The  third annual Welland Canal Bicentennial Lecture Series is back! With expert presenters and fascinating narratives, the lecture series celebrates the Welland Canal bicentennial and invites the public to learn more about the national engineering marvel in our backyard. 

The series includes public lectures at 1 p.m. at the region’s canal-side museums: 

Saturday, November 14 at 1 p.m. at the Welland Historical Museum
Changing Course: The Engineering and Legacy of the Welland Canal By-pass, presented by Lisa Mooney
Welland Historical Museum, 140 King St, Welland, ON L3B 3J3

Saturday, November 21 at 1 p.m. at the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre
Lost and Forgotten: The Third Welland Canal, presented by Adrian Petry
St. Catharines Museum, 1932 Welland Canals Parkway, St. Catharines, ON L2R 7K6

Saturday, November 28 at 1 p.m. at the Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum
“Turbulant Waters” – Labourer, Unions, and Working on the Welland Canal in the 19th Century, presented by Michelle Vosburgh
Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum, 280 King St, Port Colborne, ON L3K 4H1

The lecture series is free to attend (donations at each museum are appreciated) and all are welcome to attend. Please take note of each date, topic, and location – this is a travelling lecture series.