January 17 - May 19, 2010 |
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481 Ridout St. N. |
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| cost: | Free |
| telephone: | (519) 661-0333 |
| website: | http://www.eldonhouse.ca |
The 175th Anniversary Lecture Series takes place in the Eldon House Interpretive Centre at 481 Ridout Street North, unless otherwise noted
Sunday, January 17, 2010: Join University of Western Ontario Director of Public History Dr. Michelle A. Hamilton as she presents A Wealth of Historical Interest: The UWO Medical Artifact Collection, tracing the development of health and medicine over the 19th and 20th centuries.
Sunday, February 7, 2010: Celebrating Black History MonthUniversity of Western Ontario Faculty of Education Doctoral candidate Claudine Bonner presents stories of "home".
Sunday, February 14, 2010: Grand Theatre artistic director Susan Ferley presents Romance at Eldon House: A playful look at love, courtship and marriage, a comparison of Amelia Harris and her seven daughters at Eldon House with Mrs. Bennet and her five daughters in Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. Lecture Theatre, Museum London
Sunday, March 7, 2010: Art history instructor and historical interpreter Tara Wittmann presents The Two Worlds of Historic Eldon House: the Served and the Servants as revealed through their stories and furnishings.
Sunday, April 11, 2010: Victorian World Travel through the eyes and lens of Miss Amelia (Milly) Harris with secondary school teacher and Eldon House historical interpreter Jane M. Morphew.
Sunday, May 16, 2010: London Fanshawe Horticultural Society master gardener Elmer Jorgensen and University of Western Ontario classical studies professor Dr. Kelly Olson present Heritage Gardens: the blending of gardens past and present.
All lectures start at 2:00 pm in the Eldon House Interpretive Centre, unless otherwise noted. Limited seating. Reserve your free ticket by calling 519.661-0333