The Rural Diary Archive website (https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/) brings together the work of over 200 diarists (1820-1960) across Ontario. It encourages users to learn about the authors, easily search fully transcribed diaries in the collection and help transcribe handwritten ones. This presentation explores several Eastern Ontario diaries in the collection, the nature of diary writing, and the...

FREE The decision by property owners to retain and reuse, or to demolish heritage buildings, doesn’t happen in a vacuum. This webinar will build your understanding of the economics of heritage conservation, unpacking how built heritage interacts with forces of supply and demand and the real estate marketplace. Presenter: Neil R. Lovitt - B.CD., DULE,...

Join the exhibiting artists of Resistance. Resilience. Revolution. – Gloria C. Swain, Lillian Allen, Mosa NcNeilly, and Janice Reid – for a roundtable conversation where they share their experiences working and living as artists and active members of the Black community in Toronto. This talk will be moderated by Raven Spiratos Livestreamed from Black Artists’...

EVENT CANCELLED: NEWS FROM THE GIANT We regret to inform you that our News From The Giant event has been cancelled. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the event which was scheduled for 14 April 2022 must be rescheduled as some key presenters are unable to attend. Please stay tuned for an update later this month. The...

The Living Creek: an immersive dance experience taking place along Black Creek in our community. Centred around the theme of animism and art, M-DO/KathakToronto instructor Joanna de Souza, spoken word poet Ayesha Khan, and a troupe of talented Kathakas will teach those joining this walk about the ancient Goddess Saraswati. We’ll share tales of this...