Author Katherine Taylor will share the stories of early Toronto businesses and products – some famous, some forgotten – and the ways in which they helped shape the city we know today. Katherine Taylor will share the stories of some early Toronto businesses and products – some famous, some forgotten – and the ways in...
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FREE In the seven years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its final report and 94 Calls to Action, Canadians have been tasked with implementing the necessary change. But what does reconciliation actually mean for the heritage sector? In this focused discussion, together we’ll consider the work of reconciliation by discussing the... North Toronto resident James Thompson will be sharing his research into late great restaurants from Toronto’s past. James is a fifth generation member of the Austin family who built the Spadina House property in 1866. REGISTER NOW - SPACE LIMITED Email membership@northtorontohistoricalsociety.org and we will send you an invitation with details. You can join us... |
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Stories entertain and inform us, but they also help us understand who we are, where we come from and where we are going, so it would only make sense that we should want to tell good stories. Join professional Storyteller Brad Woods to discuss and discover what makes a good story and how to tell...
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Please join us (at 13 Spring St. Flesherton) April 2, 2022, for a celebration of Agnes Macphail. Doors open at 2 p.m. Small performance starts 2:30 p.m. courtesy of the Hanley Theatre Club Cake and refreshments to follow Agnes Campbell MacPhail became the first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons, on December 6th, 1921,... |
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Find Your Voice is a writing workshop facilitated by writers Kamilah Haywood and G.L. Glowz. Participants will be guided through the creative writing process to support their individual healing practices and to compose a writing piece that can be included in their portfolios. Participants will have the opportunity to share their work with peers within... |
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Join us at Neilson Park Creative Centre on Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 at 6:30PM for the opening of Confinement and Contagion: COVID-19 and Health in the Prison System. The exhibition features eight multidisciplinary artists who have been impacted by incarceration. The reception will have live performances and visitors will have the opportunity to purchase works... Guest Speaker: Cameron Shelley Reviewing information on the Blacksmith's fountain, Cameron discovered a connection between the fountain and the McCrae family. Please join us to find out what Cameron has discovered. FORMAT: ZOOM We will email you a link to the Zoom meeting prior to the event. |
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Stories of Significance: Etobicoke through immigrants’ perspective Join us for an intimate conversation exploring the history and lived experiences of newcomers and their journey of making and calling Etobicoke home with Khadija Aziz, Nicolas Sanchez, and Khaula Mazhar. Each artist will share their experiences working on this project – identifying sites, exploring digital mediums and... “My Notorious Ancestors: The Doan Gang” — Presentation by Janet Hodgkins A band of brothers, known as the Doan Gang, became notorious in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. They robbed wealthy Patriots, scouted for the British forces, rescued prisoners of war from their jail cells, stole horses to equip the British cavalry, spied, and generally... |
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FREE Find out how Canada Historic Places Days can boost attendance and awareness of your historic places. Plan for your 2022 summer season by joining us to hear the latest about Canada Historic Places Days 2022 running from July 8-31, 2022. Find out the latest about this visitation/awareness program that reaches 2 million Canadians, now... It’s Archives Awareness Week in Ontario! Join the Archives of Ontario as they welcome Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers for a live, virtual event. This artist talk will take place from noon to 1pm EST on Thursday, April 7. Register at www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-talk-with-tracey-mae-chambers-tickets-272953600567. Chambers created a site-specific artwork at the Archives of Ontario on February 28, 2022. The... |
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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... Local author and historian David Beasley will present The Fenian Invasion of Canada 1866, based on his novel Spiral. Saturday April 9th, 2022 at 2:00 pm at the Norfolk Golf and Country Club, Simcoe Cash bar available. *COVID Mask mandates may still be in effect.* Free admission, but registration required. Contact: ms.grantodegaard@gmail.com |
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Join the Thunder Bay Museum for a reception celebrating the opening of the travelling exhibition, “And in 1948, I came to Canada”: The Holocaust in Six Dates raises awareness about the genocide of the Jews by presenting its history and reflecting on the impacts of racism and discrimination in our society. It commemorates the victims of the... |
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This workshop, led by Sena Hussain and Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN), will explore the impacts of unequal access to health care and harm reduction measures that prisoners face across Turtle Island. We will also look at how COVID-19 has stressed the carceral system in unprecedented ways and how this pandemic has manifested... The Rural Diary Archive website (https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/) brings together the work of over 200 diarists (1820-1960) across Ontario. It encourages users to learn about the authors, easily search fully transcribed diaries in the collection and help transcribe handwritten ones. This presentation explores several Eastern Ontario diaries in the collection, the nature of diary writing, and the... |
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FREE The decision by property owners to retain and reuse, or to demolish heritage buildings, doesn’t happen in a vacuum. This webinar will build your understanding of the economics of heritage conservation, unpacking how built heritage interacts with forces of supply and demand and the real estate marketplace. Presenter: Neil R. Lovitt - B.CD., DULE,... |
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Join the exhibiting artists of Resistance. Resilience. Revolution. – Gloria C. Swain, Lillian Allen, Mosa NcNeilly, and Janice Reid – for a roundtable conversation where they share their experiences working and living as artists and active members of the Black community in Toronto. This talk will be moderated by Raven Spiratos Livestreamed from Black Artists’... EVENT CANCELLED: NEWS FROM THE GIANT We regret to inform you that our News From The Giant event has been cancelled. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the event which was scheduled for 14 April 2022 must be rescheduled as some key presenters are unable to attend. Please stay tuned for an update later this month. The... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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.
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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... 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...
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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... |
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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... 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... 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.... |
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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... 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... 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... |
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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.
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**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... 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... 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... |
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Presented by Michele-Elise Burnett, President Kakekalanicks and LON360° Celebration of Nations Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89470370512 |
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