Port Maitland, “On the Grand” Historical Association Presents Guest Speaker Jacqueline Fisher, Professional Archaeologist
2022-10-17 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Dunnville Branch, Haldimand County Public Library, 317 Chestnut St., Dunnville, ON, N1A 2H4, Canada
Port Maitland, “On the Grand” Historical Association will hold its next membership meeting in the Disher Room of Dunnville Library on October 17 at 7:00 p.m.
The guest speaker will be Jacqueline Fisher – Professional Archaeologist, BA, MA.
Jacquie has been running her own company (FAC) for the last 25 years, and has worked in the Dunnville area as well as Eastern and Southwestern Ontario. Her team has worked for the City of Windsor and for municipalities and individuals throughout Ontario.
Jacquie is the Vice-President of the Hamilton Branch of the Ontario Archeological Society, which is hosting the annual OAS symposium this October 28 – 30th held at Royal Botanical Gardens and McMaster Innovation Park.
Jacquie will provide a PowerPoint presentation on some of the aspects of conducting commercial archaeology in the province and the types of sites that she has worked on through the years.
This from CTV Windsor (September 2013):
“An archaeological dig in Lakeshore wrapped up Monday, while construction on the Puce River (Tecumseh ON) bridge expansion along County Road 22 carries on.
Up to 100,000 objects were uncovered during the dig, giving a glimpse back into Essex County history.
Jackie Fisher, lead archaeologist, says now that the digging and dusting are complete, the project moves into the next phase.
‘The actual detective puzzle figuring out is just beginning,’ says Fisher. … It unveiled various items, including pottery, arrowheads, wild bore [sic]tusks and axe pieces. Some things from other regions were found, including the Caribbean.”
This leads to many questions. For instance does Jackie have any explanation how items from the Caribbean ended up on the shore of Lake St. Clair? Are these types of discoveries very common?

Richmond Hill October 2022 Meeting: Home Fire Prevention
2022-10-17 19:30 | Wallace Hall, Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4C 1T8, Canada
October 17, 2022; 7:30 pm
Home Fire Prevention
Speakers: Shanyn Godward and Shelby Rowland, Richmond Hill Fire and Emergency Services
Wallace Hall, Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church
10066 Yonge St, Richmond Hill

The Richmond Hill Historical Society meets on the third Monday of each month (except July and August) at 7:30 pm in Wallace Hall at the Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge Street in Richmond Hill. All are welcome to attend.
Bring a friend or two! Guest Fee $5.00. Yearly memberships are available at $40.00 for Family and $25.00 for Individuals.
Light refreshments are served following the meeting.
For further information about meetings or programs, please call Andrea Kulesh at 905-884-2789

Waterford and Townsend Historical Society Presents "The Whisper on the Night Wind" with Adam Shoalts
2022-10-18 19:00 | Waterford United Church Hall, 135 Main Street South, Waterford, Ontario, N0E 1Y0, Canada
The Whisper on the Night Wind: ​The True History of a Wilderness Legend
Professional explorer, #1 best-selling author and Norfolk County resident Adam Shoalts joins us to discuss his solo expeditions including his latest adventure and new book, The Whisper on the Night Wind: The True History of a Wilderness Legend. This fascinating century-old tale from the wilds of Labrador and Shoalts’s attempt to unravel it is sure to inform and entertain.
“It is a spine-tingling adventure, straight from a land steeped in legends and lore, where Vikings wandered a thousand years ago and wolves and bears still roam free.”
Mr. Shoalts’s books will be available for sale after the meeting.

Peterborough Historical Society October 2022 Lecture: Panel Discussion on "What is an Urban Park for?"
2022-10-18 19:30 | Bagnani Hall, Catherine Parr Traill College, 315 Dublin St, Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 2Z4, Canada
OUR OCTOBER MEETING WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON. The location will be Bagnani Hall at Traill College. It is a spacious room with an HVAC system and an additional HEPA filter.

“What is an Urban Park For?”
A Panel Discussion on Jackson Park
The discussion will examine the history of Jackson Park from its industrial origins to an entertainment and recreational park, and on the challenges facing the park today. This promises insights into one of the City’s vital assets at a time when the pressures of development underscore the need for sustainable urban greenspaces. The panelists include Robert Clarke, award winning author and resident expert on the movie industry; Terry Hawkins, former Academic Superintendent of the Peterborough County Board of Education and early resident of Bonaccord Street; Karen Carter-Edwards, retired history teacher and local historian; and Richard Scott, retired planner with Parks Canada who worked on the Trent Severn Waterway and the Rouge National Urban Park.
Tuesday, 18 October 2022, Bagnani Hall, Traill College, 7:30 p.m. All welcome. Street parking on London and Dublin Streets.

Friends of the South Grey Museum Speaker Series 2022: Barbara Rusch, "Two Queens, Two Reigns: A Singular Purpose"
2022-10-19 19:00 | online
The Friends of the South Grey Museum invite you to the Speakers Series 2022, developed and hosted by Barry Penhale. As someone with an interest in the Museum and its programs, you know how much we have all missed many activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, including our series of talks. We decided to welcome our supporters back to a virtual series for 2022, offered as webinars via Zoom with another eight programs, occurring as usual on the third Wednesday of each month, April to November, at 7:00 pm.
The Museum being no longer available as a host site, and with the continuing threat of COVID, going virtual was the obvious solution. Moving to a virtual delivery brings with it some additional costs, so we have made this a subscription series, but we’ve kept the usual at-the-door cost as a household fee of $10 per session. We are grateful to the Municipality of Grey Highlands for continuing their support for the presenters.

Fittingly, in the year of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the renowned collector of Victoriana, Barbara Rusch, will join us in a tribute to two record-setting monarchs. Over a span of some 40 years she has become widely-known for her dedication to the preservation of historically important objects. Today, Barbara is a recognized Sherlock Holmes and Houdini expert, as well as having assembled the largest collection of Queen Victoria artifacts in Canada. A recent Toronto Star feature article quoted her as saying: “That’s what I consider my mission in life: to resurrect those voices, to tell their stories.” In some ways, the reigns of Queen Elizabeth II, now in its 70th record-setting year, and that of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria have run along parallel lines. Both ascended to the throne at a tender age and lived to celebrate significant milestones, enjoying happy marriages to their cousins. What few know is that both survived assassination attempts and home invasions within the palace walls. Barbara will reveal these and other little-known facts about these popular and long-lived royal women. Don’t miss this master storyteller whose reputation as a lively enthusiastic presenter has few equals.

Many Sessions, Your Choice
Hoping you will join us for another exciting series, this time from the comfort of your home, no uncomfortable folding chairs, and no expenditure on gasoline!
Choose which parts of the series you prefer. Visit our web site for in-depth descriptions of The Sessions.
Full Series of all eight sessions monthly April to November
with one free session discount
for $70
OR
Half Series of four sessions monthly April to July
for $40
OR
Half Series of four sessions monthly August to November
for $40

Buy $70 Full Series (8 sessions) April to November
Buy $40 Half Series (4 sessions) April to July
Buy $40 Half Series (4 sessions) August to November

Kingston Historical Society (Virtual): Peter Gower, "The Changing Attitude to Memorializing our War Dead, 1800-2022"
2022-10-19 19:00 | online
Please contact kingstonhs@gmail.com if you want the link to the Zoom presentation.

Orillia Museum of Art and History (Virtual): The Dieppe Raid: 80 Years of Tragedy and Tribulation
2022-10-19 19:00 - 20:00 | online
On Aug. 19, 1942, in what has been called Canada’s darkest day of World War II, 907 Canadians were killed and 1,946 taken prisoner in the Dieppe Raid. What happened on that day 80 years ago is personal for Jayne Poolton-Turvey, whose father Jack was taken prisoner in the raid and spent nearly three years in Stalag VIIIB in Germany, including 410 days in chains.
Join Jayne as she honours the 554 soldiers in her father’s regiment and recounts some of the stories of the loved ones left behind.

North York Historical Society (Virtual): The Historic Willow Theatre - A Documentary
2022-10-19 19:00 - 21:00 | online
Produced and presented by:
The North York Historical Society Youth Committee

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85619064385?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 856 1906 4385
Passcode: [REDACTED]
One tap mobile
+17806660144,,85619064385#,,,,*[REDACTED]# Canada
+12042727920,,85619064385#,,,,*[REDACTED]# Canada
Dial by your location
+1 647 374 4685 Canada
+1 647 558 0588 Canada
Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kegVUx5I0l

National Trust Conference 2022
2022-10-20 - 2022-10-22 | Chelsea Hotel, 33 Gerrard St W, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1Z4, Canada
National Trust Conference 2022
(with Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals and the Indigenous Heritage Circle)
The Heritage Reset: Making Critical Choices
After two years of virtual events, the National Trust Conference 2022 (with the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals and the Indigenous Heritage Circle) is back on the ground with an in-person event in Toronto, October 20-22 (Chelsea Hotel). Join over 500 attendees at Canada’s largest gathering of the heritage places sector: from professionals (emerging and established), craftspeople and volunteers, to developers, planners, heritage site operators, academics, and students. Connect with your peers or next employer at the trade show, build your skills in dynamic sessions and workshops, get behind the scenes at exciting Toronto projects, and take part in the heritage reset discussion!
Societal shifts accelerated by the global pandemic have drawn into question many values, structures, and public policies in Canada, including those guiding heritage conservation. Now is the time for realignment and concerted action. Combining learning sessions and goal setting discussions, National Trust Conference 2022 will focus on three heritage sector renewal themes:

Social-Cultural Reset – Embracing a Fuller Story and Confronting Exclusion;
Environmental Reset – Championing Heritage Conservation as Climate Action; and
Economic Reset – Overcoming Systemic Barriers to Reuse & Asserting Heritage as a Progressive Force

Your health and safety are important to us. We are actively tracking the news around changes to public health regulations. We will adjust our plans and health protocols as necessary.
Don’t miss this chance to see your peers and help set the heritage agenda in Toronto! Members of the OHS are entitled to a discounted conference price of $425. Please email handerson@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca for the Discount Code.
For more information visit the conference website nationaltrustconference.ca or contact us at conference@nationaltrustcanada.ca or Tel.: 613-237-1066.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum: Theatrical Cemetery Tours
2022-10-20 18:30 - 19:20, 2022-10-20 19:30 - 20:20, 2022-10-21 18:30 - 19:20, 2022-10-21 19:30 - 20:20, 2022-10-22 18:30 - 19:20, 2022-10-22 19:30 - 20:20 | St. Mark’s Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 41 Byron Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, L0S 1J0, Canada
Uncover cryptic tales, truths and local lore from the spirits buried in historic St. Mark’s Church Cemetery in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Volunteer actors portray real people from the past buried in the cemetery and tell the audience stories of their lives.
Tickets are $15 for the general public (S12 for members and $10 for enhanced members). Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance. Call the Museum at 905-468-3912 to reserve today!
NOTE: Cemetery is not fully accessible. Participants must be able to walk and stand for periods of time.

Town of York Historical Society: Ghostly Walk through the Town of York
2022-10-20 19:00 | Toronto’s First Post Office, 260 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 1N1, Canada
Toronto is full of awesome ghost stories, haunted locations, and dark history. Join us if you dare!

Brave the darkness as we head into the city to explore the ghostly haunts of the Old Town of York, and hear tales of dread and mystery from those who walked Toronto’s streets before us. The walk will proceed rain or shine, so please dress for the weather. Tours start/end at Toronto’s First Post Office.

PLEASE NOTE: Members of the Town of York Historical Society receive special pricing to all events organized by Toronto’s First Post Office.

UEL Association of Canada Toronto Branch October 2022 Meeting
2022-10-20 19:30 | online
In honour of the upcoming Remembrance Day, Greg Childs of London Branch will speak to us via Zoom on Thursday, October 20th at 7:30 pm about our famous Canadian war hero, Billy Bishop, who was himself descended from three proven lines of United Empire Loyalists. He is widely known as the top Canadian flying ace of the First World War but also played a significant role in WWII.
Greg will also include a segment about what it means to be awarded the Victoria Cross in Canada. The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system and has a slightly different meaning in Canada.
Please register with Sally Gustin Programme Coordinator, Toronto Branch UELAC, torontouel@gmail.com. She will send the link close to the date.

Ontario Women’s History Network Annual Conference and AGM
2022-10-21 - 2022-10-23 | online
Ontario Women’s History Network Annual Conference and AGM
October 21-22, 2022
Hybrid conference: Online and in Ottawa
Historically, war has been a profoundly gendered experience, as traditional dichotomies put women securely on the “Homefront,” as supporters, caregivers and afterward, as mourners of the dead. Much scholarship has reflected on the historical experiences both on the battlefield and the “Homefront,” and we now know that these two cannot be neatly separated. Early historiography focused on the contention that war broke down gender norms, even was liberating for women. While we are interested in continuing such discussions, we are also hopeful of expanding and diversifying them by hearing about gendered experiences of war-related activities in Ontario. How did women manage new familial tensions, take on new types of work, remember those who were lost? In particular, we seek to explore how war is now taught in schools, how war is remembered and preserved through public history institutions and through commemoration, and new insights
from current academic research on these subjects.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
Teaching War and Gender:
Exploring wartime roles and resistance
Moving beyond traditional narratives of war
Public history and the presentation/preservation of wartime:
Presenting and preserving war and gender at museums
Women’s role in commemorating the war
The role of archives in the documentation of war
Original research on war-related activities:
The “Homefront”
Volunteerism and the wars
Wartime and women's rights
Collateral damage of war
Post-war and demobilization
Anti-war movements
Gendering patriotism, nationalism, and war narratives
War in popular culture
We are accepting proposals for individual papers, panels, and plenary sessions. Please submit a 250-word proposal by July 20, 2022 to: alloydla@museumlondon.ca

Jack Pine Gallery Fall Art Show & Sale
2022-10-22 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-23 11:00 - 17:00 | John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave., North York, Ontario, M2N 3Y2, Canada
Art show and sale featuring 20 local and regional artists. This is a great opportunity to discover emerging Contemporary Canadian painters. A wide variety of artwork will be on display.
Jack Pine Gallery, in partnership with the Ontario Historical Society, are proud to present the Fall Art Show & Sale. This event is running Oct 22 and 23 from 11am-5pm on this historic grounds of John Mckenzie House. Come out and view the work of 20 emerging Canadian artists. A wide variety of artwork will be on display and can be purchased at reasonable prices. A great opportunity for those looking to purchase artwork and support local talent.

Lakeshore Cemetery Fall Visit and Clean-up
2022-10-22 13:00 | Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cemetery, 231 Evans Ave., Etobicoke, ON, Ontario, Canada
Saturday October 22, 2022, 1:00 PM (rain or shine)

To remember and honour in a dignified and respectful way the lives of the 1511 people buried in the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cemetery and to acknowledge their contributions to our community.
Markers for WW1 Veterans were installed by “Last Post” in 2020.
We will be gathering to do some yard work and freshen up the grounds.
Grass/Hedge clipper and Lawn-edger will be useful. You are welcome to join us. Donations of artificial flowers would also be appreciated.
For More information please contact:
Among Friends, 416-251-8666

Directions to the Cemetery:
TTC – From the Royal York Subway take the #15 Evans bus to the northeast corner of Evans and Horner Avenue where the cemetery is located. (From Kipling Subway, take the #44 Kipling South bus to Evans Ave. and walk east.
Cars – The cemetery is just south of the on-ramp to the QEW where Evans and Horner meet. There is a parking lot on the south side of the Evans Ave.
PLEASE NOTE: The cemetery is not wheelchair accessible; there is little shade, and no water supply

Riverdale Historical Society (Virtual): The 1852 Agricultural Exhibition and the Agricultural Association of Upper Canada with Ross Fair
2022-10-25 18:30 | online
“Toronto was all bustle and excitement”: The 1852 Agricultural Exhibition and the Agricultural Association of Upper Canada
Another year’s Canadian National Exhibition has come and gone. But when did exhibitions become an annual tradition and who first organized them? To answer these questions, the talk will centre on the Agricultural Association of Upper Canada (founded 1846) and its 1852 Provincial Agricultural Exhibition, hosted in Toronto. Susanna Moodie was so impressed by the show that she wrote a chapter about it. But a successful exhibition was just one of the association’s ambitions that year and, at the event, the provincial government made a major announcement that has shaped government support of agriculture in Ontario ever since.
Dr. Ross Fair teaches in the Department of History at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University). His study of agricultural societies, Improving Upper Canada: Agricultural Leadership and State Formation, 1791-1853, will be published soon. He is currently writing a book on the failed attempts to encourage hemp cultivation in Upper and Lower Canada.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
At 6:30 p.m.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83409291542
Meeting ID: 834 0929 1542
One tap mobile
+1 647 558 0588 Canada
+1 647 374 4685 Canada

Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation (Virtual and In-Person): Speaker's Corner - The Great Escape, with Michael Enright
2022-10-25 19:00 | Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinity St., Toronto, Ontario, M5A 3C6, Canada
Speaker’s Corner returns this fall with a new host and a provocative new series!
Over four Tuesday evenings in October and November, CBC Radio broadcaster and writer Michael Enright will explore the theme of ARRIVAL.
Each program in the series will examine the challenges of arriving in a foreign land to start a new life. Immigrants and refugees who made Canada their new home will share the hopeful yet often harrowing stories of their journey.
Join us at no cost for these compelling conversations.
Persians ran from Iran during the Revolution. Haitians sought refuge after earthquakes. The Irish ran away from the Troubles. Syrians escaped from invasion and devastation. American draft dodgers arrived on our doorstep and stayed. Afghans yearned for freedom, away from the control of the Taliban. Indians searched for a path from poverty and/or climate catastrophe. Ukrainians are now coming for safety from war.
Join us to hear the compelling stories of three people who chose Canada as their escape route…
October 11th: They Came as Children
October 25th: The Great Escape
November 1st: Overlooked and Underemployed
November 15th: Fear of Deportation
Doors open at 6:30PM. Light refreshments will be served.
Each program begins at 7PM.

In-Person: REGISTER HERE
Virtual: REGISTER HERE

Scarborough Historical Society October 2022 Meeting: "The Unbuilt Scarborough Expressway" with Steve Penfold
2022-10-25 19:30 | Bendale Branch, Toronto Public Library, 1515 Danforth Rd., Scarborough, Ontario, M1J 1H5, Canada
Please visit our website www.scarboroughhistorical.ca for news and updates.

Thunder Bay Museum (In Person and Virtual): Eladia Smoke - Indigenous Architecture
2022-10-25 19:30 | Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald St E., Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 5V1, Canada
Please join the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society for a lecture from Eladia Smoke on Indigenous Architecture. This will be a in-person event that is free to view. The lecture will be broadcast live via ZOOM for those who cannot attend in-person and recorded and posted to the Museum’s YouTube at a later date.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEBINAR
KaaSheGaaBaaWeak | Eladia Smoke is Anishinaabekwe from Obishikokaang | Lac Seul First Nation, with family roots in Alderville First Nation, Winnipeg, and Toronto. Eladia has worked in architecture since 2002, founded Smoke Architecture as principal architect in 2014, teaches as a Master Lecturer at Laurentian’s McEwen School of Architecture, and serves as a founding member of RAIC’s Indigenous Task Force. Eladia represented Canada at the 2018 Venice Biennale Unceded exhibition as part of an international team of Indigenous designers and architects. Current professional work includes community-based and institutional projects working alongside Indigenous stakeholders, collaborating with First Nation communities, and listening closely to our Elders.
Select recent and current projects:
Concept design for Indigenous People’s Space collaborating with Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and Metis National Federation, working alongside architects Wanda Dalla Costa and David Fortin, and Elder Winnie Pitawanakwat.
Centennial College A-Building Expansion collaborating with Centennial’s Indigenous Working Group and working alongside Dialog and EllisDon.
Carleton University’s Sustainability Research Centre collaborating with Carleton’s Centre for Indigenous Initiatives and working alongside Perkins & Will.
Free Museum Admission during the event. Refreshments will be available.

Oxford Historical Society October 2022 Meeting: Doris Weir – Cold Springs Farm in Thamesford
2022-10-26 18:30 | Woodstock Museum, 466 Dundas Street, Woodstock, ON, N4S 1C4, Canada
Please join us on Wednesday, October 26 at 6:30 to hear Doris Weir’s presentation on the Cold Spring’s Farm in Thamesford. The presentation will be held at the Woodstock Museum, NHS.
From Doris Weir:
“Mr. Harvey Beaty was a huge employer and contributor to the town of Thamesford and surrounding areas. He started Cold Springs Farm in 1949 and up to his death in 1994 he created a business with over 100 farms, processing plants and was starting to build a mini town in Florida.
When I received his memoirs I wanted to ensure everyone knew who he was and what he had done for Thamesford, Oxford County and many other areas in Ontario, Michigan and Florida so I digitized the memoirs and created a book for everyone to read and enjoy.
I will be talking about Mr. Beaty’s memoirs book, his upbringing, how he crippled himself (his word) and how he started in to the poultry and feedmill business and more.”
This presentation will take place at the Woodstock Museum, NHS. Doors open at 6:30pm and the meeting will start at 6:45pm. This is a free public meeting, all are welcome to attend.

The Historical Society of Ottawa (Virtual): Jimmy Carter: Chalk River and Beyond
2022-10-26 19:00 | online
Guest Speaker: Arthur Milnes, Author, Editor, Journalist, and Historian
When, as a young U.S. naval officer, Jimmy Carter played a courageous role in repairing the damage from the world’s first nuclear meltdown — here in the Ottawa Valley — it was the beginning of a lifelong connection with Canada for the future U.S. president.
This speaker series presentation will take place on Zoom. Registration: tinyurl.com/HSO-26-Oct-2022

All are welcome to attend without charge.

North Toronto Historical Society (Virtual): The Cultural Value of North York's Suburban Houses
2022-10-26 19:30 | online
The single-family houses of Toronto’s former boroughs are often thought to lack both architectural merit and heritage value. Alessandro Tersigni, researcher at the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario’s Toronto branch, will offer a different perspective on suburban homes by showcasing a project documenting over 2,000 detached houses built in North York between 1940 and 2000.

REGISTER AFTER 1 OCTOBER
Email membership@northtorontohistoricalsociety.org and we will send you an invitation with details. You can join us on Zoom by internet or phone.

Baysville Public Library: Author J. Patrick Boyer on "Putting Muskoka on the Map / From Indigenous Wayfinding to Satellite Imaging"
2022-10-27 19:00 | Baysville Public Library, 10 University St., Baysville, Ontario, P0B 1A0
Join J. Patrick Boyer who will speak about his book Putting Muskoka on the Map / From Indigenous Wayfinding to Satellite Imaging.

Town of York Historical Society (In-Person and Virtual): "Schooling the System: A History of Black Women Teachers" with Dr. Funke Aladejebi
2022-10-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Toronto’s First Post Office, 260 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 1N1, Canada
We are thrilled to announce the speakers and dates for the Town of York Historical Society’s “Annual Author Series”! Presentations will begin promptly at 7pm and will be followed by a short question and answer period. This year, you have the option between joining us via Zoom or in-person.
About this event:
Dr. Funké Aladejebi will speak about her most recently published book, Schooling the System: A History of Black Women Teachers and her exploration of the intersections between race, gender and access in Canadian educational institutions.
“Using oral narratives to tell the story of black access and education in Ontario between the 1940s and the 1980s, Schooling the System provides textured insight into how issues of race, gender, class, geographic origin, and training shaped women’s distinct experiences within the profession. By valuing women’s voices and lived experiences, Dr. Funké Aladejebi illustrates that black women, as a diverse group, made vital contributions to the creation and development of anti-racist education in Canada.”
About the Author:
Funké Aladejebi is a scholar of the twentieth century with a specialization in Black Canadian history. In addition to being the author of her newly published book, Schooling the System, she is also the co-editor of Unsettling the Great White North: Black Canadian History. Her work explores the importance of Black Canadian women in sustaining their communities and preserving a distinct Black identity within restrictive gender and racial barriers. Dr. Aladejebi has been involved in a variety of community engagement and social justice initiatives in Toronto and her research interests are in oral history, the history of education in Canada, Black feminist thought and transnationalism.
