City of Ottawa: Billings Estate National Historic Site Historic Cemetery Tours
2021-11-05 18:30, 2021-11-06 18:30, 2021-11-12 18:30, 2021-11-13 18:30 (America/Toronto) | Billings Estate National Historic Site, 2100 Cabot Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 6K1, Canada
Fridays and Saturdays from October 15 to November 13, and Sunday, October 31.
6:30 pm
Registration is required (link is external) and can be completed using the barcodes listed below.
Experience a unique historical tour of the Settler’s Cemetery and the Billings Estate grounds at dusk. Hear true tales of death, burial, and disease from Bytown and Gloucester Township from a knowledgeable interpreter. This 1-hour guided exploration will take you beyond the walls of a typical visit to the museum and offer a glimpse of life and loss in 19th century Ottawa.
Please note:

Recommended for ages 16+. The tour discusses difficult subject matter (e.g. disease, violence, death, etc.) and visitor discretion is advised.
The tour is offered in English. French language tours can be arranged on request (with a minimum of 10 registered participants). Contact the museum for more information: 613-580-2088.
Please arrive 15 minutes before your tour’s scheduled start time.
Tours will take place rain or shine. Dress for weather conditions, wear comfortable shoes, and bring bug spray. The route will include uneven and grassy terrain as well as gravel pathways. If you have questions regarding accessibility, contact 613-580-2088.
Plan for a COVID-wise visit. Tour group sizes have been reduced to allow for physical distancing. Maintain two meters of distance from those who are not a part of your household or social circle. Practice hand hygiene and bring a mask for use indoors or times when physical distancing cannot be maintained.

Barcodes:
Friday, October 15 – 1603594
Saturday, October 16 – 1603595
Friday, October 22 – 1603596
Saturday, October 23 – 1603597
Friday, October 29 – 1603598
Saturday, October 30 – 1603599
Sunday, October 31 – 1603600
Friday, November 5 – 1603602
Saturday, November 6 – 1603601
Friday, November 12 – 1603604
Saturday, November 13 – 1603603
Cost: $15.25 (includes tax)

Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery Project: “Fall Visit and Clean-Up”
2021-11-06 13:00 | Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cemetery, 231 Evans Ave., Etobicoke, ON, Ontario, Canada
The Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery Project invites you to join us for a distanced “Fall Visit and Clean-Up.”
Saturday November 6, 2021
(Rain or Shine)
1:00pm
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:
Deb Quiggin at 647-881-7066
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 onramp 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

Museum of Lennox and Addington: Heroines of the Storm: Film Screening with Dale Morrisey
2021-11-09 14:00 - 15:30 | Museum of Lennox & Addington, 97 Thomas Street East, Napanee, ON, K7R 1L1, Canada
On November 9th at 2pm, join us at the Museum of Lennox & Addington for a live screening of episode four, The War at Home, from Dale Morrisey’s documentary series Heroines in the Storm.
The live screening will be followed by a talk and question period by filmmaker Dale Morrisey.
Episode four focuses on the war at home and how it impacted women as well as how women played a crucial role on the home front. During World War Two women faced new challenges but also exciting new opportunities as men marched off to war. Increasingly women were called on to fill roles left empty by men who joined the war effort. Women such as the Gibbard Girls helped as factories shifted to wartime production, and so did the bomb girls who helped with munitions. Women helped farmers facing labour shortages to grow and then harvest food that helped feed civilians at home and soldiers abroad. On the baseball diamond women stepped up to plate in an experimental professional women’s baseball league. The film makes use of first person interviews, historians, along with archival images and footage – some of the images and footage have rarely been seen by the public.
Heroines in the Storm is inspired by the book Extraordinary Women Extraordinary Times by Sherry Pringle.
Register here: https://museumoflanda.as.me/?appointmentType=27197669

Museum of Lennox and Addington: Heroines of the Storm: Film Screening with Dale Morrisey
2021-11-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Museum of Lennox & Addington, 97 Thomas Street East, Napanee, ON, K7R 1L1, Canada
On November 9th at 7pm, join us at the Museum of Lennox & Addington for a live screening of episode four, The War at Home, from Dale Morrisey’s documentary series Heroines in the Storm.
The live screening will be followed by a talk and question period by filmmaker Dale Morrisey.
Episode four focuses on the war at home and how it impacted women as well as how women played a crucial role on the home front. During World War Two women faced new challenges but also exciting new opportunities as men marched off to war. Increasingly women were called on to fill roles left empty by men who joined the war effort. Women such as the Gibbard Girls helped as factories shifted to wartime production, and so did the bomb girls who helped with munitions. Women helped farmers facing labour shortages to grow and then harvest food that helped feed civilians at home and soldiers abroad. On the baseball diamond women stepped up to plate in an experimental professional women’s baseball league. The film makes use of first person interviews, historians, along with archival images and footage – some of the images and footage have rarely been seen by the public.
Heroines in the Storm is inspired by the book Extraordinary Women Extraordinary Times by Sherry Pringle.
Register here: https://museumoflanda.as.me/?appointmentType=27197669

Canadian Royal Heritage Trust Zoom Lecture: A Canadian Royal Mews
2021-11-10 14:30, 2021-11-10 19:30 | online
The following presentation will be the Canadian Royal Heritage Trust / Monarchy Canada November Zoom lecture on Wednesday, 10th November, 2021, with the choice of two times for attending – 2:30 p.m. EST or 7:30 p.m. EST. This month’s lecture is changed from the usual day of Thursday to avoid conflicting with Remembrance Day observances.
A Canadian Royal Mews
This is an illustrated presentation on the history of royal carriages and automobiles used in Canada by members of the Royal Family, and the representatives of the Sovereign, from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first century, or currently housed in Canada. The lecture will discuss how and why the vehicles were acquired, where they are today, and whether they should be in one location as a Canadian Royal Mews, comparable to the Royal Mews of carriages near Buckingham Palace in London.
If you wish to attend the lecture, please email garry.toffoli@rogers.com by midnight of Tuesday, 9th November, indicating which of the two times you wish to join. A Zoom invitation will then be sent to you on Wednesday morning with the link by which you can connect.

The Historical Society of Ottawa: Mapping Ottawa's Indigenous Trails
2021-11-10 19:00 | online
Guest Speakers
Peter Stockdale, Founder Kichi Sibi Trails
Details
Dr. Stockdale’s project brings back to life the Indigenous trails of Ottawa-Gatineau, eastern Ontario and western Quebec—fostering awareness of the communities that lived and travelled along these ancient pathways—and the lands and waters that are their traditional home and territory.
This speaker series will take place via Zoom. Register using this link: tinyurl.com/ancient-trails.
All are welcome to attend without charge.

Bolton and District Probus Club Presents Albion Bolton HS President Nathan Hiller (Virtual): "Caledon’s Militia in the 1800s"
2021-11-11 09:30 | online
Bolton and District Probus Club is pleased to invite you to our Probus Club meeting, via Zoom, on November 11th.
We recognize it’s Remembrance Day and we will have two minutes of silence at 11:00 am. This meeting will also be recorded so Club Members and guests may watch the presentation at a later date. Guests will need to provide me with their email addresses to receive the recording.
Our featured speaker will be Nathan Hiller, President of the Albion Bolton Historical Society. Nathan’s research on the history of Sandhill village is ongoing and was the catalyst for his upcoming presentation to us on Caledon’s Militia in the 1800s.
Nathan’s family moved into Albion Township over fifty years ago. He grew up in Caledon, where he has worked, played and developed two of his passions, photography and history.
Nathan’s interest in photography started early, viewing family photos some from the early 1900s. In 1996 he began selling his photographic cards under the name, ‘The Caledon Collection’. The collection consists of local scenery, wildlife and historic architecture, just to name a few.
Nathan’s other interests include history, from local to national to ancient civilizations. He has served two terms on Heritage Caledon, an advisory board for the Town of Caledon.

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Friends of the Finnish Labour Temple Remembrance Day Livestream
2021-11-11 10:30 | online
Join us on Remembrance Day!
ResearchTV is partnering with Friends of the Finnish Labour Temple to host a free livestream Remembrance Day event this November 11th, 2021. Starting at 10:30 am EST, join us as we livestream interviews, ceremonies and ResearchTV films throughout the day.
Did you know that the poppy celebrated its 100th anniversary this year? Don’t miss the showing of Where the Poppies Grow – The Lakehead at War, in both French and English, during our livestream event. The docudrama highlights the birth of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance for Canadian veterans by Madame Guérin, “The Poppy Lady from France.”
http://www.finnishlabourtemple.com/

Heritage Rail Alliance Canadian Council 2021 Virtual Conference
2021-11-13 13:00 - 17:00 | online
The Canadian Council of Heritage Rail Alliance offers this conference to Canadian HRA members and other Canadian railway heritage organizations by means of the Zoom video-conferencing platform.
Today, most Canadians, especially younger generations, have little direct experience with railways and only a limited understanding of their role in building and sustaining the Canadian economy. This includes not only the communities from which we draw our visitors, volunteers, and supporters but also the people who staff funding agencies and adjudicate grant applications. This lack of engagement with Canada’s railway history can have a direct impact on the long-term sustainability of our enterprises.
What can we do to change this? How can we make railway heritage meaningful to more Canadians and build larger audiences and more reliable support networks? What do we need to do to ensure that our organizations will survive and thrive in the future? We don’t often have time to ponder these big questions, focussed as we are on the demands of daily operation. Now is a good time to think about why we do what we do, why it matters, and how we can plan for a better and more stable future.
Presentations:
Reading artifacts—telling the story: Sharon Babian and Jim Cullen will discuss the development of the compelling stories that can be told about the artifacts in our collections in a way that will generate interest in museum visitors who are not railfans.
Strategic planning—case studies: Paul Newsome and Robbie Robinson will show how to construct a basic strategic plan to ensure consensus amongst stakeholders which will be useful in determining actions you can take to advance our institutions.
Audience development—school groups: Ian Kerr-Wilson, retired head of Hamilton Museum, will discuss how to generate visits from school groups, boosting attendance and revenues.
A separate registration is required for each attendee. To register for this free conference sign up at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/heritage-rail-alliance-canadian-council-2021-virtual-conference-tickets-187854657337?aff=HRAmembership

Norfolk Historical Society Talk: Stone Age People of Norfolk
2021-11-14 14:00 - 16:00 | The Greens at Renton, 969 Concession 14 Townsend, Simcoe, Ontario, N3Y 4K3, Canada
Just 13,000 years ago, people lived on the north shore of Lake Erie and may have been the first people to populate south-central Ontario. “Researchers are looking for answers,” said John Benson, who will speak about Stone Age People of Norfolk County.
The Norfolk Historical Society will host the talk on Sunday, November 14, 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. at the Greens at Renton, 989 Concession 14. Simcoe, ON. As part of the NHS’ Speakers Series, Benson will share what he and researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University of Vienna have learned and are still discovering about these early people.
Benson added that Norfolk and Haldimand will figure prominently in at least six academic papers.
For further information please contact:
Michele Grant, president
Norfolk Historical Society
ms.grantodegaard@gmail.com
519-410-3852

2021 Taste Canada Virtual Awards Ceremony
2021-11-14 19:00 | online
Join us on Sunday, November 14th at 7pm EST when the Taste Canada Awards Virtual Ceremony will premiere on the official Taste Canada Facebook page.
We are thrilled to kick-off this year’s awards season by sharing the details of the much-anticipated Taste Canada Awards Virtual Ceremony!
Taste Canada Hosts, Shahir Massoud and Ariane Paré-Le Gal, will announce the Gold and Silver winners for each category in English-Language books and French-Language books:

Culinary Narratives
General Cookbooks; presented by Egg Farmers of Canada
Regional/Cultural Cookbooks
Single-Subject Cookbooks
Health and Special Diet Cookbooks

The winners of the Taste Canada Cooks the Books student competition, presented by Canola Eat Well, and the Taste Canada Hall of Fame, presented by the Culinary Historians of Canada, will also be announced. Plus, some of the Taste Canada Ambassadors, partners and supporters will share their thoughts on the 2021 theme of One Canada. One Kitchen.

Museum of Lennox and Addington (Virtual): Tools to Solve Adoptions & Family Tree Mysteries
2021-11-16 19:00 | online
Do you have a gap that looks like a missing tooth in your family tree? Were you adopted and wondering how to make sense of your DNA testing results?
On November 16th at 7pm, join the Museum of Lennox & Addington as we discuss the sources we use, online or in libraries and archives to build family trees. A variety of platforms are available upon which to build your tree and we will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of them. The most significant new tool is DNA testing. We will outline the testing available and take you through a “hands on” example of using the data to sort the matches and locate common ancestors.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BjMe1dy-QA2R0X42jb0z9Q

Peterborough Historical Society November 2021 Lecture (Virtual): “Fighting for Democracy: A Canadian Activist (from Peterborough) in Spain’s Civil War”
2021-11-16 19:30 | online
This fall’s PHS monthly meetings and speaker series will remain virtual but will be conducted on Zoom in real time with a question-and-answer period following the speaker’s presentation. Attendees will be provided with the link to join meetings when they register by email as instructed below.
Speaker: Janet Higgins
Jim Higgins was an English orphan who migrated to Canada for farm work in Saskatchewan in 1928. The Depression of the 1930s triggered his activism in the causes of social equality and democracy. In the polarized climate of the time he joined 1700 other Canadian volunteers to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War. In 1941 he settled in Peterborough, married, raised a family and continued working in the union movement to further workers’ rights. Janette Higgins is Jim’s eldest daughter, a writer who grew up in Peterborough and edited her father’s memoirs, providing a fascinating insight into a life both ordinary and extraordinary.
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. Register to attend by sending an email note to info@peterboroughhistoricalsociety.ca with “Higgins” in the subject line.

Copies of Fighting for Democracy can be purchased from the Hutchison House Bookstore for curbside pick-up: $23.00: 270 Brock Street, Peterborough. For arrangements, phone 705-740-2600, 705-743-9710, or email: info@hutchisonhouse.ca, or info@peterboroughhistoricalsociety.ca. Copies may also be purchased at Happenstance Books and Yarns, 44 Queen Street, Lakefield, 705-652-7535.

Woodland Cultural Centre (Virtual): Beginner’s Guide to Digitizing Audio
2021-11-17 10:00 - 11:00 | online
Listen Hear Our Voices Workshop Series:
Looking for a simply way to digitize cassettes and old audio?
As part of the Listen Hear our Voices project, join Stephanie Pile, and Dwadwenaga:dat Language Centre Digitizer, Eiwaihe Powless for a how-to tutorial on digitizing language materials and other important resources that yo may have.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum Virtual Lecture: A Railway History of Niagara-on-the-Lake 1854–1959
2021-11-17 11:00 | online
Presented by Peter Mulcaster.
On Zoom – registration is required.

National Trust for Canada Panel (Virtual): Gathering of the Heritage Sector: Using Municipal Elections to Get Heritage on the Radar – Strategies and Reflections
2021-11-17 12:00 - 13:00 | online
FREE
**One hour session**
Municipal elections offer golden opportunities to get heritage conservation issues in front of community residents and prospective elected officials alike.
Join a panel of municipal heritage leaders as they discuss their strategies in recent elections, and unpack their takeaways on what worked, and what didn’t.

Kingston Historical Society Presents Barry Cahill: "Icarus Revisited: The Short Life and Tragic Death of Norman McLeod Rogers"
2021-11-17 19:00 | online
Halifax-based archivist and historian Barry Cahill will discuss his upcoming biography of Norman McLeod Rogers, one-time Queen’s political economist, policy advisor to Mackenzie King and Kingston MP, with special focus on Rogers’ Kingston affiliation.
Non-members, please contact kingstonhs@gmail.com for the link to Zoom.

Myseum: Toronto Stories Live
2021-11-17 19:00 - 20:30 | online
An evening of storytelling that explores overlooked, unseen, and forgotten stories in Toronto’s history.
Join Myseum of Toronto for an evening of storytelling that explores overlooked, unseen, and forgotten stories in Toronto’s history.
These fascinating stories will be told by notable Torontonians who have their own special connection to these stories.
The storytelling portion of this event will be followed by an audience Q&A with the storytellers.
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Stories & Storytellers
Story: Daphne Odjig
Storyteller: Bonnie Devine
During World War II, Daphne Odjig was a young assembly line worker who on the weekends taught herself to draw by studying the paintings at the Art Gallery of Toronto and Eaton’s College Street gallery. Decades later, though entirely self-taught, Odjig received two of Canada’s highest civilian honours – the Governor General’s award in Visual Art and the Order of Canada. Artist and OCAD University associate professor emerita Bonnie Devine will delve into the history and work of Daphne Odjig with a special appearance by Elder Dr. Duke Redbird delivering an original poem inspired by Daphne’s work
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Story: Jean Lumb
Storyteller: Arlene Chan
Jean Lumb was a community activist and restaurateur in Toronto’s Chinatown. Known as the unofficial spokesperson for the Chinese community, Jean Lumb played a significant role in shaping Chinese immigration law in Canada and chaired Toronto’s “Save Chinatown” campaign in the late 1960s. Arlene Chan will share her mother’s story, featuring clips from The Spirit of the Dragon, the 2003 documentary directed by Gil Gauvreau.
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Story: The Election That Changed Toronto
Storyteller: John Lorinc
The transition from Leslie Saunders to Nathan Phillips was a watershed moment in Toronto politics, a moment when Phillips, the self-professed “mayor of all the people,” replaced Saunders, an outspoken Orangeman. Narrated by author and journalist John Lorinc, this story will set the scene of Toronto’s monumental 1954 mayoral election.
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Story: Binational Lesbian Conference
Storyteller: Rebecka Sheffield
The First Annual Binational Lesbian Conference was a key moment in the development of a lesbian feminist movement. For three days in May 1979, women from across Canada and North America gathered to talk about issues of intersectionality, representation, sexuality, and class. Narrated by Rebecka Sheffield this story looks back at the conference and includes short remembrances by conference attendees Robin Tyler and Shelley Robertson.

North York Historical Society November 2021 Meeting: “HMS Ontario – Lost and Found" with Ray Peacock
2021-11-17 19:00 - 21:00 | online
Speaker: Ray Peacock
Ray Peacock will talk of the historical background leading to the building and launch of the ship near what is now Kingston in 1780, her involvement in the defence of the border, and her subsequent loss and discovery in Lake Ontario. His slides include stills of the sunken ship when she was found and of his not-yet-completed model.
Born and brought up in the village of Port Sunlight, the home of the soap company Lever Brothers, near the city of Liverpool, Ray has always lived near the sea and large lakes. As a boy he would often take the “Ferry ‘cross the Mersey” from Birkenhead to Liverpool, where he watched the ships that plied their trade from the wharves and docks of the city that grew on ship building and the commerce of the world, and which was the control centre of Atlantic Naval operations during WWII, known as “The Western Approaches”. He was also not far from the entrance to the Manchester Ship Canal, and would spend time watching the freighters of the world as they passed, opening the inland City of Manchester to international trade.
Ray took a degree in Food Technology in London. He followed this with a career, first in the meat industry, then in the chocolate business. Ray and his family lived in a village near the ancient City of York, with a history dating back to Viking and Roman times, and an area hotly contested during the Civil War. Ray, his wife and three children were “exported” to Canada in 1971 by his company, and became Vice-president of Manufacturing of the Canadian branch of Rowntrees, the makers of Kit Kat, Coffee Crisp, Smarties, Black Magic and After Eight Mints.
He took up ship modeling as a hobby during our Canadian winters, initially building from kits, but later graduating to scratch building. Ray is a member of Metro Marine Modellers, https://metromarine.org/ a club which has three divisions, Static, Scale and Sail, which reflect the diverse range of vessels being modelled.
In addition to building his own models Ray also restores old and damaged models for private individuals and public institutions, to museum-quality standards of accuracy and finish of hulls and rigging. His Admiralty-style model of the 22-gun ship HMS “Ontario”, a “snow” which sank in the Lake in 1780, was built after considerable research, is considered to be the authentic model of the ship.

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Culinary Historians of Canada (Virtual): The Real Story of the "First Thanksgiving" in America in1621
2021-11-17 19:30 - 21:00 | online
Most of the stories we learned about the “first Thanksgiving” in the Americas in 1621 are wrong. John Ota explains what really happened.
As part of the research for his recent book, The Kitchen, Culinary Historians of Canada member and author, John Ota traveled to Plymouth, Massachusetts, where he cooked a meal over an open fire with renowned Pilgrim Foodways historian Kathleen Wall.
On the 400th anniversary of the Harvest Celebration Feast involving the New England colonists and the Wampanoag native people, John will share his experiences of the culinary history, architecture, cooking methods and the dishes from the first Thanksgiving in America of 1621. He will also talk about the history of Thanksgiving in Canada, with an eye to similarities, differences and of course, the different dates . (This year American Thanksgiving will take place Thursday November 25, 2021 while Canadian Thanksgiving took place October 11, 2021).
The presentation will include over 100 visual images, recipes from 1621, as well as truths and misconceptions about this favorite holiday occasion. Yes, there was turkey – but it was not the main event!

John Ota loves Thanksgiving! He is the author of The Kitchen, the best-selling book about his journey through history in search of the perfect design. He has degrees from the University of Toronto and the Schools of Architecture at the University of British Columbia and Columbia University. John has worked in architecture offices in Toronto, New York and Vancouver. He has chaired the awards committee of the Ontario Association of Architects and served on the Toronto Historical Board. He is a proud member of the Culinary Historians of Canada.

Women’s Art Association of Canada: David Kaye “My Gallery Story”
2021-11-18 13:00 - 14:00 | online
The Artist Voice Online Lecture Series
DAVID KAYE PROJECTS WEBSITE
“My presentation will illustrate an overview of the many artists that I had the pleasure to work with. My original interest was in exhibiting object-based work in a variety of media which then veered showing some painting. I was a practicing artist in textiles before I was caught up in the gallery world and that influenced the work I liked to exhibit.”
David H. Kaye holds an A.O.C.A. from the Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario (1972). He was awarded a Chalmers Scholarship and the Lieutenant-Governor’s Medal. Between his third and fourth year at OCA he worked as an apprentice in tapestry studios in Montréal with Helena Hernmarck and in Stockholm with Agneta Flock, and took a study trip through Europe, North Africa, Turkey and Israel. After graduating from OCA he participated in solo exhibitions at the Merton Gallery, Toronto, as well as group exhibitions nationally and internationally. He obtained a B.A. from the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario (1978) and an M.F.A. from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (1980). He managed Prime Gallery, Toronto from November 1984 to November 2002. He worked at Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto from December 2002 to January 2006. He then opened the DAVID KAYE GALLERY, Toronto in April of 2006 to exhibit objects, jewellery and painting. The gallery closed December 2018. I am now promoting artist’s work on my website DAVID KAYE PROJECTS as of a way to keep connected with the arts I love.
RSVP to Cal Lorimer
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Town of York Historical Society Fall Author Series: Robin Blackburn McBride ("The Shining Fragments")
2021-11-18 19:00 - 20:30 | online
Join us on November 18th for the next evening in our author’s series!
Join author Robin Blackburn McBride as she discusses Toronto’s history via a tour of selected settings and passages in her debut novel, The Shining Fragments (Guernica, 2018).
Recognized as an Editors’ Choice book with the Historical Novel Society in North America, The Shining Fragments explores the ramifications of abandonment, obsession, love, memory, and visionary power. Spanning the years 1882 – 1904, the story follows Joseph Conlon from his early childhood in Ulster to his experiences of youth and adulthood as an Irish immigrant in Toronto. Left behind as a small boy at Union Station, Joseph grows up in a city bleak with bigotry. He discovers that he has artistic talent and becomes a designer of stained glass windows. Joseph is haunted by the spirit of his unborn sister, Annie, and the powerful and often conflicting influences of the women in his life.

Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture - George Paginton: Life and Work
2021-11-18 20:00 | online
Join us for our next online lecture, “George Paginton: Life and Work”, on November 18!
On November 18th, join the Toronto Railway Museum for the eighth installment in our Railway Ties lecture series. We are happy to partner with the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA) to present George Paginton: Life and Work on November 18th at 8 pm.
Inspired by the Canadian landscape, including the industrial scenes of Toronto’s Rail Lands, George Paginton’s direct, truthful and rugged depiction of Canada served him as a personal escape. A younger contemporary of the famed Group of Seven, his art shares in their painterly aspirations and has brought him in close proximity to their artistic milieu including the Studio Building in which some of the members shared working space. This informative lecture, led by Art Appraiser Kelly Juhasz and Curator Sharona Adamowicz-Clements, will provide an overview of Paginton’s life and work with a focus on his landscape and railway work, and will consider the impact of his secret past as a British Home Child on his artistic persona.
Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to speak with the presenters and Toronto Railway Museum historians in a live Q&A session.
Tickets
Tickets for this event are free, although registration is required.
Attendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room, where they can engage directly with the presenters and museum historians in our post-lecture Q&A. Ticket holders also have a chance to win a copy of George Paginton: Painting a Nation, courtesy of PAMA.

Woodland Cultural Centre (Virtual): Unplugged - Tehonkieron:nions (They are Entertaining) Performing Art Series
2021-11-20 19:00 - 20:30 | online
The Woodland Cultural Centre is inviting the community out to their first virtual concert, showcasing Nationally renowned Indigenous Singer Songwriters from across Turtle Island on November 20th, 2021 from 7PM.
Unplugged is a virtual concert as part of the Tehonkieron:nions (They are Entertaining) performing art series. This acoustic concert is highlighting the Indigenous singer-songwriters voices of Celeigh Cardinal (Alberta), Don Amero (Winnipeg), Semiah Smith (Six Nations) and Aysanabee (Toronto). Due to COVID-19 restrictions the performances will be screened virtually.
Even though we are unable to host the concert on the steps of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School, however the Tehonkieron:nions (They are Entertaining) performing art series symbolizes the resilience of Indigenous culture, creativity and expression. Make some snacks at home, wear your comfy clothes, and join us to celebrate this talented artists.
Advance tickets will be on sale at WoodlandCulturalCentre.ca for $15 each per household login.

Heritage York at Lambton House: Valley Winter Market
2021-11-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Lambton House, 4066 Old Dundas St., York, Ontario, M6S 2R6, Canada
At Lambton House/Tavern, we will have our sales tables on the front verandah if weather permits, or in the Howland Room in inclement weather. We will open at 9:00 a.m. for anyone who wishes to preview our sale items.
As a City-owned facility, in compliance with Covid protocols, we will require your name and either an e-mail address or phone number for contact tracing, as well as proof of vaccination and ID if entering into Lambton House.
Heritage York looks forward to seeing you once again at Lambton House/Tavern, in what we hope to be the beginning of our gradual re-opening.

Museum of Lennox and Addington: Lucy Stover Davison Diary with Adele Crowder
2021-11-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Museum of Lennox & Addington, 97 Thomas Street East, Napanee, ON, K7R 1L1, Canada
On November 23rd at 7pm, Adele Crowder takes us through Lucy Stover Davison’s year with details gleaned from daily records she kept in exercise books. Meet a farm family from Chipmunk Ridge, with a focus on their animals, harvests, family and social world.
Fred Brown’s photographs of the immediate district of Odessa and its people in the first decade of the century illustrate Adele’s talk. Maps, contemporary video and open source photographs bring the daily life of a farming family into sharp focus.
The project invites your own family detail: how does Lucy’s diary match your family history? Where does 2021 echo her concerns?
Adele Crowder lives on a farm on Simmons Road. Her interest was piqued by changes in land use and by the wealth of detail recorded by Lucy Stover Davison. She takes you through Lucy’s year with particular focus on family connections. Adele is a retired ecologist, professor emerita at Queen’s University, whose work on wetlands, mine reclamation and metal toxicity in plants took her across North America and Europe.
Eleanor Crowder put together the visuals for Adele’s presentation. Writer, actor, and director: she works and teaches in professional theatre in Ottawa and West Quebec. A particular love is touring to small towns. Wilton Hall has hosted many summer productions.
Register here: https://museumoflanda.as.me/?appointmentType=26920026
