Canada Black Music Archives - Little Jamaica Music History Walking Tour
2024-06-29 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-18 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-21 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-08-01 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-08-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-11 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-09-08 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join us for an immersive tour of Little Jamaica’s music history on Eglinton Ave. W., from Dufferin St. to Marlee Ave. Discover the rich reggae music heritage of this Caribbean cultural hub. Learn about the reggae music icons from Little Jamaica and explore local shops, restaurants, vibrant street art and more.
Click to reserve your spot in one of eight tours from June 27th to September 8th, 2024. (Times displayed are in EST)
Don’t miss this amazing FREE walking tour!
Visit our Little Jamaica Music History Walking Tour landing page or contact us at info@cbma.com for more information.
See you there!

HISTORITOUR - La rivière Garrison sur les traces d’une rivière disparue
2024-07-10 18:30 | Ontario
Départ: À l’angle nord-ouest de la rue Bloor ouest et Christie (de l’autre côté
de la rue de la bouche de métro Christie, et à côté de Christie Pits)
Arrivée: Au coin des rues College et Crawford
Guides: Paul Overy et Rolande Smith
Paul et Rolande vous invitent à suivre des traces de cette rivière disparue mais pas oubliée, le long d’une de ses sections riches d’histoire, qui met en évidence le lien continu entre le monde naturel et le développement urbain.
Soyez des nôtres pour cette visite gratuite – il n’est pas nécessaire de réserver. La SHT passera le chapeau.
Pas de chien, SVP.
Contacts pour les médias : smth7631@rogers.com et paulovery@sympatico.ca
Contact (texto) pour des renseignements le jour de la visite : 647-229-1191
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Wellington County Multicultural Festival
2024-07-13 11:00 - 16:00 | Wellington County Museum and Archives, Wellington Road 18 536, Fergus, Ontario, N1M 2W3, Canada
We are thrilled to be bringing back the Wellington County Multicultural Festival for a second year! This one-day FREE family-friendly event is an opportunity to celebrate the diverse people, cultures, and communities that make our region so special. This year’s Multicultural Festival will feature live cultural performances, live music and band performances, a series of children’s activities, games, food vendors, and of course access to the beautiful Wellington County Museum and Archives facility.

Lang Pioneer Village Museum 27th Annual Transportation Day Car & Motorcycle Show
2024-07-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Lang Pioneer Village Museum, 104 Lang Rd, Keene, ON, K0L 2G0, Canada
Witness a timeline of transportation as enthusiasts from across Ontario
showcase their antique and classic cars and vintage motorcycles during the 27
th Annual
Transportation Day Car & Motorcycle Show taking place on Sunday, July 14 from 10 am to
3 pm at Lang Pioneer Village Museum!
Tour the historic village by horse-drawn wagon ride or take a leisurely stroll as you view
cars, trucks and motorcycles of every make and model. Be sure to vote for your favourite!
Learn more about how transportation has changed over the years and the roles that
various trades played in the creation of transportation methods.
View a variety of historic demonstrations such as broom making, shingle making at the
Shingle Mill, and grinding at the Lang Grist Mill. Enjoy performances by the Peterborough
Scottish Country Dance Society. Make an impossible bottle at the Ayotte Cabin and show your creativity by helping to paint
the truck courtesy of the Peterborough County Roads Department. Don’t forget to check out the displays brought by the
Peterborough County City Paramedics, Peterborough Speedway, and the Canadian Armed Forces.
Demonstrators and visitors can enjoy a pancake breakfast served while supplies last in the Peterborough County
Agricultural Heritage Building (additional fee applies). Also at the PCAHB, listen to music from the 60s, 70s and 80s with DJ
Del and Jenny Jams. Refreshments and sweet treats will be available for purchase throughout the day at the Keene Hotel,
or enjoy a traditional European brewed craft beer in the Haven Brewing Company beer garden. Ben’s Kettle Corn will be
popping up fresh kettle corn, there will be fresh Empire Cheese curd and bread available for purchase in the Cheese
Factory, and the Keene Lions Club food truck will be onsite selling BBQ goods (cash only).
For those wishing to bring their vehicle to display, participant registration runs from 8 am to 12 noon with a $10 registration
fee that includes admission into the village. The first 200 vehicles to enter will receive a complimentary dash plaque as a
souvenir of their participation. Over 25 trophies will be awarded including the coveted People’s Choice and Lang’s Choice.
Don’t miss the 27
th Annual Transportation Day Car & Motorcycle Show on Sunday July 14 from 10 am to 3 pm! Admission
is $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors (60+), $7 for youths (ages 5-14) and free for children under 5. Family
admission is also available for $40 and includes 2 adults and up to 4 youths (ages 5-14). Tickets are available at the door
and in advance online.

Wellington County Museum and Archives - Pajama Party at the Museum
2024-07-19 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Wellington County Museum and Archives, Wellington Road 18 536, Fergus, Ontario, N1M 2W3, Canada
Wear your comfy clothes or pjs and visit the museum after hours!
Two Dates! July 19 and August 9
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Crafts, Games, Popcorn and More!
Fun for families of all ages
Drop In
Admission by donation
We hope to see you there! For more information about the Pajama Party please contact Emily Peters or call 519.846.0916 x 5233

HISTORITOUR - À LA DÉCOUVERTE DU « WELL » ET DE SON QUARTIER
2024-07-21 13:30 | Ontario
Départ : 13h 30 au Victoria Memorial Square, 10 Niagara, au coin de Portland et Wellington
TTC : Tramway 511 de la station Bathurst, 9e arrêt  à Niagara, 3 mn à l’est Tramway 504 de la station King  5e arrêt  à Portland, 4 mn au sud
Arrivée: coin de Spadina et Front
TTC : Tramway sud vers la gare Union ou nord vers la station Spadina.
Guides : Chantal Smieliauskas et Brigitte LaFlair
Un nouveau complexe a vu le jour au pied de l’avenue Spadina à Toronto: “The Well”. Il abrite magasins, restaurants, bureaux et appartements dans un ensemble urbain, moderne certes mais dont l’architecture offre plusieurs rappels du passé.  Ses nombreuses ouvertures sur le quartier nous permettent de découvrir, entre autres choses, le cimetière militaire des soldats de Simcoe fondé en 1794, la rue Draper avec sa collection de 28 maisons en rangée de style second empire, ainsi que le parc du regretté architecte Claude Cormier et son chat solitaire.

Soyez des nôtres pour cette visite gratuite – il n’est pas nécessaire de réserver. La SHT passera le chapeau. Pas de chien, svp.

NeighbourLink Tech and Tea and John McKenzie House
2024-07-25 14:00 - 16:00 | John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave., North York, Ontario, M2N 3Y2, Canada
Join us for FREE tech support, refreshments, and conversation! Bring your own devices.
NeighbourLink youth volunteers will offer basic tech support at this event (e.g. filling out online applications and forms, connecting with a call centre over the phone on behalf of a senior, downloading and demonstrating how to use various apps, phone storage issues, etc.). Volunteers also speak many languages besides English, like Cantonse, Farsi, Mandarin, Russian, and Ukrainian.

162nd Owen Sound Emancipation Festival
2024-08-02 - 2024-08-04 | Ontario
Keeping some of the traditions alive is what makes the Owen Sound Emancipation Festival unique. For many who make the journey each year, it’s an opportunity to honour ancestors, celebrate Emancipation Day, and make lasting memories with family, friends and community. It’s a time for fellowship, reflection and sharing experiences through storytelling, music, art, dance and poetry.
We hope you will join us at the 162nd Emancipation Festival, the longest and continuous emancipation event in North America! Come out and enjoy amazing speakers, performers and other activities planned for this signature summer event. Whether you are visiting Owen Sound for the day or the weekend, there are lots of great things to do and places to stay in beautiful Harrison Park, Owen Sound and other scenic sites in Grey County.

What`s new
The Emancipation Festival board of directors were thrilled to receive an arts, culture and volunteer award this spring, in the outstanding event category and recognized for contributing to Owen Sound’s local cultural strength and diversity. We are also grateful for our partnership and successful Black History Month fundraiser with the Owen Sound Attack. Last month, we gathered for the launch of the Northern Terminus: The African Canadian History Journal (available at the Grey Roots Museum & Archives). It was heartwarming to come together with representatives from many groups and organizations in Grey County who share our passion to raise awareness, preserve a legacy for future generations, and celebrate Black history in Grey County.

Event highlights
Speaker’s Corner, Grey Roots Museum & Archives, Friday, August 2, 6 – 9 p.m.: Engage with thought-provoking educators, historians and descendants of freedom seekers focused on the “ties that bind” our heritage, emancipation, history, and social justice. Presentation by Dr. Cyrus Sundar Singh’s “Following the Notes: The Journey of a Messenger from Africville to Emancipation to the Door of No Return”; artists` renditions of Mary “Granny“ Taylor; storytelling; entertainment by Brooke Blackburn and a performance by The Rise Dance Group; $25 admission in advance. Space is limited, so don`t delay – get your tickets today!
Looking for something else to do Friday night? Dance the night away to live entertainment by the Band of People. Tickets are $10 online or in person. Special thanks to the Rumpus Room for their generosity hosting this “fun-raising” event!
Emancipation Festival & Picnic, Harrison Park, Saturday, August 3, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Join us all day long in beautiful Harrison Park! Festivities include a light breakfast ($); the Crier of the Emancipation`s ringing in ceremony; blessings and remarks; 20th anniversary Black History Cairn talk; community photo; and amazing entertainment by Kaiya Cade Smith Blackburn, Joel Morelli and the Blackburn Brothers! Visit display and information booths, food vendors, silent auction, robotics demonstration, races and more. Event is free (donations appreciated).
Join the Afterparty Saturday night! Come out and get your groove on with live entertainment by Juno and Maple Blues Award nominees, the Blackburn Brothers at the fantastic Heartwood Hall in the heart of downtown Owen Sound! Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Special thanks to the band and venue host for their generosity.
Gospel Sunday, Moreston Heritage Village (outdoor stage), August 6, noon – 3 p.m.: In partnership with Grey Roots Museum & Archives, come out and enjoy gospel and blues music on these beautiful grounds! Blessings and remarks; entertainment by David Sereda (singer-songwriter and song circle leader) & Community Choir, and Liberty Silver (multiple Juno and Grammy collaboration winner artist); suggested donation of $10 is welcome and appreciated. Be sure to visit and support the Grey Roots Museum & Archives` exhibits and gift store. They are integral to preserving local history! (Note: No dogs are allowed at the gospel or on the grounds of the museum with the exception of service dogs. Thank you for your understanding.)

With sincere gratitude
The Emancipation Festival, a not-for-profit organization, is grateful for the support from the government, community groups, businesses, individuals and volunteers. We are also proud to be an affiliate member of the Ontario Historical Society who works tirelessly all year round to protect, preserve and promote our collective history.
If you appreciate the festival and share our passion, consider making a donation to help us achieve our fundraising target. No matter how big or small, it will help a lot!
More information about the Emancipation Festival and up-to-date event details is available on the website. You are also welcome to connect with us on Facebook and Instagram, share your stories and photos, and help us spread the word!

Halton Black History Awareness Society: 2024 Halton Freedom Celebration Festival
2024-08-03 13:00 - 23:00 | Spencer Smith Park, 1400 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, Ontario, L7S 1Y2, Canada
The HBHAS is excited with this year’s Celebration Festival August 3, 2024 at Spencer Smith Park, Burlington, as the lineup is stupendous. We’re also pround of one of our musical groups, Blackburn, in their record breaking 2024, 9 Maple Blues Award nominations. Blackburn has played for this festival every year since our incorporation. Due to their exquisite global promotions, they will not be joining us this year as they’ve been asked to do a European tour. Congratulations Blackburn. We’ll revisit down the road.

The musical program this year includes Maple Blues nominated for best new group, Garnetta Cromwell and DaGroovmasters; Rayzalution – 5 piece all female Reggae phenom; Dejehan Luckystickz Hamilton & Friends; World Class Lou Pomanti & Oakland Stroke; and, the infamous LTD Connection. (Bios attaced). Jazz/soul phenom, Shelley Hamilton will be joining Luckystickz as Masters of Ceremony. This exquisite musical entourage will compliment the wide array of multi-cultural crafts, fashion, art and storytelling workshops, and youth activities. This is a festival you do not want to miss.

Last years attendance of 5000 will definitely increase, and the Halton Freedom Festival weekend, will include an HBHAS Emancipation Flag Raising at Burlington City Hall on Thursday, August 1st followed by our HBHAS Emancipation Gala Thursday evening at the Burlington Performing Arts Center, and the 7th Emancipation Art Exhibition taking place August 4th at the Helson Gallery in Halton Hills.

The HBHAS is currently accepting vendors to serve multi-cultural cuisine, and we welcome crafters, artisans, storytellers, genealogists, historians, and community service providers to join in the experience and celebrating within the “1st city in the world to acclaim August as Emancipation Month”. We welcome you and yours to this free celebration festival.

Halton Black History Awareness Society: 7th Annual Emancipation Art Exhibition
2024-08-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Helson Gallery, Church Street 9, Halton Hills, Ontario, L7G 2A3, Canada
The exhibit will run from July 24 – September 15, 2024 on the theme of Emancipation. Exhibit Launch: August 4, 2024 • 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

La Société d'histoire de Toronto HISTORITOUR - Les immeubles d'habitation aimés et méprisés de l'architecte Uno Prii
2024-08-09 18:30 | Ontario
Départ : Sur l’espace bétonné devant le 11, chemin Walmer – juste au nord de la sortie de métro Spadina, sortie «Walmer Road» sur les plateformes de la ligne 2. Si vous arrivez à la station Spadina sur la ligne 1 nord/sud, il faut aller sur une des plateformes de la ligne est/ouest pour y trouver la sortie «Walmer Road».
Arrivée : 20, avenue Prince Arthur, à quelques pas de la station de métro St. George
Guides : Paul Overy et Rolande Smith (Recherche de Raymonde Safran)
Un nouveau complexe a vu le jour au pied de l’avenue Spadina à Toronto: “The Well”. Il abrite magasins, restaurants, bureaux et appartements dans un ensemble urbain, moderne certes mais dont l’architecture offre plusieurs rappels du passé.  Ses nombreuses ouvertures sur le quartier nous permettent de découvrir, entre autres choses, le cimetière militaire des soldats de Simcoe fondé en 1794, la rue Draper avec sa collection de 28 maisons en rangée de style second empire, ainsi que le parc du regretté architecte Claude Cormier et son chat solitaire.
Soyez des nôtres pour cette visite gratuite – il n’est pas nécessaire de réserver. La SHT passera le chapeau. Pas de chien, svp.
Dans les années 1960 et 1970, à l’époque des boîtes rectilignes statiques inspirées du mouvement architectural Bauhaus, l’architecte Uno Prii a conçu des immeubles d’appartements locatifs aux courbes arrondies et aux formes de l’âge de l’espace. Ils ont été salués, dans certains milieux, comme des expressions “fantaisistes”, “flamboyantes” et “exubérantes” de l’optimisme des années 1960, et il y en a plusieurs dans le quartier de l’Annex!
Soyez des nôtres pour cette visite gratuite – il n’est pas nécessaire de réserver. La SHT passera le chapeau.
Pas de chien, svp. La visite aura lieu beau temps, mauvais temps, sauf en cas d’intempéries intenses.

Oxford Historical Society Presents Ingersoll Rural Cemetery Walking Tour
2024-08-10 10:00 | Ingersoll Rural Cemetery, Cemetery Lane 603809, Ingersoll, Ontario, N5C 1M1, Canada
Hello Everyone, Please join Scott Gillies on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 10am for a walking tour of the Ingersoll Rural Cemetery! Learn about some local families and interesting individuals who helped to shape Ingersoll! Please share this event – OxHS Presents Ingersoll Rural Cemetery Walk – and invite your friends to join you on a wonderful walking tour!

Glengarry Rambles Lancaster Bus Tour
2024-08-19 08:00 - 17:00 | Ontario
Hop aboard the bus in the village of Lancaster and join the historical adventure, exploring the back roads of old Lancaster Township. With commentary from Glengarry County Archivist, Allan J. MacDonald, the tour will cover:
– Home of a Rhodes Scholar
– One of Ontario’s 11 Bicentennial farms
– Glengarry’s Poultry Capital
– The North Lancaster Races
– Elbow Bend
– Church Hill
Join the fun and learn the hidden histories of people and places in Lancaster Township – once known as the Lake Township!
** RESERVE YOUR SEAT BY PURCHASING YOUR TICKET ONLINE HERE **
Alternatively, please call the Glengarry, Nor’Westers and Loyalist museum to purchase over the phone. 613-347-3547.
Saturday, September 28
Sunday, September 29
Saturday, October 5
Sunday, October 6
The tours will start and end in North Lancaster. Bus departs at 1:00 pm, will stop for a break half way, then return by approximately 4:00 pm. There are four dates to choose from, but each tour is the same, so please only register for one date.
Start/End location: Township Roads Building in the village of North Lancaster, next to the French school: Ecole Elementaire Catholique De L’Ange-Gardien, 4841 2nd Line Road, North Lancaster, ON.

NeighbourLink Youth Mobilization Unit: Garden Party
2024-08-23 13:00 - 15:30 | John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave., North York, Ontario, M2N 3Y2, Canada
Join us for a Garden Party on Friday, August 23rd, from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM at the John McKenzie House! Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of outdoor pot painting and a fascinating presentation on Indigenous plants. Bring your own pots for a creative painting session or use one of our upcycled pots. Plus, we’re hosting a clothing drive, so feel free to bring gently used clothing. RSVP here!

Culinary Historians of Canada - MacNab's Historic Kitchen Workshop and Garden Tour
2024-08-25 10:00 - 13:30 | Dundurn Castle, York Boulevard 610, Hamilton, Ontario, L8R 3H1, Canada
As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations, CHC is delighted to announce a unique event for CHC members and friends at Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, Ontario! From 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 25, we’re hosting a visit that includes hands-on cooking in a historic kitchen and a tour of a breathtaking kitchen garden.
Dundurn Castle is a 40-room villa built in the 1830s as a home for the family of railway magnate, lawyer and Premier of the United Canadas Sir Allan Napier MacNab. Today it is recognized as a National Historic Site. It’s located at 610 York Boulevard. (Fun fact: holders of a seniors’ Presto pass can travel door-to-door between Toronto and Hamilton for just $6.06 each way!)
Assisted by Dundurn’s Cook Demonstrators, participants will work together to prepare a traditional recipe in the historic kitchen. Recipes will be seasonal options that can come from the garden; some common recipes have been salads, tarts, turnovers, fritters, and rissoles. Everyone will receive a recipe booklet to keep that they will use to follow and cook from.
Following the workshop and after a short break, participants will explore the lovingly restored Historic Kitchen Garden (pictured below),where costumed staff grow over 200 heirloom varieties of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers for use in the historic kitchen.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to explore with costumed staff over 40 rooms and discover the history of the MacNab family and the servants who lived and worked below stairs.
Admission: $89.27 (general). $76.07 (Culinary Tourism Alliance members). $68.57 (CHC members). Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

NeighbourLink Future Forward Fair
2024-08-27 13:00 - 16:30 | John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave., North York, Ontario, M2N 3Y2, Canada
Get ready for the Future Forward Fair on Tuesday, August 27th, from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM at the John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave, North York, ON M2N 3Y2! Enjoy a vibrant showcase of local youth artisans, plus free face painting and caricatures. It’s a fantastic chance for young entrepreneurs to spotlight their businesses without any event space costs. Interested in being a vendor? Apply here.

Kinmount Fair Heritage Complex - Community Crossroads
2024-08-30 10:00 - 2024-09-01 18:00 | Kinmount Fair Heritage Complex, Reid Street 503, Kinmount, Ontario, K0M 2A0, Canada
For those of you who never seem to have time to visit area historical presentations aka museums and historical societies, but have an interest in local history, legends and genealogy, this year’s Heritage Complex theme is for YOU!
We have invited history focused groups from the Kinmount area. It is guaranteed to be the most interesting and thought-provoking exhibition you will see this year. The groups will bring their best photos, stories, videos, publications, interactive installations, artifacts and their best volunteers! Each display will be a look into unique discoveries, and the tributes to them.
We are lucky to have 3 (at last count) museums in Kinmount, and our immediate neighbours being Trent Lakes, Burnt River, Norland, Coboconk, Minden, Wilberforce, and Irondale. From further afield, Kirkfield, Kawartha Lakes, Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls will also be represented. Geography brought us together, but history has connected us.
Represented will be a National Historic Site, you’ll be able to search archived online newspapers, see the Icelandic Story told, sample settler stories and adventures, hear about Immigrant tribulations, see salvaged log ends, land records and photos you’ve never seen before. See insights of the documentary about our ‘Movie Man’, Keith Stata. Yes, there will be trains and whistles.
So, bring your curiosity and questions and you may make some connections of your own. Your family will thank you.
To quote our friends at Bark Lake Cultural Development: “The questions are endless, and the answers are fascinating.”
August 30, 31, September 1 at Kinmount Fair Heritage Complex 10 am to 6 pm (5pm on Sunday)

The Historical Society of Ottawa - The History of Firefighting: Early Bytown to Modern Ottawa
2024-09-11 19:00 | online
Guest Speaker Peter McBride, President, Bytown Fire Brigade Historical Society
Presented in partnership with the Bytown Fire Brigade, an Ottawa-based non-profit historical society founded in 1983 with the mission of collecting, preserving, restoring and displaying artifacts and apparatus that tell the history of firefighting in Ottawa and across Canada.
Chief McBride, our guest speaker, is a 32-year veteran of the Ottawa Fire Service, a Canadian Registered Safety Professional and passionate advocate of “F.I.R.E. Literacy” (F.I.R.E. = Firefighting, Instruction, Research & Engineering).
This presentation will take place on Zoom. All are welcome to attend.

Grimsby Historical Society Speaker Series: Landscape of the Nations 360 degrees
2024-09-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Livingston Activity Centre, Livingston Avenue 18, Grimsby, Ontario, L3M 1K7, Canada
Landscape of the Nations 360 degrees
Speaker Michele-Elise Burnett, President of Kakekalanicks, an Indigenous Arts and Consultancy Company, co-
founded Landscape of Nations 360 degrees, a national Indigenous education and tourism initiative.
The Landscape of Nations is a public artwork
installation in Queenston Heights Park. Six nations
and native allies played a pivotal role in the defense
of Upper Canada. The stories and vision will be
discussed through the design of the site in relation
to its landscape and central memory feature.
Michele-Elise Burnett is a proud Metis with
Algonquin roots, Bear Clan and Thunderbird Clan.
Kakekalanicks is dedicated to promoting and
educating audiences about Indigenous culture.
She continues to serve on various committees and
boards, including the Indigenous Health conference,
Brock University’s Board of Trustees Emeritus, and
Fort Erie Native Centre. Her contributions to the
Community have been recognized through awards
such as the Culture Arts Award from GNCC
Women in Niagara, the Distinguished Alumni
Award from Leadership Niagara and the
International Women’s Day Award from the
Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce.
Pie Social is the same evening. Enjoy!
GHS members: Complimentary
Non-members: $10.00

Aurora Historical Society: Fall Harvest Tea
2024-09-14 12:00 - 16:00 | Hillary House National Historic Site, Yonge Street 15372, Aurora, Ontario, L4G 1N8, Canada
It’s our 5th Annual Victorian Harvest Tea at Hillary House National Historic Site! Happening on Saturday, September 14th, choose between two seatings. Join us on our stunning grounds this Fall season, rain or shine, to enjoy an afternoon tea that includes sandwiches, scones, and desserts. Wander around our historic house museum after tea service and get to know a unique heritage property in Aurora.
Pick from two seatings: 12:00pm or 2:30pm.
Tickets are $35 per person.
Maximum 4 people per table for online purchases. There is limited capacity for larger group numbers. Please call to inquire.
Please note, this event will take place outside (weather permitting) on uneven ground. If you have accessibility requirements, please contact us.

Oakville Historical Society Speakers Night: UNDERSTANDING AFRICAN CANADIAN HISTORY THROUGH THE LENS OF EMANCIPATION DAY
2024-09-16 19:30 | online
Topic: UNDERSTANDING AFRICAN CANADIAN HISTORY THROUGH THE LENS OF EMANCIPATION DAY: 190 YEARS AND COUNTING
When: Monday, September 16th, at 07:30 pm
What:
This year marks the 190th Emancipation Day. The occasion recognizes the legal abolition of slavery in most of the British empire, including Canada, where the last remains of enslavement were nearing the end through gradual abolition. Dr. Natasha Henry-Dixon will discuss the history of the commemoration of Emancipation Day in Canada and walk through what this cultural and political tradition illuminates about Black history in Canada.
Natasha Henry-Dixon is an assistant professor of African Canadian History at York University.
Join on Zoom : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85460129382?pwd=[REDACTED]

Harrow Early Immigrant Research Society - Burgers and Brews Fundraiser
2024-09-18 12:00 - 20:00 | The Beerded Dog Brewing Co, King Street East 21, Essex, Ontario, N0R 1G0, Canada
Come grab a bite at family friendly Beerded Dog. There will be local history books for sale with author drop ins. $5 from every Burger and $3 from every beer will be donated to HEIRS.

Culinary Historians of Canada - "Cooking Up History" Exhibit Tour and Talk
2024-09-21 13:00 - 16:00 | McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph, Stone Road East 50, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 1W5, Canada
This event includes a self-guided tour of the special exhibit “Cooking Up History: Celebrating 30 years of The Culinary Historians of Canada” and features two talks by librarian Melissa McAfee and food historian, Dr. Rebecca Beausaert.
First, a presentation from special collections librarian Melissa McAfee discussing the University’s historic cookbook collection and providing tips on research into historic cookbooks and receipts. Dr. Rebecca Beausaert then joins us for a keynote presentation discussing historic culinary pursuits from her upcoming book Pursuing Play: Women’s Leisure in Small-town Ontario, 1870-1914.
If you love researching historic receipts or want to see particular books from the collection, this event is for you!
Tickets available on Eventbrite:
$27.17 – CHC members | $32.08 – CTA members | $ 37.52 – General admission
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT:
This exhibition commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Culinary Historians of Canada and the inductees of Taste Canada’s Hall of Fame. Cookbooks written by some of Canada’s most beloved food writers, chefs, and television personalities will be highlighted. Published between 1854 and 2021, the thirty-five books on display—one by each of the Hall of Fame inductees—were drawn from U of G’s Culinary Collection, housed in the McLaughlin Library’s Archival & Special Collections. This exhibition was curated in part as an experiential learning project by students in Dr. Rebecca Beausaert’s Food History course and in Melissa McAfee’s Behind the Scenes in Archival and Rare Book Collections course – a collaboration between the Department of History and the McLaughlin Library at the University of Guelph.
