Quartier Sherbourne/Wellesley : ses façades, son art public, l’ancien et le moderne et beaucoup plus Dimanche 27 avril 2025 à 13h30 Départ : Station de métro Sherbourne Arrivée : Station de métro Wellesley Guides : Rolande Smith et Silvia de Oliveira Dans ce quartier nous explorerons des pans d’histoire successifs de Toronto. Nous verrons quelques...
This year, the Town of York Historical Society’s Annual Fundraiser will take place on a new date, May 1, 2025, to celebrate the City of Toronto’s 191st Birthday, ahead of Museum month. After its colonial establishment in 1793, the Town of York was incorporated on March 6, 1834 as the City of Toronto marking its...
Join us on May 2 for a guided tour of equipment and artefacts related to more than 180 years of firefighting in Bytown and Ottawa! Where: The Bytown Fire Brigade Historical Society Unit 1, 2880 Sheffield Road, Ottawa, ON, K1B 1A4 When: Friday, May 2, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. (Get-together afterward at the nearby Tim Horton’s...
Note: Event is sold out (April 14, 2025) In 1840 the Duchess of Bedford introduced the custom of having a light snack in the afternoon to tide her over as dinner was served very late. The habit spread throughout the aristocracy and quickly developed into a more substantial repast. Join us for “Afternoon Tea at...
Paul Langan is going to tell us about the legend of Orval Shaw—The Bandit of Skunk’s Misery. We often hear fragments of stories and myths. Paul has done the research. He is going to talk about the process of collecting information for historical books and about how this booklet came together. Orval Shaw never killed...
