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Volunteer

1 Jan 202230 Jan 2025

By volunteering, you can enjoy the company of like-minded residents interested in architectural conservancy. Throughout the year, we have events and fundraisers that you can assist with. To become a…

Helpful Links

1 Jan 20227 Jun 2022

Architectural Conservancy OntarioACO AwardsPort Hope HistoryPort Hope PlanningPort Hope Heritage FoundationPort Hope House TourPort Hope TourismSt. Mark’s Heritage FoundationHeritage Port HopePort Hope ArchivesPort Hope Public Library: Local HistoryOntario Heritage Trust

Rose Cottage Restoration

1 Dec 20216 Jun 2022

By Bruce Bowden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6dExaaN-os A small frame white-stucco’d cottage with eyebrow windows built at the back entrance to the Penryn King Estate for Mary Rose who immigrated from Ireland to…

Walton Street Reconstruction

1 Jun 20218 Nov 2022

By Bruce Bowden The Walton Street Reconstruction Working Group met several times in May, and a letter was sent to the Municipality. The Working Group believes that the Walton Street…

The Penryn King Estate

31 May 202130 May 2022

ACO Port Hope has been advocating for the protection of the heritage properties of Penryn since the Mason Homes’ development plans for the nearby area were first made public in…

Save Our Trees

9 Mar 202014 Aug 2022

By Bruce Bowden Public Town Meeting: March 10, 2020 In preparation for the special meeting of Council tomorrow evening, March 10th, at 6:30 pm (Doors open at 6 PM) at…

A Bit Of Queen’s History In Port Hope

24 Jul 201911 Jul 2023

By Lynn BrownOriginally published in the QUEEN’S ALUMNI REVIEW • SPRING 2004. Posted with permission from the author. After my May 1969 graduation as a civil engineer, my wife Lois…

The Life, Times & Homes of Arthur Williams

5 Apr 201919 Apr 2022

By Bruce Bowden Outside Town Hall stands the statue of one of Port Hope’s native sons and one of local history’s most disputed heroes. Lt-Colonel Arthur Williams, also known as…