At the recent meetings of your Board of Directors, the Board reviewed the various committees:

The Friends of the Museum Committee reported that the Society hired four students during the summer to work on various projects through our Museum partnership, including a very successful Canada Day.

The New Horizons for Seniors grant has seen numerous seniors working with youth to develop partnerships which benefit both segments of our society.

The Archives and Research Committee continues its successful operations at the Scarborough Archives / W.J. Morrish building with ongoing work throughout the summer. The Archivist’s Facebook page, “Scarborough, Looking Back” is being used along with the Society website, to communicate the history of Scarborough to a wider audience… over 8,000 online visitors.

The Communications Committee is currently working on an updated website and looking at more ways to communicate with our members and the general public. Thanks to the efforts of Jan Howe and the Programme Committee, most of our Bendale Library programs for the coming Fall / Winter are finalized.

We look forward to the following programs in early in 2012:

“I’ve Got a Home in Glory Land” and “How the Scots Invented Canada” (details in future newsletters)