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Wentworth Historical Society. 



Address. Hamilton, Ont. Secretary : John H. Land. 

 History. Organized in Jan. 1889. 



Object. To promote researches into the history and archeology of the Province 

 of Ontario, and into the genealogy of the inhabitants thereof; to collect and 

 maintain an historical library and archeological museum. 



Meetings. Monthly, at the call of the President. Annual meeting June 6 (anni- 

 versary of the Battle of Stoney Creek). 



Membership. 81 (entrance fee, $i for men, soc. for women; annual dues, $i for 

 men, soc. for women). 



Publications. 



JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS . . . v. 1-4. Hamilton, 1892-1905. 8. 

 v. 2 has title Transactions. 

 Price: 5oc. per vol. v. I o. p. 



The Gore district militia of 1821, 1824, 1830 and 1838. The militia of 

 West York and West Lincoln of 1864. By H. H. Robertson. Ham- 

 ilton, 1904. 8. 



Distribution. Exchange limited (edition 500). On sale by the Secretary, and by 

 the publishers, Griffin & Kidner, Hamilton, Ont. 



MANITOBA. 



Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba. 



Address. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Hon. Secretary: G .W. Winckler. 

 History. Organized and incorporated in 1879. Library of about 10.000 



volumes and pamphlets. Grants from the provincial government and 



the city of Winnipeg. 



Object. Maintenance of a library and museum; collection and preservation of nar- 

 ratives in print, manuscript, or otherwise, relating to the early missionaries, fur- 

 traders, explorers and settlers of the territory north and west of Lake Superior; 

 investigation of the history and present conditions of the said region. 



Meetings. Monthly, 2d Thursday, in the society's rooms at Winnipeg. Annual meet- 

 ing in Feb. 



Membership. 55 active (entrance fee, $3; annual dues, $3) ; 13 life ($25) ; 28 cor- 

 responding; 14 honorary. 



Publications. 



Annual report, 1880-1906. Winnipeg, [1880-1907]. 28 nos. 8. 



The reports for 1880-1882 are broadsides entitled: Annual meeting . . . 

 1882/83-1886/87 have at head of title: Manitoba historical and scientific 

 society, Winnipeg. 

 Annual report for 1888 printed as no. 34 of the following series : 



In 1899 some members of the "Ladies' Committee" formed an independent society 

 under the name Women's Wentworth Historical Society. This has not issued any 

 publication, its reports appearing in the local papers ; it has purchased a portion of the 

 battlefield of Stoney Creek. 



