The Ontario Historical Society

Myseum: Black Creek Walks, Talks & Dances: Walking Tour 1
2022-04-16 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Derrydowns Park, 227 Derrydown Rd., North York, Ontario, M3J 1S2, Canada
The Living Creek: an immersive dance experience taking place along Black Creek in our community. Centred around the theme of animism and art, M-DO/KathakToronto instructor Joanna de Souza, spoken word poet Ayesha Khan, and a troupe of talented Kathakas will teach those joining this walk about the ancient Goddess Saraswati. We’ll share tales of this goddess of art, wisdom and nature who is also the namesake of a long-disappeared river in India. Honouring the feminine and the sacredness of water, the walk will culminate in a multicultural moon ceremony, performed under the April full moon around a sacred fire.
Meeting point: Derrydowns Park parking lot
Tour ends at Driftwood Park at 4pm.

Myseum: Black Creek Walks, Talks & Dances – Workshop & Walking Tour 2
2022-04-17 14:00 - 17:00 | Southeast Corner of Jane and Steeles West, Steeles Ave. W & Jane St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Living from the Land & Water: a food-themed walk exploring connections between growing food, land, water and our own health. We’ll visit community gardens and Black Creek Community Farm, and speak to leaders about their food-growing and developing food sovereignty with culturally appropriate foods for all. The tour will end at the site of the 15th-century Wendat longhouse village beside Black Creek where their large fields grew the “Three Sisters” of corn, beans and squash to support their community, asking what can we learn about supporting our community’s food needs today.
Meeting point: South-East corner of Jane and Steeles W.
Tour ends at Driftwood Park at 5pm.

Myseum of Toronto: Etobicoke Stories of Significance: Exhibit Reception
2022-04-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Storefront Gallery at Arts Etobicoke, 4893a Dundas St W, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9A 1B2, Canada
An exhibition launch, with presentations from Indigenous and newcomer artists looking deeper into the histories and ideas behind their projects. Join us for the exhibition reception event to meet the artists and the community.

Friends of the South Grey Museum Speaker Series 2022: Aly Boltman, "Erasing Erasure: The Intersection of History and Social Justice at Potter’s Field"
2022-04-20 19:00 | online
The Friends of the South Grey Museum invite you to the Speakers Series 2022, developed and hosted by Barry Penhale. As someone with an interest in the Museum and its programs, you know how much we have all missed many activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, including our series of talks. We decided to welcome our supporters back to a virtual series for 2022, offered as webinars via Zoom with another eight programs, occurring as usual on the third Wednesday of each month, April to November, at 7:00 pm.
The Museum being no longer available as a host site, and with the continuing threat of COVID, going virtual was the obvious solution. Moving to a virtual delivery brings with it some additional costs, so we have made this a subscription series, but we’ve kept the usual at-the-door cost as a household fee of $10 per session. We are grateful to the Municipality of Grey Highlands for continuing their support for the presenters.

Join local history enthusiast Aly Boltman to hear about an unlikely, three-year journey that began with a dead-of-winter, candle-lit cemetery tour and ended with an award-winning, community-supported social justice project that unearthed the histories and dignity of more than 1,000 citizens all but forgotten in Owen Sound’s Greenwood Cemetery.
Aly has been living in Grey County for the past 19 years where she has served a number of professional roles in the arts and philanthropy sectors. Her writing has been featured in the Globe & Mail, Owen Sound Sun Times, The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, the Ontario Museum Association and other publications. Ms. Boltman was recently the recipient of the YMCA’s Peace Medallion for her work leading the Potter’s Field Memorial Steering Committee, resulting in the new Potter’s Field Memorial at Greenwood Cemetery in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Many Sessions, Your Choice
Hoping you will join us for another exciting series, this time from the comfort of your home, no uncomfortable folding chairs, and no expenditure on gasoline!
Choose which parts of the series you prefer. Visit our web site for in-depth descriptions of The Sessions.
Full Series of all eight sessions monthly April to November
with one free session discount
for $70
OR
Half Series of four sessions monthly April to July
for $40
OR
Half Series of four sessions monthly August to November
for $40

Buy $70 Full Series (8 sessions) April to November
Buy $40 Half Series (4 sessions) April to July
Buy $40 Half Series (4 sessions) August to November

Public Virtual Tour of the Former Mohawk Institute
2022-04-20 19:00 | online
The Woodland Cultural Centre presents a screening of the Mohawk Institute Residential School. Join us every third Wednesday of the month at 7pm and help support virtual programming at the Woodland Cultural Centre with your donation.
The virtual tour video was created with local production company Thru the Reddoor, and it follows the guide, Lorrie Gallant, as she gives a tour of the former Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School. During the video Lorrie provides the history of the institution over its 140 year history. Viewers will get to see the different rooms in the school, from the girls’ and boys’ dormitories, the cafeteria, laundry room, and other rooms throughout the building, as well as hear interviews from five Survivors of the Mohawk Institute.
Tickets – $10 donation to educational programming at the Woodland Cultural Centre
Virtual Tour Length – 45 Minutes
Q&A Debrief – 45 Minutes

North York Historical Society April 2022 Meeting (Virtual): Yonge Street in the Rear View Mirror – Encore
2022-04-20 19:00 - 21:00 | online
The NYHS is pleased to present “Yonge Street in the Rear View Mirror – Encore.”
In March 2021, NYHS presented Marla Weingarten with ‘Yonge Street in the Rear-view Mirror’, which proved to be the most popular program in many years. This year as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the formation of North York, we are returning to Yonge Street and Marla Weingarten, for an encore presentation of the history of Yonge Street in North York.
Yonge Street is the most iconic street in Canada. This famous artery has weaved a tapestry of history along its path for over 200 years. The North York Historical Society is pleased to bring you “Yonge Street in the Rear View Mirror – Encore.” A journey along the path from dirt to gravel, from horses to cars, to discover the many hidden stories of Yonge Street’s past and how life along this thoroughfare shaped North York through the years, transforming it to the township, borough, city and part of the megacity of Toronto that it is today.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Passcode: 160015

Thunder Bay Museum Lecture (Virtual): Weather Bomb: Life and Death on the Great Lakes
2022-04-21 19:30 | online
Description:
Bruce Kemp is an internationally known, award-winning writer and photographer. He has covered everything from fine dining in Europe to the America’s Cup and voyages through the Northwest Passage. He has also been the editor of Travel A La Carte, Sailing Canada and Sail Ontario. His previous books include: The Complete Travel Writer, the Ports Cruising Guide to Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair, the 2006 update to the Ports Cruising Guide to the Rideau Canal, the recent Weather Bomb 1913: Life and Death on the Great Lakes and the novel: The Fugitive’s Son. Bruce taught his craft for more than twenty years starting at Lambton College, George Brown College, Okanagan College and the Centre for Arts and Technology (Okanagan). He is currently working on a documentary project about the history of navigation and is Chief Judge for the Travel Media Association of Canada’s annual national travel photo competition.
About the Book:
In the dark hours of November 9, 1913, death screamed across the Great Lakes in the guise of a rare white hurricane. The Storm continued to brutalize the region for most of the following week. It left in its wake crippled cities, paralyzed communications, 12 lost freighters, the corpses of more than 250 men and women, and a mystery that remains unsolved to this day. Weather Bomb 1913 is an accurate accounting of the causes and costs of the Storm as told by the few surviving witnesses who had a living memory of the carnage, courtroom testimony and newspaper reports of the day. Now modern ship captains and weather scientists contribute their expertise to help explain and define this horrendous “extra-tropical cyclone” and Bruce Kemp adds his skills as a writer to bring to life one of the most compelling dramas of the tragedy.
Speaker Bio:
Over the span of more than thirty years, Bruce’s writing and photography have earned him numerous awards from his peers. In 1987 he was selected to write the Canadian entry in the official America’s Cup Defence Program for the America’s Cup held in Perth, Australia, that year. His first national nomination came in 1987 when he was nominated as Nabisco Food Writer of the Year (Humour). In 1991 he was awarded the Lake Ontario Racing Council’s top honour for Best Colour and Composition in a sailing photo, as well as the Best Sailing Photo. In 2003 he won the Travel Media Association of Canada/Starwood Hotel’s Best Travel (People Photo – national). 2005 saw him win the Metroland In-House Design and Layout Award. Then 2006 was a very good year for him as he won the Travel Media Association of Canada’s Best People Photo once again plus the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Award for Best Travel Journalism and he capped the year off by taking home the prestigious international award of Caribbean Travel Photographer of the Year for his work on Trinidad’s annual Carnival. In 2011 he was once again on the podium to accept the Travel Media Association’s national award for Best Travel Photo (People), a feat which he repeated in 2014 along with a second place in family feature writing, and an Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Story About Travel In Canada.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://zoom.us/j/96993000579?pwd=WEZvajNDeWt3NDlkNmlIQk8vOFQ0UT09
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Webinar ID: 969 9300 0579

Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture: The Missing Millionaire - The Ambrose Small Saga
2022-04-21 20:00 - 21:30 | online
On April 21, join the Toronto Railway Museum and Katie Daubs for an online lecture about the Small Mystery. Daubs will talk about the stranger-than-fiction characters in the Ambrose Small saga, and the development of Toronto as the drama around his disappearance unfolded. The lecture will bring you back to December 1919 and the “extraordinary unsolved mystery”.
At that time, the railway was central to Small’s business, as traveling shows of the era sent all of their actors, props, and scenery by rail. It was expensive for theatre companies, and Daubs will explain how Small used that to his advantage as he built a cross-Ontario network of theatres, connected by rail.
Tickets for this event are free, although registration is required. Click here to register.
Attendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at 8pm Eastern Standard Time, and will end at 9:30pm EST.

CFHA Lecture Series (Virtual): Quakerism in the Atlantic World
2022-04-23 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | online
CFHA’s biweekly winter and spring lecture series based on Quakerism in the Atlantic World, 1690-1830
The Canadian Friends Historical Association is excited to announce our lecture series by the chapter authors of Quakerism in the Atlantic World, 1690-1830 (Penn State University Press, 2021.
The virtual series begins Saturday, January 15th, and will run every second Saturday. All lectures will take place at 0900 Pacific / 1200 Eastern / 1700 UK on Zoom. Following the chapters of the volume, each short lecture will run for thirty minutes and include a question and answer period at the end.
Quakerism in the Atlantic World is the third volume in Penn State University Press’s New History of Quakerism series. Catered towards a broad readership, this book examines experiences and facets of Quakerism in the long eighteenth century.
January 15 — Robynne Rogers Healey and Sydney Harker, “A Complex Faith: Strategies of Marriage, Family and Community among Upper Canadian Quakers.”
January 29 — Betsy Cazden, “Within the Bounds of their Circumstances:” The Testimony of Inequality among Eighteenth Century New England Friends.
February 12 — Andrew Fincham, “Friendly Advice: The Making and Shaping of Quaker Discipline.”
February 26 — Emma Lapsansky-Werner, “Family, Unity, and Identity-Formation: Eighteenth-Century Quaker Community-Building.”
March 12 — Richard C. Allen, “Industrial Development and Community Responsibility: The Harford Family and South Wales, c.1768-1842.”
March 26 — Geoffrey Plank, “Quakers, Indigenous Americans, and the Landscape of Peace.”
April 9 — Jon Mitchell, “Three Methods of Quaker Worship in Eighteenth-Century Quakerism.”
April 23 — Erin Bell, “Mrs Weaver being a Quaker, would not swear”: Representations of Quakers and Crime in the Metropolis, c.1696-1815.
May 7 — Rosalind Johnson, “Quakers and Marriage Legislation in England in the Long Eighteenth Century.”
May 28 — Robynne Rogers Healey and Erica Canela, “Our dear Friend has departed this life”: Testimony Writing in the Long Eighteenth Century.
The lectures are free, but you must register to attend. You may register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cfha-lecture-series-quakerism-in-the-atlantic-world-tickets-241366051357

Woodland Cultural Centre: Artist and Curator Meet and Greet
2022-04-23 14:00 | Woodland Cultural Centre, 184 Mohawk Street, Brantford, Ontario, N3S 2X2, Canada
Woodland Cultural Centre formally invites you to a special in-person event! Meet the Artist and Curator and hear about the inspiration behind our current exhibition, Anong Migwans Beam at Campbell House.
Woodland Cultural Centre is pleased to announce a new exhibition by artist Anong Migwans Beam from the Campbell House Museum with Guest Curator Elka Weinstein. Anong Migwans Beam grew up on Manitoulin Island, M’Chigeeng First Nations Reserve. Beam was born to two artist parents, Carl Beam, and Ann Beam. She was raised with a meaningful connection to both her artistic family roots and her rich ancestral heritage. Her work formats large oil paintings incorporating a multitude of image making approaches, including photo transfer, printmaking and collage which have been inspired by the physical history of her home, the natural landscapes, and the relationship between water and memory. Anong has not only used her homeland as an inspiration for her work but also for creating the actual paints that she uses.
Join us for this special Meet and Greet at the Woodland Cultural Centre on Saturday April 23rd at 2PM. This is an event you won’t want to miss!

Myseum of Toronto: The Quiet Immigrant: Opening and Exhibit Launch
2022-04-23 14:00 | Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, The Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence Ave W., North York, Ontario, M6B 4E7, Canada
Join us for the opening of The Quiet Immigrant Project! Our Opening Day includes the full launch of our multimedia legacy exhibit and the InHERitance Art Exhibit, where attendees will have the opportunity to walk through and participate in both the exhibit and gallery. Filled with interactive and hands-on stations, you will find opportunity for personal artistic expression through participation. At the exhibit launch, you will find yourself immersed in culture and reminiscent of experience by way of symbolic and touching music, presented in both English and Italian. Finally, a beautiful performance – a commissioned theatre piece – that explores and represents the stories of The Quiet Immigrant. A promising afternoon with food and drink, and a room filled with love, laughter, and stories to share.

Myseum of Toronto: Black Creek Walks, Talks & Dances – Workshop & Walking Tour 3
2022-04-23 14:00 - 17:00 | Southeast Corner of Jane and Steeles West, Steeles Ave. W & Jane St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
WALKING TOUR

We Are All Treaty People

The Indigenous peoples of this area view the treaty relationship as one between nations but also between human beings and all other beings inhabiting the land, water and air we share. Our Indigenous history walk will link stories about the Huron-Wendat, Seneca, and the Mississaugas to places and people along Black Creek. By learning this history of where we live, we will deepen our understanding of how we should live to protect our home and each other. We will visit a Four Directions garden, Skennen’kó:wa Gamig house on YorkU campus, and the area where a Huron-Wendat village of longhouses existed in the 1400s, surrounded by corn fields. We’ll use the “Moccasin Identifier” to help show the connection to the land of each major Indigenous group linked to Toronto, and ask each other about the footprint we want to leave.
Meeting point: South-East corner of Jane and Steeles W.
Tour ends at Driftwood Park.
2-5pm

Riverdale Historical Society (Virtual): The Discovery of Insulin by John Lorinc
2022-04-26 18:30 | online
The RHS is pleased to welcome back John Lorinc – well known Toronto journalist, editor, historian and author. His presentation this month will feature the historic discovery of Insulin in 1921, one of the most mythologized and consequential stories of Canadian medical science.
John Lorinc is a Toronto journalist and editor. He writes about urban affairs, business, clean tech and local history for a range of publications, including Spacing, the Globe and Mail, and Canada’s History Magazine. He is also the senior editor with Defining Moments Canada, which featured extensive writing about Insulin at 100: https://definingmomentscanada.ca/insulin100/.
Please join us on April 29 for a memorable evening!
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Myseum of Toronto: The Quiet Immigrant: Tavola Talk: ArtistsTALK
2022-04-26 19:00 | Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, The Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence Ave W., North York, Ontario, M6B 4E7, Canada
The ‘Tavola Talk’ Series represents what can also be called a Table Talk or Panel Discussion. The first of five biweekly Tavola Talks, ArtistsTALK is a panel discussion with 5 artists as they speak through their mediums of film, movement and drama, music, story-telling, poetry, and art. All of these artists will speak to their Italian experience, and how these brave Italian immigrant women, The Quiet Immigrants, influenced their bodies of work. Guided by a moderator and through open-forum and participatory discussion, ArtistsTALK is sure to teach, touch, and captivate attendees.
The first Tavola Talk is being presented as part of Myseum Intersections. Stay up to date with the Quiet Immigrant Project for the following talks: thequietimmigrant.ca.

Museum of Lennox and Addington: A Snapshot in Time: 175 Years of the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies
2022-04-26 19:00 | Museum of Lennox & Addington, 97 Thomas Street East, Napanee, ON, K7R 1L1, Canada
Tuesday Night at the Museum is back with our inaugural talk hosted by Vince Brennan, Manager of the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies, who will be joining us in celebration of the 175th anniversary of the OAAS. Vince will be sharing photos and stories which lay the foundation of the rich agricultural history of Ontario and Lennox and Addington County.
The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS) is the umbrella organization for over 210 Ontario agricultural societies with over 35,000 members across the province. The OAAS provides support, training, and resources for our member agricultural societies to assist them in supporting and deliver agriculture education, food awareness, heritage, tourism, and cultural programs and experience s in their communities.

Woodland Cultural Centre (Virtual): From Box to Archive: Working with Paper-Based Collections Workshop
2022-04-27 10:00 | online
Join Woodland Cultural Centre, Tanis Hill, and Heather Bomberry for our From Box to Archive: Working with Paper-Based Collections Workshop. Explore how you can approach your own collection to better organize, preserve and utilize it.

Myseum of Toronto (In-Person and Virtual): Etobicoke Stories of Significance: Artist Talk – Part 2
2022-04-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Storefront Gallery at Arts Etobicoke, 4893a Dundas St W, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9A 1B2, Canada
**This event was originally scheduled for April 13 but was rescheduled to April 27**

Stories of Significance: Etobicoke through Indigenous perspectives
Join us for an intimate conversation exploring Indigenous histories and narratives through storytelling with renowned Indigenous artists Philip Cote, Susan Blight and Nyle Johnston. Each of these artists will speak about their experiences working on this project, identifying sites, exploring digital mediums and telling stories of significance from an Indigenous perspective.
This event will be held in person at the Storefront Gallery at Arts Etobicoke, as well as livestreamed online. When registering, please select either an “in-person” or “livestream” ticket, based on how you would like to attend this event.

Thunder Bay Museum (Virtual): Lecture - Dr. Valerie Hébert - 'Nothing is to be gained by creating an internal problem in an effort to meet an International one': Canada's Response to the Jewish Refugee Crisis
2022-04-27 19:30 | online
Dr. Valerie Hébert will discuss Canada’s response to the Jewish refugee crisis in the prewar and wartime years, setting it in context of domestic concerns and priorities, as well as other nations’ actions.
Please join the Society for this virtual event that is free to view. The lecture will be broadcast live via ZOOM and posted to the Museum’s YouTube at a later date.
This lecture is being presented in support of the traveling exhibit “And in 1948, I came to Canada”: The Holocaust in Six Dates on display at the Thunder Bay Museum from April 6th until June 26th 2022.
Short bio:
Valerie Hébert is associate professor of history and interdisciplinary studies at Lakehead University Orillia where she teaches on modern European history, Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, and the photography of human rights violations and international conflict. She has won fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Hebrew University, and the Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. She has published on the Nuremberg Trials, Rwanda’s Gacaca Tribunals, the German resistance figure Kurt Gerstein, and Holocaust Photography. In 2020, she was awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant for the book project: Five Shots from Sdolbunow: Photographs of the Holocaust by Bullets, 1942.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86091725108?pwd=R0d5MWZla0RGUTg5TGg5bDBFWUkvQT09
Passcode: 798503
Webinar ID: 860 9172 5108

North Toronto Historical Society (Virtual): Fiddlehead Ferns and Loyalist Lager: How Food Built Toronto
2022-04-27 19:30 | online
In this lecture by Dr. Laura Carlson we’ll take a long look at Toronto’s foodways: from ancient Indigenous cuisines to the city’s earliest public markets. Laura currently works as Manager of Public Programs at Heritage Toronto.

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

The Historical Society of St. Catharines Online Lecture: “Peeling back 13,000 years of Indigenous existence in Niagara"
2022-04-28 19:30 | online
Presented by Michele-Elise Burnett, President Kakekalanicks and LON360° Celebration of Nations
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89470370512

Guelph Historical Society (Virtual): Crime and Punishment - Guelph & Wellington's Legal Past
2022-05-03 19:30 | online
Guelph & Wellington have a rich and fascinating history in the field of law, courts and justice systems – at a local, provincial and national level. Our guest speaker is Past President of the Wellington Law Association (and GHS President) David Cameletti, a practicing lawyer. The Wellington Law Association recently published a full history filled with interesting stories of people and events that will be sure to entertain. Co-presenter Leanne Caron will add information about the creation of the book that brought these stories to life.

UEL Association of Canada - Governor Simcoe Branch (Virtual): May 2022 Meeting
2022-05-04 19:30 | online
“The Bachelorette New France (Les Filles a Marier and Les Filles du Roi) : Stories of Bigamy, Incest, Witchcraft and Murder” — Presentation by Dawn Kelly & Carol Ufford
In 1630 New France was populated mainly by men. With threats to its economy from the British in the south, plans were made to encourage young women to immigrate, marry and populate the young colony.
Between 1634 and 1663 the Company of 100 Associates sponsored 260 young women who are now known as Les Filles à Marier or The Marriageable Girls. In 1663 the French king took over governing the colony. Louis XIV established a program to bring young female immigrants to New France. These 768 women are now known as Les Filles du Roi or The King’s Daughters.
Contrary to popular belief, these women were not prostitutes. Many were orphans or from poor families. These young women were able to choose their husbands, and because men far outnumbered them, they had plenty of choice. They led fascinating lives in the wilderness of New France and left behind stories of bigamy, incest, witchcraft and murder!
Dawn Kelly is a veteran radio newscaster. In 1998, after 13-years moving town-to-town, up-and-down the dial in private radio, she signed on as a national newscaster at The Canadian Press. Dawn has won multiple national awards for her broadcasts as well as a Finalist Award from the New York Festival for Outstanding Achievement. She started searching for her Irish ancestors many years ago only to discover she has deep French-Canadian and Acadian roots.
Carol Ufford is a retired librarian, and has been researching her family history off and on for over 30 years. Since retiring in 2016, she has been able to devote more time to her hobby and has made great progress on her family history story. Her family has deep roots in Ontario, but she is jealous of her husband’s deep French Canadian roots on his father’s side, which include 35 Filles à Marier and 34 Filles du Roi. Carol is currently Chair of the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogy Society.
In 2021 Carol and Dawn won the Members’ Choice Award from the Toronto Branch of Ontario Ancestors for their presentations on New France.

Kensington Market Historical Society (Virtual): Marcus Garvey and the UNIA Hall in Toronto 1925-1982
2022-05-05 19:00 - 21:00 | online
An illustrated talk by Dr. Cheryl Thompson, Assistant Professor at X University
For the past several years, 355 College Street was home to Thymeless Bar, a reggae nightspot situated just steps from Kensington Market. What many people forget or don’t know is that for 57 years this building was home to the Universal Negro Improvement (UNIA) Hall. Join us for an exploration of this history, Garvey’s importance to Black discourse in the early twentieth century, and why Toronto’s Black historical spaces and places matter today.
Email info@kmhs.ca for the Zoom link.

Museum Windsor: Free Comic Book Day at the Chimczuk Museum
2022-05-07 10:00 - 17:00 | Chimczuk Museum, 401 Riverside Dr W, Windsor, Ontario, N9A 7J1, Canada
Free admission to the Chimczuk Museum, magic lessons, free comic art sketches, and free comic books (limited quantities).

Coptic Museum of Canada (Virtual): 3-Part Khayamiya Workshop
2022-05-07 13:00 - 16:00 | online
No registration fee! 1-4 PM:

SATURDAY, MAY 7
SATURDAY, MAY 14
SATURDAY, MAY 21

Join Khayamiya-maker Mostafa El-Lathy and Lamis Haggag to learn about this traditional Egyptian Appliqué craft that was first associated with tent making and later transitioned to more ornamental and interior decor wall pieces. This is a hands-on workshop where participants will learn about the history and techniques associated with the craft. Lamis Haggag is an Egyptian multimedia artist and art instructor, living and working in Toronto since 2016.
Register now! First come, First served. NO REGISTRATION FEE!
REGISTRATION: To register, send an email to copticmuseumcanada@gmail.com with your name along with “Khayamiya Workshop” in the subject line
LEVEL: 18 years old and above
MATERIALS: Participants will be provided with list of supplies that are easily available in local stores

Town of York Historical Society 2022 AGM and Dr. Carl Benn
2022-05-09 19:00 - 20:30 | online
Join us on May 9th for our annual AGM, with our special guest, Dr. Carl Benn.
About this event
The Town of York Historical Society will hold its 39th Annual General Meeting on Monday, May 9 online via Zoom. Following the business meeting, there will be a special presentation by Dr. Carl Benn, who will speak on Mohawk Chief John Norton and the Indigenous Great Lakes, 1780s-1820s.

Dr. Carl Benn joined X University in 2008 as both a faculty member and Chair of the Department of History. Before then, he worked in the museum field for several decades, where he fulfilled senior curatorial and managerial duties, restored historical properties, curated exhibits and period-room settings, and produced educational and other public services. He oversaw the department’s operations from 2008 to 2013, with the highlight being the introduction of a new degree in History as well as a History Minor. Since completing his five-year term as chair, he has been able to devote more time to teaching and research.
His courses focus on museum history, curatorship, heritage management, material culture, and archaeology. He was the recipient of the Dean’s Teaching Award in 2012 and is a member of the graduate faculty.
Dr. Benn’s extensive publications include six history books. His most recent is A Mohawk Memoir from the War of 1812: John Norton – Teyoninhokarawen (2019). In 2020, it won the Canadian Historical Association’s Clio Prize for the best book on the history of Ontario.

How to attend:
This is a virtual event that will take place via Zoom. Details on how to join are included in the confirmation email. Participants can attend via computer, tablet, smartphone or dial-in via phone.
FREE for TYHS members, $10 for non-members. Memberships and membership renewals are available HERE.

Thunder Bay Museum: A Song Rings Out: Lost Composers of the Holocaust (May 10)
2022-05-10 18:30 - 21:00 | Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald St E., Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 5V1, Canada
Join the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society as we host a concert featuring works by Jewish composers impacted by the Holocaust. These concerts are being arranged by Michelle Zapf-Belanger, Section Violin, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra.
There are 3 dates available to attend this concert 10, 11, & 12 May. Make sure you buy tickets for the date that works for your schedule.
These concerts are being presented in support of the traveling exhibit “And in 1948, I came to Canada”: The Holocaust in Six Dates on display at the Thunder Bay Museum from April 6th until July 24th, 2022.
Featuring music composed or arranged by –
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

String Quartet No. 2, Op. 26 (1933)
Of these musicians featured in this concert, only Erich Korngold escaped the Nazi death camps. A prominent Austrian composer, he won an Oscar for a film score in 1937, and was asked to move temporarily to Los Angeles, California to compose the score for the new Robin Hood movie starring Errol Flynn. The move saved his life. Only a month later, the Nazis annexed Austria, confiscating his home in Vienna.

Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)

String Quartet No. 1 (1925)
Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff was a protégé of Antonín Dvořák and Claude Debussy, among others, and was enjoying a skyrocketing composing career in the 1920s when his Jewish faith and progressive politics began to create obstacles for him. He was arrested and deported to Wülzburg prison camp near Weißenburg, Bavaria , where he died in 1942 from tuberculosis.

Alma Rosé (1906-1944) / Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

In mir klingt ein Lied (A song rings out within me)
Alma Rosé, an accomplished violinist and member of prominent musical Rosé family, became the conductor of the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz, a group of the orchestral players in the women’s camp, who were forced to perform weekly concerts for the SS. She had them perform In mir klingt ein Lied as an act of resistance.

Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944)

String Quartet No. 3 (1943)
Viktor Ullmann was deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia in 1942 and, in the two years he was imprisoned there, composed over 20 works, including an opera. He was gassed in Auschwitz in 1944.

Performers –
Michelle Zapf-Belanger, violin
Thomas Cosbey, violin
Marlena Pellegrino, viola
Daniel Parker, cello
Please arrive 20 minutes early to ensure that you are able to check in and be seated prior to the beginning of the concert.

Free Admission to the Museum during the event
Refreshments will be available during the event

Proceeds from this event will benefit the artists and performers as well as support future exhibits and programs like this.

National Trust for Canada (Virtual): Gathering of the Heritage Sector: Why is Environics Polling the Heritage Conservation Field?
2022-05-11 12:00 - 13:00 | online
FREE

As we speak, members of the heritage conservation sector are completing a landmark nation-wide survey that asks probing questions about our values and the purpose of our work in heritage – for example: What motivates your own personal connection to heritage conservation? How much of your efforts in heritage conservation are now related to climate action – or reconciliation, diversity, and inclusion – or economic vitality?
In parallel, a national public opinion poll is gathering opinions about heritage conservation from the general public to get insights into why those outside the sector care about preserving heritage buildings, sites and landscapes in Canada – and how they view our collective efforts.
This gathering is an opportunity to explore the issues behind the surveys – part of the Heritage Reset project prompted by dialogue around the goals of the heritage conservation field in a time of rapid societal change. The Heritage Reset is an important national initiative led by the Trust and a dozen partner organizations across the country, and partially funded by the government of Canada.

Woodland Cultural Centre (Virtual): Accessing The Archives, 1924 Through Photos and Documents
2022-05-11 14:00 - 16:00 | online
Join Rick Monture, Taylor Gibson and Talena Atfield, as we continue our Community Conversations around 1924 and the overthrow of the Six Nations Confederacy Council. This session will look at how archival records are accessed and share photos and letters from this time. Participants are welcome to bring stories and questions about this historical moment to share with the group.
Please note this session will be recorded.
May 11, 2022 at 2pm EDT
Zoom meeting
Tickets: Free – a suggested minimum donation of $5 to help the Arts department continue to provide programming
