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Toronto’s First Post Office Speaker Series: Historical Curiosities with Dr. Jane McGaughey
February 13 @ 7:00 pm
Join historian Dr. Jane McGaughey as she discusses the life and times of Colonel James FitzGibbon, one of the best-known soldiers in 19th century Upper Canada, and a familiar face to many in Toronto. Arriving in in the colony as a dashing young officer, he further earned the public’s esteem for his roles in stemming sectarian violence, helping others during the cholera epidemic of 1832, and defending Toronto from rebels in 1837. In private, he lived a life of adventure, romance, and tragedy more befitting a character from a Jane Austen or Bridgerton novel. Given all that, Dr. Jane McGaughey will ask the pertinent question as to why James Fitzgibbon has become one of the more forgotten characters in Canada’s past. This event will be hosted online and pre-registration is required!