The Peterborough House of Refuge and Care for the Elderly in the Early 20th Century

Posted: March 8, 2021

Peterborough Historical Society Virtual Talk

Event Details

  • Tuesday, March 16, 2021
    2:28 PM - 2:28 PM
    Hutchison House YouTube page (link below)
    Cost: Free

More Information

Due to COVID-19, the PHS monthly meetings and lectures this year are being replaced by PHS Talks, a series of virtual presentations posted on the Hutchison House YouTube page.

About the speaker

Dennis Carter-Edwards is a graduate of Trent University and a Research Historian with Parks Canada for 36 years, finishing his career at the Trent-Severn Waterway NHSC. A regular speaker on historical topics and frequent performer at the Trent Valley Archives Little Lake Pageant, Dennis is currently researching the treatment of vulnerable seniors at the beginning of the 20th century. His talk will examine the construction and operation of the Peterborough County House of Refuge from its opening in 1907 to 1920. Institutional care of the elderly dominates today’s headlines and the talk promises to be of both historical and current interest.

Contact Info

email: info@peterboroughhistoricalsociety.ca

website: www.peterboroughhistoricalsociety.ca

Trent University respectfully acknowledges it is located on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishnaabeg. We offer our gratitude to First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.

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