Our Featured Speaker: Frank Hicks We are thrilled to welcome Frank Hicks, a true polymath, to be our guest speaker. With three decades of experience in the antique and collectibles industry, Frank plays a pivotal role in enhancing our Greenwood Vintage Garage. His dedication to philanthropy is evident through his active involvement with various local […]
Greenwood Centre for Living History is delighted to launch StoryFest 2024 by welcoming Nahlah Ayed who has thoroughly researched and engagingly written a story of two heroic individuals who later made their home and raised their children in Hudson, Quebec, for a number of years. Love, betrayal, and a secret war: Nahlah Ayed’s new book […]
Important DATE CHANGE for this event! The date has been moved to: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2023 — Still at 2:00 pm — Still at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre (394 Main Rd. Hudson). Should you require a refund, please email us at history@greenwoodcentre.com to make that request. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. […]
Please note that this event is now sold out! We cannot guarantee that you will be able to attend if you don't yet have a ticket or festival pass. Thank you for your cooperation. KATHY REICHS' first novel, Déjà Dead, published in 1997, won the Ellis Award for Best First Novel and was an international […]
Join us for the 2023 AGM. Soyez parmis nous à notre AGA Special Guest Speaker | Conférencière invitée: Cynthia Cooper McCord Stewart Museum's Head of Collections & Research Curator of Dress, Fashion & Textiles La Cheffe Collections & recherche du Musée McCord Stewart; conservatrice, costume, mode et textiles And Musical Guests | et musiciens invités: Greenwood […]
Eliza Reid, the First Lady of Iceland, examines her adopted homeland's attitude toward women—the deep-seated cultural sense of fairness, the influence of current and historical role models, and, crucially, the areas where Iceland still has room for improvement. Reid's own experience as an immigrant from small-town Canada who never expected to become a first lady […]
Hudson’s Community Centre will be where StoryFest will eagerly welcome esteemed scholar Debra Thompson. A McGill associate professor of Political Science, Dr. Thompson is a renowned scholar of the politics of race and holds a Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies. Her earlier book, The Schematic State: Race, Transnationalism, and the Politics of […]
Geared towards children ages 6-10 (Grades 1-4), this activity will take place in English with French questions always welcomed. The event will give the young participants a chance to think about their favourite foods in relation to the love they have for their favourite person. Gillian Sze will read her picture book, My Love for You […]
StoryFest 2022 - Martha Wainwright - en personne / in person In partnership with the Quebec Writers’ Federation “Writers Out Loud” series the internationally-renowned singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright will open our literary festival’s 21st season. En partenariat avec la série "Writers Out Loud" de la Quebec Writers' Federation, l'auteur-compositeur-interprète de renommée internationale Martha Wainwright ouvrira la […]
