Long-time NTHS member Frank Nicholson will take us on a tour of our city’s history from 1834 as seen through the eyes of around ten of our 65 chief magistrates. He will include William Lyon Mackenzie (our first mayor), W.H. Boulton (the last Family Compact mayor), Tommy Church (the “Father of the TTC”), Leslie Saunders...
The history of one of Toronto’s most important thoroughfares from the late 19th century onwards, examining the history and architecture of important sites that have shaped Avenue Road. These will include estates, apartment buildings and schools. Presentation by NTHS member Eli Aaron, an urban planner with an interest in history and heritage preservation. NOTE: A...
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...
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...
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...
