ARTIFACTS HAVE “VOICES“! An exhibition of Coptic papyrus, books, manuscripts, icons, paintings, LP records and more. Discover the stories in writing, images and sound about who created them, why & how they were created and how these artifacts found a “home“ at the Coptic Museum of Canada. These stories in Coptic, Arabic and English tell...
Speaker: Dr. Gil Stelter, Professor Emeritus, University of Guelph, Department of History This illustrated talk is an exploration of the largely unknown relationship between John Galt and the Six Nation’s leader, John Brant, in the events leading up to Guelph’s founding, and then the actual construction and building of the new town. Brant was the son...
In preparation for the May 6th Coronation of our King and Queen, the EHS is preparing a presentation on Coronation activities in this area from the past. We even have home movies of the Georgetown Coronation Parade. Please join us and bring your Coronation Day memories. If you have film of an event, contact us...
Join special guest speaker, Frank Nicholson, on Thursday April 13 at Toronto's First Post Office, as he unfolds the history of Toronto through the careers of some of the sixty-five chief magistrates the city has had since being incorporated in 1834; a timely subject given Toronto's upcoming mayoral election! Key figures will include our first...
Toronto Branch is excited to announce our next online series, which will focus on Black history in Ontario. If you’re interested in learning more about this topic you’ll want to join us on April 13, 20 and 27 at 7:30 pm EDT. Three speakers will tell us about their extensive research into the history of...
