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Honorary Vice-President. — Hon. J. K. Ward. 



A'ice-Presidents.— Frank D. Adams, Ph.D., F.K.S.C; J. S. Buchan, 

 K.C., B.C.L.; Kev. Eobert Campbell, M.A., D.D.; Miss Carrie M. Deriek, 

 M.A.; E. W. MacBride, M.A., D.Se.; Wesley Mills, M.A., M.D.; C. S. 

 J. Phillips, Major G. W. Stephens, Miss Van Home. 



Honorary Eecording Secretary. — Albert Holden, 



Plonorary Corresponding Secretary. — F. W. Richards. 



Honorary Treasurer. — J as. W. Pyke. 



Honorary Curator. — A. E. Norris. 



Members of Council.^John Harper, chairman; J. A. U. Beaudry, 

 C.E. ; S. W. Ewing, Joseph Fortier, Dr. Milton L. Hersey, A. Holden, 

 H. Lampard, ^Alex. Eobertson, B.A., Farquhar Robertson. 



Superintendent. — Alfred Griffin. 



May 24th, 1909. 



XIII. — From The Ontario Historical Society, through 

 Baelow Cumberland, M.A., President and Delegate. 



The report of the Ontario Historical Society to the Royal Society 

 last year gave a synopsis of the constitution of the Society, the nature of 

 its work and a résumé of its publications and their contents. 



Another year of continued progress can now be reported; the gen- 

 eral membership has increased; more of the affiliated societies have been 

 active ; and additional attention is being given to local publication, either 

 by the local press or by special issue of the papers read at their meetings. 

 Too much attention cannot be given to this printing of local material, 

 not only for the incitement of other persons in the neighbourhood, but for 

 the giving of information to many at a distance who are interested in 

 the gathering of historical data. 



Our Society has communicated with all the newspapers in Ontario 

 asking that copies of their issues containing items bearing on local his- 

 tory shall be forwarded to our secretary. The Society hopes in this way 

 to more largely extend its Books of Cuttings. 



The Society early in the year, through its affiliated societies, con- 

 tinued its propaganda in furthering the Tercentenary projects. 



A deputation from the Ontario Historical Society headed by its 

 President, accompanied by representative members of the affiliated so- 

 cieties, had the honour of being present at the special meeting of your 

 society in Quebec in August with which the Tercentenary proceedings 

 were inaugurated. We were glad to have the opportunity of testifying 

 to our brethren of Quebec the loyal interest of the Historical Societies of 

 Ontario in the early history and heroes of our united Canada. 



