- To encourage an interest in and knowledge of the history of the Town of Pelham, Niagara Region and our provincial and national historical heritage.
- To collect information and artifacts of the Town of Pelham and ensure their preservation.
- To encourage scholarly research into the history of the Town of Pelham.
- To disseminate material so collected by publishing, and displaying, by holding meetings for the presentation of papers and discussion, and by marking historical sites.
- To enable the citizens of Pelham to enjoy their historical heritage.
- To honour our required affiliation with the Ontario Historical Society.
What’s New?
Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 2:30 at Kirk on Hill, our Collections Coordinator, Carolyn Botari will present Faces of Pelham Before and After WW2, Videos of Life in our Town. We are certain to hear some interesting narratives to go along with the videos. There is an important business portion of the meeting, as well. That’s the Annual Meeting and election of Directors and Officers.
Mute Words, Living Voices – The Letters of Henry Giles is again available for purchase. See article by Mary Lamb in PelhamToday.
There was a nice article about PHS in PelhamToday on February 6, 2024 and another on February 2, 2024
See new section containing images of historical plaques in Pelham – Plaques
Rosemary Chambers has assembled a display at the Maple Acre Library Branch on “The Village of Fenwick 1853–1953.” At the Fonthill Branch there is a PHS display on Pelham High School.
Indexes for the 1977-2001 PHS Calendars are available for free download on this site