Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/05/2023
7:30 pm - 9:15 pm
Categories
Old Brock Township: Origin & Key Events with Larry Doble
May 2nd, 2023 at 7:30 pm. – a hybrid meeting.
Were your ancestors from Brock Township in the historic Ontario County? Come and join us as historian Larry Doble explores the settlement story of this area. This presentation will describe the history behind the creation of Brock Township and wars, battles, and events which determined who settled there.
Larry Doble has been the chairman of the Sunderland and District Historical Society for almost 20 years. His ancestors came to Brock Township from Mayo County Ireland in 1822 and the Doble family has been here for 7 generations. His family tree computer data base has 62,000 names and it links many of the early families who settled in Brock Township which opened up in 1818.
The Handout will provide links to several sites and resources about the history of Old Brock Township.
This will be a hybrid meeting – both in-person and via Zoom. Everyone is welcome.
In-person will be at Northminster United Church, 676 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa, ON (NW corner of Simcoe Street North and Rossland Road West). Parking can be limited.
On-line will be via Zoom – please pre-register for the event at the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvdOqsrD0jHdR3uzUDXVsIIWQUPjm8vWT2
