Join us on November 18th for the next evening in our author's series! Join author Robin Blackburn McBride as she discusses Toronto’s history via a tour of selected settings and passages in her debut novel, The Shining Fragments (Guernica, 2018). Recognized as an Editors’ Choice book with the Historical Novel Society in North America, The...
Join us on December 2nd for the final evening in our author's series! Katie Daubs will speak about how she recreated the city from the 1870s to the 1930s for her book The Missing Millionaire, the True Story of Ambrose Small and the City Obsessed with Finding Him. In December 1919, Ambrose Small, the mercurial...
The revitalization of sections of Toronto’s waterfront is underway, which will prevent flooding within the Don Valley and create new greenspaces in the Port Lands. During excavation of the new Don River channel, a large deposit of twentieth century "garbage" was uncovered, including some surprising objects. Join Scott Eckford, Archeologist at the Toronto and Region...
Exhibit Opening Reception - Old Faces by Dan Philips The Town of York Historical Society presents "Old Faces", an art exhibit by Dan Philips. The exhibit will run from February 17th to April 26th 2022. Artist Statement This series of pieces came about as I tried to come to terms with the City of Toronto...
Celebrate Toronto's 188th birthday! Join us as we gather to celebrate the 188th anniversary of Toronto’s incorporation as a city. Featuring presentations by: DON LOUCKS! Don Loucks is an architect, urban designer, and cultural heritage planner, with forty years of project experience. He is committed to environmental, economic, and cultural sustainability, and to preserving the variety...
