The Guelph Historical Society, Evenings with History presents True Stories of Love and Loss: The Rural Diary Archive Website after the annual general meeting, which will take place on May 2 at 7pm at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Guelph.
Dr. Catharine Wilson, professor in rural history at the University of Guelph, will begin her presentation at 7:30pm.
Wilson is an award-winning scholar and teacher at the University of Guelph whose passion is rural history. Wilson’s current research is reciprocal work “bees” in 19th and 20th century Ontario–barn raisings, threshing and quilting bees.
Wilson discovered these diaries during her current research and the Rural Diary Archive website showcases over 130 Ontario diarists from 1800 to 1960.
Her presentation will acquaint viewers with these people from the past.
