Speaker: Bill Aird, VP of the NYHS Board WWI was followed by a rapid expansion of the city of Toronto. The growth of population north of the city limits quickly caused problems with the largely agricultural region north of the city. For a number of reasons which will become evident in this talk this led...
There's a wide variety of building types and architectural styles on this long east-west street that passes through several neighbourhoods. Learn about the many churches, schools, commercial buildings and academic structures between Yonge Street and Lansdowne Avenue. Architectural historian Marta O'Brien will cover these plus several remarkable University of Toronto buildings. REGISTER NOW! Email: membership@northtorontohistoricalsociety.org. We...
Presented by Lennox and Addington County Museum and Archives Join local folk art collector David Field, and take a wandering trip around, thinking about folk art – what does not apply; how does one define it; what does one appreciate when one views and acquires folk art. There are some categories and regional differences that...
A Virtual Branch Meeting A former high school teacher, Nancy Conn, U.E. began working on her family history over four decades ago. She joined the UEL Association and received her certificate in 1979. In those days showing descent from names in William Reid's book, Loyalists in Ontario, was sufficient proof. Her father's family is of...
Presented by Lennox and Addington County Museum and Archives Join local wildlife photographer Bill Bickle as he shares with you stories of local species that he has photographed. Marveling in the beauty of nature, Bill will tour us through Eastern Ontario by showing off the majestic creatures he has been able to photograph in their...
