Grimsby, ON— The Grimsby Museum is proud to host its newest “True Crime Talk Series,” featuring guest speakers Cameron Willis and Keith Leckie. Dive into the exciting world of history and true crime in these thrilling discussions. Each talk is $10 per person, space is limited and seats are first come first serve. Pre-registration is required; tickets are available for purchase through the links provided or on the Museums website. 

Cameron Willis Talk

Keith Leckie Talk

Information on upcoming talks:

Join us March 29th at 1pm at the Grimsby Museum for an engaging talk presented by former assistant curator at Canada’s Penitentiary Museum in Kingston, guest speaker Cameron Willis. Willis will explore the great changes that took place at Kingston Penitentiary and in the Canadian federal prison system in general during the twentieth century. This talk follows the life of Louis Gallow, who first came to Kingston Penitentiary in 1919 from Hamilton as a teenager and was paroled for the last time in 1978, to shed light on these changes. Gallow took part in many of the key events of the era and lived through the professionalization of staff, liberalization of discipline, the creation of a rehabilitative regime, habitual offender designations, and new low-security prisons. Explore how prisoners experienced penal change and thought of reform from the perspective of someone who spent much of the 20th century behind bars. Tickets are available for $10 per person; pre-registration is required.

Happening April 12th, at 1pm at the Grimsby Museum with guest speaker Keith Leckie, join us as Leckie explores the true story of the “Black” Donnellys. A tale where Jim Donnelly and Johannah Magee boarded an immigrant ship from Ireland to Canada to start a new life that would eventually become filled with feuds, vendettas, and murder. Learn about how the Donelly family had become one of the most powerful families of Biddulph County, loved by some and hated by others, in this engaging discussion presented by scriptwriter, novelist, and film director Keith Leckie. Tickets are available for $10 per person; pre-registration is required. 

These events are filling up fast and space is limited so make sure to get your ticket while you can. Please contact the Museum for any questions or additional information at: (905) 945-5292, email at: museum-public@grimsby.ca or drop in during business hours.

Grimsby Museum Information:

6 Murray Street, Grimsby, ON, L3M 4G5

Tuesday - Friday: 10am - 4pm

Saturday: 12pm - 4pm