LXXXII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
Situated in the centre of earliest French settlement, where the French 
language is yet prevalent, and the ancient religious establishments are 
still maintained, it became the starting point for the men of the locality 
with the forces under General Brock, for the capture of Detroit in 1812. 
Again in 1837-38 it was the scene of gallant defence against invasion 
from the other side of the river. A site to which such memories attach 
should not remain unmarked. 
The recovery of Fort York at Toronto as an historical memorial, 
was mentioned in the report of last year. The restoration of the ram- 
parts has not yet begun, as the military authorities are still in occupa- 
tion of the buildings. 
A Memorial Hall to Laura Secord at Queenston Heights is in pro- 
gress. Some ancient graveyards of the 1812 period have received 
attention. 
The Society is in conference with the Dominion authorities for the 
repair of what remains of Navy Hall, at Niagara-on-the-lake, the an- 
cient Newark, the head quarters of Governor Simcoe, in which he re- 
ceived the Due de Liancourt in 1795, and in which the first Parliament 
of Upper Canada held its sittings. The ramparts of Fort George are, 
it is hoped, also to be restored, and the precincts of the original and 
earlier fort again outlined. The history of 1776-1815 centres about 
this neighbourhood, and in one of the bastions of the Fort the remains 
of General Brock were first interred, prior to their removal to the monu- 
ment at Queenston Heights. These memorials deserve recognition. 
It is satisfactory to report that the monument at Stoney Creek, 
over the trench in which a number of the soldiers who fell in the action 
of 6th June, 1813, were buried, has been completed by the energy of 
the Wentworth Veterans’ Association, and was unveiled in August. 
The marking of not a few other historic sites is in contemplation. 
In this revival of memories all our Provinces from the Atlantic 
to the Pacific have their part, particularly those of Quebec and Ontario, 
which were the principal scenes of strife. 
The Ontario Historical Society earnestly hopes that these days 
may be remembered, and trusts that all societies in the Provinces may 
turn the attention of their people toward the foundations upon which 
our United Canada has been laid and our Nationality as Canadians 
made possible and secured. 
ITI.—Report of the Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute. 
Presented by Dr. J. H. Coyne, F.R.S.C., Delegate. 
The Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute has the pleasure of 
reporting another successful and prosperous year. 
