Public Notices/Announcements - Peterborough/Lindsay - Entertaining the Prince of Wales, Cobourg 1860
Peterborough Historical Society public lecture by George Parker. At age 18, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, undertook the first Royal Tour to Canada. Among his stoops in Canada West were Cobourg, Hiawatha First Nation, Peterborough and Port Hope. the community of Cobourg provided elaborate entertainment for the Prince at the official opening of the architecturally stunning Victoria Hall. George Parker an expert in Architectural Science, is active in the Cobourg heritage community and will provide a lively account of Cobourg's reception of the Prince of Wales and of controversy that surrounded the Prince's visit to Canada West.
Tuesday 19 September 2023 Lion's Community Centre, 347 Burnham Street 7:30 p.m. All welcome.