The Ontario Historical Society

Peterborough Historical Society February 2023 Lecture (Virtual): “The History of Lacrosse in Peterborough”
2023-02-21 19:30 (America/Toronto) | online
NOTE: THE FEBRUARY SPEAKER EVENT WILL BE VIRTUAL ON ZOOM. The speaker schedule remains on the third Tuesday of the month; January, February, March and May at 7:30 p.m. A question and answer period will follow the speaker’s presentation. Attendees will be provided with the Zoom link to join meetings when they register by email to the email address provided.

“The History of Lacrosse in Peterborough”
Don Barrie
Peterborough has a long and intimate connection with lacrosse. The first lacrosse game was played in Peterborough in 1872. In 1892 the Daily Examiner gave a history of the origins of lacrosse, noting the formation of the Montreal la Crosse [sic] Club in 1860 (actually 1856) followed shortly after with the National La Crosse Association of Canada. The Examiner article noted the “retirement” of Joe Phelan who was a prominent player and executive member of the Peterborough Lacrosse Club for many years. In acknowledging his contribution, club president W.E. Lech noted Phelan’s “untiring services in promoting the interests of the national game.” Don Barrie, the author of Lacrosse the Peterborough Way, will present his extensive research on what he describes as “Peterborough’s winningest sport.”
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. Register to attend by sending an email note to info@peterboroughhistoricalsociety.ca with “Lacrosse” in the subject line.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum Virtual Lecture: “Canada and the Civil War"
2023-02-22 11:00 | online
Brian Martin presents “Canada and the Civil War: Opening Eyes in Niagara and Beyond.”
Canada and Canadians played an interesting role before, during and after the American Civil War, 1861 to 1865. About 40,000 Americans, primarily formerly enslaved Black persons arrived along the Underground Railroad. During the war Canada sold goods to both sides and gave refuge to spies, plotters, draft-dodgers and others. After the war, former plantation owners and racists fled to Canada, along with Confederate officials and generals who settled for a time in places like Niagara-on-the-Lake, Toronto, Montreal and elsewhere.
Brian Martin is the author of From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge: Canada and the Civil War, published by ECW Press of Toronto. Brian was an award-winning journalist for more than 40 years, telling the stories of Southwestern Ontario. He has written two true crime books, several biographies and baseball histories, and is a member of two historical societies. He lives in London, ON.
Presentations are free for all but registration is required. Use ticket link below to register on Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J1C-m0emQ0aKvx0lEzeFFA

North Toronto Historical Society (Virtual): Avenue Road: An Illustrated History
2023-02-22 19:00 | online
The history of one of Toronto’s most important thoroughfares from the late 19th century onwards, examining the history and architecture of important sites that have shaped Avenue Road. These will include estates, apartment buildings and schools. Presentation by NTHS member Eli Aaron, an urban planner with an interest in history and heritage preservation.
NOTE: A brief Annual General Meeting will precede this programme.

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

Oakville Public Library (Virtual): Karolyn Smardz Frost on "The Four Points of the Compass: Oakville and the Underground Railroad"
2023-02-23 17:30 - 19:30 | online
A unique opportunity to learn more about Oakville’s Black History. For Teens and Adults

Archaeologist, historian and Governor-General’s award-winning author Karolyn Smardz Frost has helped explore and preserve our nation’s rich African Canadian past for nearly four decades. Recently she has been working with the Town of Oakville to unearth clues to the lives of Black immigrants who made Halton County their home during the Underground Railroad era. A consummate storyteller, she will share four intriguing tales about people who arrived from the South, West, North and East. Each carried with them skills and talents, courage and ambition to help build Oakville as we know it today.

Wellington County Historical Society: “A Stolen Life - Searching for Richard Pierpoint” with author Peter Meyler
2023-02-23 19:00 - 20:30 | online
Thursday, February 23, 7:00 p.m. — Author Peter Meyler talks about Richard Pierpoint’s life, from early years in slavery to soldier, freedom and building a black community.
Presentation via Zoom. Register for “A Stolen Life – Searching for Richard Pierpoint” with author Peter Meyler

Richard Pierpoint was a loyalist, soldier, community leader, social justice advocate, and storyteller. As a leader in the early Black Canadian Community, Pierpoint fought and petitioned for causes important to himself, his community and to Canada as a whole. Peter Meyler will reveal Pierpoint’s legacy as a man taken from his home and enslaved as a teenager, who fought for his freedom in two wars and worked to build a Black Community amid prejudice and discrimination.
Peter Meyler is the co-author of A Stolen Life: Searching for Richard Pierpoint. In 2001, Peter edited a reissue of an 1889 book, Broken Shackles: Old Man Hanson From Slavery to Freedom, one of the very few books that documented the journey to Canada from the perspective of a person of African descent. He contributed his research on early Black Canadian pioneer John Daddy Hall as part of a 4-part TV mini-series, BLK: An Origin Story, which aired in February 2022 on History Canada. Peter has written numerous articles about Ontario’s black history, which have appeared in such publications as The Beaver, the Toronto Star, Share and Families.

UEL Association of Canada Toronto Branch February 2023 Meeting (Virtual): "British Child Migration" by Pat Skidmore
2023-02-23 19:30 | online
On February 23, 2023 at 7:30 pm via zoom, Pat Skidmore is going to give us an overview of the 350 year history of British Child Migration – a history that has been kept silent for a good portion of the 350 years. British Child Migration took place as far back as the 1830s to the late 1940s, although the ‘height’ of child migration to Canada was between 1869 and the 1930s.
Her research is mainly centered on the Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School and her mother, Marjorie’s, experience there. Over 120,000 children were sent to Canada . Over 95% of the children were not orphaned.
To register, send an email to torontouel@gmail.com – a meeting link will be sent out by February 20th.

The Historical Society of St. Catharines Online Lecture (Virtual): “A Community at War – the Military Service of Black Canadians of the Niagara Region”
2023-02-23 19:30 | online
Presented by Jim Doherty, president of the Niagara Falls Military Museum, via Zoom.

Woodland Cultural Centre: Ędwadǫtga:dǫh (We Will Have Fun)
2023-02-25 - 2023-02-26 | Six Nations Community Hall, 1738 4th Line, Ohsweken, Ontario, N0A 1M0, Canada
Join us February 25-26th for Ędwadǫtga:dǫh (We Will Have Fun), a family celebration of art, theatre, music, dance, and food!
This two-day event at the Six Nations Community Hall in Ohsweken is a performing arts festival for the entire family. There will be children’s workshops, storytelling, and activities on the afternoon of the 25th, and a coffee house with several featured performers in the evening.
On the 26th, there will be a dance performance in the afternoon, a vocal performance, and food tasting, with a theatre performance to follow.
For more information, please contact Eden Capulong via email or phone at 519-759-2650 or arts@woodlandculturalcentre.ca.

Thunder Bay Museum Free Public Lecture (In Person and Virtual): Lakehead University Graduate Students - Christine Green and Haileigh Riddell
2023-02-28 19:00 - 21:00 | 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 Lakehead University Graduate Students Christine Green and Haileigh Riddell. 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

Christine Green, Constructing a Collective Past: Locating Indigenous Histories in Local Narratives
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #67 calls for the federal government to undertake a national review of museum policies and best practices to determine compliance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and make recommendations. Of specific importance is UNDRIP Article 15.1, outlining Indigenous peoples’ right to have their cultures, traditions, and histories appropriately represented in education and public information.
One of the main ways the public interacts with Canadian history is through museums and public history initiatives. So, the question becomes what representations of Indigenous histories are being presented in museums? This presentation will examine exhibition and programming practices in museums located in Northwestern Ontario in order to analyze the collective imagining of community histories in relation to Indigenous peoples. By examining exhibits, programming, and outreach materials at various museums across Northwestern Ontario a pattern of representation emerges where Indigenous histories are relegated to the fur trade era and earlier. This presentation will examine why this pattern exists, what museums are doing to correct it, and what museums need in order to support the major changes required.
Haileigh Riddell, Eugenics: A comparison of Ontario and Alberta while examining the connection to Northwestern Ontario
Her presentation compares the Eugenics Society of Canada, based in Ontario, and the Alberta Eugenics Board, while examining the connection to Northwestern Ontario. In comparing the two provincial eugenic organizations, the talk explores the similarities and differences in key policies, legislation, and public sentiment, while discussing the lasting impact of eugenic practices in Canada.
Free Museum Admission during the event. Refreshments will be available.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum Virtual Lecture: “Women Who Broke the Glass Forts”
2023-03-01 11:00 | online
Elizabeth LeBlanc, Julia Grcevic and Erin Ronfeld present “Women Who Broke the Glass Forts”
Presentations are free for all but registration is required. Use ticket link below to register on Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NNDmOB2wTRylEOPe6AVShg

UEL Association of Canada - Governor Simcoe Branch (In-Person and Virtual): March 2023 Meeting
2023-03-01 19:30 | St. David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M4J 3N5, Canada
“Murder & Mayhem, Settlers & Sinners, Colonists & Criminals: More Thrilling Stories from New France” — Presentation by Carol Ufford and Dawn Kelly
Wednesday, March 1, at 7:30pm – on Zoom; Register here
The meeting will take place in the downstairs meeting room at St. David’s Church, 49 Donlands.
If you plan to attend in person, RSVP to Anne Neuman at anneneuman@hotmail.com or 905-888-1278.
Carol Ufford and Dawn Kelly return with more fascinating stories from New France — unusual deaths, illegitimate children, and of course a little witchcraft and murder. As they tell the stories, Carol and Dawn will show some of the resources they used to trace their family histories.
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.

Swansea Historical Society (Virtual): Robert Home Smith, Riverside Drive, and the Humber Valley Developments
2023-03-01 20:00 | online
We are pleased to announce that our speaker for March and April will be Richard Jordan. We thoroughly enjoyed Richard’s presentation to the Swansea Historical Society in November 2019 on the subject of Hurricane Hazel, and we are delighted that he has consented to return (virtually) to join us in Swansea in the coming months.
Richard Jordan is a former President of the Etobicoke Historical Society.
A seasoned writer and an exciting and entertaining speaker, for seven years Richard contributed a local history column to the Toronto Star. His feature articles on various topics have appeared in the Saturday Star, the Sunday Star, and international history and genealogy magazines. He has made hundreds of presentations on local history in various venues, and now that he is retired, his repertoire also includes his experiences travelling the world.
The topic of Richard’s March 1 presentation will be Robert Home Smith, Riverside Drive, and the Humber Valley Developments. Robert Home Smith was a fascinating and mutli-faceted Toronto character in the early 1900s, a lawyer by training, a civic leader, an international investor, and a property developer who was also a natural-born town planner with a vision and an eye for architecture. Among his many contributions to Toronto’s history were the development of a series of elegant west-end neighbourhoods including The Kingsway, Baby Point, Humber Valley Village, and Swansea’s Riverside Drive area.
In April, Richard will share his knowledge of the history of Etobicoke’s three lakeshore communities, Mimico, New Toronto, and Long Branch. The three former municipalities share many things, including the streetcars of Lake Shore Boulevard West and the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario, but they have very different histories. Mimico is an older town, once the home of palatial estates. New Toronto had its start as a gritty industrial suburb. And Long Branch began as a gated, upper-class cottage community and resort in Victorian times. No doubt, in each case you will see many parallels with the history of Swansea. Richard invites us to come take a pleasant journey with him along the lake and hear stories about the people and neighborhoods of Etobicoke’s Historic Lakeshore.
HERE ARE THE LINKS FOR THE MARCH 1 VIRTUAL MEETING ON ZOOM.
The link will be open shortly after 7:30 pm and we are suggesting that people sign in before 8 pm so that we can get the meeting started promptly at 8.
March 1, 2023 – 8 p.m. start, however accessible at 7:30:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89694421653?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 896 9442 1653
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West Toronto Junction Historical Society (Virtual): Adam Bunch, "The Toronto Circus Riot: A True Tale of Sex, Violence, Corruption and Clowns"
2023-03-02 19:00 | online
The strangest riot in Toronto history broke out in the summer of 1855, sparked by a brawl at a King Street brothel. When some rowdy clowns picked a fight with a battle-hardened crew of firefighters, they would quickly learn they’d made a terrible mistake. The circus performers found themselves facing off against Toronto’s powerful Orange Order in a bloody clash that revealed the fault lines that once violently divided our city.
Adam Bunch is an award-winning storyteller who brings the history of Toronto and Canada to life. He’s the author of The Toronto Book of the Dead and The Toronto Book of Love, the host of the Canadiana documentary series, and the creator of the Toronto Dreams Project.
ADVANCED REGISTRATION REQUIRED! REGISTER AT:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpfu6przotG9ErjgvQ_AuRjDIA7mCRXLhq
Zoom then will send you Login details

Town of York Historical Society: Toronto at 189 with Jesse Wente
2023-03-06 19:00 - 22:00 | St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1G9, Canada
March 6, 2023 is Toronto’s 189th Birthday! Celebrate in the heart of Old Town Toronto, where the city was born.
Toronto’s First Post Office and the Town of York Historical Society invites you to take part in our annual commemoration of the day Toronto became a city: March 6, 1834.
After two-years of meeting virtually, we are celebrating in a big way, in person, and returning to our previous venue at the historic St. Lawrence Hall. We’re so excited to present our very special guests: broadcaster and Indigenous advocate Jesse Wente, with Native Earth Preforming Arts.
Of course, it wouldn’t be March 6th without the popular Old Town Silent Auction, featuring many of our favourite local businesses! In addition, we will be offering a cash bar and small plates featuring food from the vendors of St. Lawrence Market. Doors will open at 6:30pm.
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TOs1stPO, and this event #TOs189th to find out more about our performers, food and drink sponsors, silent auction donors and lots, and event sponsors.
Don’t delay! Tickets are strictly limited. You must be an existing Town of York Historical Society member for member pricing. If you would like to join or need to renew, simply choose the membership and ticket option.
We appreciate the support of many community partners in this fundraiser, including our members, neighbours, and friends who purchase tickets to our annual celebration. Proceeds from this event benefit the Town of York Historical Society and Toronto’s First Post Office, a museum and National Historic Site. The Town of York Historical Society researches, interprets, and promotes the history of the Town of York and early Toronto, and fosters the preservation of the Town of York’s surviving built environment.

Guelph Historical Society Evenings with History: "Guelph Pipe Band"
2023-03-07 19:30 | Guelph Museum, 52 Norfolk St, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 4H8, Canada
Speaker: Tyler Bridge
Tyler will talk about the history of the Guelph Pipe Band from its origin to present day through first hand experience and passed on aural knowledge as well as documented records of the band and its 100 year presence in the City of Guelph and surrounding communities. Tyler will cover events that marked the 100th anniversary this past year as well as other significant events still present in the collective memory of the band as they look forward to the decades ahead and the future of the organization. His talk will include multimedia segments as well as a live musical performance followed by a question period.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum Virtual Lecture: Historic Homes in Queenston
2023-03-08 11:00 | online
Linda Fritz presents “Historic Homes in Queenston”
Presentations are free for all but registration is required. Use ticket link below to register on Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ngbKzS7VQFq-SvOqSIHzSw

Woodland Cultural Centre: Virtual Tour of the Former Mohawk Institute Residential School
2023-03-15 18:00 | online
The Woodland Cultural Centre presents a screening of the Mohawk Institute Residential School. Your donation will help support our education department to create and deliver virtual programming at the Woodland Cultural Centre. We want to continue to deliver the highest quality programs centered on a Hodinohsho:ni worldview, celebrating, and sharing Indigenous cultures, languages, and art.
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 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.

Kingston Historical Society March 2023 Meeting (In-Person and Virtual)
2023-03-15 19:00 | Kingsbridge Retirement Community, 950 Centennial Dr., Kingston, Ontario, K7M 0G8, Canada
Military historian Dr. Matthew Barrett will discuss his ground-breaking use of graphic art – cartooning – to convey historical narrative and analysis. Barrett’s pictorial chronicle of events such as the battle for Hill 70 in World War I have been widely featured in the national press.

We return to in-person meetings in January, now at the Kingsbridge Retirement Community which has graciously agreed to let us use their very comfortable theatre lounge for our meetings. This is a most attractive location with comfortable armchairs and the most up-to-date audio-visual equipment. The spaciousness of this venue also allows us to offer light refreshments and an opportunity for socialization after each lecture.
The Kingsbridge Retirement Community, 950 Centennial Drive is the tall building just south of Princess Street. Ask for the theatre lounge on the lower floor. Enter by the prominent door on the east side. Someone will be at the door to give you directions and to check your double vaccination status. There is free visitor parking along the north side of the building. Express buses #501 and 502 serve upper Princess Street to very near Kingsbridge. Bus #4 offers slower service along Princess Street from downtown. Use the Centennial Drive bus stop.
Covid precautions: Please wear a mask on entry to the building, but you may remove your mask once in the room. Proof of vaccination is mandatory. The building is kept meticulously sanitized.

Orillia Museum of Art and History (Virtual): Elizabeth Wyn Wood: Renowned Sculptor, Art Educator and Orillian
2023-03-15 19:00 | online
Elizabeth Wyn Wood (1902-1966) became a nationally renowned professional sculptor at a time when it was extremely difficult for a woman to have a full-time career.
Join us to hear Sylvia Browne tell the story of her connection with her grandmother, Elizabeth Wyn Wood, and how Wood’s upbringing in Orillia and her exploration of the Canadian Shield informed her art and life.

Richmond Hill March 2023 Meeting: A Brief Introduction to the Richmond Hill Garden & Horticultural Society
2023-03-20 19:30 | Wallace Hall, Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4C 1T8, Canada
Speaker: Doreen Coyne, Richmond Hill Garden & Horticultural Society
During this presentation, Doreen will give you a bit of the history of the Society and an overview of the volunteer effort that the members accomplish each year. All of which aim to educate and encourage the beautification of our community and neighbourhoods with plants, flowers, shrubs, and trees.

The Richmond Hill Historical Society meets on the third Monday of each month (except July and August) at 7:30 pm in Wallace Hall at the Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge Street in Richmond Hill. All are welcome to attend.
Bring a friend or two! Guest Fee $5.00. Yearly memberships are available at $40.00 for Family and $25.00 for Individuals.
Light refreshments are served following the meeting.
For further information about meetings or programs, please call Andrea Kulesh at 905-884-2789

Oshawa Historical Society and Oshawa Public Libraries’ March Local History Speaker : Dan Buchanan
2023-03-21 18:00 | Oshawa Public Library McLaughlin Branch, 65 Bagot Street, Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 1N2, Canada
The most sensational trial of the mid-1850s resulted in the only hanging in Northumberland County. Dr. King poisoned his wife with arsenic in Brighton and, after the trial and hanging, was buried in the front yard of the King family farm house at Codrington – the same house where the author grew up! Here is the full story of this notorious crime, based on documents, including the confession of the murderer.
Dan Buchanan is “The History Guy of Brighton, Ontario.” He is engaged in many projects related to local and Ontario history, working from his home in Brighton. As a guest speaker, Dan provides fascinating stories of Ontario history presented with humour and passion. His first book, published in 2015, was Murder In The Family: The Dr. King Story, which tells the fascinating true story of Brighton’s infamous murder case in 1859.
March’s Local History Speaker Series is taking place Tuesday, March 21 at 6PM. The Speaker Series will be held at the McLaughlin Branch of the Oshawa Public Libraries, in the lower level auditorium, located at 65 Bagot Street, Oshawa.
The Local History Speaker Series is an event presented in partnership between the Oshawa Historical Society and the Oshawa Public Libraries.
For more info on Dan Buchanan, please see his website: www.danbuchananhistoryguy.com

Museum of Lennox and Addington: Using Genealogy and DNA to Trace our Refugee Roots
2023-03-21 19:00 | Museum of Lennox & Addington, 97 Thomas Street East, Napanee, ON, K7R 1L1, Canada
If you dig a bit into most family trees you will find ancestors from across the country and around the world. Why did they move around? Was it their choice or were they forced to move away? Chances are that some were forced out and made refugees. What different tools can a genealogist use to locate these ancestors and their stories? How do you find those ancestors if your grandparents had to leave with only the clothes on their backs and never wanted to talk about where they came from or what happened? What can we do to trace the family tree with the one thing that every refugee took with them?
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:
Jim Sova is a volunteer with the Archives at the Museum of Lennox and Addington. He has a passion for helping others solve family tree mysteries and unlocking the potential of DNA testing.
— For ages 13+
— $3/person
— No pre-registration required

Thunder Bay Museum: The First Showing of the Digital Stories from "Places and Faces: Gathering Older Adult's Stories of Connection, Belonging, Placemaking in Thunder Bay"
2023-03-23 13:30 - 16:00 | Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald St E., Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 5V1, Canada
Join the Thunder Bay Museum for a reception celebrating Places and Faces: Gathering Older Adults’ Stories of Connection, Belonging, Placemaking in Thunder Bay the first showing of our digital stories, created in a partnership between the Thunder Bay Museum and Age BIG.
This will be a chance for everyone involved in the making of the digital stories, from planners to participants, as well as the story maker’s families, to socialize and share thoughts and recollections about these important experiences. This project has been supported by the Government of Ontario.
Free Museum Admission during the event. Refreshments will be available.

Woodland Cultural Centre: Radical Design Fashion Show
2023-03-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King St W, Hamilton, Ontario, L8P 4S8, Canada
Join the Woodland Cultural Centre and the Art Gallery of Hamilton on Thursday, March 23rd from 7-9 PM for the Radical Design Fashion Show. This event is showcasing Indigenous fashion designers from across Turtle Island and featuring models from the Six Nations of the Grand River Community.
Organized by Woodland Cultural Centre, in partnership with the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Radical Design Fashion Show celebrates the By Design: Fashionable Inspiration and Radical Stitch exhibitions currently running. Also on display at the event will be the shawl of beadwork pieces created by community members across both organizations.
Designers featured in the fashion show include:
Jason Baerg
Angela DeMontigny
Dusty LeGrand/Mobilize ᐊᐧᐢᑲᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ
Evan Ducharme

With special guest DJ Kyle Joedicke!

The Historical Society of St. Catharines Online Lecture (Virtual): Early Schools, Children’s Books and Literature
2023-03-23 19:30 | online
Presented by Brian Narhi, local historian and Vice-President of the Historical Society of St. Catharines, via Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85995888820&nbsp

British Isles Family History Society and the Ulster Historical Foundation present: Irish Family History Research Day
2023-03-25 09:00 - 16:30 | The Chamber, Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K2G 5K7, Canada
Want to discover your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors?
Many people believe that researching Irish ancestors is impossible because of the destruction of the Public Record Office in 1922. While many records were destroyed, others survived and large collections have come online in recent years.
Join Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Ulster Historical Foundation during their annual North American lecture tour to learn how to get the most out of Irish resources and records, gain strategies for breaking down brick walls, and grasp important historical context that may help fill in gaps in your research.
Whether you are just beginning your Irish research or have been at it for years, you won’t want to miss these workshops!
$40 for non-members; $30 for BIFHSGO members

Friends of the South Grey Museum (In-Person and Virtual): Macphail's Birthday 2023
2023-03-26 14:00 - 16:00 | 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.

March is Agnes Macphail month in Grey Highlands – our time to annually pay homage to our Lady from Grey and recognize her significant place in Canadian history. This year, the Friends of the South Grey Museum, in partnership with Annesley Markdale, are resuming their annual Agnes event. We invite you to join us in celebrating the birthday (March 24, 1890) of Agnes Campbell Macphail (1890-1954) on Sunday afternoon, March 26th, when we will also pay tribute to other notable women of Grey Highlands. We are also pleased to be presenting a special showing of the documentary, No Bed of Roses and delighted to have Terry Mokriy return as our MC. Light refreshments will be included. Admission is free and we appreciate any donations.
In-Person Tickets: https://www.universe.com/events/macphails-birthday-2023-tickets-TL4GV2
Livestream Tickets: https://www.universe.com/events/macphails-birthday-2023-streamed-live-tickets-GLT26H

Thunder Bay Museum Free Public Lecture (In Person and Virtual): Nancy Angus - Places and Faces: The Stories behind the Stories of Place During a Pandemic and Today
2023-03-28 20:00 - 21:30 | 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 Nancy Angus, founder of Age BIG and co-coordinator of the Places and Faces project. This will be an 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
DESCRIPTION:
Join Nancy Angus, founder of Age BIG and co-coordinator of the PLACES & FACES project as we share its stories. Learn more about the concept of placemaking and hear how our storytellers, all 65 years or better, captured their stories digitally (in videos composed of photos and voice-overs), as audio recordings and as written accounts.
PLACES & FACES asked storytellers to recognize a place or places that fostered a sense of connection and belonging to their community, outside of their home. With senior centres and other facilities closed during the pandemic, we heard many stories about how older adults engaged in placemaking to overcome barriers to social connection. This project demonstrated how resilient and creative people can be in making those connections.
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 a way that people “transform physical spaces into socially relevant and meaningful places.” PLACES & FACES has gathered some of the stories that highlight how older adults in Thunder Bay are actively creating and negotiating their sense of place as they age.
Join Nancy and our storytellers as we celebrate their stories and learn from their experiences. Through stories such as these, we hope to inspire others, young and old alike, to find or create their own places. In doing so, they can help others who are physically isolated or feeling lonely to find connections that matter as well.
Free Museum Admission during the event. Refreshments will be available.

North Toronto Historical Society: Out of the Shadows: Women and Their Work in 19th Century Toronto
2023-03-29 19:00 | Northern District Branch, Toronto Public Library, 40 Orchard View Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario, M4R 1B9, Canada
Our March programme will be in-person, presented in collaboration with our longtime co-sponsor, Northern District Library.
Author and historian Elizabeth Gillan Muir will present an illustrated talk on the influential role women had in the life of the growing city of Toronto during the nineteenth century. Based on the extensive research Dr. Muir did for her recently published book An Unrecognized Contribution: Women and Their Work in 19th-Century Toronto.
Doors open 6:30 p.m.
Dr. Muir will be selling copies of her book before her presentation. Cost: $20 cash or cheque without tax. (Retail price is $24.99.)
Please note earlier start time! Doors open 6:30 p.m. Presentation begins at 7:00 p.m.
Masks are not required, but are strongly recommended.
NOTE: this meeting will not be available online.

Coptic Museum of Canada Exhibit Launch - In Their Own Voices
2023-04-03 | Coptic Museum of Canada, 41 Glendinning Ave., Scarborough, Ontario, M1W 3E2
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 us so much about Coptic experience and heritage.
Email for an appointment to visit the exhibition:
copticmuseumcanada@gmail.com
