The Craigleith Heritage Depot is celebrating Leap Year with a Dance on February 29th. It only comes around once every four years and we want to make it memorable! Dance the winter night away to the music of Bored of Education, enjoy our sweet and savory nibbles, the fun of a penny sale and a cash bar. This...
Today Mono Mills is a small hamlet that barely garners the attention of those who pass through. However, in the 19th century Mono Mills was a busy village that played an instrumental role in the settlement of the Headwaters Region. This talk will trace the history of Mono Mills from its origins in 1819 to...
Victoria Crosby: “Kingston Through Her Eyes: Harriet Dobbs Cartwright and Her Adopted Canadian Home.” Harriett Dobbs Cartwright emigrated from Dublin, Ireland to Upper Canada upon her marriage to Anglican minister Robert David Cartwright in 1832. Her voluminous correspondence chronicles her active engagement in the local affairs of her new ‘home’ in the colony of Upper...
Amazing Canadian Women in History Lianne Harris, B.A., B.F.A(Ed), T.E.S.L. Lianne has been a history, culture and social studies resource specialist with the Toronto District School Board almost 20 years and has been the guest instructor and workshop leader for teachers across many boards in Southern Ontario. To date she has taught over 80,000 teachers...
