Events Calendar

Upcoming Events Across Ontario
  • Toronto’s First Post Office : The Beatle Bandit

    Toronto's First Post Office Adelaide Street East 260, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    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...

  • Historical Society of Ottawa Speaker Series: The Peace Tower’s Bells: The Musical Voice of the Nation

    Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch 120 Metcalfe St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    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...

  • East York Historical Society Annual General Meeting

    S. Walter Stewart Toronto Public Library 170 Memorial Park Ave., East York, ON, Canada

    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...

  • Historical Society of Ottawa Speaker Series: What was on the dinner table… in Bytown?

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    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...

  • Guelph Black Heritage Society Event – And Then What Happened… The Untold Stories of Black Canadian History

    Heritage Hall Essex Street 83, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Journey with storyteller and musician Tracy Lee as she guides you through her family history with the Underground Railroad, North Buxton and the Queen’s Bush. Come join us at Heritage Hall for a captivating event delving into the untold stories of Black Canadian history. Discover the remarkable journeys, struggles, and triumphs of Black Canadians throughout...