Join us for a live chat with Cathy Walton she shares her experiences with writing her book Vanishing Barns: Remembering the Gentle Giants. Vanishing Barns is a beautifully illustrated book of black and white photographs. It unearths rich stories of rural life in southern Ontario as told by family members. Each of the 162 barns recorded...
Lecture 2: Are We Moving Closer to Gender Equity in Education? Session Two (November 24) asks “Are We Moving Closer to Gender Equity in Education?” Former Premier and Minister of Education, Kathleen Wynne, will be joined on the panel by University of Waterloo Professor Kristina Llewellyn, author of Democracy’s Angels: The Work of Women Teachers;...
Annual General Meeting (followed by) "Liberation of Holland - Canadians from D-Day to VE-Day" Douglas Phillips, guest speaker
Join us VIRTUALLY on December 3rd for our annual AGM! About this Event The Town of York Historical Society will hold its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, December 3rd online via ZOOM. Following the business meeting, there will be a special talk by guest speaker Adam Bunch on his new (and much anticipated) book The...
Historic cook Sherry Murphy demonstrates Victorian Christmas plum pudding & mincemeat tarts, with Q&A to follow. Recipe booklet included. About this Event Culinary Historians of Canada's 5th annual Baking for the Victorian Christmas Table is going digital this year! This Christmas baking workshop features CHC’s star baker and historic cook, Sherry Murphy. She’ll be demonstrating...
