The Ontario Historical Society

Thunder Bay Museum Live Presents: Hump Day History Webinar (15 April)
2020-04-15 19:00 (America/Toronto) | online
15 April at 7:00 PM EST: “Sport at the Lakehead During the Great War”
Dr. C. Nathan Hatton
The Thunder Bay Museum is proud to announce a new collaborative initiative with Lakehead University’s Department of History to bring free, live webinars.
Hump Day History is intended to get you over the mid-week hurdle with a little bit about our region’s past. Every Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM EST (unless otherwise noted) for the months of April and May, the Thunder Bay Museum will be bringing you live broadcasts from local historians, as well as behind the scenes look at the museum’s collections.
These free live and interactive webinars will be moderated by Dr. Michel S. Beaulieu, Professor of History at Lakehead University, and Scott Bradley, the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Executive Director.
To find out more, go to http://thunderbaymuseum.com/webinars/.

Thunder Bay Museum Live Presents: Hump Day History Webinar (8 April)
2020-04-08 19:00 | online
8 April at 7:00 PM EST: A Night at the Museum
Our Curator, Michael deJong, will highlight aspects of the museum’s collection.
The Thunder Bay Museum is proud to announce a new collaborative initiative with Lakehead University’s Department of History to bring free, live webinars.
Hump Day History is intended to get you over the mid-week hurdle with a little bit about our region’s past. Every Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM EST (unless otherwise noted) for the months of April and May, the Thunder Bay Museum will be bringing you live broadcasts from local historians, as well as behind the scenes look at the museum’s collections.
These free live and interactive webinars will be moderated by Dr. Michel S. Beaulieu, Professor of History at Lakehead University, and Scott Bradley, the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Executive Director.
To find out more, go to http://thunderbaymuseum.com/webinars/.

Thunder Bay Museum Live Presents: Hump Day History Webinar (1 April)
2020-04-01 19:00 | online
1 April at 7:00 PM EST: “The Treasure Chest of Ontario? Northwestern Ontario, 1889-1945”
Dr. Michel S. Beaulieu
The Thunder Bay Museum is proud to announce a new collaborative initiative with Lakehead University’s Department of History to bring free, live webinars.
Hump Day History is intended to get you over the mid-week hurdle with a little bit about our region’s past. Every Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM EST (unless otherwise noted) for the months of April and May, the Thunder Bay Museum will be bringing you live broadcasts from local historians, as well as behind the scenes look at the museum’s collections.
These free live and interactive webinars will be moderated by Dr. Michel S. Beaulieu, Professor of History at Lakehead University, and Scott Bradley, the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Executive Director.
To find out more, go to http://thunderbaymuseum.com/webinars/.

CANCELLED: Celebrating Agnes Macphail: Friends of the South Grey Museum Event
2020-03-22 14:00 - 16:00 | South Grey Museum, 40 Sydenham St., Flesherton, ON, N0C 1E0, Canada

CANCELLED: North York Historical Society March 2020 Meeting
2020-03-18 19:30 - 21:00 | North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge St., North York, ON, M2N 5N9, Canada
Amazing Canadian Women in History
Lianne Harris, B.A., B.F.A(Ed), T.E.S.L.
Lianne has been a history, culture and social studies resource specialist with the Toronto District School Board almost 20 years and has been the guest instructor and workshop leader for teachers across many boards in Southern Ontario. To date she has taught over 80,000 teachers and students (usually in authentic period clothing).
In 2003, she was selected by W.O.M.A.D. as one of Toronto’s Women of Influence.
Lianne is the author of many books including two medieval novels and non-fiction books on Bangladesh, India, great women in history, historical clothing and costuming, and world travel photography. She is a contributing author of the Canadian best seller business book, The Power of Women United.
Pursuing her love of art, Lianne has been an exhibiting artist at the Royal Ontario Museum, Roy Thomson Hall, The IDA Gallery, and The Shaw Festival. Appearing on TV and interviewed many times on the radio, she has been the keynote presenter at many professional, academic and organization events.

CANCELLED: Kingston Historical Society March 2020 Meeting
2020-03-18 19:00 | Kingston Frontenac Public Library, Central Branch, 130 Johnson Street, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 1X8, Canada
Victoria Crosby: “Kingston Through Her Eyes: Harriet Dobbs Cartwright and Her Adopted Canadian Home.”
Harriett Dobbs Cartwright emigrated from Dublin, Ireland to Upper Canada upon her marriage to Anglican minister Robert David Cartwright in 1832. Her voluminous correspondence chronicles her active engagement in the local affairs of her new ‘home’ in the colony of Upper Canada: as a wife, as a mother, and as a social activist. Cartwright played an incredibly important role in Kingston’s upper class community. She volunteered in the Female Benevolent Society and Orphans’ and Widows’ Friend Society, through which she contributed to the establishment of such major Kingston institutions as Kingston General Hospital, St. George’s Anglican Church, the Kingston Penitentiary, and Rockwood Asylum for the Insane. Harriett Dobbs Cartwright’s contributions to the community have had a lasting impact on the city of Kingston as we know it today.
Victoria Crosby is a third year doctoral student in the Queen’s History Department. Her research interests include nineteenth-century Canadian women, the British World and gender and sexuality studies. She is currently working on a biography of Harriett Dobbs Cartwright.

CANCELLED: Mississauga South HS March 2020 Meeting
2020-03-17 19:00 | Lorne Park Library, 1474 Truscott Dr., Mississauga, Ontario, L5H 4J3, Canada

Esquesing HS March 2020 Meeting: A Shadow of its Former Self - Mono Mills in the 19th Century
2020-03-11 19:30 | Knox Presbyterian Church, 116 Main St. S., Georgetown, ON, L7G 3E6, Canada
Today Mono Mills is a small hamlet that barely garners the attention of those who pass through. However, in the 19th century Mono Mills was a busy village that played an instrumental role in the settlement of the Headwaters Region. This talk will trace the history of Mono Mills from its origins in 1819 to its decline in the 1890s, stopping at all the colourful moments along the way.

The Craigleith Heritage Depot Leap Year Dance
2020-02-29 19:30 | Beaver Valley Community Centre, 58 Alfred St W, Thornbury, Ontario, N0H 2P0, Canada
The Craigleith Heritage Depot is celebrating Leap Year with a Dance on February 29th. It only comes around once every four years and we want to make it memorable!
Dance the winter night away to the music of Bored of Education, enjoy our sweet and savory nibbles, the fun of a penny sale and a cash bar. This fundraising event will help the museum create two more REEL History Films and grow the museum collection.
Tickets are available now at LE Shore Memorial Library. All tickets purchased in 2019 will receive a tax receipt for this year! Makes a great gift for family and friends!

A Meet & Greet with Rita Shelton Deverell
2020-02-26 10:00 - 13:00 | Heritage Community Church of Collingwood, 310 Seventh Street, Collingwood, Ontario, L9Y 2B3, Canada

Marc Seguin presents “The County’s West Coast”
2020-02-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Consecon Legion Branch 509, 184 County Rd 29, Consecon, Ontario, K0K1T0, Canada

North York Historical Society February 2020 Meeting
2020-02-19 19:30 - 21:00 | North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge St., North York, ON, M2N 5N9, Canada
History of Education in North York
Bill Aird, Vice President of the North York Historical Society
Beginning with a discussion of pre-European education, to the earliest schools set up by settlers and the development of the infrastructure of the school system.
This talk includes examination of the contributions of two North York residents, C. W. Jefferys and Herbert H. Carnegie, to the content of education which continues to affect and improve the knowledge of students in North York and far beyond its boundaries.

A Meet & Greet Afternoon with The Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine
2020-02-16 14:00 - 16:30 | Heritage Community Church of Collingwood, 310 Seventh Street, Collingwood, Ontario, L9Y 2B3, Canada

Esquesing HS February 2020 Meeting: Vintage Acton - The Calendar Collection
2020-02-12 19:30 | Knox Presbyterian Church, 116 Main St. S., Georgetown, ON, L7G 3E6, Canada
Anne McIntyre will present slides and stories from a historical book published this year to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the naming of Acton. “Vintage Acton: The Calendar Collection” was created on behalf of Heritage Acton drawing on the articles written for their annual historical calendar for the years 2003 to 2019. Anne is looking forward to the sharing of stories from those who are able to attend.

East York Historical Society January 2020 Meeting
2020-01-28 19:00 | S. Walter Stewart Toronto Public Library, 170 Memorial Park Ave., East York, ON, M4J 2K5, Canada
Join us for Bernice Carnegie’s presentation on Celebrating Black History in Canada – Her Father, the late Icon Herbert Carnegie, and their legacy with small Carnegie Display.
The opener will be two poems written by Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke, read by Pat Barnett.
Co-sponsored by Toronto Public Library.

Esquesing HS January 2020 Meeting: Your Cyberspace Historical Tour
2020-01-08 19:30 | Knox Presbyterian Church, 116 Main St. S., Georgetown, ON, L7G 3E6, Canada
Catherine McLeod, Senior Arts and Culture Specialist with the Town of Halton Hills, will present on the Town’s new self-guided tour program, “Discover the Hills.” Pilot tours of Glen Williams and Acton will be presented for discussion and input.

TBETHS December 2019 Meeting: Barbara Dickson on Bomb Girls - Trading Aprons for Ammo
2019-12-10 19:00 - 20:15 | Beaches Branch Public Library, 2161 Queen St. East, Toronto, ON, M4L 1J1, Canada

Friends of Wesleyville Village Yuletide Carolling
2019-12-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Wesleyville Village, 2082 Lakeshore Rd., Port Hope, ON, L1A 3V7, Canada
Seasons greetings!
Yuletide is almost upon us and we hope to celebrate the Christmas season with you on Friday Dec. 6 at 7 pm in Wesleyville church – 2082 Lakeshore Road, Port Hope ON L1A 3V7. Musical Director – Randy Mills.
Please bring non-perishable food donations to Fare Share Food Bank.

Caledon East & District Historical Society November 2019 Meeting
2019-11-27 19:30 | St. James Anglican Church in Caledon East, 6029 Old Church Rd., Caledon East, Ontario, L7C 1H8, Canada

East York Historical Society November 2019 Meeting and AGM
2019-11-26 19:00 | S. Walter Stewart Toronto Public Library, 170 Memorial Park Ave., East York, ON, M4J 2K5, Canada
Join us to hear Robert Leverty, Executive Director of the Ontario Historical Society, present on “Coming Full Circle: Lessons Learned From the History of the Grassroots Heritage Preservation Movement in Ontario.”
Co-sponsored by Toronto Public Library.

Riverdale: A History Through Maps by Bob Georgiou
2019-11-26 18:30 | St. Matthew’s Clubhouse, 450 Broadview Ave., Toronto, ON, M4K 2N1, Canada
Bob Georgiou is a local historian from Scarborough. His interests lie in tracking the geographic and societal changes within Toronto’s history. His writings have appeared on his own website Scenes From A City, as well as Spacing Magazine and the York Pioneer Journal. He also explores his many curiosities on his social media sites.
Free to Riverdale Historical Society members or $5 at the door

Mississauga South HS November 2019 Meeting
2019-11-19 19:00 | Lorne Park Library, 1474 Truscott Dr., Mississauga, Ontario, L5H 4J3, Canada
British Home Children
John Jefkins is a descendant of a British Home Child, Albert Jefkins. Through the help of the British Home Child & Advocacy Association, John found his father’s family and travelled to England to meet them. This was published in the Toronto Star appropriately in their Fathers Day edition. John shares this story, the history of the British Home Child movement.
John is married to his wife, Marisa, has two grown children both married and resides in Etobicoke and is a senior executive in the electrical industry.

Our meetings are open to the public, in January, March, May, July, September and November.
Annual membership is $20 per person, or $30 per family. We suggest a donation at each meeting to help provide an honorarium for our speaker.
Meetings begin at 7 p.m. at Lorne Park Library, 1474 Truscott Drive, Mississauga.

Esquesing HS November 2019 Meeting: Events That Changed Esquesing Township
2019-11-13 19:30 | Knox Presbyterian Church, 116 Main St. S., Georgetown, ON, L7G 3E6, Canada
Six executive members of the EHS will explore changes that affected the people of Esquesing over the past 200 years of our history. The topics will be government, transportation, communication, utilities, education and the Esquesing Historical Society!

TBETHS November 2019 Meeting: Scott Kennedy on Don Mills - The Way It Used To Be
2019-11-12 19:00 - 20:15 | Beaches Branch Public Library, 2161 Queen St. East, Toronto, ON, M4L 1J1, Canada

Toronto Transit Heritage Walks: CN Rail Centenary and Strawberry Trains
2019-11-09 13:30 - 17:30 | Long Branch TTC Loop, Toronto, Ontario, M8W 1R3, Canada
CN Rail 100 Years (Centenary) 1919-2019 – CN Rail Strawberry Trains; Clarkson (Port Credit – Lorne Park) to Esplanade, Toronto (to 1950s)
Meet at 1:30 p.m., Saturday November 9, 2019, at Long Branch TTC Loop for a 14 KM walk to Port Credit and area. Return by Mississauga Transit Bus. 4 hr. hike. Free. Walk lead by OHS member Ian Wheal. For more information please call 416-593-2656.

Indigenous Humourist Drew Hayden Taylor Headlines Friends of South Grey Museum Event
2019-11-09 | Flesherton Kinplex, 2 Highland Dr, Flesherton, Ontario, N0C 1E0, Canada
The award-winning author, humourist, and playwright, Drew Hayden Taylor, will perform on stage at the Kinplex in Flesherton, Saturday evening, November 9, presented by Friends of the South Grey Museum. Friends of the South Grey Museum was incorporated by the Ontario Historical Society in 2013.
Coming off an exhilarating round of engagements that include performing at the Canadian National Exhibition, Taylor’s hugely anticipated local appearance will mark his first engagement within the Municipality of Grey Highlands.
Widely regarded as a leading member of the Indigenous cultural renaissance that came out of the 1980s, the prolific performer from Curve Lake First Nation, near Peterborough, has honed his considerable stage skills over three decades.
In addition to writing 33 books, numerous television scripts, and a made-for-television movie (three Gemini Award nominations) based upon his play In a World Created by a Drunken God — the multi-talented Taylor has done stand-up comedy at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and also served as Artistic Director of Canada’s premiere Native Theatre company, Native Earth Performing Arts.
He has held numerous writer-in-residence positions including posts at several universities and at the Stephen Leacock Festival.
As his sizeable following has discovered, Taylor’s special brand of humour is the laughter-inducing element that feed his well-received writings and stage presentations.
His forthcoming Flesherton appearance will introduce us a unique perception of Indigenous people.
Advance table bookings are encouraged and enquiries should be directed to the South Grey Museum at (519) 924-2843 or (519) 924-2170.

Swansea Historical Society November 2019 Meeting
2019-11-06 19:15 | Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M6S 3H9, Canada
Speaker: Richard Jordan – “Hurricane Hazel and its Legacy”
2019 marks the 65th anniversary of Hurricane Hazel, the most deadly natural disaster in recorded history to hit southern Ontario. Many of the deaths occurred in the valley of the Humber River. With a background in surveying, Richard Jordan recently retired from the City of Mississauga, where he was responsible for the property-mapping database and municipal addressing. He is a former President of the Etobicoke Historical Society, and he has written local-history columns for the Etobicoke Guardian and Toronto Star.

Collingwood & District Historical Society November 2019 Meeting
2019-11-04 19:00 | Leisure Time Club Collingwood, 100 Minnesota St., Collingwood, Ontario, L9Y 4R5, Canada

Toronto Transit Heritage Walks: Over the Sandbar: Toronto Streetcars to Woodbine Beach
2019-11-03 11:30 - 13:00 | Ashbridge House, 1444 Queen St. E., Toronto, Ontario, M4L 1E1, Canada
Meet outside Ashbridge House, Queen St. East (opposite Leslieville Streetcar Barns) at 11:30 a.m. for a 1 1/2 hour walk on Sunday November 3, 2019. Free. Walk lead by OHS member Ian Wheal. For more information please call 416-593-2656.

Kitchener Public Library Genealogy Fair
2019-11-02 09:30 - 16:00 | Kitchener Central Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 2H1, Canada
Kitchener Public Library is organizing its seventh annual Genealogy Fair on Saturday, November 2, 2019. The event runs from 9:30 am to 4 pm at Central Library. It is open to the public with no admission charge. We are planning a variety of activities, including free workshops and a vendor marketplace. Our previous Genealogy Fairs were successful beyond our expectations! We hosted 8-12 lectures at each event and saw over 300 people throughout the day at each Fair. We would like to offer your business or non-profit organization an opportunity to participate in our Fair. Reach your target market!
This year, we are pleased to announce that Melanie McLennan, of Ancestral Tapestry Genealogical Services, will be our keynote speaker! Melanie will talk about her enthusiasm and success in using genetic genealogy in her Irish family research in her keynote address.
There are a two ways to participate:
1) Marketplace Exhibitor
Single information & sales booths will be displayed in the main floor lounge of the Library. Tables (6 feet in length) cost $10 plus HST (total = $11.30) each. Electrical outlets, one chair per exhibitor, and Wi-Fi are provided. You are welcome to bring your own equipment for use at the table. Table payment, by cash or post-dated cheque, (dated and received by September 20, 2019, made payable to Kitchener Public Library), must accompany or follow your application. Payment receipts will be mailed when your participation is confirmed in early October. Please note that table deposits are non-refundable after your application for participation has been accepted in early October. To expedite your application, please email us your organization’s logo (jpeg) when you submit your application.
2) Workshop Leader
Workshops are scheduled throughout the day and will be held in the Central Library’s meeting rooms on the lower level, which can accommodate from 30 to 200 participants. Forty-five minutes have been allocated for each workshop (35-minute presentation, followed by Q&A).
If you are applying as a workshop leader, please include:
– an outline of your presentation and A/V equipment needs
– a brief speaker bio
– a high quality jpeg of your logo and headshot
There is limited space for this event, and we anticipate a strong response.
Please ensure that your application reaches us, by email/mail/fax, before 5pm on Friday September 20, 2019. We will confirm marketplace and speaker acceptances the first week of October.
Participating businesses and organizations will be promoted in a number of ways. Posters with your company name and logo will be created by our in-house Graphic Artist and displayed at five library locations and 16 local community centres. Electronic copies will be distributed to community contacts and genealogy websites and via electronic newsletter to library subscribers.
Complete event details will be featured on KPL’s web page at www.kpl.org and the Grace Schmidt Room blog, Historically Speaking, (http://historicallyspeakingkitchener.wordpress.com). Event teasers will be released via KPL’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kitchenerlibrary and our Twitter accounts http://twitter.com/KitchLibrary and http://twitter.com/KPL_GSRHistory) throughout August, September and October.
With your help, Kitchener Public Library’s Genealogy Fair will offer something for everyone – from the person who is just getting started to more experienced researchers. The day will also be a wonderful way to connect with others. As we know, for many of us, genealogy isn’t a hobby, it’s a passion.
Please feel free to contact either Karen or Sheila at this dedicated email address, genealogyfair@kpl.org with any questions or to discuss this opportunity further.
