Deadly Swindle: An 1890 Murder in Backwoods Ontario That Gripped the World by Ian Radforth

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm UTC-04:00

Dundurn Castle | Hamilton

Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society
Publisher/HostHead-of-the-Lake Historical Society
Deadly Swindle: An 1890 Murder in Backwoods Ontario That Gripped the World by Ian Radforth
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All are welcome at our meeting, Friday, October 17, 2025, where our speaker will be Ian Radforth, Professor Emeritus in the Department of History, University of Toronto.
The topic will be his recent book Deadly Swindle: An 1890 Murder in Backwoods Ontario That Gripped the World which is about the Reginald Birchall case.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m., presentation at 7:30 p.m.
The Coach House at Dundurn Castle, 610 York Blvd. Hamilton
Members free, guests $5.
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