About this Event The colonial history of Upper Canada often focuses on our first lieutenant-governor, John Graves Simcoe, but over the past 200 years, his wife Elizabeth has often been overlooked. However, it'd be impossible to properly describe the early life of either Upper Canada, or its capital in the Town of York, without referring...
About this Event It is difficult for our 21st century selves to contemplate a time when handwriting was the only means of sending a thought any distance. When Toronto incorporated as a City in 1834, it was already a bustling capital of just over 9000 inhabitants, most of whom were recent immigrants, having left family...
Join us online Thursday July 23th 2020, for a special talk with author and historian Dan Buchanan! Author and historian Dan Buchanan presents an engaging 45-minute talk based on his new book The Wreck of HMS Speedy: The Tragedy That Shook Upper Canada. The loss of HMS Speedy in 1804 was a disaster of immense...
An evening with author and paranormal investigator Peter Roe About this Event Ghost researcher Peter Roe VIRTUALLY returns to Toronto's First Post Office on October 29th just in time for Halloween! Join us for an evening of chilling tales and a Q&A with the Director of renowned Canadian paranormal investigative team, The Searchers Group. This...
Join us VIRTUALLY on December 3rd for our annual AGM! About this Event The Town of York Historical Society will hold its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, December 3rd online via ZOOM. Following the business meeting, there will be a special talk by guest speaker Adam Bunch on his new (and much anticipated) book The...
