The Toronto Book of Love brings the history of the city to life with fascinating true tales of romance, marriage, and lust. Author Adam Bunch will share from his book, exploring the evolution of Toronto from a remote colonial outpost to a major modern metropolis through the stories of those who have fallen in love...
Join Toronto-based journalist and author Nate Hendley as he presents his award-winning true-crime book, The Beatle Bandit, published by Dundurn Press. Nate will discuss the story that inspired the novel as well as the writing and research process that went into creating this book. There will be an accompanying PowerPoint presentation and time after the...
Guest Speaker:Andrea McCrady, Canada’s Dominion Carillonneur Details: Dr. Andrea McCrady has served as Dominion Carillonneur since 2008, with 53 bells under her command at a keyboard located 188 steps up the Peace Tower, conjuring up the music of Parliament Hill’s massive singing tower. Join us as Dr. McCrady reflects back on almost a century that...
The East York Historical Society will be hosting the upcoming evening general meeting scheduled for Tuesday, 25th March, 2025. Doors Open into the John S. Ridout Auditorium at 6:30pm--all are welcome, and please bring a friend. Our presenter will be Mr. Wayne Reeves on topic... "Before Neon, Plastic, and Digital: Toronto's Early Business Signs" This...
Guest Speaker: Holly Benison, Masters Candidate (Public History), Carleton University Details: What meals were being served on the dinner tables of early Bytown? For example, what fare might the Grey Nuns have fed the Irish Famine Refugees upon their arrival in Bytown in the 1830s? Holly Benison explores what might have been the typical diets...
