Join writer and researcher Lorna Poplak as she presents facts behind the Don Jail's location and construction and shares tales about inmates, guards, governors, gangs, officials and even a pair of star-crossed lovers whose doomed romance unfolded in the shadow of the gallows. The illustrated talk will highlight the Don's tumultuous descent from palace to...
Presented by presented by Liz Vlossak, Brock University history professor with an interest in local sport and co-director of the Sport Oral History Archive via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82274108094 
Toronto Branch is excited to announce our next online series, which will focus on Black history in Ontario. If you’re interested in learning more about this topic you’ll want to join us on April 13, 20 and 27 at 7:30 pm EDT. Three speakers will tell us about their extensive research into the history of...
Step into the shoes of a citizen from a megacity of the future in this experimental role-playing game. RaaraLab invites attendees on this interactive walk, set in a Torontonian sci-fi future. Be a part of the first audience to test this experimental game! In order to join this unique test group, you’ll need a smartphone,...
What is Wampum? How was it by the First Peoples of Eastern Woodland? Join Brian Charles, an Indigenous Historian for the answers. Register early for this free in-person event HERE This workshop is offered in partnership with the Simcoe County Historical Association and the Simcoe County Museum.
