The Ontario Historical Society

Kingston & District Branch UELAC (In-Person and Virtual): The Treaty of Niagara (1764)
2022-11-26 13:00 (America/Toronto) | St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Kingston, 137 Queen St., Kingston, Ontario, K7K 1A8, Canada
Author Nathan Tidridge is the speaker.
This is a hybrid meeting. To attend in person: 137 Queen Street, St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, access off Montreal Street. Arrive after 12:30 pm, possibly with a bagged lunch. This will be our AGM.
To join by Zoom, visit uelac.org/Kingston-Branch/ after 12:45pm, Sat Nov 26, and click the link under EVENTS.
All are welcome for this free event.

Hutchison House Museum Snowflake Tea and Dessert
2022-11-26 13:00 - 15:30, 2022-11-27 13:00 - 15:30 | Hutchison House Museum, 270 Brock Street, Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 2P9, Canada
In addition to the Christmas Market Hutchison House volunteers will host a Snowflake Tea on Saturday November 26 and Sunday November 27 with sittings at 1pm and 2:30pm. Enjoy a light tea with Christmas treats by the Fire in the Keeping Room for $15 each. There is limited seating and pre-registration and payment is required. Items for sale at the Christmas Market will be available during the tea. For more information or to reserve your seat please contact the Museum office at 705-743-9710. Tours will not be available during this event.

Bruce County Historical Society November 2022 Meeting: Bruce County O.P.P. Constable Otto McClevis
2022-11-26 13:30 | Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, 33 Victoria St N, Southampton, Ontario, N0H 2L0, Canada
Featuring Pat Kelly speaking about Bruce County O.P.P. Constable Otto McClevis (1901-1971) and his enforcement experiences during prohibition.
Admission is free.
To register: email bchsregister@gmail.com or call 519-386-6397 (leave message)

Hutchison House Museum Christmas Market
2022-11-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Hutchison House Museum, 270 Brock Street, Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 2P9, Canada
The Christmas Season is upon us, and Hutchison House Museum volunteers will host their annual Christmas Market on Saturday November 26 and Sunday November 27 from 10am-12pm. Baked Goods, Jams and Jellies, Pies and more! In addition to the Empire Cheese orders, we will be offering some of our most popular items for pre-ordering as well. Be sure to order ahead to ensure that you get the items you hope for. There will be NO Attic Treasures available this year. The Deadline for all advance orders is Wednesday November 16, 2022. For more info check out our website at www.phs-hutchisonhouse.ca or call the office at 705-743-9710.

Toronto Railway Museum: Museum Store Sunday 2022
2022-11-27 12:00 - 17:00 | Toronto Railway Museum, 255 Bremner Blvd, Stall 17, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3M9, Canada
Join us on Sunday, November 27 to shop the museum store and save! Museum Store Sunday is here and with it amazing deals. Visit the store to take part in some festive activities, plus get ahead of your holiday shopping.
Museum Store Sunday kicks off at 12:00pm on the Don Station platform and runs until 5:00pm.

Riverdale Historical Society (Virtual): Modest Hopes: Homes and Stories of Toronto's Workers by Leslie Valpy
2022-11-29 18:30 | online
RHS welcomes Leslie Valpy, a heritage conservationist practitioner and Don Loucks, a Heritage Architect, to speak about their recent book, “Modest Hopes, Homes and Stories of Toronto’s workers from the 1820s to the 1920s”, which celebrates Toronto’s built heritage of row houses, semis, and cottages and the people who lived in them.
Toronto’s workers’ cottages are often characterized as being small, cramped, poorly built, and in need of modernization or even demolition. But for the workers and their families who originally lived in them from the 1820s to the 1920s, these houses were far from modest. Many had been driven off their ancestral farms or had left the crowded conditions of tenements in their home cities abroad. Once in Toronto, many lived in unsanitary conditions in makeshift shanty-towns or cramped shared houses in downtown neighbourhoods such as The Ward. To then move to a self-contained cottage or rowhouse was the result of an unimaginably strong hope for the future and a commitment to family life.
Note: this is a Zoom presentation. If you are not on our mail list, send us your request via the “Contact RHS” page.

Thunder Bay Museum Free Public Lecture (In Person and Virtual): Oula Seitsonen - Finnish-Canadian Homestead Research
2022-11-29 19:00 | Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald St E., Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 5V1, Canada
Please join the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society for a lecture from Oula Seitsonen, chair in Finnish Studies at Lakehead University, 2022‑2023. This will be a in-person event that is free to view. The lecture will be broadcast live via ZOOM for those who cannot attend in-person and recorded and posted to the Museum’s YouTube at a later date.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEBINAR
Finnish-Canadian homestead research in the footsteps of archaeologist Sakari Pälsi
This lecture describes ongoing contemporary archaeological research on the material heritage of Finnish-Canadian immigrants and on retracing the footsteps of Finnish archaeological pioneer Sakari Pälsi who traveled across Canada in 1927. In October 2022, my Canadian colleagues and I carried out archaeological, ethnographic, and anthropological work at a Finnish homestead in Tarmola, Gorham Township, where the great-grandparents of my colleague Meaghan Peuramäki-Brown lived since 1924. This work will be the Canadian part of our cross-Atlantic co-operation: in tandem with the fieldwork at the Kainulainen homestead in Tarmola, we will study their ancestral farm in eastern Finland. Material culture approach to recent past historical events can reveal new and unexpected perceptions of seemingly familiar subjects, like everyday lives and foodways, and even such unanticipated issues as folk magic and beliefs, as suggested already by our preliminary work. Besides the archaeological work in Tarmola, I have retraced the travels of famous Finnish archaeologist Sakari Pälsi and his wife across Canada 95 years ago; I have earlier followed Pälsi’s wide-ranging travels in Finland, Russia, and Mongolia. On the trip from Quebec to Vancouver Island and back Pälsi visited Finnish communities and homesteads, logging sites, bush camps, and mines, and documented the lifeways of immigrants and the landscapes that they lived in. Port Arthur, the “great city of Finns”, was one of Pälsi’s main destinations on his journey. I have revisited and re-documented most of the locations along Pälsi’s trail, and also returned his photographs to the local museums along the way. Sakari Pälsi’s insightful ethnographic notes and photographs provide also relevant background material for our multidisciplinary work at the Kainulainen homestead in Tarmola.
Speaker Bio
Oula Seitsonen (Sakarin-Pentin Ilarin Oula) is a chair in Finnish Studies at Lakehead University, 2022‑2023. He is an archaeologist and geographer at the University of Oulu, Finland, and his research interests cover a wide range of themes, both temporally and geographically, from the archaeology of early pastoralism in Fennoscandia (Sápmi), Mongolia, and East Africa, to traces of the 21st-century refugee crises. At Lakehead, he is pursuing a project on the material heritage of Finnish immigrants. Focusing on the 1927 cross-Canada trip of Finnish archaeological pioneer Sakari Pälsi.
Free Museum Admission during the event. Refreshments will be available.

Oxford Historical Society November 2022 Meeting: Life Aboard a Lancaster Bomber in WWII
2022-11-30 18:30 | Woodstock Museum, 466 Dundas Street, Woodstock, ON, N4S 1C4, Canada
John Bullen, from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, will be presenting Life Aboard a Lancaster Bomber in WWII.
This presentation will take place at the Woodstock Museum, NHS. Doors open at 6:30pm and the meeting will start at 6:45pm. This is a free public meeting, all are welcome to attend.

The Historical Society of Ottawa (Virtual): Our Land, Our People: The Algonquins
2022-11-30 19:00 | online
Guest Speaker: Merv Sarazin, Band Councillor, Pikwakanagan First Nation
The Ottawa Valley has been home to the proud Algonquin people for thousands of years. Long before the arrival of Europeans, the Algonquins lived, hunted trapped, fished, socialized, and traded on both sides of the Ottawa River and along its tributaries. Councillor Merv Sarazin, direct descendant of the Grand Chief Constant Pinesi, explores the Algonquin people’s vital connection to this history.
This speaker series presentation will take place on Zoom. Registration: tinyurl.com/HSO-30-Nov-2022

All are welcome to attend without charge.

North Toronto Historical Society (Virtual): Adelaide Street with Marta O'Brien
2022-11-30 19:30 | online
Once home to upscale residences and important public services, Adelaide Street’s buildings later housed light industries such as publishing. There are still examples of the detached and row housing that dominated west of Yonge in the late 1800s. The financial district extends to Adelaide and the condo scene here is ever-changing as architectural historian Marta O’Brien will illustrate.

REGISTER AFTER 1 NOVEMBER
Email membership@northtorontohistoricalsociety.org and we will send you an invitation with details. You can join us on Zoom by internet or phone.

Thunder Bay Museum: PLACES & FACES: Gathering Older Adults’ Stories of Connecting, Belonging, Placemaking in Thunder Bay
2022-12-01 09:30 - 15:30 | Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald St E., Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 5V1, Canada
The Thunder Bay Museum and Age BIG invite you to be a volunteer storyteller in our legacy project “PLACES & FACES: Gathering Older Adults’ Stories of Connecting, Belonging, Placemaking in Thunder Bay”.
What is the Project?
We are seeking applications from 7 older adults who want to share a story about a favourite place you sought out during the pandemic or a meaningful place that you enjoy today. Each storyteller will produce a 2-4-minute multimedia video called a digital story.
Our Age BIG team has spearheaded the GIANTs digital project story series. Thunder Bay older adults 58 to 98 created digital stories that have been seen in classrooms and at conferences around the world. To view the GIANTs stories go to http://www.storycentre.ca/giants-thunder-bay
PLACES & FACES storytellers will meet other interesting people and make memories! Your video, with your permission, will be showcased by the Thunder Bay Museum to help others consider seeking out places that help them connect in their community.
You can also participate in this exciting project by submitting a poem, short story (300 words or less) or recipe that speaks to a meaningful place in your life.
What is the focus of PLACES & FACES?
Our goal is for storytellers to focus on unconventional places that have helped you foster a sense of connection and belonging to your community. This project will compile stories that will inspire peers and educate younger people about how to connect focusing on place. With senior’s centers and other facilities closing during the pandemic, we heard many stories about how older adults engaged in placemaking to overcome barriers to social connection, so stories may include places like:
–Online: people who have connected to new friends using technology;
–Grocery store: the solo-living person who engages with shoppers/employees;
–Portable chair: a person who sets up their chair in a park to chat to people;
–Laundry room: the person who strikes up conversation with neighbours in the laundry room in their building;
–Neighbourhood: the neighbour who opened her apartment door to play the piano for her neighbours to listen from their apartments, or a walking route that you discovered in your area;
–Historic places: a building that a person worked in or lived in like the former Eaton’s store, a municipal outdoor pool that you helped to build, or a hospital where your children were born.
What is Placemaking?
Placemaking is often concerned with planning, designing, and managing “public spaces in ways that promote people’s health, happiness, and well-being.” Emerging research is now focusing on placemaking as ways that people “transform physical spaces into socially relevant and meaningful places.” Through this storytelling project, we hope to capture stories that highlight how older adults in Thunder Bay are actively creating and negotiating their sense of place as they age.
What is the goal of PLACES & FACES?
PLACES & FACES is to celebrate and learn from the storytellers by giving you a platform to share. We’ll gather and share your stories to inspire others, young and old alike, to find or create places and connections that matter. We’ll help you ever step of the way but the final story that you choose to share is your story.
What do I do during the Digital Storytelling Workshop?
You’ll attend a 3-day in-person session from December 1 to 3rd at the Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald Street East where you will participate in story circles and with the help of our facilitator and fabulous coaches, you will make a personal 3-minute (300 word) video using photos, a script (approximately 250-300 word script), and perhaps music and/or sounds. You do not need to have any computer experience to take part! Meals will be provided. There is no cost to participate.
I’m Interested! Who do I Contact?
Digital story tellers will be chosen from a pool of interested candidates. We will select 7 digital storytellers to participate in the December 1, 2, and 3 creation workshop and at least 10 written stories (300 words or less) and/or poems and or/recipes.
If you have a story to tell, and want to discuss the project, please contact:
Nancy Angus, nancy@agebig.com or 807-627-3564 or Dannielle Pesheau at education@thunderbaymuseum.ca.
To apply, please register at https://thunderbaymuseum1.wildapricot.org/event-5021593.

Streetsville Historical Society: Ted Barris on The Battle of the Atlantic
2022-12-01 19:00 | Streetsville Legion Branch 139, 101 Church Street, Mississauga, Ontario, L5M 1M6, Canada
Ted Barris will be a guest speaker Thursday December 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm upstairs at the Streetsville Legion Branch 139. He will be speaking on his newly published book, The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest battle of WWII and one which involved many Canadian veterans. He says he wrote it while we were all confined by Covid. The last time he spoke at the Legion there was an enthusiastic turnout so we are looking forward to his return. He has been publicly commended by Canadian vets for stressing the accomplishments of Canadians in service. In the 20th century’s greatest war, one battlefield held the key to victory or defeat – the North Atlantic. It took 2,074 days and nights to determine its outcome, but the Battle of the Atlantic proved the turning point of the Second World War.
In 1939, Canada’s navy went to war with exactly 13 warships and about 3,500 sailors. During the desperate Atlantic crossings, the RCN grew to 400 fighting ships and over 100,000 men and women in uniform. By V-E Day in 1945, it had become the 4th largest navy in the world. The Battle of the Atlantic proved to be Canada’s longest continuous military engagement of the war. The story of Canada’s naval awakening in the bloody battle to get convoys to Britain, is a Canadian wartime saga for the ages. Ted Barris has published 19 non-fiction books, half of them wartime histories. His book The Great Escape: A Canadian Story won the 2014 Libris Award as Best Non-Fiction Book in Canada. His book Dam Busters: Canadian Airmen and the Secret Raid Against Nazi Germany received the 2019 NORAD Trophy from the RCAF Association. And his book Rush to Danger: Medics in the Line of Fire was listed for the 2020 Charles Taylor Prize for Non-Fiction in Canada. Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory is Ted’s 20th published non-fiction book.
For information call 905-826-7198 or 905-814-5958
Refreshments Served
All are welcome, free of charge

West Toronto Junction Historical Society (Virtual): Researching the History of Your House at the City of Toronto Archives
2022-12-01 19:00 | online
Please Note: This event will be on Zoom, not in person. It is open to the public but advance signup is required as follows:
— Click on this link https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqdOqsqT4vHtyZlBpj2dSw2Jfta7kSmo0l
— Provide your name and email address on the registration page
— You will receive a confirmation email from Zoom (on our behalf) with information about joining the meeting on December 1st. Please do not share this information
— Zoom login information (including passcodes) will NOT be posted on Facebook or on this website.
Is there something unique about your home or neighbourhood that you’ve always been curious about? How old is my home? Who lived there in the past? Jessica Algie, from the City of Toronto Archives, will show you, step by step, how to research a Toronto property using archival collections including fire insurance maps, city directories, historic photographs and tax assessment rolls. Join Jessica on a journey to uncover the story of two special homes in the West Toronto Junction neighbourhood.
More information here: https://wtjhs.ca/

Town of York Historical Society (In-Person and Virtual): "Death or Canada: The Irish Famine Migration to Canada, 1847" with Dr. Mark G. McGowan
2022-12-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Toronto’s First Post Office, 260 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 1N1, Canada
We are thrilled to announce the speakers and dates for the Town of York Historical Society’s “Annual Author Series”! Presentations will begin promptly at 7pm and will be followed by a short question and answer period. This year, you have the option between joining us via Zoom or in-person.
About this event:
Dr. Mark G. McGowan will speak about his most recently published book, Death or Canada: The Irish Famine Migration to Canada, 1847, and his exploration of this migration’s impact on Toronto.
“Historian Mark McGowan delves beneath the surface of statistics and brings to light the stories of men and women who had to face a desperate choice: almost certain death from starvation in Ireland, or a perilous sea voyage to a faraway place called Canada.”
About the Author:
Mark G McGowan is a Full Professor of History & Celtic Studies at the University of Toronto. From 2002-2011 and from 2020-2022 he served as Principal and Vice-President of the University of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto. He is the author of numerous award-winning books and articles on the Catholic Church in Canada and on Irish migration to North America. His most recent work focuses on 1,700 Irish Famine orphans who were received in Canada in 1847-1848. Mark is the recipient of four university teaching awards.

Seventh Town Historical Society: Christmas in the Village
2022-12-03 10:00 - 16:00 | Ameliasburgh Heritage Village, 517 County Rd 19, Ameliasburgh, Ontario, K0K 1A0, Canada
Join us during Ameliasburgh’s Christmas in the Village event and meet with a couple of our ancestors. Details to follow.

Model Railroad Club of Toronto Holiday Show
2022-12-03 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-04 11:00 - 16:00 | Model Railroad Club of Toronto, 11 Curity Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4B 1X4, Canada
The Model Railroad Club of Toronto invites you to visit our holiday shows.
We’ve been busy creating new scenes and architecture!

Inspired by the Central Ontario Railway, MRCT captures some of the flavour of Central Ontario Railway on our layout through industries and natural features, and by naming passenger cars after towns along the original route.
Sat. Dec. 3 & Sun. Dec. 4
Wed. Dec 28 & Thurs. Dec. 29
11 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Children $10, Seniors $12, Adults $15, Family rate: $45.
11 Curity Avenue, Toronto M4B 1X4
416-536-8927
info@modelrailroadclub.com
http://www.modelrailroadclub.com/
Note: basement location, with stairs.
Parking is free, and TTC access is via the 91 Woodbine Bus from Woodbine Station.

Friends of the South Grey Museum (In-Person and Virtual): "No Bed of Roses: Agnes Macphail’s Life in Politics" Documentary Premiere
2022-12-03 19:00 - 22:00 | Annesley United Church, 82 Toronto St S, Markdale, Ontario, N0C 1H0, Canada
Friends of the South Grey Museum was incorporated by affiliation with the Ontario Historical Society in 2013.

Join the Friends of the South Grey Museum as we pay homage to Agnes Campbell Macphail — the Lady from Grey —on Saturday evening, December 3, 2022, at Annesley United Church, Markdale. Doors open at 6:30 pm: program begins at 7:00 pm.
Plan to be in attendance for the Premiere showing of a locally produced documentary: “No Bed of Roses: Agnes Macphail’s Life in Politics.” Through narration and readings this highly creative production showcases the talents of local personalities and is generously illustrated by regional photography and art.
One hundred years ago, Agnes Macphail made history when she took her seat in the House of Commons, Ottawa, as Canada’s very first female to be elected MP.
Join us for complementary coffee and desserts following the production. The Friends thank the Grey Bruce Community Foundation and the Municipality of Grey Highlands for funding support.
Free will donations appreciated. Masks optional, but recommended.
For additional details and streaming information turn to www.annesley.events.
RSVP for in-person event: https://www.universe.com/events/no-bed-of-roses-agnes-macphails-life-in-politics-premier-screening-tickets-06BTJK
RSVP for virtual event: https://www.universe.com/events/no-bed-of-roses-agnes-macphails-life-in-politics-streaming-live-premiere-tickets-4D5Z7Y

Culinary Historians of Canada (Virtual): Hearth-Warming Holiday Traditions 2022
2022-12-04 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-12-11 13:00 - 14:00 | online
7 fantastic speakers from across Canada will discuss their favourite winter holiday foods & festivities and the traditions they celebrate.
About this event
Returning for a second year, this online event, taking place on subsequent Sundays in December, will surely get you feeling festive. Seven different speakers from across Canada will be discussing December food and holiday traditions and the importance of these festivities to them. Hosted by author and CHC member John Ota, these speakers will highlight some of their favourite foods, how they like to gather with loved ones, and the little ways they make the dark days of December special.
After hearing what they’re cooking up, maybe you’ll start a new holiday tradition of your own!
This event will be taking place on Zoom. Tickets for one show are $10 for CHC Members and $17.50 for non-members. Buy both dates together and save money on your ticket price: $17 for both events for CHC Members and $30 for non-members.
Episode 1: Sunday December 4, 1-2pm EST
Speakers include:
1) Writer Sheilah Roberts-Lukins from St. Philips, NFLD, writes about the food and food history of Canada’s eastern-most province. Her latest book, Bottoms-up: A History of Alcohol in Newfoundland and Labrador. was released in 2020.
2) Floyd P. Favel is the curator of the Chief Poundmaker Museum, located on the Poundmaker Reserve in Saskatchewan. He is also a theatre theorist, essayist and Director of the Poundmaker Indigenous Performance Festival. His book on Indigenous theatre methods, the first of its kind, has just been published in Poland.
3) Fogo Island Inn Executive Sous-Chef Timothy Charles of Newfoundland was a founding member of the Kitchen Team. He believes in tapping into our heritage to create a better future, and he loves working with the vast natural larder at the Inn’s doorstep.
Episode 2: Sunday December 11, 1-2pm EST
Speakers include:
1) Grace Cameron, is an editor, writer, communications professional, and creator of Jamaican Eats Magazine, a source for people interested in Caribbean food and culture. She has taught in Jamaica and produced many Caribbean-based food food events in the Toronto area.
2) Don Genova is a Victoria-based award-winning freelance writer and broadcaster specializing in food and travel. He has written two books about local food and food artisans from Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands
3) One of Canada’s most respected food voices, Bonnie Stern is the founder of the Bonnie Stern School of Cooking in Toronto which she opened and operated from 1973 to 2011. She’ll be joined by her daughter, Anna Rupert, a speech-language pathologist, health and social care manager, researcher, and consultant in Toronto.
4) Chef Michael Smith, Inn at Bay Fortune, PEI, is a member of the Order of Canada, Prince Edward Island’s Food Ambassador, a best-selling cookbook author, innkeeper, educator, professional chef and home cook. Chef Michael is the host and judge of numerous cooking shows seen on Food Network Canada and in more than 100 other countries. His 11 cookbooks have all been best sellers and he regularly travels the globe hosting special culinary events.

Guelph Historical Society Evenings with History: The Life of Dr. Henry Orton
2022-12-06 19:30 | Guelph Museum, 52 Norfolk St, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 4H8, Canada
Speaker: Sandra Lucs
In 1834, Dr. Henry Orton immigrated to Guelph, seeking to escape the English class system and attracted by the prospect of land ownership. Sandra Lucs has focused her M.A. studies on an investigation into the life of Dr. Orton. The contents of his memoirs and 85 letters written between 1834 and 1854 and held at the University of Guelph Archives offer a rich trove of information about the strategies he pursued to make a living in his new home country.

UEL Association of Canada - Governor Simcoe Branch (Virtual and In-Person): December 2022 Meeting
2022-12-07 19:30 | St. David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M4J 3N5, Canada
“A Biography of Charles William Jefferys” — Presentation by Richard Fiennes-Clinton
In-person and on Zoom; Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcu2hqjMpH9U-HYnzfkzJwg6_0TokV_Gv
Charles William Jefferys was an illustrator who is best remembered for his drawings, sketches and paintings of Canadian history. In the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, he published several books of meticulously researched historical imagery. This work included information about the United Empire Loyalists. Later critics have objected that Jefferys’ work is “too old fashioned”, or not culturally sensitive enough. In this biography, we will examine this part of his legacy too, and explore the lasting value of Jeffery’s work.
Richard Fiennes-Clinton has operated an historical walking tour company called “Muddy York Walking Tours” for many years. He is also the recent author of a book on Toronto’s early history called Muddy York: A History of Toronto Until 1834.
Richard has made a number of presentations to Gov. Simcoe Branch on a variety of topics related to the history of Toronto. The well-researched content is presented on numerous slides; his rapid presentation style allows him to cover a lot of material.
The meeting will take place in the downstairs meeting room at St. David’s Church, 49 Donlands (please note, NOT St. David’s Towers at 51 Donlands).
If you plan to attend in person, RSVP to Anne Neuman at anneneuman@hotmail.com or 905-888-1278.

Weston Historical Society 40th Annual Hymn Sing
2022-12-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Regional Municipality of Halton
The Weston Historical Society will be hosting its 40th Annual Old-fashioned Christmas Carol & Hymn Sing
Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 7:30 – 9:30 pm
Weston Park Baptist Church, 1871 Weston Road
RSVP: weston.on.hs@gmail.com
All Are Welcome!
Refreshments will be served after the event.
Donations of non-perishable item would be greatly appreciated for the Weston Area Emergency Support.

Town of York Historical Society: Tales of Christmas Past
2022-12-08 19:00 - 20:30 | online
Join us on December 8th for a festive evening as we learn about the Christmas traditions of days gone by!
Many of us who celebrate Christmas have traditions that we feel are steeped and time honoured. But most of them aren’t as old as we might think. Hardly any of the Christmas traditions that we know today were widely celebrated when the Town of York was founded back in 1793, and can instead be dated to the Victorian era. But we’ll also look back at a time, before the Town of York even started, that Christmas was outlawed and celebrating it was illegal. Whether you’re passionate about putting up the Christmas decorations, or like to channel your inner Scrooge, you’ll be sure to find something of interest in this presentation!
About the Speaker:
Richard Fiennes-Clinton has been involved in the local Toronto historical community for over 30 years. He gives walking tours all across Toronto, but has also organized a lot of archival material, which he uses to give illustrated talks on more than 200 years of Toronto history. He is also the author of a book called “Muddy York – A History of Toronto Until 1834”, copies of which are available for purchase at Toronto’s First Post Office.

Jack Pine Gallery Holiday Artisan Market at John McKenzie House
2022-12-10 09:00 - 18:00 | John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Ave., North York, Ontario, M2N 3Y2, Canada
Back by popular demand, the Holiday Artisan Market brings together local artisan makers so you can discover unique, one of a kind gifts.
Celebrate the season on the grounds of historic John Mckenzie House. A perfect venue to discover a wide range of artisan makers; gift cards, paintings and prints, pottery, chocolate, jewelry, wearables and more!
You’re not just giving a gift when you shop the Holiday Artisan Market, you’re celebrating local Ontario talent. The perfect gifts from everyone on your list
Shop local, support local!

Streetsville Historical Society: Come Home for the Holiday
2022-12-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Leslie Log House, 4415 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5M 3G8, Canada
— Meet Santa and receive a gift
— Take your own picture of your children with Santa
— Christmas treats beside the fire
— Play board games
— Fun for the Family with Free admission
Donations for the Food Bank are Appreciated
For information: call 905-814-5958

National Trust for Canada (Virtual): Building Community Through Diversifying Partners and Audience Representation (Part 1)
2022-12-13 12:00 - 13:00 | online
Heritage leaders and historic places are increasingly recognizing the imperative to build relationships, reach new audiences and make space for narratives that tell a more inclusive story of Canada. It can be difficult to know where to start this process, and the National Trust is offering a series of webinars to introduce these concepts and address some of the unique challenges that historic places face in Canada.
These webinars will offer an informed exploration of diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism in historic places and equip participants to transform their storytelling going forward with confidence. We will identify potential barriers to more inclusive ways of storytelling, and provide opportunities for intercultural knowledge sharing and exchange, to identify best practices in telling more diverse stories.
This webinar will be available as part of our “Diversity and Inclusion in Historic Places Resource Kit” for Historic Places Days 2023, and is made possible with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
This webinar series will be presented with Karen Carter.
Karen Carter is the president and founder of Karen Carter and Associates Cultural Consulting, a company focused on building new community centered cultural organizations, projects and initiatives. She has over 25 years of experience working and volunteering in a range of arts, culture and heritage settings. She is the former Executive Director of Heritage Toronto, a City of Toronto agency responsible for the education and promotion of Toronto’s heritage. She is the founding Executive Director of Myseum of Toronto and co-founder of Black Artists’ Network and Dialogue (BAND), the organization is dedicated to the promotion of Black arts and culture in Canada and abroad. Karen’s most recent project is as co-founder of The BIPOC Fellowship to help support the development of a more diverse cultural landscape in Canada.

Museum of Lennox and Addington: A Winter's Eve Light
2022-12-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Museum of Lennox & Addington, 97 Thomas Street East, Napanee, ON, K7R 1L1, Canada
Join us for an extra special Tuesday Night at the Museum!
This year, we are hosting A Winter’s Eve Light – a celebration of lights and nature. You are welcome at the Museum of Lennox and Addington to enjoy the outdoors and see a special performance by NorthFIRE Circus Arts. This high energy fire show, with beautifully choreographed fire performances will amaze you. NorthFIRE features a diverse set of highly skilled variety circus performers specializing in fire hoops, acrobatics, Canada’s best electric violin player Dr. Draw, and exceptional pyrotechnics. This high energy show is perfect for the whole family. The choreographed fire acts will astonish you!
You will also meet some magical Winter characters roaming the Museum grounds. The NorthFIRE performances* will take place at the following times:
6:15pm – 6:30pm
7:00pm – 7:15pm
7:45pm – 8pm
*Please note: These will be repeat performances to ensure that all visitors get a chance to enjoy the show! We encourage you to explore the Courtyard and Museum once you have seen a performance.
After the performance, be sure to check out the Museum courtyards that will be decorated for the season – be sure to have a visit with the reindeer! After that, come inside to warm up and enjoy the sounds of Django’s Kitchen, self-described as gypsy-jazz. Feel inspired by museum exhibits, and perhaps spot Santa in our galleries. Check a few things off your shopping list and pick up some lovely items in the Museum gift shop. This event is sure to be wonderful time at the Museum to celebrate the gifts of the season!
No pre-registration is required for this special evening. Free for all to attend.

Ontario Black History Society 2022 Annual General Meeting
2022-12-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Regional Municipality of Halton
Members and Friends of the Ontario Black History Society are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday December 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Please Note: Only members in good financial standing of the Ontario Black History Society are able to vote.
For more information email admin@blackhistorysociety.ca or call 416-867-9420
Location: TBD
