

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Exit the Horse - Local History Speaker Series
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: How and when did Canadians start driving? Between the 1860s and the 1910s, Canada underwent a series of transportation revolutions, leaping from the horse and carriage to the locomotive, bicycle, streetcar and automobile. From steam cars to experimental electrics to the first Canadian-made gasoline vehicles, join Dumaresq de Pencier as he explores the unusual and often chaotic early history of the Canadian automotive revolution. Discover the origins of the gas station, why Canadians drive on the right side of the road, how bicycle clubs helped build the Trans-Canada Highway, and more!

February's Local History Speaker Series is taking place Tuesday, February 17 at 6 PM.

VENUE CHANGE: The Speaker Series will be held at the John Aker Northview Branch of the Oshawa Public Libraries, in the Nonquon Room, located at 250 Beatrice St. E., Oshawa.

The Local History Speaker Series is an event presented in partnership between the Oshawa Historical Society and the Oshawa Public Libraries.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oshawa/exit-the-horse-local-history-speaker-series/200029672778257
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://oshlib.bibliocommons.com/events/68ee64c33c268b4ada93269f?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=oshawa-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Oshawa
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 250 Beatrice St E, Oshawa, ON L1G 7T6, Canada
- **lat**: 43.93038
- **long**: -78.86815
- **full address**: 250 Beatrice St E, Oshawa, ON L1G 7T6, Canada

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Oshawa Museum (https://allevents.in/org/oshawa-museum/1484395)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 250 Beatrice St E, Oshawa, ON L1G 7T6, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Oshawa Museum
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Exit the Horse - Local History Speaker Series ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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