(texte francais suit):Dad’s War -- the World War II Experiences of Robert (Bob) McBride.
Peter McBride, a resident of Hudson, has pieced together his Father’s amazing story from various sources and will share it with us at our October meeting.
(texte francais suit) "The Impact of Women on the US Civil War of 1861-1865/L'impact des femmes sur la guerre civile américaine de 1861 à 1865".
Have you ever wondered how, and why, women were involved in the US Civil War? In an era where they had little or no rights whatsoever, women nonetheless rose to the occasion and showed men what they were capable of, and shone doing so!
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(texte francais suit) We are happy to report that the Hudson Historical Society Museum will be
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Women in aviation/les femmes de l'aviation (select 1 attachment and file to view) Speaker Clint Ward to talk about women in aviation.Topics: HHS
(texte francais suit) We are pleased to present a pictorial essay by local Historian, Rod Hodgson, titled: “The Franklin Expedition: A tragic 19th Century Tale of Cold, Ice, Starvation, Cannibalism and DEATH.” It was led by Sir John Franklin an already established Arctic explorer of the Royal Navy.
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(texte francais suit) St-James Church 642 Main, Hudson QcThe Hudson Historical Society is pleased to welcome back David O'Keefe, award winning author, historian and television personality. David's presentation will focus on the Enigma machine, a device invented and used to encrypt the most secret communications in Hitler's Germany.
David R. O'Keefe is a historian, professor of history, television presenter, documentarian, creator, host, writer, producer and best-selling author and a local resident as well.
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The Sinking of the S.S. Maude: the Hudson Historical Society is pleased to announce that the October public meeting will feature a presentation about the 1906 sinking of the S.S. Maude in Lake of Two Mountains.
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(texte francais suit) St-James Church, 642 Main, Hudson Qc. Hope you all had a wonderful summer season. The Hudson Historical Society will be kicking off the 2018-2019 season with a very interesting talk by Mike Reid about the Camp Anderson Scout camp in Rigaud.
To continue with the history started at the end of last season with the presentation on Camp Ewing, this season's first session picks up with the same camp becoming the property of the Boy Scouts of Canada as Camp Anderson.
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(texte francais suit)The May meeting for the Hudson Historical Society will feature a presentation by: Heather Niderhost, a long-time resident of Hudson. Heather will be taking us on a personal journey of discovery on how Camp Ewing to be named after her grandfather, William Ewing. Many of you may know of Camp Ewing by another name, Camp Anderson and/or more recently as Hudson Club.
Heather will detail us on William Ewing's connection to the Navy League and the camp itself.
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(texte francais suit) The April meeting for the Hudson Historical Society will feature a presentation by: Major Robert McLachlan and S
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