the city of Hamilton’s Historic House Museums for the past 39 years. He enjoys bringing history alive to the visitors by trying to make the lifestyle and choice made by people back then, understandable to people today. He lives in a brick home built in 1887 in the historic Corktown neighborhood of Hamilton that is filled with historic books and antique photographs.
Daryl will share with us the events that led up to the June 6th 1813 Battle of Stoney Creek and some of the key figures from both British and American troops, as well as the Gage family. He will also focus on the family’s War Loss Claims and how one of granddaughters succeeded in having a monument built 100 years after the battle.
We will try to hold this as a hybrid meeting, Zoom link will be added closer to the event.
At each of our meetings there is a brief period allotted to the business of the Society, followed by a speaker, or presentation on some aspect of local history or heritage. Afterward there are refreshments and conversation which play an important part in keeping alive the Community spirit. We hope to see you there!
Featured image sourced from the Hamilton Public Library, Special Collections.
