Speaker: Ken Brown On 21 December 1860 the prominent Peterborough widow, Elizabeth Hall, wrote to John A. Macdonald beginning, “My loved John,” and closing, “Goodbye my own darling, Love your loving Lizzie.” Historians have long known of this letter, but until now, not much of the back story. Ken Brown sheds new light on the...
Speaker: Robert C. Engen Robert C. Engen PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Defence Studies at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, but has lived in Kingston for two decades. He is the author of three books on human behaviour in war, co-author of a forthcoming graphic history of the Battle of...
On January 20, join the Toronto Railway Museum and James D. Porterfield at the table for an online lecture about railway dining. James will explore how feeding railway passengers evolved from road-kill (!) into five-star dining experiences. Bring your appetite for railway history as we delve into how these restaurants on wheels operate. Feeding passengers...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Featuring the Martin Howard Collection of Antique Typewriters The story of the typewriter touches everyone, from youngsters who have never seen a typewriter and are unaware that J.K. Rowling typed the first Harry Potter book on one, to those who will never use a computer. Today’s keyboard in its various forms...
OPENING SPEAKER: SHEILA WHITE, Musical Director Topic: “My Mother’s Letters” Toronto-born Sheila White received an environmental Urban Hero Award in 2020, a federal Canada 150 medal in 2017 recognizing her voluntarism, and in 2014 was the African Canadian Achievement Award winner in the Politics category for her roles as a candidate and former political adviser,...
