Annual General Meeting (With Guest Speaker Dr. Allan Kirby)

This year, our AGM will feature a musical presentation from music scholar Dr. Allan Kirby about traditional folk music in rural Ontario.

Join us at the Highland Park Cemetery Visitor Centre on Thursday, April 23 at 7pm for our annual general meeting and a musical presentation from guest speaker Dr. Allan Kirby!

Dr. Allan Kirby is a musician and music scholar who wrote his PhD thesis at Carleton University on the topic of traditional folk music in rural Ontario, focusing primarily on the recordings of this music made by noted Canadian folklorist Edith Folke at P. G. Towns’ General Store in Douro, and throughout Peterborough County from 1956 to 1964. His presentation will combine musical performances of some of these folk songs with the historical context behind them, explaining how early folk ballads from the old countries, particularly Ireland, were adapted for their new surroundings in Canada.

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session with our guest speaker, and then our annual general meeting. The presentation is free to attend and open to the public, but the AGM portion of the evening is only open to Trent Valley Archives members. If you are a TVA member, check your inbox for an email from us with the agenda and relevant documents for the evening's meeting. Registering for the event in advance is not required but if you do register it will help us get a sense of how many people plan on attending. Light refreshments will be provided.