OBC Meetings 2010-2011 |
|||
All OBC meetings, unless otherwise indicated, begin at 7:30 pm and will be held in the first floor Senate Room, Laframboise Hall, Saint Paul University, 249 Main Street .Meetings are held the first Monday of every month. |
LOCATION 249 Main Street |
||
SEPTEMBER 2010 |
|||
Round-TableGather 'Round the Table! – Members discuss and circulate books acquired when browsing through the summer months. |
2nd Monday of Sept. |
||
OCTOBER 2010 |
|||
Deschâtelets ArchivesWe visit the historical archives of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) which archives house records from 1841 to the present. The 20,000 document library consists of books and journals written by the Oblates pertaining to the Oblate Missions and to Aboriginal and Western Canada history.Note: We will meet at the Maison Deschâtelets, 175 Main Street (close to Laframboise Hall) at 7:30 p.m. Maps will be provided at our September meeting. |
|||
NOVEMBER 2010 |
|||
The Satanic Verses and the fatwaOur member David Gosse will discuss the works and career of British novelist Salman Rushdie. David will also review the 1989 death order issued against Rushdie by the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran in response to Rushdie's publication "The Satanic Verses", and the critical response of the Muslim community to the Ayatollah's death threat. An avid collector of Rushdie's books, David will circulate his first editions of several of Rushdie's novels. |
|||
DECEMBER 2010 |
|||
Alexander Pope: "A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring"Daniel Bentley will present on the English poet Alexander Pope, regarded as one of the finest poets and satirists of the mid-seventeenth to mid-eighteenth century period and one of the major influences on English literature. Daniel will provide copies of Pope's "Collected Works" – excluding of course the 1789 edition of Volume Two, for which Daniel had searched for 40 years, and which was lost in the mail last November, en route to Daniel's home. |
|||
JANUARY 2011 |
|||
Biblio-wassailFinishing off the last of the Yuletide seasonal cheer, OBC members will present the books they received during the holidays (or books they gave themselves!) Tell us why it is an asset to your collection. |
|||
FEBRUARY 2011 |
|||
Winslow Homer, Master of RealismOBC member Shirley Van Dusen will discuss the art of American landscape painter Winslow Homer who is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th century America and a pre-eminent figure in American art. |
|||
MARCH 2011 |
|||
The Rideau Canal – Poverty, Distress and DiseaseKevin Dooley has been a tireless advocate for the commemoration of the Rideau Canal workers. Kevin has actively supported memorializing the Irish immigrant labourers, who built the Canal under terrible working conditions, by contributing to the planning of the Celtic Cross which was erected in 2004 beside the Canal near the Chateau Laurier. He has also assisted with the production of the book "Labourers on the Rideau Canal", a definitive history of the Canal workers and an "indictment of Colonel By and his regime". The Rideau Canal is now a National Heritage Site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Kevin will discuss many of the issues detailed by Canal historians: construction problems surrounding this engineering marvel, the injuries sustained by the workers in their dangerous work, and the racist attitude of British authorities towards the Irish workers. |
|||
APRIL 2011 |
|||
The Dionne Quints: Miracle BirthsOBC member Leonard Belsher will provide us with an overview of the poignant story of the Dionne Quints, together with information about the Dionne Quints Collectors' literary pieces and ephemera. Leonard will illustrate his presentation with a number of titles from his collection and a selection of his Dionne memorabilia. |
|||
MAY 2011 |
|||
The BrontesOBC member Mary Audcent will be speaking about that literary family extraordinaire, the Brontes. Details of Mary's presentation to follow at the September meeting. |
|||
JUNE 2011 |
|||
Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting when suggestions for potential speakers will be provided,
and a new executive elected. |
|||
Would you be interested in doing a presentation on some aspect of your own book collection with other members?
Home | About Us | Publications | Membership Information | Contact | Links