Events Calendar

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...

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...

Speaker: Dr. Gil Stelter, Professor Emeritus, University of Guelph, Department of History This illustrated talk is an exploration of the largely unknown relationship between John Galt and the Six Nation’s leader, John Brant, in the events leading up to Guelph’s founding, and then the actual construction and building of the new town. Brant was the son...

In preparation for the May 6th Coronation of our King and Queen, the EHS is preparing a presentation on Coronation activities in this area from the past. We even have home movies of the Georgetown Coronation Parade. Please join us and bring your Coronation Day memories. If you have film of an event, contact us...

Join special guest speaker, Frank Nicholson, on Thursday April 13 at Toronto's First Post Office, as he unfolds the history of Toronto through the careers of some of the sixty-five chief magistrates the city has had since being incorporated in 1834; a timely subject given Toronto's upcoming mayoral election! Key figures will include our first...

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. Three speakers will tell us about their extensive research into the history of...

The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society is thrilled to announce that the A Taste of History Dinner and fundraiser is returning to the Prince Arthur Hotel on April 14, 2023. Learn about the Women's Suffrage movement in Canada and dine on a menu inspired by cookbooks written by suffragists themselves!

Titanic Tea, an elegant afternoon tea and book event! Two seatings: 12:30 and 2:30 Adults: $50 Children (17 and under): $30 Includes: -- Admission to the art quilt exhibit "Colour with a U" -- Deluxe afternoon tea -- A/V book talk by Hugh Brewster and Laurie McGaw -- Copy of Unsinkable Lucile (1 per adult)...

Kawartha Branch UELAC is inviting you to our annual Spring Banquet and AGM at the Baker's Hill Banquet Centre 555 Parkhill Road East, Peterborough, ON Saturday, 15 April 2023, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Featuring music by Stephen Medd, balladeer. For more details, registration (deadline 31 March) etc. contact Grietje McBride UE maplegrm@gmail.com 705-295-4556.

Saturday, April 15, 2023 2:00 pm Onondaga Community Hall 42 Brantford St., Onondaga Guest Speaker: Karen Richardson, Curator, Haldimand County, Museum & Archives Presents “A Pinch of This & a Pinch of That” Membership renewals and new Memberships will be available at the door. $10.00 - 1 Year Membership. We welcome all non-MHS members -...

Myseum has developed the Design Your City workshop series to articulate the most significant challenges facing Toronto's neighbourhoods, and identify opportunities for change. Learn from experts in this series of free workshops, facilitated by leaders who are changing the cities we live in through culture, climate, and equity. This Saturday, April 15th at 2pm, Myseum...

Titanic Tea, an elegant afternoon tea and book event! Two seatings: 12:30 and 2:30 Adults: $50 Children (17 and under): $30 Includes: -- Admission to the art quilt exhibit "Colour with a U" -- Deluxe afternoon tea -- A/V book talk by Hugh Brewster and Laurie McGaw -- Copy of Unsinkable Lucile (1 per adult)...

Live virtual tour on April 15, 2023, at 3:00 pm in English (EST) Duration: approximately 45 minutes (+15 minutes for questions) Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum is offering a free virtual tour of the Canada Car, once used by Charles Melville Hays, former president of the Grand Trunk Railway. This car, built in 1897, is...

Experience this unique outdoor art installation, woven throughout the forest of Black Creek Community Farm. Journey through Indigenous art, ceremony, and perspectives on land stewardship. SweetWater is an outdoor art installation, woven throughout the forest of Black Creek Community Farm. This is a unique opportunity to see the exhibition as led by artists from the...

Part of the Intersections Festival 2023 collection No Silence on Race + the Ontario Jewish Archives invite you to the launch of this unique exhibition as a part of the Intersections festival. Learn about the ways that multi-ethnic Jewish people in Ontario share their experiences and explore ideas of representation, intersectionality, ethnicity, race, and sexuality....

Presented by Valerie Mackie. While Bolton was not alone in having inns and hotels as part of the village landscape, it is certainly unique in having had seven in operation during the 1870s, six within a two-block radius along Queen Street. With the use of photographs from the Society's archival collection and modern photos, Valerie...

The Woodland Cultural Centre is hosting a virtual Stereotypes and Racism workshop on April 19 at 6pm. 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...

Nate Hendley is a Toronto-based journalist and true-crime author. His most recent book, The Beatle Bandit, won the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Non-Fiction 2022. Nate has also written books about gangsters, cons and hoaxes, and bandit duo Bonnie and Clyde. For more information about Nate's books and background, visit his website...

 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. 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...

Myseum of Toronto and The ArQuives invite you to join us for a roundtable discussion about trans activism in Toronto between the 60s + 90s. This inter-generational panel of experts, community members and activists will explore the history of community, resistance, and care under extreme circumstances. This roundtable will explore the implications and impact of...

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. Thousands of students from across Canada passed through...

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. The session is a...

Join us for “Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto”, an online lecture on April 20! What 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...

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. Three speakers will tell us about their extensive research into the history of...

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). His presentation will highlight three major areas including: 1) an overview...

Step into the shoes of a citizen from a megacity of the future in this experimental role-playing game. RaaraLab 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! In order to join this unique test group, you’ll need a smartphone,...

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. Our Speaker will be Jean Rae Baxter with...

The Sir Guy Carleton Spring Social and AGM will be held 2:00-4:00pm on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Venue: Room 115 (ground floor), Ottawa City Archives, 100 Tallwood Drive, Ottawa, ON. Free parking on site. Guest speaker: Rev. Becket Soule Topic: “Researching Loyalist Ancestors: US Records” Muster rolls, town records, land records, histories, and other records,...

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. Don't miss the...

The Four Seasons Bottle Collector Club is hosting their annual Toronto Bottle & Antique Show and Sale. Join us to find treasures, meet other bottle enthusiasts and take advantage of the appraisal table. Antique and vintage bottles, syphons, milks, medicines, sealer jars, pop and gingers, crocks, signs, and related advertising. In our 30th year, the...

Food historian Neil Buttery delves into the life & food of Elizabeth Raffald: cookbook author, tavern keeper, mother, midwife & exorcist! The 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...

Experience this unique outdoor art installation, woven throughout the forest of Black Creek Community Farm. Journey through Indigenous art, ceremony, and perspectives on land stewardship. SweetWater is an outdoor art installation, woven throughout the forest of Black Creek Community Farm. This is a unique opportunity to see the exhibition as led by artists from the...

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. Free admission. No reservations required.  

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. The comprehensive book that resulted from Jim's work is a spectacular illustrated tour of Ottawa's surprising...

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...

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. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82274108094&nbsp

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. Three speakers will tell us about their extensive research into the history of...

Step into the shoes of a citizen from a megacity of the future in this experimental role-playing game. RaaraLab 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! In order to join this unique test group, you’ll need a smartphone,...

What is Wampum? How was it by the First Peoples of Eastern Woodland? Join Brian Charles, an Indigenous Historian for the answers. Register early for this free in-person event HERE This workshop is offered in partnership with the Simcoe County Historical Association and the Simcoe County Museum.    

Join us for the final journey through SweetWater, an installation of art and ceremony woven through the forest of Black Creek Farm. All are welcome to join Sweet Grass Roots Collective for conversation, food and ceremony in the Wiigwam. -- Thanksgiving Address by Wyandot FaithKeeper Catherine Tammaro -- Opening Words with Anishinaabe Elder Vivian Recollet...