Join the Ontario Museum Associaton for an information session on the Making Cultural Spaces Safe During COVID-19 Initiative from the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, Department of Canadian Heritage. The Initiative will provide 1-time project-based support to arts and heritage organizations to upgrade their spaces and purchase specialized equipment needed to safely reopen while following public...

Tuesday, November 30, 2021: Today’s NHL teams regularly celebrate the service and sacrifices of military men and women. Armored cars invade pre-game ice, players take warm-ups in camo. But the hockey’s top league has never seen anything like the episode that unfolded in Toronto in the turbulent years of the First World War when in...

Join the Museum's Curator, Sarah Kaufman as she talks about some of her favourite War of 1812 artefacts and archives from the Museum's collection. After Part 1 earlier this year, many of you wanted to hear about more! So, here is Part 2 of Opening the Curator’s Treasure Chest: Exploring the War of 1812 Collection....

FREE Places of faith have traditionally anchored and shaped our communities as part of the complex legacy of religious organizations in Canada. Yet many congregations today face declining attendance and insufficient funding to maintain and operate their historic buildings. These important community assets are at risk in this period of transition, but faith groups, heritage...

Join us on December 2nd for the final evening in our author's series! Katie Daubs will speak about how she recreated the city from the 1870s to the 1930s for her book The Missing Millionaire, the True Story of Ambrose Small and the City Obsessed with Finding Him. In December 1919, Ambrose Small, the mercurial...

Ontario’s Not-for-profit Corporations Act (ONCA) was proclaimed on October 19th, 2021. Nonprofits will have 3 years to update their bylaws and letters patent to comply with ONCA. This webinar will walk through what is new in the ONCA, steps nonprofits need to take to transition to the ONCA, and how CLEO’s free resources can help...

On Saturday, December 4th from 10am - 2pm, camera collector and photographer Walter Psotka will be at the Museum sharing a portion of his collection and teaching visitors about the history and progression of the photography industry. This is a free drop in program for visitors of all ages. There will also be an onsite...

CHC member and author John Ota talks to 6 Canadians from 6 different provinces about their favourite holiday traditions, memories and foods. Get yourself in a festive mood by learning about different holiday traditions from across Canada. These speakers, representing 6 different Canadian provinces, will talk about some of the foods that make their holiday...

FREE **One hour session** The Climate Heritage Network and many others have created events and tools to place heritage conservation at the centre of climate action discussions at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland (Oct.31 – Nov.12). Join this panel discussion to explore COP26 outcomes and how cultural heritage can seize its moment.

A conversation exploring the history and lived experiences of Black Railway Porters and their fight for equality on and off the tracks. "All aboard!" for Derailed: The History of Black Railway Porters in Canada. From the late 1800s to the mid 1900s, Canada’s Black Railway Porters were a group of workers who disrupted the system, becoming...

The North York Historical Society’s Annual General Meeting will be on Wednesday December 8, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. This will be a virtual meeting, online or by phone, using Zoom. The speaker for this AGM will be Rob Leverty, Executive Director of The Ontario Historical Society, presenting “Coming Full Circle: Lessons Learned from the History...

On December 9th at 7pm, Museum director/curator Jonathan Walford will be presenting “Tying the Knot”, a 45 minute virtual presentation about the history of wedding attire from the last 250 years, with illustrations of examples of wedding clothes from the Fashion History Museum in Cambridge. This event expands on the fashion history that is currently...

Get a taste of Christmas cheer at the Roundhouse on December 12! On December 12, join the Toronto Railway Museum at the Roundhouse Farmers’ Market to enjoy a set of Christmas performances that will brighten the hearts of young and old! Capture the moment with a Christmas picture next to our 1906 HK Porter locomotive,...

CHC member and author John Ota talks to 6 Canadians from 6 different provinces about their favourite holiday traditions, memories and foods. Get yourself in a festive mood by learning about different holiday traditions from across Canada. These speakers, representing 6 different Canadian provinces, will talk about some of the foods that make their holiday...

Join us on Tuesday, December 14th from 6 to 8pm at the Museum of Lennox & Addington in Napanee for a holiday celebration! Be mesmerized by amazing outdoor fire & ice shows by Kingston Circus Arts and NorthFIRE. Enjoy Christmas carolers and visit with reindeer in the courtyard. Inside, explore the exhibits and view trees...

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Eastern/Main Street Branch, Toronto Public Library 1921-2021 Part 1: Library Service in East Toronto Fiona Smith, Toronto Public Library Part 2: History and Virtual Tour of Main Street Barbara Myrvold, Local Historian Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89200020955?pwd=V3FUMUV0VVgyRjN4NStZU3A3R2xRdz09 Meeting ID: 892 0002 0955 Passcode: 147456

Presented by Rochelle Bush. On Zoom - registration is required.

On December 16th, join the Toronto Railway Museum for its final presentation in the 2021 online lecture series! If you’ve ever wondered why trains are such a common sight around the holidays, or you remember riding a train during the holiday season yourself, then this is a must-see presentation. Led by our Museum’s historians, we...