Summary: Edith George has been presenting her popular talk, “Heritage Trees: Preserving our Natural Roots” across the province since January 18, 2010, and is now teaming up with the Ontario Historical Society to share it online as part of the Strengthening Ontario’s Heritage Webinar Series. Join Edith and the OHS to learn about the history of preserving and defending heritage…
By: Sarah McCabe, OHS Reach Project Manager November 5, 2015 Part of the OHS Reach project involves research to determine the best method of online delivery for the Ontario Historical Society’s (OHS) scholarly journal, Ontario History. (Please see the media release for more information.) What is Ontario History? Ontario History is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published twice a year by the Ontario Historical Society.…
Community Involvement: The Key to Access and Inclusion by John Rae | October 2015 Editor’s Note: In his first six articles for the OHS Bulletin, John Rae examined a variety of access issues for museums and heritage organizations. In his seventh installment, John discusses the importance of involving members from the disabled community in your efforts to make an organization…
By: Sarah McCabe, OHS Reach Project Manager August 3, 2015 Would you like to hear first-hand stories about Ontario history, on topics ranging from immigration, First Nations culture, education, and hockey, to selling bananas in Toronto’s Kensington Market? Oral histories on these subjects and many more have been recorded by Ontario historical societies and are now available online. Oral history…
The Ontario Historical Society celebrates the life of Duncan Coulter McKillop, a long-time OHS member and heritage activist, who passed away on April 27, 2015, at the age of 92. Duncan was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, in 1923, and studied history, economics, and political science at the University of Western Ontario. He then graduated with a law degree from…
Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides for this webinar. Summary: The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program was created by the Department of Canadian Heritage to celebrate communities, their past and presents. The Program increases opportunities, through festivals and other events and projects, for local artists and artisans to be involved in their community and…
Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides for this webinar. Summary: In partnership with The Ontario Historical Society, Community Heritage Ontario offered three webinars to assist with the training of new members of municipal heritage committees throughout Ontario. Speaker Wayne Morgan is an independent heritage planning consultant, and a Registered Professional Planner with 34 years of professional…
Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides for this webinar. Summary: In partnership with The Ontario Historical Society, Community Heritage Ontario offered three webinars to assist with the training of new members of municipal heritage committees throughout Ontario. Speaker Wayne Morgan is an independent heritage planning consultant, and a Registered Professional Planner with 34 years of professional…
Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides for this webinar. Summary: In partnership with The Ontario Historical Society, Community Heritage Ontario offered three webinars to assist with the training of new members of municipal heritage committees throughout Ontario. Speaker Wayne Morgan is an independent heritage planning consultant, and a Registered Professional Planner with 34 years of professional…
Summary: Banish your bookkeeping blues with this ideas-packed, user-friendly webinar on finance for heritage organizations led by accounting advisor Heather Young, designed as a “DIY” guide for non-accountants. You’ll learn how to structure an effective budgeting and reporting system complete with simple, effective policies and controls – and how to organize yourself to produce government forms – pain-free! Jammed with…
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