1830s Local Cholera Epidemics
This link provides the three articles published by WHS in annual volume 100 (2012) about the cholera epidemics of the 1830s. The complete volume can be purchased through the WHS website or at WHS meetings. The volumes are also available for research at area libraries and archives.
Upcoming Events
Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, Region of Waterloo Public Health’s Acting Medical Officer of Health, has recommended an increased emphasis on social distancing in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 within the community. In response, our March 31 meeting has been moved to May 26, 2020.
Would I do it again? Researching, Writing and Self-Publishing Mennonite Funeral and Burial Traditions
When: May 26, 2020
Where: Victoria Park Pavilion, 80 Schneider Ave., Kitchener
Time: 7:30 PM doors open at 6:30 PM
Waterloo Historical Society past president Marion Roes’s will tell attendees how the topic of Mennonite funeral and burial traditions – which was going to be a section in her book about undertakers histories – became a separate book. Roes will relate her experience as a self-publisher, promoter and seller. A few of the traditions and related occupations described in the book will be included. Marion’s book will be for sale at the meeting. All are welcome to attend this free meeting.
Lost Boys and Loose Ends: The Story of Four Jacobs
When: TBA
Where: TBA
Time: TBA
This is the story of restoring two lost boys to the archival and historical record, exploring the parallel lives of their German immigrant fathers and the very different outcomes for two families in 19th-century Rochester, N.Y., Toronto, and Berlin, Ontario. Our speaker, Jane Britton is a Waterloo Historical Society councilor for Waterloo and a retired archivist who spent most of her working career in Special Collections & Archives at the University of Waterloo Library. The 2019 annual volume No. 107 will be distributed free to current members. All are welcome to attend this free meeting
Mission/Goals
The Waterloo Historical Society fosters the recognition of our region’s unique heritage and diligently encourages its preservation.
The Waterloo Historical Society documents the history of Waterloo Region, including the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, along with the Townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich.
Are you writing/researching local history?
Are you writing, or would you like to write, about Waterloo Region history: buildings, people, places, etc.? Contact the editor at whs@whs.ca to find out about having it published in our volume.
Are you researching buildings, people, places in Waterloo Region? Find them in WHS volumes. All volumes from 1913 to present are in the Grace Schmidt Room of Local History (GSR) at Kitchener Central Library and several other libraries and archives in Waterloo Region. Volumes 1913 to 1940 are available electronically and an online index of each volume is also available for ease of searching.
