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. The speaker for the evening will be Mr. Terry Boulton, a local historian from Niagara-on-the-Lake. Mr. Boulton has prepared a very interesting...
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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. Speaker: Eric Repaci Eric Repaci from the Guelph Historical Railway Association will discuss the restoration of the coach and the fundraising efforts to get them back... |
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“The Battle for Western Jersey: The Battles of Quinton's Bridge and the Hancock House” — Presentation by Joshua Loper Wednesday, May 3, 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. These... |
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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. Advance registration is required. To register for the May 4 2023 presentation and meeting visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUucumtrzkvHdZ1IJXdgM2WxOi7DRsxwPpP. If you haven’t used... |
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The REDress Project AN AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO THE MORE THAN 1000 MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN IN CANADA. The REDress Project – Jaime Black (jaimeblackartist.com) In 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... |
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Register to join as a participant at ACO NextGen's 10th annual Design Charrette, occurring Saturday, May 6th at the historic Charbonnel Lounge, Toronto. Spaces in Between: 820-830 Church Street This 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...
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Emerging Scholars In Coptic Studies: Exploring Interdisciplinary Perspectives and New Research Co-sponsored with The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto and The Coptic Museum of Canada This 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...
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A Community Legacy The 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. Almost 150 years later the church is a provincially significant building and one of Ontario's few remaining square log churches commemorated...
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In honour of the Coronation of King Charles III, The Costume Society of Ontario will be hosting a tea on May 6th at 1:30 - 3:30 pm. The Costume Society of Ontario invites you to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III at a special Coronation Tea at Historic Campbell House, on May 6, at...
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We invite you to join us for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at North York Central Library (5120 Yonge Street) in Meeting Room 1. While this is an in-person event, we are looking into the possibility of having an option for neighbours to attend...
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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 How did Thunder Bay get its name? Why were two almost... |
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Guest speaker: Nancy Pyper, Past President, May Court Club of Ottawa On the eve of May Day 1898, Lady Aberdeen summoned together the daughters of Ottawa’s “finest families” and challenged these young women to make it their mission to help others – to carry their talents and concern forth into the world under the banner... |
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Partake in a traditional Mother's Day celebration by writing a letter of appreciation to your Mom or Mother-Figure! Join Toronto's First Post Office for one of two writing sessions on May 11th to learn the history behind Mother's Day, and of course, write your letter to Mom as they would have in the 1830s, complete...
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Partake in a traditional Mother's Day celebration by writing a letter of appreciation to your Mom or Mother-Figure! Join Toronto's First Post Office for one of two writing sessions on May 11th to learn the history behind Mother's Day, and of course, write your letter to Mom as they would have in the 1830s, complete...
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Join the Direct Descendants and Community Friends of Negro Creek in the Grey Roots Theatre, as they present The Early Black Settlers of Negro Creek. Genealogist researcher Nancy Lee will share her research on some of the first families who came to the area, author Gael Jackson will read from her recently released book on Father Thomas Miller, artist Tony Miller...
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Speaker: Scott Kennedy Scott Kennedy returns to the Richmond Hill Historical Society to speak about his latest book, Tales from the Hollow: The Story of Hogg’s Hollow and York Mills. The book was published in November 2022. The Richmond Hill Historical Society meets on the third Monday of each month (except July and August) at 7:30... |
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Husband-and-wife team Carol Vanden Engel and Glenn Green will join us for Tuesday Night at the Museum in May. Listen to stories of their inspiring journey to paddle across Canada! Canoe for Change is the story of husband-and-wife team Glenn Green and Carol VandenEngel who together accepted the challenge to paddle across Canada as a... NOTE: OUR MAY MEETING WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON. The date is Tuesday, 16 May 2023 and the location will be Bagnani Hall at Traill College. “Heritage Conservation and Urban Regeneration”: A Panel Discussion and Round Table on Development and Adaptive Reuse Challenges facing urban development are much in the news, among which affordable housing, densification,... |
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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....
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In March 2020, during the great COVID-19 lockdown, television producer Craig Colby’s work disappeared. He marked the time by wearing a different baseball hat every day, posting a picture with a story about each one on social media. A community of friends started sharing their hats and stories, too. After 125 days, Craig ran out... The point is often made that our world of instantaneous communication through the internet was foreshadowed by the telegraph in the nineteenth century. Graeme Roy, a docent and board member of the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario, will give us an intimate glimpse of “How the telegraph connected Canadians in the early years of Confederation”. He will reinforce... Stayner Heritage Society Annual Meeting will be held on May 17th, 2023, at Stayner Community Centre, 269 Regina Street commencing at 7 p.m. Our guest speaker will be Brian Pounder. Brian was an original founder of our Heritage Society and we look forward to his SHS reflections over the past 25 years. |
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Join us and author Ron Brown as we travel back to a time when the railway ruled the economy and the landscape. Based on Ron’s book, Rails Across Ontario, this presentation will take us to places in Ontario that retain vestiges of our railway heritage, including old stations, roundhouses and other often forgotten railway structures,... |
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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. |
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A Heritage Toronto Plaque will be unveiled to recognize the Great Red Oak Tree in Kew Gardens. The ceremony will be Thursday, May 25 at 2pm and all are welcome. Please join us to celebrate south of Queen Street, along Lee Avenue near the Dr. William D. Young Memorial fountain. This Red Oak has received... Presented by presented by Brock Professor Emeritus David Siegel. Note that our AGM is on the same night from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82274108094  Our Roots Are Showing, Grey Roots' spring concert series, presents fresh and established talent in an intimate setting. On May 25th Camryn Ruthven presents The Scottish Gaelic Diasporas: Healing Through Reclamation. Uniting her passions for music and history, Camryn explores the Gaelic lineage through song, reclaiming the traditions of her Scottish ancestors and honouring the ancient ways in...
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The John McKenzie House was built in 1913, in a style described as Queen Anne Revival, Arts and Crafts, and Edwardian. The grand, red brick house is profiled by a large L-shaped veranda with stylized Doric columns. Significant interior features include the centre hall plan, a vestibule door and sidelights with beveled and leaded glass,...
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All teddy bears and their owners are invited to the Museum for a teddy bears’ picnic! Games, teddy bear contests, bear hunts, bear-aerobics, displays and light refreshments. Contest categories: Tiniest bear, Bear that looks most like owner and Bear with the most creative costume. Saturday, May 27, 1:00p.m. to 3:00p.m., $5/child, suitable for ages 4...
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THE LAKESHORE ASYLUM CEMETERY PROJECT INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR A: “Spring Visit and Clean-Up” Saturday May 27, 2023 (Rain Date: Sunday May 28) 1:00pm To remember and honour in a dignified and respectful way the lives of the 1511 people buried in the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cemetery and to acknowledge their contributions...
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The John McKenzie House was built in 1913, in a style described as Queen Anne Revival, Arts and Crafts, and Edwardian. The grand, red brick house is profiled by a large L-shaped veranda with stylized Doric columns. Significant interior features include the centre hall plan, a vestibule door and sidelights with beveled and leaded glass,...
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The necessity, ingenuity, skill and beauty of repaired household wares. Speaker: James Christison, Curator, Waterford Heritage and Agricultural Museum Admission by donation, all welcome Questions? Email info@theparismuseum.com |
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FREE Presented by the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP) and National Trust for Canada Are you looking for help to make the climate case for saving and reusing an older building? Join this webinar to learn about the newly released Carbon Avoided Reuse Estimator (“CARE Tool”). Launched early this year by Architecture 2030, the... Join Chef Leo Chan as he presents the stories of two Chinese men who worked for Canadian families in Toronto in the first half of the twentieth century. The men were employed as home cooks outside of Chinatown and interacted with households in an environment unfamiliar with Chinese immigrants. Mr. Wong Dong Wong worked for... Guest Speakers: Ivan Tanner & Gerard Boyer of the Cumberland Township Historical Society Ivan and Gerard will highlight the stories from Cumberland Township's Past including the secret murder of County Constable John Morrison. This speaker series presentation will take place on Zoom. Registration: tinyurl.com/HSO-31-May-2023 All are welcome to attend without charge. Joint presentation of the Historical Society of Ottawa and the Cumberland... |
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Join Heidi Breier from Paper Powered for a fun and easy introduction to recycled papermaking! In this workshop, Heidi will guide you from pulling a sheet of paper, through adding embellishments and exploring a variety of techniques. Participants will go home with a selection of beautiful, unique, handmade paper, and a new appreciation for an...
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Topic: Transportation and Industry Starting location: Alex Ling Fountain on the north-west corner of Jane Street and Bloor Street West. Route: The tour will wind its way south, finishing near the intersection of Windermere Avenue and The Queensway. You are cordially invited to join us for this year’s instalment of the annual SHS guided historical... |
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