The Midland Cultural Centre (MCC) cordially invites you to new exhibition at the Midland Cultural Centre Gallery of Indigenous Art, “Anong Migwans Beam, Paintings”. This exhibition will be featured in the Gallery from October 12th, 2022, to January 14th, 2023. The gallery is open Monday to Saturday 10am - 4pm. "In these monumental and yet...
RHS welcomes Leslie Valpy, a heritage conservationist practitioner and Don Loucks, a Heritage Architect, to speak about their recent book, “Modest Hopes, Homes and Stories of Toronto’s workers from the 1820s to the 1920s”, which celebrates Toronto’s built heritage of row houses, semis, and cottages and the people who lived in them. Toronto’s workers’ cottages are...
Please join the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society for a lecture from Oula Seitsonen, chair in Finnish Studies at Lakehead University, 2022‑2023. This will be a 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...
John Bullen, from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, will be presenting Life Aboard a Lancaster Bomber in WWII. This presentation will take place at the Woodstock Museum, NHS. Doors open at 6:30pm and the meeting will start at 6:45pm. This is a free public meeting, all are welcome to attend.
Guest Speaker: Merv Sarazin, Band Councillor, Pikwakanagan First Nation The Ottawa Valley has been home to the proud Algonquin people for thousands of years. Long before the arrival of Europeans, the Algonquins lived, hunted trapped, fished, socialized, and traded on both sides of the Ottawa River and along its tributaries. Councillor Merv Sarazin, direct descendant of...
Once home to upscale residences and important public services, Adelaide Street's buildings later housed light industries such as publishing. There are still examples of the detached and row housing that dominated west of Yonge in the late 1800s. The financial district extends to Adelaide and the condo scene here is ever-changing as architectural historian Marta...
The Thunder Bay Museum and Age BIG invite you to be a volunteer storyteller in our legacy project “PLACES & FACES: Gathering Older Adults’ Stories of Connecting, Belonging, Placemaking in Thunder Bay”. What is the Project? We are seeking applications from 7 older adults who want to share a story about a favourite place you sought out during...
Ted Barris will be a guest speaker Thursday December 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm upstairs at the Streetsville Legion Branch 139. He will be speaking on his newly published book, The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest battle of WWII and one which involved many Canadian veterans. He says he wrote it while we were all confined by Covid. The...
Please Note: This event will be on Zoom, not in person. It is open to the public but advance signup is required as follows: -- Click on this link https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqdOqsqT4vHtyZlBpj2dSw2Jfta7kSmo0l -- Provide your name and email address on the registration page -- You will receive a confirmation email from Zoom (on our behalf) with information about joining the...
We are thrilled to announce the speakers and dates for the Town of York Historical Society's "Annual Author Series"! Presentations will begin promptly at 7pm and will be followed by a short question and answer period. This year, you have the option between joining us via Zoom or in-person. About this event: Dr. Mark G....
Join us during Ameliasburgh’s Christmas in the Village event and meet with a couple of our ancestors. Details to follow.
The Model Railroad Club of Toronto invites you to visit our holiday shows. We've been busy creating new scenes and architecture! Inspired by the Central Ontario Railway, MRCT captures some of the flavour of Central Ontario Railway on our layout through industries and natural features, and by naming passenger cars after towns along the...
Friends of the South Grey Museum was incorporated by affiliation with the Ontario Historical Society in 2013. Join the Friends of the South Grey Museum as we pay homage to Agnes Campbell Macphail — the Lady from Grey —on Saturday evening, December 3, 2022, at Annesley United Church, Markdale. Doors open at 6:30 pm: program...
The Model Railroad Club of Toronto invites you to visit our holiday shows. We've been busy creating new scenes and architecture! Inspired by the Central Ontario Railway, MRCT captures some of the flavour of Central Ontario Railway on our layout through industries and natural features, and by naming passenger cars after towns along the...
7 fantastic speakers from across Canada will discuss their favourite winter holiday foods & festivities and the traditions they celebrate. About this event Returning for a second year, this online event, taking place on subsequent Sundays in December, will surely get you feeling festive. Seven different speakers from across Canada will be discussing December food...
Speaker: Sandra Lucs In 1834, Dr. Henry Orton immigrated to Guelph, seeking to escape the English class system and attracted by the prospect of land ownership. Sandra Lucs has focused her M.A. studies on an investigation into the life of Dr. Orton. The contents of his memoirs and 85 letters written between 1834 and 1854...
The Weston Historical Society will be hosting its 40th Annual Old-fashioned Christmas Carol & Hymn Sing Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 7:30 – 9:30 pm Weston Park Baptist Church, 1871 Weston Road RSVP: weston.on.hs@gmail.com All Are Welcome! Refreshments will be served after the event. Donations of non-perishable item would be greatly appreciated for the Weston Area Emergency Support.
“A Biography of Charles William Jefferys” — Presentation by Richard Fiennes-Clinton In-person and on Zoom; Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcu2hqjMpH9U-HYnzfkzJwg6_0TokV_Gv Charles William Jefferys was an illustrator who is best remembered for his drawings, sketches and paintings of Canadian history. In the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, he published several books of meticulously researched historical imagery. This work included information...
Join us on December 8th for a festive evening as we learn about the Christmas traditions of days gone by! Many of us who celebrate Christmas have traditions that we feel are steeped and time honoured. But most of them aren't as old as we might think. Hardly any of the Christmas traditions that we...
Back by popular demand, the Holiday Artisan Market brings together local artisan makers so you can discover unique, one of a kind gifts. Celebrate the season on the grounds of historic John Mckenzie House. A perfect venue to discover a wide range of artisan makers; gift cards, paintings and prints, pottery, chocolate, jewelry, wearables and...
-- Meet Santa and receive a gift -- Take your own picture of your children with Santa -- Christmas treats beside the fire -- Play board games -- Fun for the Family with Free admission Donations for the Food Bank are Appreciated For information: call 905-814-5958
7 fantastic speakers from across Canada will discuss their favourite winter holiday foods & festivities and the traditions they celebrate. About this event Returning for a second year, this online event, taking place on subsequent Sundays in December, will surely get you feeling festive. Seven different speakers from across Canada will be discussing December food...
Heritage leaders and historic places are increasingly recognizing the imperative to build relationships, reach new audiences and make space for narratives that tell a more inclusive story of Canada. It can be difficult to know where to start this process, and the National Trust is offering a series of webinars to introduce these concepts and...
Join us for an extra special Tuesday Night at the Museum! This year, we are hosting A Winter’s Eve Light – a celebration of lights and nature. You are welcome at the Museum of Lennox and Addington to enjoy the outdoors and see a special performance by NorthFIRE Circus Arts. This high energy fire show, with beautifully choreographed...
Members and Friends of the Ontario Black History Society are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday December 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Please Note: Only members in good financial standing of the Ontario Black History Society are able to vote. For more information email admin@blackhistorysociety.ca or call 416-867-9420 Location: TBD
Join us for “Train Tracks to Ski Tracks”, an online lecture on December 15! The Craigleith Station has welcomed travellers since the 1880s. Tourist travellers to the area initially took the waters and the air for their health and enjoyed local spas along the rail line. However, with the development of the ski industry along...
In the heritage and cultural sectors, grants can be a critical source of funding to help you build and grow your project. But, how do you find the right fit? And, what are funders looking for? In this webinar, we’ll help you navigate the world of grants, giving you helpful tips that take you from...
Join us at the Museum for a fun and festive holiday shopping experience! In partnership with the Downtown Napanee 15th Annual Late Night Shopping Party, the Museum will be open late for you to get some holiday shopping done while enjoying our exhibits and beautifully decorated holiday Courtyard. Admission to the Museum is FREE. We...
Get a taste of Christmas cheer at the Roundhouse on December 18! On December 18, 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 with Santa, sip a festive drink, and...
Roam the Market with us on an informal tour as we present our yearly reports at stops along the way. Have a coffee! Do some shopping! Ask us questions about Market history! Meet at 80 Bellevue Avenue RSVP: info@kmhs.ca
The Model Railroad Club of Toronto invites you to visit our holiday shows. We've been busy creating new scenes and architecture! Inspired by the Central Ontario Railway, MRCT captures some of the flavour of Central Ontario Railway on our layout through industries and natural features, and by naming passenger cars after towns along the...
Need some excitement in your holiday break? We are bringing two of Thunder Bay's favourites together for a fun-filled afternoon! Science North will be setting up in the Thunder Bay Museum for an amazing afternoon of science-filled fun. Hands-on science activities, take-home science kits, and complete challenges for the chance to win a prize! Tour...
The Model Railroad Club of Toronto invites you to visit our holiday shows. We've been busy creating new scenes and architecture! Inspired by the Central Ontario Railway, MRCT captures some of the flavour of Central Ontario Railway on our layout through industries and natural features, and by naming passenger cars after towns along the...
by Mary Ellen Perkins and Janice Gibbins, 1994, 19 pages, ISBN 0919352219
An illustrated booklet for children featuring recipes including veggies cooked and raw, sandwiches, beverages, and handy food … plus puzzles!
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1909, 15 pages
1. Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Toronto, William Price, of Wolfesfield, Quebec.
2. Extracts from the diary of Robert Woolf, of London, Eng., later Accountant-General of the East India Co.
3. Lady Colborne’s Bazaar. By M. Agnes FitzGibbon, Hon. Sec.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1914, 17 pages
1. Sketch of Lady Edgar’s Life, Late President.
The Explosion of the Magazine at York, now Toronto, 27th April, 1813.
2. The Colored Citizens of Toronto. By Mrs. Agnes Dunbar Chamberlin.
3. Account for Lighthouse on Gibraltar Point, 1817.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1907, 35 pages
1. Epitome of the Life and Letters of the Right Honourable Charles, Lord Sydenham, G.C.B., Baron Sydenham of Sydenham, Kent, and Toronto, Canada. In Peerage of United Kingdom, 1840. . . . Compiled by Mrs. Gordon Mackenzie (his niece).
2. Extracts from an original MS. Memoir of Capt. Freer, A.D.C. to H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, and Military Secretary during the War of 1812. . . . In the possession of Mrs. Gordon Mackenzie.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1906, 33 pages
Extracts from the Diary of the Rev. Henry Scadding, 1837-1838.
This diary gives interesting descriptions of events and people connected with the Rebellion. It is dated from Montreal and Quebec.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1905, 32 pages
I. Extracts from Jarvis Papers.
1. Details of the Capture of York.
2. Account of Magistrates following Capture.
3. General Order.
4. Account of Council held at Kingston.
5. Letters, Wm. Jarvis, etc.
II. Plattsburg. (1814.) From the Dairy of J.H. Wood.
1. Reflections on Plattsburg.
III. Extracts from Papers of Captain H. Pringle
IV. Order Concerning Presentation of the King’s Colors. (1822.)
V. Papers Concerning Rupert George, Captain of H.M.S. “Hussar.” (1794.)
VI. Some U.E. Loyalist Epitaphs. By Sara Mickle.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1903, 16 pages
1. Some Elections and the Battle of Hastings. A Paper by (Mrs.) Agnes Chamberlin, read on January 4th, 1900.
2. Letter Concerning the Election for the County of Essex to the First Parliament of Upper Canada.
3. Speech of Indian Chief, “Me-tawth.” (1813.)
4. Speech of Indian Chief, “Ope-kai-e-gan.” (1836.)
5. Leaves from an Officer’s Diary. (1836-1840.)
6. Penetanguishene. A Poem written by a Subaltern. (1840.)
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1901, 5 pages
Recollections of Mary Warren Breckenridge, by Catherine F. Lefroy
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1970, 48 pages
Seventy Years of History 1895-1965
by Stella M. Cook
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1919-1920, 43 pages
The Hudson Bay Company’s Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, commanded by James Anderson, Chief Factor
The Temple of Peace, David Willson of Sharon, 1778-1866, By Professor John Squair
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1899, 11 pages
The Battle of Queenston Heights, October 13th, 1812, by Mrs. S.A. Curzon, First President.
With a Sketch of her Life and Works by Lady Edgar.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1920, 48 pages
1. District General Orders of Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock from June 27th, 1812 – Oct. 16th, 1812.
2. Instructions sent to Officers commanding Forts, by Major-General Brock shortly before the attack on Queenston.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1913, 21 pages
1. Recollections of Mary Warren Breckenridge, written by her daughter, Maria Murney, from her mother’s own words, in 1859.
2. Reminiscences of Hanna Ingraham, related by her to Mrs. Tippet, wife of Rev. H. W. Tippet, with preface by Miss M. V. Tippet, and portraits by W. H. Tippet.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1912, 37 pages
1. “Gleanings.” From the Journal of Miss Anne Powell, written for her cousin, Miss Eliza S. Quincy, in 1785. Read by Mrs. Forsyth Grant.
2. Further Extracts from the Rev. Dr. Scadding’s Diary, 1838 to 1844, with letter from Dr. Locke, Chief Librarian, Public Library, Toronto, in response to Mrs. Sullivan’s request. Read by Mrs. Sullivan.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1896, 27 pages
A Historic Banner: A Paper Read on February 8th, 1896 by Mary Agnes Fitzgibbon
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Alison Norman, 2000, 29 pages, ISBN 0919352359
Most of the heritage organizations and institutions in Ontario are already involved in some aspect of fund raising, or realize that they soon will be, and the OHS has prepared this book containing tips, suggestions, and ideas as an introduction to the task.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by E.A. Cruikshank, 1931, 302 pages
The documents presented here, in addition to the official letters written by or addressed to Lieutenant Governor Simcoe, include many other papers throwing light on the administration of civil and military affairs, the exploration and settlement of the province of Upper Canada, its foreign relations, and its economic and social life.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by E.A. Cruikshank, 1926, 458 pages
The documents presented here, in addition to the official letters written by or addressed to Lieutenant Governor Simcoe, include many other papers throwing light on the administration of civil and military affairs, the exploration and settlement of the province of Upper Canada, its foreign relations, and its economic and social life.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by E.A. Cruikshank, 1925, 418 pages
The documents presented here, in addition to the official letters written by or addressed to Lieutenant Governor Simcoe, include many other papers throwing light on the administration of civil and military affairs, the exploration and settlement of the province of Upper Canada, its foreign relations, and its economic and social life.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by E.A. Cruikshank, 1924, 491 pages
The documents presented here, in addition to the official letters written by or addressed to Lieutenant Governor Simcoe, include many other papers throwing light on the administration of civil and military affairs, the exploration and settlement of the province of Upper Canada, its foreign relations, and its economic and social life.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by E.A. Cruikshank, 1923, 458 pages
The documents presented here, in addition to the official letters written by or addressed to Lieutenant Governor Simcoe, include many other papers throwing light on the administration of civil and military affairs, the exploration and settlement of the province of Upper Canada, its foreign relations, and its economic and social life.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by E.A. Cruikshank, 1934, 199 pages
The letters and other documents brought together for the first time in this publication were transcribed from many different volumes of the Haldimand Papers in the Dominion Archives (now Library and Archives Canada).
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by E.A. Cruikshank and A.F. Hunter, 1935, 375 pages
The Honourable Peter Russell (1733-1808) became the administrator of the civil government of Upper Canada in 1796. Many important documents were printed for the first time in these two volumes, including correspondence with John Graves Simcoe, Joseph Brant, John McGill, Robert Prescott, and Alexander McKee.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by E.A. Cruikshank and A.F. Hunter, 1932, 363 pages
The Honourable Peter Russell (1733-1808) became the administrator of the civil government of Upper Canada in 1796. Many important documents were printed for the first time in these two volumes, including correspondence with John Graves Simcoe, Joseph Brant, John McGill, Robert Prescott, and Alexander McKee.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Judith Cummings, 1999, 14 pages
An introduction to the Celebration of St. Patrick (March 17), and recipes including fish pie, Guinness beef stew, brown soda bread, apple pratie, pudding with Irish mist sauce, oatcakes, and barm brack.
Prepared for the OHS by Judith Cummings from Omagh, Northern Ireland, who participated in a work placement with the OHS, sponsored by the Irish Canadian Development Institute, in 1999.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Dorothy Duncan, 2000, 29 pages, ISBN 0919352324
This booklet contains authentic recipes for many desserts, sweetmeats and beverages prepared in nineteenth-century Canadian homes for the enjoyment of family and guests during the Christmas season.
Recipes include beverages, confections, desserts, steamed puddings, mince pies, fruit cakes, and more.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by E.H. Scammell, 1914, 12 pages
A discussion by E.H. Scammell, organizing secretary of the Canadian Peace Centenary Association, of a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, following the War of 1812.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Elizabeth Quance, 1984, 21 pages
There are many reasons for studying local crafts and industries. Probably the most important is to understand your own community better: how it began, how it grew, and why it is what it is today.
This publication provides practical advice on how to approach the history of local craftsmen and industries.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Janice Gibbins, 1989, 20 pages, ISBN 0919352057
An illustrated publication for children featuring breakfast recipes, including scrambled eggs, surprise muffins, pancakes, and quick and easy jam.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Janice Gibbins, 1988, 21 pages
An illustrated publication for children to learn about family history and genealogy.
“To discover from whom and from where you have come, questions have to be asked. You become a detective of sorts, solving the mystery of your family’s past.”
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Dorothy Duncan and Mary Ellen Perkins, 1984, 14 pages
An illustrated story for children exploring the history of a beloved teddy bear. Includes advice and activities for becoming a Rainy Day Detective, such as how to find a mystery and what to do with your discoveries.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Janice Gibbins, Robert Harris, and Susan Hughes, 1990, 61 pages, ISBN 091935226X
This booklet offers some ideas on how to plan historical programs for your community. It gives instructions, warns of pitfalls, and offers examples, many coming from historical organizations and institutions in Ontario.
Sections include laying the groundwork, planning checklist, publicity, using the media, some successful programs, programing for young people, celebrating special days, and planning a heritage showcase.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1993, 20 pages
For our Canadian ancestors, whether they were First Nations or newcomers, puddings were an important part of the daily diet. Puddings could be savoury or sweet, baked, steamed or boiled, hot or cold, part of the meal, or the whole meal.
This booklet presents recipes to try including Mrs. Lord’s rice pudding, tipsy parson pudding, hard times pudding, various accompanying sauces, and more.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1898, 18 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Roger Hall, William Westfall, and Laurel Sefton MacDowell, Editors, 1988, 405 pages
Patterns of the Past has been published to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Ontario Historical Society. Organized on 4 Sept 1888 as “the Pioneer Association of Ontario”, the Society adopted its current name in 1898. Its objectives, for a century, have been to promote and develop the study of Ontario’s past. The purpose of this book is both to commemorate and to carry on that worthy tradition.
Introduced by Ian Wilson, Archivist of Ontario, and edited by Roger Hall, William Westfall and Laurel Sefton MacDowell, this distinctive volume is a landmark not only in the Society’s history but in the province’s historiography.
Eighteen scholars have pooled their talents to fashion a volume of fresh interpretive essays that chronicle and analyse the whole scope of Ontario’s rich and varied past. New light is thrown on our understanding of early native peoples, rural life in Upper Canada, the opening of the North, the impact of railways, and the growth of businesses and institutions.
And there is much social study here too, especially of the new roles for women in industrial society, of working class experience, of ethnic groups, and of children in our society’s past. As well, there are innovative treatments of the conservation movement, of science’s role in provincial society, and of the relationship between society and culture in small towns.
Anyone with an interest in the history of Canada’s most populous province will find much in this comprehensive collection.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1994, 82 pages, ISBN 0919352154
A timeless collection of essays providing practical advice and assistance to museums everywhere as they face the challenges of the future. A publication of the OHS Museums Committee.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1996, 19 pages
A booklet of recipes brought by newcomers to Ontario in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including grog, sauerkraut, jerky, and “nice cookies that will keep good three months.”
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1995, 84 pages, ISBN 0919352197
A handbook exploring and promoting the rich cultural diversity of the many celebrations of the people of Ontario.
The inspiration for “My Cultural Handbook” came from an OHS seminar, “Canadian Holidays and Holy Days,” presented at Black Creek Pioneer Village in August 1993. Many of the papers presented at that two-day seminar are reproduced here.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by John Carter, 1990, 17 pages, ISBN 091935209X
A booklet written by Dr. John Carter, Museums Development Officer, Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications, and published by the OHS Museums Committee.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1985, 43 pages
A package of information containing the basics of museum administration, from a workshop delivered by the OHS Museums Committee in Brantford, Ontario, in June 1985.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1992, 24 pages
This booklet is an introduction to the many variations of bread that have evolved from the first crude cake of flour and water that was baked in the sun centuries ago. Recipes include bannock, Welsh cakes, soda bread, hot cross buns, babka, and more.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1994, 42 pages
This booklet presents recipes shared by participants at the workshop “Kaashnaa Ki – Our Earth, Our Survival, Our Daily Life,” co-sponsored by the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, the Kagawong Historical Society, and the OHS, which was held in West Bay and Kagawong on Manitoulin Island in June 1993.
Recipes include hawberry and sumac punch, venison stew, kasha, dal, elderberry pie, and more.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1992, 130 pages
A guidebook for local historical societies across the province of Ontario and all organizations and institutions that are interested in preserving and promoting the heritage of their communities.
Hometown History begins with the basics, outlining the strategy for starting a new local historical society and becoming incorporated as a non-profit corporation, and continues with ideas for publicity, programs, and projects concerned with the research and interpretation of Ontario’s history.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1989, 12 pages
This short booklet contains the recipes that were used during the four workshops presented by the OHS at the Heritage Festival held in Haileybury, June 1989. Workshops highlighted the food traditions of the First Nations, and the French Canadian, English and Scottish settlers.
Recipes include candied sweet potatoes with maple syrup, sugar pie, bannock, and more.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Janice Gibbins, 1989, 42 pages
This booklet has been developed by Janice Gibbins for the OHS as a handbook of ideas and suggestions to assist individuals, organizations and institutions in planning a wide variety of activities that will arouse and sustain public interest in the rich history of the Province of Ontario.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1990, 6 pages
A short cookbook produced in association with the OHS “Hands on History Holiday” workshop held in July and August 1990 at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto.
Recipes include lettuce salad, potato soup, potatoe pie, force meat balls, farci or stuffed cabbage, short-cake (blackberry), and pie plant pie.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1998, 13 pages
A cookbook containing special recipes to help celebrate Halloween, an over 2000-year-old tradition going back to the ancient Romans.
Recipes include grand salad of fruit and nuts, boxty bread, colcannon, deviled eggs, honey and figs glaze, cranberry chutney, barm brack, soul cakes, and apple charlotte.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Gerald Killan, 1981, 9 pages
A “State of the Society” message from the President of the Ontario Historical Society.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Jean Harding, 1992, 16 pages
Includes language of the plants, some superstitions surrounding various plants, folklore of herbs, harvesting and preserving herbs, and herb recipes.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Ontario Black History Society and OHS, 1993, 9 pages
This short cookbook, produced to celebrate Black History Month in 1993, contains recipes for quick and easy corn bread, spinach/green stew, banana jam (East Africa), sweet potato pudding (East Africa), and yemarina yewotet dabo / honey bread (Ethiopia).
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Colin Graham, 1985, 18 pages
A talk on harnessing volunteers’ talents, delivered by Colin Graham on April 20, 1985, for the OHS at Black Creek Visitors’ Centre.
Includes a profile of effective voluntary operations, responsibilities of the volunteer coordinator, and guidelines and resources for boards of directors.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1992, 141 pages, ISBN 0919352367
Discovering Your Community was developed originally by the Young Ontario Committee of the OHS in 1984 in honour of the Bicentennial of the Province of Ontario, with funding from the Ontario Heritage Foundation. This resource book for teachers, youth leaders, parents, and all those working with young people has proven to be so popular that it has been revised, updated, and reprinted in English and French.
The purpose of the projects and activities suggested here is two-fold: to interest young people in exploring the history of their community and to illustrate how they are contributing to its continuing heritage.
Sections address family history, natural environment, structures, food, clothing, artifacts, transportation and communications, and crafts and industries.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS and Le Regroupement des organismes du patrimoine francoontarien (ROPFO), 1992, 164 pages, ISBN 0919352367
Le Regroupement des organismes du patrimoine francoontarien (ROPFO) est heureux d’offrir à la communauté franco-ontarienne “Découvre ta communauté.”
Ce projet est une traduction et une adaptation de Discovering Your Community, préparé par la Société historique de l’Ontario (OHS). C’est grace a une collaboration étroite de la Société historique de l’Ontario que “Découvre ta communauté” est rendu accessible à l’Ontario français.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Dorothy Duncan, Dorothy Johnstone, and Joyce Lewis, 2000, 25 pages, ISBN 0919352340
This booklet, developed in conjunction with the workshop “Deck the Halls: Celebrating a Traditional Canadian Christmas,” takes us back to an earlier time when life moved more slowly and Christmas was celebrated quietly, in the good fellowship of family and close friends.
The activities, decorations, gifts and food discussed here have been drawn from Canadian sources — unpublished letters and diaries, as well as catalogues, books, travel journals and newspapers housed in libraries and archives throughout Ontario.
These simple observances and customs are an important aspect of our history, and this booklet will serve as an introduction to an area of research that we can all explore together and share with one another.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1989, 11 pages
This booklet contains a selection of recipes for some of the dishes (from pemmican to peppermint pastilles) that were consumed by the delegates to the OHS’s “Consuming Passions: Eating and Drinking Traditions in Ontario” conference, held at the Radisson Hotel, Ottawa, in May 1989.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1898, 7 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Margot Beech, 1983, 31 pages
The OHS provided this guide for groups to help in their planning for Ontario’s Bicentennial.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, Voyageur Heritage Network, and City of Greater Sudbury Heritage Museum, 2003, 28 pages
A cooperative project of the Voyageur Heritage Network and the OHS, this cookbook contains 24 recipes for blueberries, from cakes and pies to chicken breast with wild blueberry sauce.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS and Anderson Farm Museum, 1992, 19 pages
This booklet, highlighting the importance of the blueberry to First Nations and containing 13 traditional recipes, is a co-production of Anderson Farm Museum in Sudbury and OHS.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1989, 12 pages
A collection of recipes (“to please teddy bears everywhere and their owners of all ages”) produced in association with The Festival of Teddy Bears held at White River in August 1989, co-sponsored by The White River District Historical Society, the Municipality of White River, and the OHS.
The Festival celebrated the 75th anniversary of the purchase of the bear cub from White River that became the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Jacques Goutor, 2000, 37 pages, ISBN 0919352243
A comprehensive guide and basic introduction to writing a historical essay, or even a book.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Jacques Goutor, 1980, 38 pages
This publication has been prepared by Jacques Goutor, following upon the lines he found to be so successful in the series of workshops he conducted for the OHS. Now this material is available to a wider audience.
Anyone embarking on a research project in history for the first time will welcome the advice he offers, and many who have painfully devised some system for themselves will find ideas for improving it, at the same time as they regret that such a manual was not available before.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Dorothy Duncan, 1990, 38 pages, ISBN 0919352200
A practical guide for collectors, curators of community museums, and all those who wish to initiate research on artifacts in Ontario.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by F.H. Armstrong, 1978, 44 pages
A lively and useful compendium of ideas to assist people interested in organizing a successful Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) to preserve buildings of architectural and historical importance in their communities.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Roberta M. Styran and Robert R. Taylor, 1983, 43 pages
A practical guide to the production and use of audio-visual materials for a specific purpose, by any individuals or groups, in promoting a project, heritage oriented or otherwise.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Celia Hitch and Jay Norris, 2003, 29 pages, ISBN 0919352413
A guide to conducting oral history interviews.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by Gerald E. Boyce, 1978, 32 pages
A discussion of the local historical society and the schools.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
by The OHS, 1989, 10 pages
A cookbook produced for an OHS workshop held at Muskoka Pioneer Village in Huntsville in July 1989. Recipes include salads, cookies, main courses, and confections.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1931, 84 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1929, 59 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1930, 53 pages
Our Provincial Privateers by H.J. Snider
Fort Rouille by Margaret Howard
Halifax by the Sea by Mrs. W.T. Hallam
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1928, 52 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1928, 66 pages
Impressions of the West in the early Seventies from the Diary of the Assistant Surgeon of the B.N.A. Boundary Survey, Dr. T. Millman
Colborne Lodge
Sara Mickle
The Owner of Colborne Lodge
Sara Mickle
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1927, 68 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1926, 59 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1925, 54 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1925, 32 pages
The Colony of French Emigrés in York County, 1798
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1924, 81 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1924, 28 pages
1. Notes on the Founding of Christ Church, Campbellford, by Hilda Bonnycastle.
2. “Canada in 1834”. Recollections of Mrs. Rothwell, copied by her daughter, Mrs. Edward Leigh.
a. Some Incidents in Mrs. Rothwell’s Life, by her granddaughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Cameron.
b. Letters to Mrs. Rothwell from Rev. Philip Harding, giving some account of his mission at Apsley, Ont.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1923, 81 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1923, 65 pages
1. Sketch of the Life of Mrs. W. Forsyth-Grant
2. Letters from W. Jarvis, Secretary for Upper Canada and Mrs. Jarvis to the Rev. Samuel Peters, D.D., between the years 1792 and 1813 from copies made by the late Mrs. Chamberlin, and with the Prefatory Note by Prof. A.H. Young, Trinity Collect, Toronto
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1922, 63 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1922, 29 pages
1. Toronto in the Parliaments of Upper Canada, 1792-1841
By The Hon. Wm. Renwick Riddell, L.L.D., F.R.C.S.
Read before the Society, December, 1922
2. Some Account of a Military Settler in Canada in 1833
Matthew Sheffield Cassan.
Given by his Granddaughter, Miss Bonnycastle
Read January, 1923, by Miss Alice Lea
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1921, 59 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1921, 39 pages
1. Old Toronto Streets and Landmarks. Mrs. E.V. Neelands, B.A.
2. Notes on the Life of Canon Featherstone Lake Osler, and his wife, Ellen Free Pickton. Mrs. W.T. Hallam, B.A.
3. An Old Account, 1785-1788. Sara Mickle.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1920, 50 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1919, 48 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1919, 46 pages
Fort Garry in the Seventies
by the late William J. Morris
The Boulton Letters
Letters of the Rev. William Boulton, Master of U.C.C.,
to His Wife, 1833-34
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1918, 47 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1918, 48 pages
Indited Letters concerning Sir John Franklin’s First and Second Expeditions 1819-22; and 1825-27. Read by Miss Alice Lea March 1918. Letters loaned by Mrs. George McVicar
Heligoland. Read before the Society December 1918. By the Rev. H.T.F. Duckworth. Reprinted by permission from the “Canadian Churchman” January 1919
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1917, 60 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1917, 43 pages
The King’s Mill on the Humber. K.M. Lizars
Notes on Georgina Township. Miss E.K. Sibbald.
Extracts from “A Few Days in the United States and Canada with some Hints to Settlers.” Captain Thomas Sibbald.
Illustrations from Pamphlet — First Church 1842. Eildon Hall in 1842.
Three Years among the Ojibways 1857-1860. With illustrations. Mrs. Emma Jeffers Graham.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1916, 61 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1916, 37 pages
Reminiscences of Lieut. James Richardson, Naval Officer during the War of 1812.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1915, 100 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1915, 24 pages
1. Sketch of Miss FitzGibbon’s Life.
2. Political Squib. Given by Mrs. Duckworth.
3. Old Family Letter. Read by Mrs. W.H.P. Jarvis.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1914, 138 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1914, 65 pages
1. Recollections of the War of 1812. From MS. Of the late Hon. James Crooks, by A.D. Crooks.
2. Biography and Extracts from the Diary of the late Capt. Wright, by C.J. Nisbet and E.M. Gardner.
3. Memoirs. Captain Richard Emeric Vidal, R.N., and Vice-Admiral Alexander Thomas Emeric Vidal, R.N., Pioneers of Upper Canada, by C.J. Nisbet and E.M. Gardnew.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1912, 121 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1913, 39 pages
1. Early Roads in York. By Miss K.M. Lizars, author of The Valley of the Humber.
2. The Tramp of a Botanist through Upper Canada, 1819.
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1913, 82 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1911, 132 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1911, 14 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1910, 136 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1910, 15 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1909, 157 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1908, 91 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1908, 17 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1907, 65 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1907, 16 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1906, 16 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1906, 77 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1905, 17 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1905, 50 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1904, 51 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1902, 14 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1902, 67 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1903, 93 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1901, 18 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1899, 58 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
1898, 41 pages
This publication is available to OHS members only. Please log in below.
Donald E. Graves. Robin Brass Studio. 440 pages.
Reviewed in April 2014 OHS Bulletin no. 191
Donald Graves has dedicated his research to uncovering the complexity of causes, events and outcomes that constituted the War of 1812. And All Their Glory Past is the long-awaited final volume of his acclaimed “Forgotten Soldiers” trilogy. Here Graves considers the last major northern battles, effectively taking up the story where Feltoe leaves off and carrying it through the watershed summer and autumn of 1814. His discussion of the bloody 53-day siege of Fort Erie shows how American success in withstanding the British was ultimately undermined by anxiety about the oncoming winter, prompting the strategic decision to remove the troops from the Canadian side of the Niagara River – effectively marking the end of fighting on Canadian territory. The land and naval battle at Plattsburgh, New York, is similarly examined in careful and thorough detail, and with due attention to its effects on the war’s final outcome. Graves is particularly adept at illuminating the military leadership on both sides, astutely allowing for both the expertise and also the weaknesses of British and Americans alike as they fought toward a high-stakes victory that only one could claim.
Richard Feltoe. Dundurn. 159 pages.
Reviewed in April 2014 OHS Bulletin no. 191
The latest in Richard Feltoe’s concise but comprehensive series for Dundurn, The Tide of War takes readers to the first half of 1814 and thus toward the war’s culmination. At this point, the costs in personnel, property and machinery were mounting terribly, and both sides were intent to bring about decisive victory by intensifying their commitment of troops and armaments, “upping the ante,” as Feltoe describes it in his second chapter. Deftly, he takes us through that “winter of discontent,” with the battle at Oswego (May 5-6), and the American invasion at Fort Erie, leaving the story at the Chippewa River in July – where, as the author writes, “a nasty surprise” awaited the confident American Major General Brown (to be taken up in the final vol., The Crucible of War).As always, there are vital charts and maps to indicate battalion movements, and a clear narrative of events and circumstances for a very complicated stage of the war.
Terry Copp, Matt Symes, Caitlin McWilliams, Nick Lachance, Geoff Keelan, Jeffrey W. Mott
Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies (WLU Press). 264 pages.
Reviewed in Summer 2013 OHS Bulletin no. 188
Acclaimed military historian Terry Copp, founder and director of the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies, has led a team of enthusiastic students and Centre workers to produce 1812: A Guide to the War and Its Legacy. In the manner of the Centre’s very popular battlefield guides to European sites that saw Canadian troop engagement during the world wars, this richly illustrated book packs a great deal of historical and geographical context between its covers. More than simply a guide to historic sites, although the Tour section does that admirably, this project begins with History, a concise but comprehensive overview of the Anglo-American conflict’s roots in the Treaty of 1783, as well as the strategies and operations of both sides, with close attention to First Nations involvement. There is a summary of the events surrounding the Treaty of Ghent that ended the war in the summer of 1814, as well as an interesting foray into its immediate aftermath, the negotiated “peace” that is often neglected in histories of the war. The carefully-detailed “Tour” section emphasizes the war’s legacy, not only in the obvious sense of preserving the colonies for the British, but also in terms of how it has been remembered, commemorated, and memorialized – in short, how it has been “shaped and reshaped” according to “the changing tides of memory.” As well as providing an impressive historical overview, this book is an excellent roadmap for summertime historical excursions.
Richard Feltoe. Dundurn. 168 pages.
Reviewed in Summer 2013 OHS Bulletin no. 188
The third volume in the six-part Dundurn series, Upper Canada Preserved , continues Feltoe’s lively chronicle of key battles in the War of 1812 (see below for reviews of the first two volumes). Flames of War covers the second half of the middle year, a tense and literally pivotal six months during which each side advanced toward apparent victory, only to fall back. The escalation of American and British forces in this “back and forth” campaign also intensified the losses suffered by armies and civilians on both sides. This volume, as the others published in the series, is effectively illustrated with numerous reproductions of historic etchings and paintings alongside contemporary photographs of artifacts and locations, as well as maps detailing battles and tracing troop movements.
Richard Feltoe. Dundurn. 158 pages/160 pages.
Reviewed in May 2013 OHS Bulletin no. 187
These handsome books are the ‘opening’ publications in a six-book series, Upper Canada Preserved—War of 1812, produced by the venerable house of Dundurn to commemorate the war’s centennial. In these two volumes, Feltoe, whose own accomplishments include curatorial and archival work as well as participation in ‘living history re-enactment’ as an 1812 militia soldier, has produced an effective introduction to the battlefields of Upper Canada. With a deft hand, he provides just enough historic detail, including maps and illustrations, to establish a firm basis for understanding how and why the action developed, as well as the major actors involved, and the repercussions for Upper Canadian society. The author is clearly well-versed in the key elements of early nineteenth-century warfare: troops, arms, strategies, positions, and battles are expertly laid out. He also pays due attention to the variables represented by geography and personality. He draws carefully from official and personal documents, historic and contemporary maps and photographs: a number of the latter are reproduced to good effect in showing the same visual perspective “then and now.” The Call to Arms begins by establishing the social and spatial context of the Niagara Region. Feltoe then sketches the path to war and outlines the “opening round,” from June to August 1812, takes readers through the Battle of Queenston Heights in October, and concludes with “The Frenchman’s Creek Fiasco” of 29 November.
The Pendulum of War follows the critical first six months of the 1813 campaigns. The first chapter includes a helpful timeline, while the second and third chapters lay out the principal actions of such “pre-emptive strikes” as the Battle of the River Raisin [22 January 1813] and the Ogdensburg raid [22 February], then follow “the pendulum in motion” to the Battle of York [27 April]. Chapters 4 to 6 cover Fort George, Fort Meigs, Sackets Harbor, and Stoney Creek. The remaining chapters, 7 through 8, consider the dramatic developments during the month of June, closing with the “tightened noose” represented by the siege of Fort George. These books are indexed for quick reference, and the author has also included a bibliography of selected sources for the reader’s continued engagement with this important chapter of the historical formation of Ontario and of Canada.
