Featuring guest speaker, Jean Rae Baxter, UE, who will be talking about her latest book, The Knotted Rope. The Knotted Rope, the sixth and final novel in what has become known as the “Forging a Nation” series, is set in Niagara in 1793 during the last days of slavery in Upper Canada. It returns to the subject...
NOTE: THE FEBRUARY SPEAKER EVENT WILL BE VIRTUAL ON ZOOM. The speaker schedule remains on the third Tuesday of the month; January, February, March and May at 7:30 p.m. A question and answer period will follow the speaker’s presentation. Attendees will be provided with the Zoom link to join meetings when they register by email...
Brian Martin presents “Canada and the Civil War: Opening Eyes in Niagara and Beyond.” Canada and Canadians played an interesting role before, during and after the American Civil War, 1861 to 1865. About 40,000 Americans, primarily formerly enslaved Black persons arrived along the Underground Railroad. During the war Canada sold goods to both sides and...
The history of one of Toronto’s most important thoroughfares from the late 19th century onwards, examining the history and architecture of important sites that have shaped Avenue Road. These will include estates, apartment buildings and schools. Presentation by NTHS member Eli Aaron, an urban planner with an interest in history and heritage preservation. NOTE: A...
A unique opportunity to learn more about Oakville's Black History. For Teens and Adults Archaeologist, historian and Governor-General's award-winning author Karolyn Smardz Frost has helped explore and preserve our nation's rich African Canadian past for nearly four decades. Recently she has been working with the Town of Oakville to unearth clues to the lives of...
