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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: North York Historical Society March 2020 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Amazing Canadian Women in History \nLianne Harris\, B.A.\, B.F.A(Ed)\, T.E.S.L. \nLianne has been a history\, culture and social studies resource specialist with the Toronto District School Board almost 20 years and has been the guest instructor and workshop leader for teachers across many boards in Southern Ontario. To date she has taught over 80\,000 teachers and students (usually in authentic period clothing). \nIn 2003\, she was selected by W.O.M.A.D. as one of Toronto’s Women of Influence. \nLianne is the author of many books including two medieval novels and non-fiction books on Bangladesh\, India\, great women in history\, historical clothing and costuming\, and world travel photography. She is a contributing author of the Canadian best seller business book\, The Power of Women United. \nPursuing her love of art\, Lianne has been an exhibiting artist at the Royal Ontario Museum\, Roy Thomson Hall\, The IDA Gallery\, and The Shaw Festival. Appearing on TV and interviewed many times on the radio\, she has been the keynote presenter at many professional\, academic and organization events.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/north-york-historical-society-march-2020-meeting/
LOCATION:North York Central Library\, 5120 Yonge St.\, North York\, ON\, M2N 5N9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:North York Historical Society February 2020 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:History of Education in North York \nBill Aird\, Vice President of the North York Historical Society \nBeginning with a discussion of pre-European education\, to the earliest schools set up by settlers and the development of the infrastructure of the school system. \nThis talk includes examination of the contributions of two North York residents\, C. W. Jefferys and Herbert H. Carnegie\, to the content of education which continues to affect and improve the knowledge of students in North York and far beyond its boundaries. \n 
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/north-york-historical-society-february-2020-meeting/
LOCATION:North York Central Library\, 5120 Yonge St.\, North York\, ON\, M2N 5N9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191016T193000
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CREATED:20190917T141030Z
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SUMMARY:North York Historical Society October 2019 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Double Threat: Canadian Jews\, the Military and World War II \nAuthor and journalist Ellin Bessner interviewed over 300 veterans and their families to tell the story of how and why 17\,000 men and women from the Jewish community in Canada served to help defeat Hitler and the Axis in World War II. \nCo-sponsored by the North York Historical Society and the North York Central Library Society & Recreation Department.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/north-york-historical-society-october-2019-meeting/
LOCATION:North York Central Library\, Auditorium\, 5120 Yonge St.\, North York\, ON\, M2N 59N\, Canada
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CREATED:20190917T141316Z
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SUMMARY:North York Historical Society September 2019 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:One Loyalist Descendant and Her Connection to Five American Historical Sites – And a Coin! \nSandra McNamara\, Genealogist\, Researcher\, Presenter of “Loyalist & Revolutionary War Research” will give a presentation on — One Loyalist Descendant and Her Connection to Five American Historical Sites – And a Coin! \nCo-sponsored by the North York Historical Society and the North York Central Library Society & Recreation Department.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/north-york-historical-society-september-2019-meeting/
LOCATION:North York Central Library\, Auditorium\, 5120 Yonge St.\, North York\, ON\, M2N 59N\, Canada
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SUMMARY:North York Historical Society May 2019 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:A Warning to the Faint of Heart: Tales from the Early Surveying of Ontario \nCharlie Wilkins\, Author / Journalist \nThis illustrated talk will highlight some of the more heroic and exotic schemes and ambitions that brought land surveyors to the fore in the making of Ontario during the 19th and early 20th centuries. \nCo-sponsored by the North York Historical Society and the North York Central Library Society & Recreation Department.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/north-york-historical-society-may-2019-meeting/
LOCATION:North York Central Library\, Room 2/3\, 5120 Yonge St.\, North York\, ON\, M2N 59N\, Canada
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SUMMARY:North York Historical Society April 2019 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Tales of Toronto Transit \nTrevor Parkins-Sciberras and David Reigate\, Transit Historians \nJoin transit historians Trevor and David for a fascinating talk displaying amazing vintage photographs\, vintage film footage and Lego replicas of TTC vehicles. From horse drawn to motorized transit\, this tale covers 150 years of Toronto History. \nCo-sponsored by the North York Historical Society and the North York Central Library Society & Recreation Department. \nPhoto: davidpwhelan at Morguefile.com
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/north-york-historical-society-april-2019-meeting/
LOCATION:North York Central Library\, Room 2/3\, 5120 Yonge St.\, North York\, ON\, M2N 59N\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190320T193000
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CREATED:20190125T225508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190125T230140Z
UID:10000026-1553110200-1553115600@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:North York Historical Society March 2019 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:East York 1924-1997: Toronto’s Garden of Eden \nAlan Redway\, author\, retired lawyer\, retired politician \nThe book tells the story of East York from its incorporation as a separate municipality on January 1\, 1924\, made necessary as a direct result of the incorporation of North York in 1922\, up to and including its amalgamation on December 31\, 1997. \nAlan Redway is a retired lawyer\, born in Toronto\, with a degree in Commerce and Finance from the University of Toronto and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. Mr. Redway served for ten years on the council of the Borough of East York\, six of those years as the Mayor of East York and a member of Metropolitan Toronto Council and Executive Committee. Later he was elected to the parliament of Canada where he served for almost ten years as a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons and as Minister of State (Housing). He has written for Leaside Life and the East York Chronicle. In 2014 he published his first book\, Governing Toronto: Bringing Back the City that Worked. \nCo-sponsored by the North York Historical Society and the North York Central Library Society & Recreation Department.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/north-york-historical-society-march-2019-meeting/
LOCATION:North York Central Library\, Room 2/3\, 5120 Yonge St.\, North York\, ON\, M2N 59N\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190220T210000
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CREATED:20190125T224910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190125T225716Z
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SUMMARY:North York Historical Society February 2019 AGM & Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual General Meeting\, followed by \nPortia White: Canada’s Original Superstar \nJoin Sheila White for the fascinating story of her famous aunt Portia White (1911-1968)\, a nationally recognized person of historical significance featured in museum and library collections. \nPortia White achieved international acclaim in the 1940s for her prowess as a classical concert singer from Nova Scotia\, made all the more significant and remarkable by her status as a single\, Black woman. Portia began her professional career relatively late\, at age 30\, after a breakthrough Toronto debut as a contralto. She toured half the world\, playing to packed halls and adoring audiences as a Columbia Concerts artist. \nCo-sponsored by the North York Historical Society and the North York Central Library Society & Recreation Department.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/north-york-historical-society-february-2019-agm-meeting/
LOCATION:North York Central Library\, Room 2/3\, 5120 Yonge St.\, North York\, ON\, M2N 59N\, Canada
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