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SUMMARY:Kingston Historical Society April 2023 Meeting (In-Person and Virtual)
DESCRIPTION: John Grenville\, former Curator and Historical Research Officer at Fort Henry and long-time investigator of Kingston’s military architecture\, will report on his research into the city’s iconic Market Battery. \n\nWe 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. \nThe 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. \nCovid 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.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/kingston-historical-society-april-2023-meeting-in-person-and-virtual/
LOCATION:Kingsbridge Retirement Community\, 950 Centennial Dr.\, Kingston\, Ontario\, K7M 0G8\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Kingston Historical Society":MAILTO:kingstonhs@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Orillia Museum of Art and History (Virtual): The Ontario Fire College: Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:The Ontario Fire College (OFC) was established in 1958. For the next 63 years\, fire officers and firefighters from across Ontario came to the OFC in Gravenhurst to prepare for their roles in saving lives and property from the hazards of fire in an increasingly hostile environment. \nThousands of students from across Canada passed through its doors before it was closed in 2021 by the Ontario government \nJohn Judy Humphries\, who will take us on a visual journey of the OFC\, as it evolved to become a state-of-the-art fire training facility.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/orillia-museum-of-art-and-history-virtual-the-ontario-fire-college-then-and-now/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="Orillia Museum of Art & History":MAILTO:visitors@orilliamuseum.org
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SUMMARY:Myseum of Toronto (Virtual): A Roundtable on Trans Histories +Activism in Toronto | Myseum + The ArQuives
DESCRIPTION:Myseum of Toronto and The ArQuives invite you to join us for a roundtable discussion about trans activism in Toronto between the 60s + 90s. \nThis inter-generational panel of experts\, community members and activists will explore the history of community\, resistance\, and care under extreme circumstances. \nThis roundtable will explore the implications and impact of communities whose members have to act as their own advocates in the face of violence\, oppression\, and adversity. \nThis roundtable discussion is an associated with the ActiVisions exhibition within Mysuem’s Intersections Festival\, a free city-wide festival running April 15th to 30th. \nMore about ActiVisions \nIn this one-of-a-kind exhibition\, The ArQuives opens their doors for the public to experience their extensive Trans Collections. Curated by Tobaron Waxman\, this exhibition explores a selection of trans histories of resilience in Toronto from the 1950s to the 1990s \nWaxman offers a unique lens into Toronto’s trans community histories\, focusing on the fight for access to trans-aware health care\, language\, imagery\, and mutual aid. The ArQuives Trans Collections collects memories\, art\, and documents to share histories of community activism and trans triumphs under extreme circumstances. \nThe ArQuives’ Trans Collection is a resource and catalyst for those who strive for a future world where LGBTQ2+ people are accepted\, valued\, and celebrated.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/myseum-of-toronto-virtual-a-roundtable-on-trans-histories-activism-in-toronto-myseum-the-arquives/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="Myseum of Toronto":MAILTO:info@myseumoftoronto.com
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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SUMMARY:Bayview Cummer Neighbourhood Association: Age-Friendly Technologies
DESCRIPTION:The Bayview Cummer Neighbourhood Association (BCNA) is partnering with Brebeuf College School’s\, STEAM program on an event for homeowners to learn about autonomous and artificial intelligence technologies to make their home maintenance/chores more manageable\, and to discuss new technology like CHAT GPT. BCNA will be providing dinner/food for homeowners who attend. \nThe session is a one hour talk from Dr. Julien Li-Chee who holds a PhD in Geomatics Engineering from YorkU is a Robotical Engineer working for Trimble designing navigation systems for autonomous vehicles; and Alice Xu the Director Digital Strategy at the City of Toronto.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/bayview-cummer-neighbourhood-association-age-friendly-technologies/
LOCATION:Brebeuf College School\, 211 Steeles Ave E.\, North York\, Ontario\, M2M 3Y6\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Bayview Cummer Neighbourhood Association":MAILTO:mycommunity@bayviewcummer.ca
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum (Virtual): Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto”\, an online lecture on April 20! \nWhat can photos taken by streetcar enthusiasts reveal about the changing nature of cities? This is the question explored by Brian and Michael Doucet in their book Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto: a visual analysis of change. The Doucets carefully and meticulously rephotograph these images taken in the 1960s and 70s to bring them into dialogue with contemporary planning\, policy\, political and public debates. \nStreetcar enthusiasts did not intend to document the major forces of change shaping cities\, but their images show far more than just the vehicles. In pursuit of their hobby\, these enthusiasts photographed cities in ways that very few other people did\, and took pictures in parts of the city that would have otherwise gone unphotographed. \nWhen paired with photos taken at the same locations today\, these images show the subtle and not-so-subtle economic\, social\, demographic and spatial changes that have taken place as Toronto has transitioned from an industrial and provincial city\, to one of the world’s major global metropolises. They show how these forces of change are reflected in the buildings\, streets and land uses across the city. \nThere are many books\, studies and reports that try to understand long-term changes in cities such as Toronto. Streetcars is one of the few that uses visual images as the primary way to analyse change. The Doucets aim to challenge everyone – scholars\, students\, planners\, politicians and the wider public – to look at their cities in new and different ways. \nJoin us for this engaging and insightful discussion about how photography can be used to better understand cities and urban change.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-virtual-streetcars-and-the-shifting-geographies-of-toronto/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Railway Museum":MAILTO:manager@trha.ca
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230420T193000
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SUMMARY:UEL Association of Canada Toronto Branch April 2023 Meeting (Virtual): "The Mills Loyalists of Cumberland County\, N.S."
DESCRIPTION:By Rev. Dr. Jonathan Mills UE\, an ordained minister in the Canadian Baptist family of churches. He took an interest in genealogy when his mother became ill and the preservation of the family history took on a new sense of urgency (aka borderline obsession). \nHis presentation will highlight three major areas including:\n1) an overview of his personal journey and his Mills Loyalist roots\,\n2) his discoveries and progress to the Archives in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick\, and\n3) a deep dive into Y-DNA and how it helped solve a 240 year old mystery regarding the relationships between four Mills Loyalists of Cumberland County. \nContact Sally Gustin torontouel@gmail.com for the zoom link.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/uel-association-of-canada-toronto-branch-april-2023-meeting-virtual-the-mills-loyalists-of-cumberland-county-n-s/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="UEL Association of Canada - Toronto Branch":MAILTO:info@ueltoronto.ca
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230420T203000
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SUMMARY:Toronto Branch OGS - Black History in Ontario: Free Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Toronto Branch is excited to announce our next online series\, which will focus on Black history in Ontario. If you’re interested in learning more about this topic you’ll want to join us on April 13\, 20 and 27 at 7:30 pm EDT.\n\n\n\n\nThree speakers will tell us about their extensive research into the history of people of Black heritage in Ontario. They’ve discovered some fascinating individuals and sources for research.\n\nApril 13: The Underground Railroad\nIn the first session on April 13\, Adrienne Shadd will discuss her research for the book The Underground Railroad: Next Stop\, Toronto! You will learn about Deborah Brown and other freedom seekers who settled in the York Township west area.\n\nApril 20: The Search for Alfred Lafferty\nIn the second session\, Hilary Dawson will share her search for Alfred Lafferty\, a Black educator and lawyer. The Lafferty family arrived in Canada in the 1830s as penniless and illiterate freedom seekers from the United States. You’ll learn how Alfred excelled and became the first Canadian-born Black lawyer in Ontario.\n\nApril 27: Black History in Ontario\, 1793–1965\nAnd in the final session on April 27\, Winston Anderson will present an overview of events in Ontario\, beginning with the Act to Limit Slavery passed in 1793 and taking us forward to 1965. He will explore the lives of people of Black heritage\, both free and enslaved\, who shaped Toronto.\n\nEach session will consist of a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions. The lectures will be recorded\, so that registrants who can’t attend the live presentations may watch at a more convenient time. There is no charge for the series but you must pre-register HERE
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-branch-ogs-black-history-in-ontario-free-online-series-2/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Branch%2C Ontario Genealogical Society":MAILTO:toronto@ogs.on.ca
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230422T110000
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SUMMARY:Myseum of Toronto: Nuville at Allan Gardens\, Care & Community | MYSEUM INTERSECTIONS FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:Step into the shoes of a citizen from a megacity of the future in this experimental role-playing game. \nRaaraLab invites attendees on this interactive walk\, set in a Torontonian sci-fi future. Be a part of the first audience to test this experimental game! \nIn order to join this unique test group\, you’ll need a smartphone\, a set of headphones\, and a keen curiosity to explore the early stages of this unconventional new game. \nOn this Nuville tour\, you’ll test a live-action-role-playing game directed through your phone. You’ll role-play with fellow attendees as Nuville citizens who are on a mission to hack the city’s “algorithm.” You’ll be directed to complete a series of tasks that challenge the flow of urban life by rebuilding your relationship to place\, presence and humanness. \nStep into the world of Nuville. \nIn the world of Nuville\, you live in a future where the planet’s population has found refuge from the climate crisis in a megacity built by artificial intelligence. Built on robotic intelligence\, productivity is the name of the game – but at what cost to humanity? \nWhile Nuville appears to be the high-tech city of our dreams\, humans have become disconnected from city-building\, history\, the environment\, and each other. Wanting to reconnect\, you join a collective of citizens-turned-hackers\, called “Hacker D-Central\,” who want to hack the system and make Nuville more human.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/myseum-of-toronto-nuville-at-allan-gardens-care-community-myseum-intersections-festival/
LOCATION:Allan Gardens\, 160 Gerrard Street East\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5A 2E5\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Myseum of Toronto":MAILTO:info@myseumoftoronto.com
GEO:43.6609331;-79.3735941
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SUMMARY:Kingston & District Branch UELAC (In-Person and Virtual): "Fort Frontenac" by Jean Rae Baxter
DESCRIPTION:Kingston & District Branch UELAC meets on Saturday\, April 22 at 1:00 pm. This will be a Hybrid presentation with many of us in person at St. Paul’s Hall\, 137 Queen Street\, Kingston (doors open at 12:30 p.m.) Others will join us by Zoom about 1:00 pm. \nOur Speaker will be Jean Rae Baxter with a talk called “Fort Frontenac: The Rise and Fall of New France’s Key to the West.” This presentation follows the fortunes of Fort Frontenac over the centuries — how it was knocked down\, rebuilt\, abandoned\, rebuilt\, blown up\, rebuilt again\, destroyed by the British in the last days of New France and\, finally\, became the site for the Loyalist settlement at Cataraqui following the American Revolution. And it all began with the beaver. \nNo registration required\, link.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/kingston-district-branch-uelac-in-person-and-virtual-fort-frontenac-by-jean-rae-baxter/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Anglican Church\, Kingston\, 137 Queen St.\, Kingston\, Ontario\, K7K 1A8\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Kingston & District Branch UELAC":MAILTO:kingston.uelac@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:UEL Association of Canada - Sir Guy Carleton Branch (In-Person and Virtual): 2023 Spring Social and AGM
DESCRIPTION:The Sir Guy Carleton Spring Social and AGM will be held 2:00-4:00pm on Saturday\, April 22\, 2023. \nVenue: Room 115 (ground floor)\, Ottawa City Archives\, 100 Tallwood Drive\, Ottawa\, ON. Free parking on site. \nGuest speaker: Rev. Becket Soule \nTopic: “Researching Loyalist Ancestors: US Records” \nMuster rolls\, town records\, land records\, histories\, and other records\, can provide a great deal of information about your loyalist ancestors. This first section reviews many U.S. records and published resources that can get you started on your research. \nThe Rev. Dr. Becket Soule is emeritus Professor of Canon Law at Saint Paul University\, Ottawa. He is currently pastor of Saint Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church in Maggie Valley\, high in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Becket is a prolific author in law\, history\, and genealogy; his latest book is Passengers of the Fortune – 1621. Becket is Deputy Governor and Elder of the Canadian Society of Mayflower Descendants\, and Governor of the Speedwell (virtual) Colony of the North Carolina Mayflower Society. One of his current projects is documenting the links between Mayflower passengers and Loyalists: his own Loyalist connections are with the Hatfields of Westchester and Dutchess Counties\, NY\, and Nova Scotia. \nTo attend by Zoom\, e-mail the Branch: carletonuel@hotmail.com. The meeting link will be sent the week of the meeting
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/uel-association-of-canada-sir-guy-carleton-branch-in-person-and-virtual-2023-spring-social-and-agm/
LOCATION:Ottawa City Archives\, 100 Tallwood Dr\, Nepean\, Ontario\, K2G 4R7\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="UEL Association of Canada - Sir Guy Carleton Branch":MAILTO:carletonuel@hotmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230422T203000
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SUMMARY:Little EGG Gallery: Under 18 Spring Show\, Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Featuring  over 40 curated artwork representing artists  from Canada and around the world\, the Under 18 Spring Show is a showcase and celebration of the next generation of contemporary art.  With artists as young as 7\, all the way to 17\, this unique show features a diverse range of artwork and styles. \nDon’t miss the opening reception and award ceremony at the Little EGG Gallery to meet all the artists and our juror\, Brad Weatherburn. \n 
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/little-egg-gallery-under-18-spring-show-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Little EGG Gallery\, 291 Eglinton Ave E\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M4P 1L6\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Little Egg Gallery":MAILTO:info@little-egg-gallery.com
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SUMMARY:Toronto Bottle & Antique Show and Sale
DESCRIPTION:The Four Seasons Bottle Collector Club is hosting their annual Toronto Bottle & Antique Show and Sale.\nJoin us to find treasures\, meet other bottle enthusiasts and take advantage of the appraisal table.\nAntique and vintage bottles\, syphons\, milks\, medicines\, sealer jars\, pop and gingers\, crocks\, signs\, and related advertising.\n\n\nIn our 30th year\, the event is an annual collector show and sale with a “Historical Display” section\n– Largest and longest running National Antique Bottle and Stoneware show in Canada.\n– Run by The Four Seasons Bottle Club of Toronto\n– Most collectors come to the show looking for the “opportunity” something unique to fit their collection\n– Others visit for something they like for décor or vintage decorating\n– Goods in this show are almost entirely of Canadian origin\n– Dealers and customers will come in from across Canada\n– Typical draw 300+ \nThe vendors mainly offer.\n– Stoneware and Redware containers\, before the advent of mass-produced glass and metal packaging\nstoneware was widely manufactured across Canada\, most was made in Canada in locations such as\nPicton\, Belleville\, Cornwall\, St. Jean\, Medicine Hat\, and London\n– Glass Bottles\, dairy\, sodas\, medicals\, fruit jars of all sorts some going back to the origins of glass making\nin Canada\n– This year we are proud to support the launch of the new book “The Potters Reach” by Moe Johnson\,\nthe history of Ontario made earthenware and Stoneware pottery! \nHistorical displays.\nThe Historical displays section showcases early Canadian;\no Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (quack cure-alls).\no Dairy bottles\, one of them is war slogans this time\no Sodas\no Fruit jars\, yes some very valuable ones…\no Stoneware\, packaging before the advent of tins and bottle \n\n\nLocation: The Chestnut Hill Developments Recreational Complex.\nAdmission: $5.00
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-bottle-antique-show-and-sale/
LOCATION:Pickering Recreational Complex\, 1867 Valley Farm Road\, Pickering\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Culinary Historians of Canada (Virtual): Mrs. Raffald: British Cooking & Housekeeping in the 1700s with Neil Buttery
DESCRIPTION:Food historian Neil Buttery delves into the life & food of Elizabeth Raffald: cookbook author\, tavern keeper\, mother\, midwife & exorcist! \nThe great Elizabeth Raffald used to be a household name\, and her list of accomplishments would make even the highest of achievers feel suddenly impotent. After becoming housekeeper at Arley Hall in Cheshire at age 25\, she married and moved to Manchester\, transforming the Manchester food scene and business community\, writing the first A to Z directory and creating the first domestic servants’ registry office—the first temping agency if you will. Not only that\, she set up a cookery school and ran a high-class tavern attracting both gentry and nobility. She reputedly gave birth to 16 daughters\, wrote a book on midwifery and was an effective exorcist of evil spirits. \nBut all this pales in comparison to her biggest achievement: her cookery book The Experienced English Housekeeper. Published in 1769\, it ran to over 20 editions and brought her fame and fortune… until her alcoholic husband bankrupted the family\, twice. \nHer book\, however\, lived on. Influential and often imitated (but never bettered)\, it became the must-have volume for any kitchen\, and it helped form our notion of traditional British food as we think of it today. \nTo tell the story of Elizabeth’s tumultuous rise and fall—and how her influential book helped form our notion of traditional British food —historian Neil Buttery doesn’t just delve into the history of food in the 18th century; he has to look at trade and empire\, domestic service\, the agricultural revolution\, women’s rights\, and much\, much more. \nA question & answer period will follow the talk.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/culinary-historians-of-canada-virtual-mrs-raffald-british-cooking-housekeeping-in-the-1700s-with-neil-buttery/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="Culinary Historians of Canada":MAILTO:info@culinaryhistorians.ca
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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SUMMARY:Myseum of Toronto: Artist-Guided Tour of SweetWater Outdoor Art Installation
DESCRIPTION:Experience this unique outdoor art installation\, woven throughout the forest of Black Creek Community Farm. \nJourney through Indigenous art\, ceremony\, and perspectives on land stewardship. SweetWater is an outdoor art installation\, woven throughout the forest of Black Creek Community Farm. \nThis is a unique opportunity to see the exhibition as led by artists from the Sweet Grass Roots Collective. \nThese artist-led tours run every thirty minutes between 2pm and 4pm at Black Creek Community Farm. \nAbout SweetWater \nThis unique installation explores maple tapping from an Indigenous perspective and honours the maple’s sweetwater through ceremony and art. In a guided walk through Black Creek Community Farm’s forest\, you’ll experience traditional Indigenous maple baskets and settler-style aluminum maple buckets which have been Indigenized through visual art and audio soundscapes. \nThrough sound\, song and sweetwater\, this experience invites you to make meaningful change as a treaty person yourself.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/myseum-of-toronto-artist-guided-tour-of-sweetwater-outdoor-art-installation-april-23/
LOCATION:Black Creek Community Farm\, 4929 Jane Street\, North York\, Ontario\, M3N 2K8\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Myseum of Toronto":MAILTO:info@myseumoftoronto.com
GEO:43.7741317;-79.5211531
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Black Creek Community Farm 4929 Jane Street North York Ontario M3N 2K8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=4929 Jane Street:geo:-79.5211531,43.7741317
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230424T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230424T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230327T145650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T150048Z
UID:10000916-1682344800-1682350200@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum: Famous & Infamous – Diana Kendall on CS Lewis
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a program in the galleries once a month when we discuss the life and times of a famous or infamous person or event from the past. \nFree admission. No reservations required. \n 
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/niagara-on-the-lake-museum-famous-infamous-diana-kendall-on-cs-lewis/
LOCATION:Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum\, 43 Castlereagh Street\, Niagara-on-the-Lake\, Ontario\, L0S 1J0\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum":MAILTO:contact@niagarahistorical.museum
GEO:43.2521773;-79.0716333
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum 43 Castlereagh Street Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario L0S 1J0 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=43 Castlereagh Street:geo:-79.0716333,43.2521773
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230426T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230426T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230420T184313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230420T184313Z
UID:10000958-1682535600-1682535600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:Historical Society of Ottawa (Virtual): The Role of Art and Artists in Ottawa's History
DESCRIPTION:When the Arts Canada Institute wanted to commission a series of new books about the history of art and artists across Canada\, it began by approaching Jim Burant to write a book about the art and artists of Ottawa. \nThe comprehensive book that resulted from Jim’s work is a spectacular illustrated tour of Ottawa’s surprising artistic past. \nIt also proves a striking reminder of how invaluable the earliest sketches and paintings of Bytown are to our understanding of our past… and of how the photographs of Topley and Karsh and others have provided us with further lasting images of those bygone eras. \nThanks to the brushes and camera lenses of these long ago artists\, we are able to witness the Chaudiere Falls before tamed… the Rideau Canal first being surveyed by Colonel By… Vice-Regal couples hosting early skating parties… the great fires that swept through Ottawa-Hull… Winston Churchill visiting during wartime. \nHistory from even further back is preserved in ancient Indigenous pictographs. \nAnd what of 20th century artists like Mine & MacLeod and contemporary artists like Annie Pootoogook? \nJoin us on Wednesday\, April 26 @ 7 p.m. on Zoom with archivist and author Jim Burant as guest speaker for our HSO Speaker Series presentation\, “The Role of Art & Artists in Ottawa’s History”.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/historical-society-of-ottawa-virtual-the-role-of-art-and-artists-in-ottawas-history/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="The Historical Society of Ottawa":MAILTO:info@historicalsocietyottawa.ca
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230426T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230426T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230424T132406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T132406Z
UID:10000959-1682535600-1682535600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:North Toronto Historical Society: The Don: Inmates\, Guards\, Governors and The Gallows
DESCRIPTION:Join writer and researcher Lorna Poplak as she presents facts behind the Don Jail’s location and construction and shares tales about inmates\, guards\, governors\, gangs\, officials and even a pair of star-crossed lovers whose doomed romance unfolded in the shadow of the gallows. The illustrated talk will highlight the Don’s tumultuous descent from palace to hellhole\, its shuttering and lapse into decay\, and its astonishing modern-day metamorphosis. \nCopies of Laura’s book\, The Don: The Story of Toronto’ Infamous Jail will be available for purchase prior to the presentation. \nMasks are not required\, but are strongly recommended. \nNOTE: this meeting will not be available online.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/north-toronto-historical-society-the-don-inmates-guards-governors-and-the-gallows/
LOCATION:Northern District Branch\, Toronto Public Library\, 40 Orchard View Boulevard\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M4R 1B9\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="North Toronto Historical Society":MAILTO:info@northtorontohistoricalsociety.org
GEO:43.7081884;-79.3997234
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Northern District Branch Toronto Public Library 40 Orchard View Boulevard Toronto Ontario M4R 1B9 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Orchard View Boulevard:geo:-79.3997234,43.7081884
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230427T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230427T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230320T134606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T134619Z
UID:10000910-1682623800-1682623800@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:The Historical Society of St. Catharines Online Lecture (Virtual): Local Sport History
DESCRIPTION:Presented by presented by Liz Vlossak\, Brock University history professor with an interest in local sport and co-director of the Sport Oral History Archive via Zoom. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82274108094&nbsp
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/the-historical-society-of-st-catharines-online-lecture-virtual-local-sport-history/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="The Historical Society of St. Catharines":MAILTO:HSSC.contact@gmail.com
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230427T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230427T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230330T163110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T163110Z
UID:10000928-1682623800-1682627400@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:Toronto Branch OGS - Black History in Ontario: Free Online Series
DESCRIPTION:Toronto Branch is excited to announce our next online series\, which will focus on Black history in Ontario. If you’re interested in learning more about this topic you’ll want to join us on April 13\, 20 and 27 at 7:30 pm EDT.\n\n\n\n\nThree speakers will tell us about their extensive research into the history of people of Black heritage in Ontario. They’ve discovered some fascinating individuals and sources for research.\n\nApril 13: The Underground Railroad\nIn the first session on April 13\, Adrienne Shadd will discuss her research for the book The Underground Railroad: Next Stop\, Toronto! You will learn about Deborah Brown and other freedom seekers who settled in the York Township west area.\n\nApril 20: The Search for Alfred Lafferty\nIn the second session\, Hilary Dawson will share her search for Alfred Lafferty\, a Black educator and lawyer. The Lafferty family arrived in Canada in the 1830s as penniless and illiterate freedom seekers from the United States. You’ll learn how Alfred excelled and became the first Canadian-born Black lawyer in Ontario.\n\nApril 27: Black History in Ontario\, 1793–1965\nAnd in the final session on April 27\, Winston Anderson will present an overview of events in Ontario\, beginning with the Act to Limit Slavery passed in 1793 and taking us forward to 1965. He will explore the lives of people of Black heritage\, both free and enslaved\, who shaped Toronto.\n\nEach session will consist of a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions. The lectures will be recorded\, so that registrants who can’t attend the live presentations may watch at a more convenient time. There is no charge for the series but you must pre-register HERE
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-branch-ogs-black-history-in-ontario-free-online-series-2-2/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Branch%2C Ontario Genealogical Society":MAILTO:toronto@ogs.on.ca
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230429T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230429T110000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230414T141832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T141832Z
UID:10000940-1682766000-1682766000@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:Myseum of Toronto: Nuville at the Brickworks\, Natural Medicine | MYSEUM INTERSECTIONS FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:Step into the shoes of a citizen from a megacity of the future in this experimental role-playing game. \nRaaraLab invites attendees on this interactive walk\, set in a Torontonian sci-fi future. Be a part of the first audience to test this experimental game! \nIn order to join this unique test group\, you’ll need a smartphone\, a set of headphones\, and a keen curiosity to explore the early stages of this unconventional new game. \nOn this Nuville tour\, you’ll test a live-action-role-playing game directed through your phone. You’ll role-play with fellow attendees as Nuville citizens who are on a mission to hack the city’s “algorithm.” You’ll be directed to complete a series of tasks that challenge the flow of urban life by rebuilding your relationship to place\, presence and humanness. \nStep into the world of Nuville. \nIn the world of Nuville\, you live in a future where the planet’s population has found refuge from the climate crisis in a megacity built by artificial intelligence. Built on robotic intelligence\, productivity is the name of the game – but at what cost to humanity? \nWhile Nuville appears to be the high-tech city of our dreams\, humans have become disconnected from city-building\, history\, the environment\, and each other. Wanting to reconnect\, you join a collective of citizens-turned-hackers\, called “Hacker D-Central\,” who want to hack the system and make Nuville more human.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/myseum-of-toronto-nuville-at-the-brickworks-natural-medicine-myseum-intersections-festival/
LOCATION:Evergreen Brick Works\, 550 Bayview Avenue\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M4W 3X8\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Myseum of Toronto":MAILTO:info@myseumoftoronto.com
GEO:43.685011;-79.3649036
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Evergreen Brick Works 550 Bayview Avenue Toronto Ontario M4W 3X8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=550 Bayview Avenue:geo:-79.3649036,43.685011
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230429T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230429T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230331T150944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T150944Z
UID:10000929-1682775000-1682782200@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:Wampum Belts: Woven through Anishnaabe History
DESCRIPTION:What is Wampum? How was it by the First Peoples of Eastern Woodland? Join Brian Charles\, an Indigenous Historian for the answers. \nRegister early for this free in-person event HERE  \nThis workshop is offered in partnership with the Simcoe County Historical Association and the Simcoe County Museum. \n  \n 
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/wampum-belts-woven-through-anishnaabe-history/
LOCATION:Simcoe County Museum\, 1151 ON-26\, Minesing\, Ontario\, L9X 0Z7\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Simcoe County Historical Association":MAILTO:info@simcoecountyhistory.ca
GEO:44.4443479;-79.7479783
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Simcoe County Museum 1151 ON-26 Minesing Ontario L9X 0Z7 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1151 ON-26:geo:-79.7479783,44.4443479
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230430T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230430T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230414T140944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T140944Z
UID:10000937-1682863200-1682877600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:Myseum of Toronto: SweetWater: Artist-Guided Tour and Closing Ceremony (All Are Welcome)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the final journey through SweetWater\, an installation of art and ceremony woven through the forest of Black Creek Farm. \nAll are welcome to join Sweet Grass Roots Collective for conversation\, food and ceremony in the Wiigwam. \n— Thanksgiving Address by Wyandot FaithKeeper Catherine Tammaro\n— Opening Words with Anishinaabe Elder Vivian Recollet\n— Closing Ceremony in the Wiigwam \nFor this final journey\, there will be a sacred Fire lit by Fire Keeper Joshua Recollet with Helper Randy Merasty. \nAbout the SweetWater \nThis unique installation explores maple tapping from an Indigenous perspective and honours the maple’s sweetwater through ceremony and art. In a guided walk through Black Creek Community Farm’s forest\, you’ll experience traditional Indigenous maple baskets and settler-style aluminum maple buckets which have been Indigenized through visual art and audio soundscapes. \nThrough sound\, song and sweetwater\, this experience invites you to make meaningful change as a treaty person yourself.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/myseum-of-toronto-sweetwater-artist-guided-tour-and-closing-ceremony-all-are-welcome/
LOCATION:Black Creek Community Farm\, 4929 Jane Street\, North York\, Ontario\, M3N 2K8\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Myseum of Toronto":MAILTO:info@myseumoftoronto.com
GEO:43.7741317;-79.5211531
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Black Creek Community Farm 4929 Jane Street North York Ontario M3N 2K8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=4929 Jane Street:geo:-79.5211531,43.7741317
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230501T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230501T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230424T154518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T154518Z
UID:10000963-1682967600-1682967600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:Lundy's Lane Historical Society Presents Terry Boulton\, "Commercial Fishing in Niagara-On-The-Lake" From Boom to Bust"
DESCRIPTION:The next regular meeting of the Lundy’s Lane Historical Society will be held Monday May 1 at 7 p.m. at the Niagara Falls Military Museum\, 5409 Victoria Avenue. Parking is in the rear. \nThe speaker for the evening will be Mr. Terry Boulton\, a local historian from Niagara-on-the-Lake. Mr. Boulton has prepared a very interesting presentation entitled: “Commercial Fishing in Niagara-On-The-Lake: From Boom to Bust.”
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/lundys-lane-historical-society-presents-terry-boulton-commercial-fishing-in-niagara-on-the-lake-from-boom-to-bust/
LOCATION:Niagara Military Museum\, 5409 Victoria Ave.\, Niagara Falls\, Ontario\, L2E 4E2\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Lundy's Lane Historical Society":MAILTO:lundyslanehistoricalsociety@gmail.com
GEO:43.096114;-79.0728448
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Niagara Military Museum 5409 Victoria Ave. Niagara Falls Ontario L2E 4E2 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5409 Victoria Ave.:geo:-79.0728448,43.096114
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230502T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230502T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230414T142556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T142556Z
UID:10000941-1683055800-1683055800@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:Guelph Historical Society Evenings with History: Guelph Historical Railway Association
DESCRIPTION:Join the GHS in a fundraiser to support the restoration of the Guelph Historical Railway Association’s Passenger Coach. The GHS will match donations at the door up to $2\,000. \nSpeaker: Eric Repaci \nEric Repaci from the Guelph Historical Railway Association will discuss the restoration of the coach and the fundraising efforts to get them back on track after recent thefts. Their restored 1960’s rail coach will generate revenue and give riders an educational experience of historical rail travel. \nFree & open to the public \nDonations welcome
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/guelph-historical-society-evenings-with-history-guelph-historical-railway-association/
LOCATION:Guelph Museum\, 52 Norfolk St\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Guelph Historical Society":MAILTO:inquiries@guelphhistoricalsociety.ca
GEO:43.5434284;-80.2514078
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Guelph Museum 52 Norfolk St Guelph Ontario N1H 4H8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=52 Norfolk St:geo:-80.2514078,43.5434284
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230503T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230503T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230501T142312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T142312Z
UID:10000977-1683142200-1683142200@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:UEL Association of Canada - Governor Simcoe Branch (In-Person and Virtual): May 2023 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:“The Battle for Western Jersey: The Battles of Quinton’s Bridge and the Hancock House” — Presentation by Joshua Loper \nWednesday\, May 3\, at 7:30pm – on Zoom; Register here \nThe 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. \nThese two battles are both almost comical on one hand and heartbreaking on the other. A thunderstorm of epic proportions\, charging a bridge\, a midnight attack\, a pregnant woman\, and gunshot-terrified cavalry horses…These events lead to the culmination of our story. Artifacts of the campaign will be included. \nJoshua Peter Loper\, DPS\, W1812S\, SF&IW\, SAR\, DMWV\, SUV\, SSAWV\, SFWW\, SSWW\, BS\, CJ(cert)\, UE\, MBP(e)\, MBP(s)\, CCHS\, ALK \nHistorian Joshua Loper grew up in Salem and Cumberland County\, New Jersey. He specializes in Early America history – the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. The Loper family are direct Mayflower\, Half Moon\, and Kalmar Nyckel descendants \nJoshua joined Gov. Simcoe Branch in 2021 and was subsequently appointed to our Board of Directors. He has both Loyalist and Patriot (Rebel) ancestors. \nHe and his family live in Wilmington\, Delaware.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/uel-association-of-canada-governor-simcoe-branch-in-person-and-virtual-may-2023-meeting/
LOCATION:St. David’s Anglican Church\, 49 Donlands Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M4J 3N5\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="UEL Association of Canada - Governor Simcoe Branch":MAILTO:loyalist.trails@uelac.org
GEO:43.6809978;-79.3370564
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. David’s Anglican Church 49 Donlands Ave. Toronto Ontario M4J 3N5 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=49 Donlands Ave.:geo:-79.3370564,43.6809978
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230504T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230504T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230501T154544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T154544Z
UID:10000979-1683226800-1683226800@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:West Toronto Junction Historical Society (Virtual): Tackling the Junction’s Assessment Records  – Part 2 of Researching the History of Your House
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 4\, 2023 at 7 pm for a presentation on Zoom by Jane MacNamara on using online assessment records to fill in details on the history of your house and its residents. \nAdvance registration is required. To register for the May 4 2023 presentation and meeting visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUucumtrzkvHdZ1IJXdgM2WxOi7DRsxwPpP. \nIf you haven’t used Toronto assessment records in your research\, you’re missing a great source to fill in the 10-year gaps between census. And now that FamilySearch.org has digitized the 19th-century assessment rolls for today’s Toronto—we can use them from home to find out more about our occupier or landholder ancestors and their communities. This session will help you figure out the wards and other divisions needed to locate a household\, and to understand what you’ve found. We’ll go beyond the flawed indexing with maps\, directories and other tools. Family Search holdings include West Toronto Junction assessment rolls from 1888 to 1899\, as well as pre-incorporation York Township from 1882. (Later years are at the City of Toronto Archives.) \nJane E. MacNamara is the author of Inheritance in Ontario: Wills and other Records for Family Historians (OGS/Dundurn) and writes about genealogy at wherethestorytakesme.ca. A longtime member of the Ontario Genealogical Society\, Jane lectures about research methodology\, Ontario\, and English family history to genealogical and historical groups throughout southern Ontario. She teaches courses for the OGS Toronto Branch\, most notably hands-on courses about Ontario records.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/west-toronto-junction-historical-society-virtual-tackling-the-junctions-assessment-records-part-2/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="West Toronto Junction Historical Society":MAILTO:junctionhistorical@gmail.com
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230505T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230505T143000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230501T135559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T135559Z
UID:10000970-1683284400-1683297000@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:Mattawa Museum Red Dress Day – MMIWG2S+
DESCRIPTION:The REDress Project\nAN AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO THE MORE THAN 1000 MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN IN CANADA. \nThe REDress Project – Jaime Black (jaimeblackartist.com) \nIn support of the REDress Project\, the Mattawa Museum will be hosting an outdoor exhibit and activities from 10 am – 4 pm on Friday\, May 5th. The museum gift shop will also be open. \nWe are looking for red dresses\, t-shirts to be hung in the outdoor exhibit.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/mattawa-museum-red-dress-day-mmiwg2s/
LOCATION:Mattawa Museum\, 285 First St.\, Mattawa\, Ontario\, P0H 1V0\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Mattawa Historical Society & Museum":MAILTO:mattawamuseum@gmail.com
GEO:46.3199116;-78.709374
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mattawa Museum 285 First St. Mattawa Ontario P0H 1V0 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=285 First St.:geo:-78.709374,46.3199116
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230506T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230506T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230417T170559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230417T170559Z
UID:10000956-1683363600-1683392400@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:ACO NextGen 10th Annual Design Charrette
DESCRIPTION:Register to join as a participant at ACO NextGen’s 10th annual Design Charrette\, occurring Saturday\, May 6th at the historic Charbonnel Lounge\, Toronto. \nSpaces in Between: 820-830 Church Street \nThis year’s charrette presents a unique challenge to participants\, as we ask them to consider the greater context of heritage conservation within our urban fabric\, exploring the “spaces in between”. Our theme draws on the tensions between varying concepts of heritage and how space/place can serve as an intermediary between diverse community needs/uses given present day urban challenges. \n820-830 Church Street is a slice of underused space sitting in the shadow of the Toronto Reference Library\, a Raymond Moriyama designed architectural gem\, and steps away from Bloor-Yonge station\, the busiest station within our subway system. The site is adjacent to several heritage designated districts\, and a significant number of either designated or listed buildings. \nWe encourage participants to propose thoughtful interventions that take into account the history of the site\, the rich heritage stock surrounding it\, and the socio-economic needs of the neighborhood it serves. What does this site need? How should it respond to the history around it? \nParticipants will meet at the Charbonnel Lounge before embarking on a walking tour of the site. (The project site is a 13 minute walk from Charbonnel). \nIn teams of 4\, students and emerging professionals will be tasked with creatively re-envisioning the design and use of the subject site\, considering it’s surrounding historical contexts and urban socio-economic needs. \nFinal designs will be presented to a panel of esteemed judges\, who will provide comments and select a winning team. Networking to follow. \nThe event will occur between 9am-5pm\, with light refreshments provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their laptop and writing/drawing supplies as desired. \nWe look forward to having you join us for this exciting event! \nONCE REGISTERED\, please fill out the linked Google Form for event organisers to create teams with! https://forms.gle/i94rV15QweMkEP3D8
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/aco-nextgen-10th-annual-design-charrette/
LOCATION:Charbonnel Lounge\, 81 Saint Mary Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 1J4\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Architectural Conservancy of Ontario":MAILTO:info@arconserv.ca
GEO:43.6666468;-79.3904212
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Charbonnel Lounge 81 Saint Mary Street Toronto Ontario M5S 1J4 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=81 Saint Mary Street:geo:-79.3904212,43.6666468
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230506T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230506T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T083016
CREATED:20230424T142505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T142535Z
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SUMMARY:16th Annual Coptic Studies Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Emerging Scholars In Coptic Studies: Exploring Interdisciplinary Perspectives and New Research \nCo-sponsored with The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations\, University of Toronto and The Coptic Museum of Canada \nThis symposium marks a turning point on the future of Coptic Studies scholarship in Canada. Ten students from four universities and in different academic disciplines will be presenting their MA or PhD research. Five established Coptic Studies scholars from the US and Canada will be “discussants” facilitating (and stretching) the discussion on each of the papers. \nAttendance by registration: cscopticstudies@gmail.com.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/16th-annual-coptic-studies-symposium/
LOCATION:St. Vladimir Institute\, 620 Spadina Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 2H4\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Coptic Museum of Canada":MAILTO:copticmuseumcanada@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Madill Church 150th Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:A Community Legacy \nThe church’s first service was May 8th\, 1873\, just one year after construction began on land donated by John Madill. Each family of the congregation donated two round logs and labour. \nAlmost 150 years later the church is a provincially significant building and one of Ontario’s few remaining square log churches commemorated by a provincial heritage plaque. \nThe adjoining cemetery includes graves of many Muskoka pioneer\, including Captain George Hunt\, “Pioneer Citizen after whom Huntsville was named.” \n— Live music\n— Guest Speakers from Ontario Historical Society and Madill Church Preservation Society\n— Children’s Program\n— BBQ hamburgers / hotdogs available\n— Displays showcasing the Church’s past\n— Legends and Lore walking tour\n— Souvenirs available\n— Pioneer Artisans
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/madill-church-150th-anniversary-celebration/
LOCATION:Madill Church\, 233 Old Muskoka Rd.\, Huntsville\, Ontario\, P1H 2J2\, Canada
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